The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-14

Option bill Ia n restraint 10 both activity
and frmness, and caused some disposition
10 realize. Receipts mt the ports Tor the
day are estimated at 10000 bales. Out
side OF New Orleans the movement VIII
not exceed 1900 bales. The cotton mar
ket was active on n steady upward move
ment in quotations, which resulted BEFORE
the last hour In advancing the list WITHIN
a few points Of last nights final hgures'
the strength being largely due TO reports
from Washington that dilatory tacucs
would be rescrted to by the opponents OF
the Antl-Option bill In the Senate TO pre-
vent It's passage. Just before the close
realizing orders resulted In a decline, the
net result OF the days business being
loss Of to G points on sales Of 2l3,OoO
bales Actual receipts at all ports were
40S,O62 bales, against 52,5Gi bales iast
week and 6S,67S bales last year. The mem
bers OF the Exchange to-day voted to hold
no session on Saturday, December 24th,
and Saturday, December 31st Spot closed
steady; middling uplands, 81; low mid
ding 0 J-l6; good ordinary, S3s; Orleans
o 1916; net receipts, 537 bales; gross re-
ceipts, 1876 bales exports to Great
Britain, 1888 bales: forwarded. 1888
bales; sales. 400 bales; spinners. 800 bales
stock, 3O4, $50 bales. Futures closed steady ;
sales, 30, 100 bales; December, 9.4Sg93e;
January, 9.53d9.54; February, 9.6399ti;
March, 9.73q9.74; April. 0.S3Q0.S4; May
9.03d9.94; June, 10O2Q10.03; July, 1O.Oog
1910; August, 1O.1jQ1017.
GALVESTON, Dec 13.-COtton firm; mid
ding, 9l2; net receipts, 6O34 bales; sales,
119 bales; stock, 15S.2JO bales.
NORFOLK, Dec. 13.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, 91b; net receipts, LOB bales; sales
4l6 bales stock, 1926 bales; Great
81 1. Ill
BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.-COtton nominal;
middllng. 97s; gross receipts, 1,251 bales;
| stock, 34,31S bales; Coastwise, 800 bales;
Continent, 1867 bales.
BOSTON. Dec 13.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, 9A; net receipts, 691 bales; gross
receipts, 4,944 bales.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 13.-Cotton firm;
middling. 9l2; net receipts, 433 bales; stock,
Is, 465 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 13-Cotton dull
middling 9b; net receipts, POI bales;
stock 1911 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 13.-CottOn quiet; mid
ding, 9}s; net receipts. 1916 bales sales,
SIS bales; stock, 114,6S7 bales; Coastwse,
1,49i bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 13-Cotton steady
middling 99s; net receipts % 800 bales
gross receipts. 23,15S bales; sales, 900
| bales; stock, 271, $50 bales; COastwise. 1,S0S
| bales: Continent. 6, 700 bales.
| MOBILE, Dec. 13.-C0tton quiet; mid
ding. 03s; net receipts, 2S03 bales sales,
400 bales; stock, 39,921 bales; COastwse.
| 1609 bales.
MEMPHIS Dec. 13.-Cotton steady; mid
ding. 9&; net receipts $500 bales; gross
receipts, 1886 bales; sales, 1850 bales
| stock 100, s64 bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 13.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding, 9%; net receipts. 935 bales; sales,
| 10s6 bales; stock, a, 022 bales.
CHARLESTON. Dec 13.-Cotton nomi-
nal; midding, 575 bales; stock, 53.O74
| bales; CoastwiSe, 8 bales.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 13.-COtton steady;
middling, 10; net receipts. 2,76T bales;
sales, 113 bales; stock 1890 bales
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 13.-Cotton quiet;
middling. 9A.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 13.-Cottcn quiet; mid
| ding. go; net receipts 1883 bales; gross
receipts, 5,303 bales; sales, 40 bales;
stock GO273 bales.
HOUSTON, Dec 13.-Cotton steady; mid
ding, 9l2; net receipts. $50 bales; sales,
2O3 bales; stock, 4l,447 bales