The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-22

NV York. Sept 2l-Messrs. Hubbard.
Price & Co. in their cotton circular tOnlah
say Receipts at the ports to-day are 81, QUO
bales, against 600 last year. Had It not
been for this enormous movement the inn
pr0yement of T 20 points that the market
showed at the opening would have been maln-
IA ned and increased. The Liverpool market
,loses steady at 3.64 TO 4.6id above Saturday
evenings prices. Spot sales are 5000 bales.
Some very large purchases were made al the
opening hour by prominent house, but aitef-
wards the enormous receipts above referred
20 led 10 some selling. and carried prices TO
G5-c. foriJanuary. After this gradual re-
coyery set IN. 1t was assisted by reported
stormy weather along the Gulf coast, and iu-
formation regarding the wave which was due
this week. be further course of the market
is unquestionably one of receipts. Should tue
present movement he maintained there IS
little doubt that II WI offset tie elect OF the
poor crop accounts which continue to % re-
ceved."
Futures closed firm. Receipts at the ports
for the day are 81 900 bales. against 81 600
last year. The spot market Is dun az uu-
changed quotations middling uDlands. Sl.
ta.es, 2}iibales. Transactions n futures, l03.-
O) bales September, 5.l2Qs.l5. October
GHq8l5: November 83lm6.32. December
s4s0849: January. S.65M6.66 February. 579
easO March. os2os.g3. April, yO3QQW.
Nay, 4I20913. June. 9.2l@422, July, $3.50
$3.50. August 937@93S.
in LiyerpOOl-Spot cotton steady; mddlng
uplands. az sales. 600 bales futures steady.
As follows September October 4 4O-04. OctO-
ber-Noyember ! 1864 November December,
1874; December-Jnnuary, 44S-Oi.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour moderately active and steady;
prices unchanged. Southern -four closed
steady: trade aud family extras. "a 35o5.
Nheat-Wheat options opened strong, and
during the opening dealings prices advanced
lnWZttc. The chief cause WAS the advance
Of 2 pence in wheat 40 Liverpool which
caused heavy covering by the shorts. The
announcement that the advance abroad was
Que % q speculative boom checked the buy
ING. and by II O'Clock there was a reaction Of
natsc. During the afternoon the market
Was firm, but quiet, closing lsm2c. higher.
no. red. spot. ei.0l October. SLOTS. No
Nember Sl0s4 December 81 l0%.
Corn-Corn options opened weak on fine
weather and big receipts Prices continued
weak Throughout. on q moderate trading aud
closed 2, al &c. lower Spot lots closed de-
4aedly weak and lower No mixed spot,
tl1 Olt5 c.. September 604c.; October,
o'4c November s. G.. December. 5lHc.
Oats-Oats options were Moderately active
anu weak closing e. "a o.. C. lower. spot lots
e.oseu weat Sa.es No white &c., No. 2do.,
S.(4O'. no. mixed. 634c.. No. mixed, &c.
10 mixed September. &c.; October
o-@c.: November. 8 &c.
Tofk-fork quiet new mess. 81 .O0@l250.
LHIo Lard closed steady. October, $40,
december. 5 e; January. S736.
On DuEats haw sugar firm and firly active
Test muscoyado. &c.. SO test, centrifugal
Si-ioc. refined quiet, cut loaf and crushed
PC powdered, 80 graduated 4i<m4e.o.
~91'1 4. 40. confectOners' a" 45sc.
Dohee-Spot lots coffee steady, fair Rio
SSMgoes. lsc. futures closed firm; Rio OF
9,esntos No. T. September, a. zoe; October,
u &C.; November ll.s5c.
naval stores market for spirits tur-
ishine continues steady with high demand
'.'ogq5sHc. respectively for Southern and
machine made barrels. Kosn steady AID
S,,'elefatey active common. al .35 strained
'lBS,5s' good strained. sL4O.
.4.ettoleum-iradlng in Pipe Line certi6
tSs 49, was spasmodic and bearisb. Sales. 80,
~ ~. barrels: October opened ut 6lc., highest
VIC lowest, 5sHc.; closing $40.