The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-26
GraIn and cotton Ekchange.
New York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Nessrs. Hubbard Price
4 Co.'s daily letter says. I'm view o. the stoadi-
ness of our market yesterday opening reports
from Liverpool TINS morning showing a decline
Of 1868 in futures with weak SPOT market and
sales OF only 5000 bales we're regarded as disc
tnctly uniaYOrable. Receipts, too. promise 20
be- heavy. and 40 this writing DO Dr. probable that
the total movement 20 the American ports t9-
day viii reach 1900 or .s,0U. \ cons ideralle
huying demand for the later positions doNe-
OF ell here shortly after the opening aud tended
20 keen Our market steady al net decline Of
some five points Tho day has been a quiet
one markell only by the continued liquidation
OF the March interests and It's transfer b the
summer months, which process has been acccl-
Grated not g httleiby tho pressure OF notices on
the part OF those who have been mainly iusiru-
mental lin bringing here the enormous stock
which now OvershadOWs mo New ork market.
our Liverpool cables tell u that the decline
there was due quite as much 10 tho fear of ten
ders as % the pressure OF actnal cotton Tho
New Orleans market has, like our own.
been steady though receipts there tomorrow
are expected 10 he 5000 bales agalns. 1900 to-
day. During the afternoon the market WAS
steady and without change OF importance
Tho closing prices were within three point. Of
last evening. which IN view OF the influences ~
depression a. work shows great resistance.
Interior receipts a. the four towns OF Alemuhis,
st. Louis. Cincinnati and Augusta are 1879 lies.
against 1856 bales last year. This is hardly as
large Gs was expected. tOrt receipts are 10000
bales against 2UJl last week aud l1uO1 last year.
After the close some little apprehension was
expressed with regard 20 the financial position
q
from Berin,to the effect that Socialists riot
and attack upon the LmperOrs palace had de
VelOped there. IN the course OF which some sixty
or seventy members Of the mob had been k led
AMI wounded
Cotton futures. steady. Receipts at the ports
are 5000 bales. against 29U0 last week and
1900 last year. ! he spot mar6et Is quiet AZ
l-i6 decline in price, mlddllng upIands. I-ft
Sales. .J bales. Transactions in futures. 1l2VU
bales; February. 6.6leU0j; March. 6.b3la60i:
April. G1Ne6.Ii. May 6SseGS9. june. fg8a7;
July. f.lls7.i2; August, 9.203l.2l; september.
1.5lss33. October, 1.4llal.43
PRODUCE
Flour closed dull and steady: fine grades OF
spring, t240s3.; do. winter. .2.7Ja5.25: superine
spring, S2SJ a3.2o, 10. winter. 81 1UQz3jl: extra
No spring. S3sOss 80. do. winter. : $50 - -5:
No. . spring. s.-2 s3s5 do. winter. sa5Ilas -.
southern Tour closed dull; trade and family
extras. S3.sOaAaa.
Wheat-Options opened fairly active. with
prices easier. but the market soon strengthened
on some local and foreign buying. only % cease
again later on. The market continued irregu-
lar during the remainder Of the day and finally
closed weak and "sAitc. lower Spot lots cl osed
lower. No. red winter spot sLOs 10 Feb
ruary. slQjlp: do. March. $685.. do April.
SiuJ; DO. Nav. slO3ia; do June, slO2.
Corn-OptlOns were fairly active and weak.
closing haltc. higher. Spo, lots closed easier.
No. , mixed, spot 50lsc: February, 41i4c.;
March, f9iSo: April, o c.; May, 4giec.
Oats-Options were dull but steady and closed
only slightly changed. Spot lots closed steady,
spot sales OF No. white al 3glSc.; No . DO. ~
s-S.c.; No. mixed. &c; No. do. 36is s36' &C.;
No. mixed, February, J0'lc.; March. Bose;
Nay. |hc.
~ was weak and lower on free offerings.
Fork dull; new moss, ss.7J@ 1850.
Lard quiet: March. 500: May. s6s6.
Sngar-haw steady, moderately active and
unchanged; refined steady and unchanged.