The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-07
New York.

new YORK.
NEw YORK. August G.-Messrs. Hubbard.
frlce Go. IN their cotton circular tonight
say: The near positions here show a net adj
vance on the day OF some "a to i3 points. The
distant are 3 70 points better. The Liver
poor market Is 2-6i lower for futures. but spot
saies are IL, 900 bales. and private cables are
decidedly more encouraging IN their reports
on The feeling in Manchester. Cur market early
declined some 4 10 points. but the out
spoken change of opinion expressed by one
OF our prominent operators. hitherto pro-
nounced bear. led 20 some buying. which ran
INTO positive buoyancy. advancing January to
So. The advance was accompanied by yari-
GUS rIm0rs Of the formation of a bull syndl-
cate u take up the near positions, hence
their relative strength. With a continuation
OF trade buying abroad. it would seem reason
able 70 assume that the growing bulish senti-
ment Will find expression IL higher prices"
Futures closed steady. Receipts for the
day at the ports are 900 bales, against 200
lust week and 300 last year. The spot market
is firm and unchanged. Middlng up
lands, sc. Sales. $50 bales. Iransactions in
futures 1900 bales. August. 7.s2g7.S3 Sep
TENDER. 793@794: October, 7.OC@I07; No
yember. S.17@6.ls; December. S.27qS.2s;
January, 8.37053s. February. S.47QS. a.;
March S.57qs. %; April. S.67G5.6S; May. S.77Go
SIS; June. ss7@Ss5.
Ia Liverpool, spot cotton moderately ac-
Two Win pilccb eahiel. lnlOhhbB uplbHun'
3-l6. Sales 10000 bales. Futures closed
easy as follows ugust-September, 22-64;
Septem ber- October, 4 26-G4 OctOber-NOvem-
Der, 3l-Gl; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 55-G4.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed quiet and weak. Fine
grades Of spring s3.l5Q3.65, do. winter,
80. 50a3.s5. superhne spring, t3.50@3.eo do.
winter. IS. s5p4. IS; extra No. 2 spring, 80 $3.50
i20: DO. winter, t4.l0a425; extra No. /
spring. s4.1Oo5 do. winter Si.25G5.l0 city
mill extra. S5.40g5.50 for West Indies
southern -four closed moderately active and
weak. trade and family extras $4,000 TO-
Wheat Wheat options were moderately ac-
two to-day. with prices irregular. Fluctu-
etioDs ~ a rule were slight and prices closed
slightly lower for most months. Spot lots
steady. Sales No. red winter 9y53c; do.
September 371lc.; do. October, SAc.; do.
November. $3.50.
Corn -Outions were moderately active
and weak on fine weather in the corn dis
tr.ets. and the market closed H@Bc. lower.
Spot lots closed weak. Sales. no; mixed.
zoe; do. August. 6lTc; do. September,
65}S.: do. October, $50.
Oats Options were dull AID easy, closing
1(d4Lc. lower Spot. lots closed quiet but
firm. Sales: No. l white, 45c.; NO. 2 sc,
No. I mixed, NC No. 2 do, 80 5m4lc.,
No 2 mixed. August. SIZE; do September
SBLc. DO October 33Hc
Pork Pork dull and weak new mess, si2'5O
lard Lard closed lower; September, 500
0S6. 78; October, s6.Si@6. a; December, 800
@70l.
sugrs Raw sugar moderately active and
steady, 80 test, Muscovado ne. % test
centrifugal. size; refined. dull cut loaf
and crushed, 6a5hc.. grsnulated, 3-lec.
powdered 80; mould A. ! Site cubes,
4]lc.: confectioners' A. ( LILO.
Coffee Spot lots coffee duh, fair Rio car
goes. l9c.
Naval Storoa.-1he market for spirits tur-
poutine is firm and fairly active closing al
3Gm36ao for regular and 36a 031c. for ma
chne-made barrels Bosin II IN moderate de-
mand and steady at = IS FOR common. $L3r1
for strained and $40 for good strained
Petroleum The people that have any oil
outside # the Standard Company viii have T.
hold IL because there Is no market here to sell
10. The Standard people arc the only ones
that are catering 10 the public and absolutely
control the price. The market here, was
dull and steady. September opened at
GOc; highest. 60hc. lowest, 5STc. closing,
6SLC.