The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
THE cnrroN MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec 1T.-Cotton contracts
opened firm az . points advance. gained
3af points, reacted again. then rallied ana
closed steady at 597 points advance Tor
the day, with sales OF 800 bales. Inc
principal strength was due 10 the light
port receipts. which are estimated for the
day at $4,000 bales, against ;5,26I bales
last year, with the Liverpool market steady
at 1d2 points advance. Spot cotton was
steady at u advance. Middllng uplands,
10: sales s. bales 20 spinners.
Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands. 10; Orleans. 10A; low middling'
9-16: good ordinary. IS; gross receipts
G 33o bales: forwarded 3,13S bales; sales,
6S5 bales: spinners, IS bales; stock, 3O6,s SD
bales. Futures closed steady; sales, 1OoSOO
bales: December, 6GQ9. IS; January, va;
February. 0.sGa9s7 March, 9.97; April,
1OOGaiOO7: May, 1905; June 1923; July
! 1O.3O01031; August, 103JGlO3f. Inc 10,
tai visible supply Of cotton for the worlu
| IS 4.277. 439 bales and 4,O42,797 bales, re-
| spcctively, last year. Receipts at az III.
/ terrier towns for the week, 154,Voo DsieS'
receipts from plantations Z34'O54 D"ies'
crop In sight 4,239, CAB bales. can't 49,.
] sno+ cotton closed steady; middllng up
! lands 10 Futures closed steady Deem
/ Der 9G6d96S: January, pa fe eDi,n -,
9 sG00.s7: March. 0.97; April, 1OOog lO.Uf.
GALVESTON, Dec. 11.-Cotton sIeauy
/ miG0InE .
| sales. 1886 bales; stock, l52,o4o Dales,
! NORFOLK. Dee 17.-Cotton steady; mid
dling o9,: net receipts, 1905 bales; sales,
/ 6GO bales; stock, II, 424 bales; Cosstwise'
| tO4 bales: Continent, 3Ol0 bales.
| PAITINORE. Dec. 17.-Cotton nominali
| mlddling. 10; stock, e9,OS7 bales; Coast
wise. 500 bales ia
BOSTON, Dec. 17.-Cotton qulet; nl lu-
ding. 9z,; net receipts, lilo oales' gr oss
receipts, 3,07S bales; Great Britain %''z'
bales. ..- g..
WILMINGTON, Dec. 17-Cotton hrm;
middlng, 90; net receipts, 90 paieS >
stock d $50 bales. A.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17.-Cotton hrmi
,niddlipg. 1OH; net receipts, 33S pales;
stock. 1403S bales.
SAVANNAH. Dec 17--Cotton firm; MID
ding 9lb; net receipts, 1.o31 baies' saies
1.45O bales; stock 121,712 bales; CoasI'
wise, 1,2s2 bales. cato. e~,,
o,,d Anil. middling. 11-16; net receipts
1O171 bales; gross receipts, 1926 bales
saIes. 21OO bales: stock, 216,363 pales.
Great Britain, 4,474 bales; Coastwise, OH
MOBILE. Dec. 17.-Cotton steady; mid
a1,no on. nct receipts, 1856 bales; sales
200 bales; stock, 4OS71 bales: CoastwiSe
GO bales. .,a
MEMPHIS, Dec. 17-Cotton hrIn' inlu
ding. 9 1916; net receipts. 4,3O7 bales
gross receipts 1852 bales; sales +'5O'
bales; stock 112, 557 bales
AUGUSTA. Dec. 17.-CottOn firm; mid
ding. 95s: net receipts, 1,o46 bales; sales
SEQ bales; stock, 44GS7 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 17.-Cotton steady
middling. . 11-16; net receipts 1,26O bales
sales. 800 bales stock, 59,2S2 bales; Coast
wise G93 bales. -,
CTTCTNNATI. Dec 17.-Cotton firm; mid
ding. 10: net receipts 1925 bales safes
| 400 bales: stock, 1925 bales
LOUISVILLE, Dec. n7.-Cotton quiet
ST. LOcU1S, Dec. 17.--Cotton FIRM mid
ding o. net receipts. 2,1s6 bales; gros
receipts ll,li 1903 bales; stock, 65'G9S bales.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17-Cotton steady; mid
ding. o 11-1G; net receipts 5ll9 paieS
sales ], 490 bales; stock, SS2ol bales