The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-20

but by one o'clock was lad higher than last
evening, closing 81 net improvement of i-ssd.
% compared with last evening. This market
crnp o rng e'r was steady and the new
provement over yesterday. About noon, how
ever, dispatch emanating from London an
nouncing some failures among the Lancashire
manufacturers and limiting at the possibility OF
short time led 10 selling movement which
was without resistance 20 the close. Final prices
were the lowest OF the day, and although replies
70 private cables ridiculed the idea of short
time and stated that the futures above referred
20 were unimportant, the feeling OF demoral-
,zation Is complete and the defeated bulls
have stood upon their order Of selling in their
efforts TO throw of their holdings The spot
sales in Liverpool are only COCO bales and this
spot market Is callod, dull. The stock in store
there and afoat for that market shows reduc-
ton OF 4'0)0 bales for the week, and is now 257.-
coo in excess of last year Receints M tho rorts
are moderate and the interior movement points
TO plantation movement OF about 1900 bales.v
Futures closed steady; receipts az all ports to-
day estma o. $500 bales against $40 bales last
week, The spot market Is dull and l-i6c. lower
Mlddhng uplandS, SIC; sales ~ bales. Trans
sactions IN futures, $4,000 bales. Closing: June
INb@1Ss; july, 7.e3@S9i; August, S05sS06;
september. sl'@Sls; October s25eS29; No
vember, s3S@s39: December, a4sas49i Jan
S.Tas7s
Liverpool-spot cotton closed steady; mid
Futures steady: June-july, 2i-6fd; July
August: 21-6id; August september, 4 3l-Gd;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1860.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed dull and easy; fine grades
OF spring or winter, e3l0GfO0; superiine spring
S3.7jG4l5; suporine winter, Si.20a525. Extra
No spring; sf.i0@5.t0; extra No winter.sf 90
@34O extra No. spring, $420St4O CITY mil
extra, $5O0@5.25 for West Indies southern
-four losedmoderatcly active and in the buyers
favor; extra family brandsS4j0e5.25.
kNheat--Wheat options opened firm on some
covering by the shorts, but the moment their
wants were filled the market dropped like a
shot. The late foreign cables came lower and
there was further weakening, hut near the
close further cOrnering gthened the market
and prices closed &c. higher for most of the list
spot lots closed steady; No. winter spot 5000;
do. june. Sl073s do. July. SL04ts; do. August,
sl00tl; September, 99Ac
COn-COrn options were fairly active and IT
regular, closing firm and i4@lfc. higher; spot
lots closed steady. No ? mixed spot, re;
do. June. CSC; July, 6il6c.; August. 6l34c.; Sep
Oats-Oats Options were dull, irregular and
weak closing &c. lowor:spOt lots closed weak and
l9iLc. lower. Spot sales-No.1 white, Doc; No. 1
mixed, 43c.; No do, NAeA5ec.; do. mixed
Pork-Pork dull; prices well held; new mess
Sl20l2O
Lard Lard closed steady; July. 500; August
Sugars Raw sugar fairly active. with prices
steadily held; fair refining. csc. 96 test centri
tugal' 3.l4c.;, refined fairly active and steadr;
cut loaf and crushed SIC; granuated 3-16c.;
cubes, nc; mould "A" 5-lGc.; confection-
ers a" 1-16c.
Coflee-Spot lots coffee closed quiet; fair Rio
Naval stores-spirits turpentine rather easier
in price, with slow trade -3si 4e5S1sc Rosin
had light inquiry-straincd, Sl45; good
strained, sl.47l1a1.jO.
Petroleum Speculation was on a very mode
rate scale. After opening al Csc, national pipe
lines declined 10 6l3sc. buckeyes were totally
neglected Consolidated exchange July opened
at CSC. highest Csc. lowest 0'2sc'i CLOSING
Do 19C.