The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-06

yrw YorE. Arril Hubbard. Price < Co.'S
G .r letter to-day SAYS: A decline IN Liverpool
va. expected this morning and was realized 10
oar cables say that no fresh activity Is looked
t.r uutil sitter tho Easter holidays. Manchester
rt.orts the market for yarn as very firm and
..ths in moderate demand. Here opening
frc-s were about points below yesterday Dut
t.s market rallied TO within point or two OF
last nights prices before the first hour OF the
session had been passed and 40 O'Clock August
nas selling az bSi There seems very falr de
ranI for contracts here upon every recession
.u value. and n0 great weakness IS looked for
unless the Improvement of the crop again as
sumes overwhelming proportions Up 10 to-
day there ls no indication OF such Delhs the
Receipts 81 tho ports are 1900 against 1900
last week and 0.00last So ar. but the large move
meut was plainly fOresAadOWed IN the heavy IN
terror shipments last week and had but little
effect. For the present week the interior move
lleut and the plantation deliveries seem hardly
likely 90 exceed the nguTes OF last week, and IN
this case We are inclined 10 expect Steadier II
not higher markets.
during the afternoon the market was dull and
without change OF Importance, closing steady
e. within about points of Yesterday prices.
Port receipts for the day exceed 10000 bales and
Tho movement for the week viii be fully 10000
la.es Receipts at the interior towns Of Mem
Ili-. ST. Louis and Augusta are 1912 bales
Faures closed steady. Receipts at tho ports
gro $1,000 bales. against 1900 bales last week
.ad $4,000 last year The spot market is dull
% uurlau. "a quotations. MlddlinR uplands,
Ill6. saIes bales Transactions in futures.
$500 ua.es April. 6.4is6.45; May 6.53s6.54;
June l.h2a6.63: July. 6-7Oe6.ll; August 6.f9s
t-. september 6.sS86.s9; October, 69Sa6g9;
November. 7.OsG1O9; December, Use 7.l9; Janu-
arl. ,.-sa1.23
Flour closed steady and unchanged South
er -Four closed quiet; trade and family extras,
aAtU.
Wheat Options were strong on covering by
ID shorts. The foreign houses were buyers to
considerable extent, but during the afternoon
t..rs was some easing of. Prices closed l,a
.. higher. Spot lots closed firmer: No. VIM
ft- .uot &c.,. DO. April $3.50; DO. May, gJ'sc..
.l. $780,. July, s9itc.
Options we're firm on a fair amount Of
r.I.uE owing t0 the prospects OF some exports.
lr..s closed a-et-c- higher. Spots lots closed
t-a u.s.. SO. mixed spot BOA a 5J5ac., dO. april,
s.. DO. May i1c.; 10. June, 439sc.; do. July,
ac.
Options were fairly active to-day with
prices firm. closing i-el4c. higher. spots lots
..t firm; spot sales OF No ] white, state.
t..e., 80. do, 81 &C.; No. mixed, 5J.9c.; No.
I... .fa3l'f c.f 40. mixed AlfI, Doc, 90.
..e Ifsc dO june, 3ll ic.
tufE dull. new mess. Sll'a ll.50.
Lard closed firm and slightly higher; May,
I'D. July sb63. August. s66A
~.gar-NaW quiet but firm, 9i-test contrlfu-
rI 5.c.; safest MuscoYado, 24c. Refined
..at. prices unchanged.
I0uee-Sp0t lots closed dull; fair Rio car
gees, I6i lC. Futures closed dull but steady;
Io or Santos No z, April, Sl2e5; do. May,
8 ID; do. June, sl2.2l.
Inc line certificates dull and featuress
.. 5000 barrels; May opening. 5f4c.; high
Cd. iic.; lowest 514sc.; closing, j,34c.
rts 'urpenune dull, with prices somewhat
nal: quoted 10 3~c. regular and 1Sc. for
..ue barrels. kosln i'm light request:
strained, sl.3,14; good DO. sl10sl42]9.