The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-20
New York Cotton Market

NEW York, Sept 19-Messrs. Hubbard,
Price & Co. in their cotton circular tonight
say: Liverpool continues TO run away from
the new crop of cotton. and futures. therefore,
we're from TO 5-64 lower to-day. closing
barely steady. The spot market was weak
and sales were only 5000 bales. On this side
of the water, however. the trade seems indis
posed TO follow the decline further. This
market opened at a decline of some 70 8
points. but good buying was soon. evident,
and by the close points OF the loss had been
recovered and the trading on the curb was at
slight advance on the closing figures"
Futures closed steady; sales for the day at
ports. estimated, %. 900 bales agansti3O, 900 last
year. The visible supply OF cotton in tins
country is now 3Sl 900 bales at the ports and
81 900 at the interior towns, against 2lS,O00
bales and 5000 respectively year ago, an
excess of $4,000 bales. The stock IN New
York warehouses is 12l 900 bales. against 51,-
600 last year. The total movement of the
crop since the LIST instant is S67 900 bales,
against 440 900 last year, decrease of $4,000
bales Spot market easy and unchanged;
mIddling uplands s3s: sales. l2O bales;
transactions in futures. 71.400 bales; Octo-
Der. &. I0@s.1l: November $3.50 20; January
$500 S.63; February. S.79dS.77; March, $3.50
$50; April, 900; May. 9.O9@9.1l, June,
9.1s@9l9; July, a27@929 August 1910
$780, $3.50.
In Liverpool cotton steady; mddling
uplands. 4 1916 sales 5000 bales; futures
easy October November, 1864 November
December. 1864; December-January, 1864;
January February, 4s-64; February March.
4 52-G4.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour firm with moderate inquiry;
fine grades. e. 60; do. winter s3.40@3.9O su-
perfne spring s3.50G3.s0 winter, $3.S5@4
extra No. 2 spring, :3.e5o4.20; do. winter,
g.. 9OG4.l0: extra No. spring, si.25@5; DO.
winter. SfG5: city mill extras. s5.25Co 8. 80: for
West Indies. Southern flour closed dull;
trade and family extras. 1880 5.
Wheat-Wheat options were fairly active
To day. with fluctuations rather narrow. Prices
were irregular and closed weak at 1s@19c
decline. There was no feature of interest.
Spot lots closed lower sales No. red winter
AT s1.03l6; No. red winter. September,
II .OisI: October. Sl051a. November, sl.0o>s;
December, s1.05H.
Corn-Corn options were moderately active
to-day with prices weak, closing l4@l19c
lower. Spot lots closed weak and lower
sales No. mixed &C.; No. 2 mixed. Septem-
Der. She: October. &C.,; November. 5S15c.;
December, 5H5c.
Oats-Oats options were dull and easier,
closing a lower. Spot lots closed steady
Sales: No. white, &c.; No. do, S9zsc.;
No. | mixed. 3315c.; No. mixed, &c.; No.
mixed. September, $3.50; October. 1874 c.;
Rye and barley. nominal.
pork-Pork firm and fairly active. new mess.
81. O0al2.5O.
Lard-Lard closed steady; October. s7.lO;
December -. 20: January. 81. 30.
Sugar-Raw sugar IN fair demand and
firmly held SO test muscovado, &C.; s6
test centrifugal. 3 Lice; refined qui ct cut
loaf and crushed, Bic; powdered. &C.;
granulated. 41S@i5fc,: cubes. 41Sc.; mould
"a" 45sc.: CONFECTIONERY AZ
Coaee-Spot lots coffee. dull; fair Rio
cargoes. l9c.: futures closed lower: Rio or
Santos No. 7, September. al4.05; October.
sl2. 70; November, S1l.s5. .,
Petroleum-Petroleum was extremely dull
to-day and prices were without feature. Dc
tober opened 60c.; highest. 6ic.; lowest 699sc.;
closing. t0s4c.
Naval stores-The market for spirits tur-
pentine is steady with light demand at $50.
and 3s19c. respectively for Southern and ma
chine barrels. Rosln steady and moderately
active; common. sl.35; strained, sLS11s;
good strained. Sl.i0.