The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Messrs Hubbard.
Price e. Co.. in their cotton circular to-day,
saw 1.-The rule OF expectation with regard to
the course of the Liverpool market Will soon
he the paradoxical one of 'contraries, unless
that market ceases to continuously surprise
the trade as II has OF late. With the lower
prices that Yesterday were made here decline
was almost certainly looked for in Liverpool
to-day, but instead IN advance OF 1854 WAS
established. and spinners bought 10 0OO on the
spot; unusually large purchases for Saturday.
This eccentricity IN the course of the Liver
pool market is not satisfactorily explained In
our cables except by the suggestion that
the bullish feeling abroad is likely 10 ind ex-
pression independently OF the efforts OF New
York operators TO check 1t. Here at the pen
ing prices made sluggish and unwilling re-
sDOnse of eight points. touching again tile
HIGHEST figures Of yesterday. This was par
tally lost under the attacks of the bears. but
subsequently recovered slowly. closing at the
heat figures Of the day. The improy ement
suggested the progress OF wounded giant
and has the appearance OF stability IN the face
OF efforts 10 shake IT,
Futures closed steady Receipts for the day
at the ports are estimated at $4,000 bales,
against 81. 900 last year The total movement
Of the crop since the LIST instant is 624 900
bales against G96 600 last year a decrease OF
n ono ba es Stock in New J FORK warehouses,
1875 CO., bales against 1900 year ago. The
spot market is firm at unchanged quotations:
middling uplands. ll-l6: sales, l04 bales.
transactions in futures. 7G,C0J bales. Septem-
Der. 8.53@8.5i: October. 6.5j@c.54: Novem-
her TO- December, g. s6MS. n: January. 9O3
AZ %. February. 9.1S@919. March. $500 9.3l;
Anril. 9 4Olq94I: May. q.49a9.50; June, 9.57@
9.5S July, 9.Gi@9.65; August. 9.7l@972.
In Iiverpool-Spot cotton steady middling
unlands. I'D: sales. 10000 bales. Futures
closed firm: September-O October. 1864, DC
tober- November, 5l-64; kovember-D ecem-
Der, 5000.
Flour-Flour fairly active with prices
steady: fine grades Of spring. s3@3.65; DOWN
ter. -{3 1901. 30: superfine spring. $500 $50;
do winter. 81. S5d4 extra No. 2spring $500
4.2O.do. winter, %. 1904 :extraNo.l spring. "a. IS
as do. winter, S4G 5; city mill extras. 1925
@535. for West Indies. Southern flour closed
steady trade and family extras, SL35Q5.
Wheat-Wheat options were fairly active
today. with prices weak, closing &C. lower.
Trading was without feature of interest. spot
lots closed luiet sales MOI red winter, .o3s<;
No red winter. September. sl.0lI.; October
slOS3z; November, Sl.O57s; December
$1.0G&.
Corn-Corn options were irregular to -dav
At the opening prices we're &c. higher, but
later lost.the advance and closed "a = c.l lower
Spot lots closed dull: sales; No. 2 mixed al
exc; No, mixed. September. 60Hc.; Octo-
her 0yc.. NONeUDcf, OiI4c.s bcC clHDcE, Ot(4 .
Oats-Oat options were moderately active
and weak. closing &c. lower. Spot lots
closed quiet Sales: No. l white at &c.,; No
| q do 351m343Ic.: No. mixed, $780,. No do.
| sQj6c.; No. mixed September, 329sc.; Octo
nsr 82Ec; November, 339sc.
pork-Pork dull Mess sl2.25@125O.
Lard-Lard quiet; September, $3.50; Octo
Ds Ssusars-Raw quiet and steady; so test mus.
coyado. &c.; SO test centrifugal; 7-l6c.; re
6pad dull: cut loaf and crushed. 51sc.; pow
darsd 4sIc. graduated. Az &c; cubes 4lSc.
mould "A, 4&c.i confectioners' "A" $50
'CCoiiee-Spot lots coaes steady fair cargoel
MI Naval Stores-The market for spirits tur.
pentIne is steady with fair demand at $3.50
$50 respectively tor snd ore snt machine
mon. sl.a5; strained. sl.S77s; good strained
| S1.40. ,,.;e
| 10 5ay and with few sales. October opened
at c0,tc.; highest, 6O2sc.i lowest, Co.,; clos
ing. 60c.