The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-03

INV N.h. 0nf AIes8r9. Hubbard. Irc0
4 Co. say The Liverpool market this morn
irg wa- the sat Get two opposing Influences.
lfr4t-treet rep II and the advance If Satur-
day ODD America caused an advance of about
$500 Oh i-Il ll the NaIue of future contracts but
fhe continuance o.. the strike stu keeps spin
ner- ont ol the market and the fact that spot
sales were only 5000 bales caused Teac-
u.n and loss before the close of por-
tI.l Of f.o Improvement Tie day has been
ID dull ono. The bears have perhaps shown
little moro aggrcssiveuess than formerly.
uut tae gloomy character of the crop advlces
f coming Oh hand wll evidently deter short
F sellers for fle present while Ou the other
. hand procrl stuati0u ln the settlement of the
. labor trouble ln Lancashire seems likely 10
. check aaY tendency toward improvement
that may exist abroad ln Manchester
sAras are reported 60 be hardening. while
cloths are duI. Rather more inquiry.
iHr spot cotton is developing IN
this market aud sales of zoo bales 10 Ameri-
can consumers had been made up TO o'clock
to-day Du.uess was the order of the after
noon session oi the cotton market, and after
O'clock prices varied only 80 points. clos
lng finally steady. Receipts az the towns OF
st. Louis Memphis and Augusta are 3l8,
against 112 last year. There Is no further
news from Liverpool. with regard TO the
strike
l-tures steady Receipts at the ports are
5000 bales, against 5000 last week and 6. 900
last year. The spot market is easier at un-
changed quotations. Middllng uplands, /. C.
Transactions no futures $4,000 bales May.
rJlo 100. June. Illm.12 July, 12l07.22:
August, 7.50al3i; September, 7.3S@I39,
October. 7.41@I49.
PRODUCE
Flour closed steady but dull fine grades
OF spring tL900225; DO. winter. T2n2 90.
superfue spring. S2IOa2C5; DO. winter, 500
ID | s.. ~. VI q min
ter. SzG0e 325. extra mol spring. S304.G0
DO. winter. sto 400, city mil extras. Si.75
for West Indies. Southern Hour quiet and
unchanged. trade and family extras, $500
$50
Wheat Options were fairly active with
prices hfm ia the early dealings on reports of
wet weather 10 central wheat States, and olsO
on reports that the larger Chicago houses
were arrayed on tie bull side. The strength
was not maintained long. as during the after
noon cons .deraulN weakness was developed
on reports that some large Western holders
OF wheat were likely to hquidate at any mo-
ment Prices closed C. lower. Spot
1913 closed s. C. lower. Spot sales Of No.
red winter. s5lsc.; No red winter, May.
Jlfc' do June, ss1lc.; do. July, sgIc.; do.
August. sg1.c.
Corn Options were moderately active and
.iohg today. closing u @14c. higher Spot
10y closed frmer at 114c, advance Spot
ia W. Ml2tu, 3l11c.;dO. May, 4Itsc.;
4j4c
OH1s Options were moderately active and
iIies4iai' closing slightly changed Spot
JOS closeo easier Spot sales of No white.
81, &c. No. DO, 3j4c, No mixed. $500
SSs@c. No; do. 3sc@ No. mixed. May,
''G;' 10 June, sc. do. July. $3.50.
Pork Quiet bu, steady new mess. slO. 500
Il.
Lard dui. aud lower; May. sG.44: July, s652.
sugar Raw dull aud unchanged; S9-test
Muscoyado. 2Ssc.; so-test centrifugal 3 Ice.
Refined DUH cut loaf and crushed. 5a51sc.;
powdered, 80. granulated. 5-i6ta
9-lOc.; cubes, g-lG@4 ll-lGc. mould A.
4 g-l6Hs ll-lCc.; coniectonors' A. 4l1M4Mc.
Cofee-Spot lots dull: fair Rio cargoes,
l52c. Futures closed lower Rio or santos,
No. Z. May, Siz.O5, do. June. Sll.7O, do.
July. slI.70 August. emo.
Pipe Lno certificates dull. but firm.