The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-06
New York Cotton Market.

NEwYoRK. Sept 5-Messrs. Hubbard. Price
| Co.. IN their cotton circular tonight. say
| After the close OF yesterdays business spin
ners bought 900 bales more cotton IN Liver
| pool making the days total Is, 500. To-day
they took 1000. making total sales in the two
days $500. Tho result was to advance futures
three sixty -fourths and leave the closing to-
day firm. This came as a great surprise 20 the
operators here. who have been for some days
confidently working for and expecting q reac-
ton and the enforced change of position on
the part OF some Of them IN the very narrow
market consequent upon the half holiday to-
day and the close holiday of Monday has re-
suited IN another day of excitement and an
advance OF twenty points on the distant posi-
tons, while the near are from II TO Is higher.
The feeling tonight is one rather more CON-
pacsnt and il hardly seems probable that the
market Will advance further until after the
publication of the Government report on
Wednesday,"
Futures closed steady: receipts for the day
at the ports are estimated at 49, 900 bales
against 1900 last year The movement Of
the crop since the 1st instant is ~. 000 against
$4,000 a year ago The visible supply in this
country Is now 239 600 bales at the ports
and 1900 at the interior towns, against 90 600
and $4,000 respectively last year. an excess of
10000. The New YORK stock is llS 600 balos.
against $4,000 bales year ego. The spot
market Is quiet at y advance IN the quota
tions. Middling uplands. 1916. Sales. 40
bales. Transactions in futures to-day. 100, 900
bales. September, 5.slqs52; October 9.0O@
9.0l: November. 9l6q9.i7; December, $500
go January, 9.i2G9l3; February, 9.54d
1885, March 9G4q .65 April, 9.74G 9.75; May.
9.s4@9s5. June, 9 93d995 July 10.0l@1O.03.
In Liverpool cotton steady; mid1ing
uplands ~: sales. 10000 bales. Futures
steady: September October. 4 52-G4: October
November 5s-64: Noyember-D December.
har Ian
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed quiet but steady and
unchanged. Southern -four closed steady
trade and family extras, t3.50@41 Is.
Wheat-Wheat options opened at %@%c.
lower on cables. but rallied slightly toward
the close. The trading for the most part was
local. The closing prices were a 20 lc.
below those yesterday. Spot lots closed firm.
No. 2 red winter spot. slO61t; do. Septem-
Der, sl058; DO. October, sl.06H; do. Noyem-
Der eL0SM: do. December. si.09A.
Corn Corn options were weak and fairly
active, closing nc. higher for September
and ENTc. lower for other months. Spot
lots closed strong; No. mixed spot 7sc.;
DO. September, 74c.; do. October. 6sNc.; do
November 66ifc. do. December. 5s13c.
Oats Dat options were extremely dull this
morning and prices changed but slightly.
Spot lots closed dull. Spot sales No / white,
41c.; No 2 do. 4094lc.; No. l mixed. S40B
36l1c.; No 2, &c.,. No. mixed September,
49, &C.: October. 86kc.
Rye and barley nominal.
POrk-Pork dull. new mess, eli. 50G12.
Lard Lard closed firm September. 1879;
December :7.6O; January. STA
SugaTs-Raw less active. bVt firmly held:
Muscoyado. SO degrees test. 1903 Lice centri-
fugal. 96 degrees test. g 7-1603l9c.; refined
sugar with fair demand; cut loaf and crushed
o15c., powdered, 80; granulated, 800
TONERS AZ Slice
Coaee-Spotlots closed steady; fair Rio car
goes. l9c.
Petroleum dull and neglected Consoli-
dated Exchange. October-O Opening. 57$sc.;
highest, size; lowest. Size. closing. 771Sc.
The naval stores market continues quiet
but steady. Spirits turpentine. 371fc for
regular barrels and 3sc for machine barrels.
Rosin--Common, e1.35 strained, sl371I.
good DO, sl.40