The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-11

NEw YoRK, July i0.--Messrs. Hubbard, Price
y Co. in their cotton circular tonight say:
Tho course OF tho market to-day has been de-
cidedly erratc, Futures in Liverpool were par
italy i-6id: above last evenings prices at 2
o'clock and 80 closed. This market opened
very dull and almost without quotable change.
For time II seemed that no change was proba-
bic until after tho publication OF the Govern
mont report, but two prominent houses came in
rs sellers, and the. magnitude OF. their offerings
report was known and being acted upon. The
result was an entire withdrawal OF buying orders
and rapid decline to 7a3c; for August, tho
lowest price thus FAR touched. After slight
recovery OF some four or live points trading
again tecame very limited and when the Wash
inRtonrepOrt was known September was selling
at4lDc. As it became digesfed operators seemed
10 agree that 10 did not Justify further dec inc
and a buliD movement set in which carried
prices hack some seven points The close WAS
steady At about two points reaction from the
Futures closed steady Receipts at the ports
Tor the week point TO 5000 bales, against 1900
last week and 1000 last year At the interior
week and COO year ago. The spot market ls
easy at former quotations. Middling uplands,
1000 bales July. 79sa799; August, S.Ol9s.Q2;
September Sll@8l5: October B2iaS.25; No
vember. S.3i@S25: December 5i2eSs3; Janu-
ary S5i@s52; February 8 59s8GO; March. $3.50
$50; April- ss1Gs.7S; May. ss6eSS7.
In Liverpool. spot cotton steady; middling
upands, 4g-l6d. sales, 1000 bales. Futures
closed fftaQlt JAY August. q Zi-btu.f august
September S2-6id.; Sep'ember-O October, 4
36-Gid.; November December S9-6ld.
PRODUCE.
Flour.-Flour closed Quot and unchanged.
Wheat.-N heat options were only moderately
dealt IN 10 day There was considerable selling
in the early dealings and prices declined AaA4c.
Operators as a rule were 10th 20 make large
transactions in view OF the uncertainties OF the
crop report. Prices We're unsettled throughout
the day closing @tm7sc. lower FOR most months.
Spot OTIS closed lower Sales: No. red winter.
4 03ls: No red winter, July 5000; August
9li4c.. September. 9is3c.; October, s6ttc.
Corn Corn options were weak. on further
foundations ana q lower European market. The
prices AZ the close were Ao+fc. lower Spot
lots closed easer; spot sales: No. mixed, 7i14c.;
do July, .6i'4c: August 6i}sc.: September
5i9c.: October. 59t6c
Oats-Oats options were dull. closing ha1hc
lower Spot lots steady, Sales: 70. white
50c.; No. 90 4l1f@4sc; No. mixed i5c.; 40.
. mixed, July, &c. August, Sj34c.; September
32i.c.
pork-pork quiet; new mess. sI.5O612.
lard-lard closed dull but urn: July, e6.5O;
August. 1906. September 1910.
Sugar-Kaw fairly active; 80 test. muse vado'
% &c.. 95 test centrifugal. 5-l6c.; REIN 81 hrm,
with more doing; cut-l0af and crushed, 5lsc;
powdered. 495c.; mould, ~, 412c. coniecu0n-
ers A, ~
Coffee spot lots closed steady: fair Rio 1910.
Naval stOres-Surts turpentine rather quiet
after the fun business OF Yesterday while prices
ruled about steady, quoted at S74S8sc. hosin
had slow inquiry; common strained sl.59e'
good 10 i.40 80
petr0eum-Ihe market for Pipe Line cernh-
Gates was devoid Of all action. News nom me
fields brief and uDrmportant August c'9sso'c.