The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-18

NV YORK. March l7.-Hubbard Price & Co. 5
daily letter says: The net advance IN LlveriooI
To-day as compared with las. evening was 4-54.
tpOt sales were 10000 bales. irlFale caules re-
Tort the improvement as due ia the nrst place
o. the natural reactionary tendency and IN the
second 10 the somewhat more favorable pros
poets that seem to exist or an early settlement
o the coal strikes. In our market early prices
were about i've points over last evening hut
the strength Of Liverpool slightly smaller
receipts than had been expected and the
covering OF shorts led 10 al extreme
advance of anOut thirteen points 10y /
oclck from which there was subsequently
f..lt reaction. The buying or the near POSI-
lions. especially May, 90 winch we. have ire
qaearY alluded. continues, and II Is now be-
ltftl that the cotton VIII DO demanded npoh
flr Iay contracts go bought. As prominent
merchant said Of the case 10 us TO day. cotton
SIS now selling az q prlce Tor May coniracis AZ
which 10 can le bought, charges. IN crest and
loss 10 weight upon 10 paid for eighteen mouths
tlI srli 10 Will not cost the holder over eight
cents pound. Receipts at the PORTS to-day are
tstuated al 1900 bales. against 1000 last week
and llnpl last year Receipts AZ New Orleans
tomorrow are estimated a. 300 bales.
The department. of Agriculture AZ Mashineto ton
il its last report SAYS that generally through
OF the Southern states during the past year
there has been decrease ID both the number
tlI value of the horse and mule population.
Ile decreased value or tho mules ngures AZ
sI4F o. This is. significant, lnasmuch as ~
Reflects not only the financial prOsTauon anu
distress which exist in the section named, but
indicates also an impaired ability 10 properly
cultivate and develop the agrlcuiiutA IN
tfffsfs During the afternoon the market be-
Cane slightly easier and on free selling August
touched 67s, from which, towards me clOse,
there was q slight reaction. nnal prices being y
POINTS higher than last evening on AprL and
Nav and points higher on August Inc
rtatIve strength of the near POSITIONS is con-
t.ued Iy the bulls as afaNorAbie leature re-
1eorng their confidence ia tho value u Ac'u"i
futures closed steady Receipts at the ports
are 1900 bales, against 10000 oaieS las. weeS
90 l-l6 advance IN quotations. Middlng up
lands. 1864. Sales, I55 bales. transactions IN
futures 10000 bales; March. 6.S@6i0; April
g. Nay 1850 93a SS s1. SepteYber
1901; October. 6gssU November ''VoS
PRODUCE.
Flour closed dull and demoralzed with
P.ces lower Fine grades OF spring sue
ID; DO. winter. $245s2.g0: superhne spring,
ttOe3. do. winter. s2.90s3l5; extra No.
tfrns. s8sOea65; do. winter, s3.30S4.7o: extra
70 surng. s31Js3.t5; do. winter, So elS3tO
.oaiheln -four closed dull; trade and iamlIy
Nheat-Options opened firm and higher on re-
ports oi cold weather IN the Yves. and reports OF
tAiher damage 10 the crop. There was falr
business. but the strength soon died out and
gave Place 10 weakness resui ting from the Coy
eminent report of biz surplus, and some sell
~ Prices closed lower al around spot lots
Sosed lower; No. 2 red winter. spot. sl.Ol1e;
march Or April. gSc May. 9jlsc.; june 945sc.
,oin Options fairly active and weak. spot
s?s closed lower: No mixed spot 47tsc.;
Csc
Oats dull and easier, closing a trihe lower
~ ieels closed firm, Spot ssles-of No. J WHITE
re- No. 2 do, SCIk431o.; No. ] mixed. 35c.;
a.. do. Hls&35c.: No. mixed. March 3Hsc.;
eftl. Hlsc: May. 84l4c.
toik quiet; new mess, 39.75al0.50.
lard closed lower; March. 60 81: May, 1855. =.
nusaf-kaw moderately active and steady ana
ices unchanged. Refined steady and I'M
vNNonee-Spot lots closed dull: fair Rio car
s'0'' l64c. Futures closed weak and lower