The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-24

NEw YORK, juno os-Messrs Hubbard, Price
Co, In their cotton circular tonight say:
Inc morning cables reported that after the
close Yesterday some $500 bales Of cotton were
sold on the spot in Liverpool, showing that tho
demand for the actual stuff Is somewhat i'm
proved. Futures however. opened two points
lower, and this market responded by a drop Of
about six points There was gradual improve
ment. the close being steady at last nights
prices on new crops and one point higher on the
distant. Some cables from Liverpool limiting
az the formation OF combination to advance
the market there coupled with advices that two
OF the most prominent firms there had been con-
splcuQus buyers to-day, had not little 10 do
with the advance here. and most operators, while
skeptlcal as TO the success Of any efforts TO adj
vance the market. are disposed to wait npon the
outcome 81 the attempt"
Futures closed steady Receipts for the day
~ all ports, $3.50 bales, against 900 bales
last week and 100 bales last year. The spot
market IS steady and unchanged. Mlddling
nplandse e9s; sales, 400 bales. Transactions in
futures, 5000 bales. july, 1.026Tg3; August,
sO3e60E September. sl5@s1G; October, s26
s 60. rNt3yemoer ss5ss&; December. sos 9s
$50 February, 8.66as61 March, 6.i6SSTi;
April As5ss57; May. sq6aSW
In liyerpool--Spot cotton dull and in the buy
frs favor. Middling upiands, nd. sales, 900
August 29-63; eptember-October, 3i-G4;
OctoDor-Noyember, 1854.
PRODUCE.
Tlour-Flour fairly active with prices easv:
hne grades OF spring, s3.jDsl0O; do.Wlnter, 50 30
S4.259525; extra, No. spring eA20GA40; do.
winter, S440s4.G0; extra No ! spring, S4406
b80; do winter, SAG0a540; city mill extras,
$AO0ss5 y for West Indies. Southern -four,
steady; trade and family extras 1913.
Wheat Wheat options opened weak and lower
on weak cables and fno weather West The
volume OF business WAS small and mostly OF a
local character. IL was claimed by the bears
that foreigners have all tho wheat they want.
Prices were weak throughout and closed "a
lower. spot lots closed easier. SAFES: No. red
winter, sL0sla do June, 1904 do. July,
Sl.Olls do. August, 99c.; September, 9sc.
COrn-COrn options were dull and weak
closing SsS3scJ lower spot lots steady. Sales:
No. miXod, June. 6711c.; July, 621sc.; August
G0c.; September, bSi6c.
Oats-Oat options dull and weak, closing 80
litc lower; SPOTS clo.ei Iac lower. Sales: No.
! white, 5)c.; No. do SIC; No. mixed &c;
No. do, &c. No. mixed, June, 4Oc; July
$3.50.
Rye and barley nominally unchanged.
P0rk-Pork quiet; new mess, 8l2OJel2.50
lard-Lard quiet; July, s627; August $685.
September, 1886.
sugar-Raw firmly held with fair demand
SO test, g. &C.; 96test centrifugal 3,4c Refined
fairly active and firm; cut-lOaf and crushed,
5Mc.; powered, 4}tc graduated, 4 3-l6c.; cubes,
48tc; mould "A" 45-l6c.
Coffee spot lots coffee quiet; fair Rio car
goes, 1910.
Naval Stores quiet market noted on spirits
turpentiDo while prices ruled about steady at
3sil G8594c. EOsln steady and IN mod cratic re-
quest; strained Sl.45; good strained. Sl.41le.
Petroleum: There was sudden squirt IN the
West. More than 100000 barrels Of OIL we're sold
during the forenoon The price OF Pennsyl-
Vanla dropped from 6Stsc. to 6i14c. Buckeye
was quoted az 14itc. with no sales; july opened
Cslsc. highest, 6ss: lowest GB>sc closing 0oiec