The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20

telegram from New Orleans: 'Clsrksville. Texas,
says exhaustion 'out OF question: that sectlon
viii ship this season 900. against. 1900 las.
year, while on the other hand a letter froN
radsden, :. g.. reads as follows: There u NOT
2 per cent. Of the cotton crop OF 1891 remaining,
rnsold In this section. The crop OF loN
viii be reduced at least p per cent. III
acreage, and there will not . more nan ~
per cent. OF the commercial fertilizers used
tDis year that have been, USED De!par,.
During the afternoon the market was vlImTus
change', closing finally 81 aIout Opment
prices, dull hut steady, the interior moVemonmea
for this year being 2t.6j1 bales hgalhs 'oooo,oo
bales last year. The stock loses ohIS 80
bales. which l. considered py souo n 1T
feature. inasmuch as it shows no niue
minufion nm s1rrlus. aud by others as indl-
eating strength and an nndls.uIpcr vr,v
mination 10 hold cotton on the lals U nrom-
merchants. The plantation moNtln,mos ~ ~ IN.
iscs TO he about 10000 bales. sgalnst liovvo lhst
yesr. Receipts At the ports for ne week were
li2fQ0 bales. against lS'O = na'e entcSior recein,ss
will be sbout S2uOl bales, against 4o'Wu oales
last week and $4,000 bales last year whlle IN
terror stocks will lose loNVl haies, mshlhg a
movement direct from piantationso l32.OJ Lales
against Ils.0Ol bales last year. Inc sp95 market
is Quiet a. unchanged quotations. mldding mp
lands. as: sales. 49s bales. iIanssctl1ns IN
f-sSK-6. April. G.s566s5. May. 6"H@69l; June.
-osa-0-. July. 7.lGs7.ft; August. 1859 81;
september. 7.s6e7.47: October ".5oS'.5'.
PRODUCE.
Flour steady. extra NO. = spring, S5.25@j.y5,
do. winter. s3H9315; extra No. J, spring, 1910
40. 40. winter. s8f5d4S5; CITY mills extras,
ssg,65aO for West Indies: southern -four
closed dull. but steady; trade and family extras,
"Whea options opened weak on selling Of long
sfuhs for the purpose OF realizing. The cables
we're higher. hut this did not seem 20 have any
influence. Spot lots closed firm: spot sales OF
No. 2 red winter. Sl.l0lb: do. March, Sl.OS; DO.
April. $iUs5s; 90. May. 5000.
Corn options were dull, but steady: closing
only slightly changed. spot lots closed hrm.
spot sales OF No. mixed. 1850; do. February
4s2,c; do. March, 1856: do. April, Soc; do. May
1850.
~Oats-Options were dull but firm, with prices
slightly higher. spot lots closed steady SPOT
sales Of No white. 39lsc.; No. do. 3sc.; no. J
mixed. So &C.. and No. 2 do, $50 30l4ci No Z
mixed. February, 3519c.; do. March. 5o'4f'' no.
May. 31lsc.
Pork quiet but firm; mess, s975aio.5Q.
Lard steady; February. $3.50; March SooO'
May. 500.
Sugars-Raw in better demand and STEADY; 50
test. muscov1do. &c; 90 test. centrifugal t,,ltc
refined moderately active and hrm; cut loal am
crushed. 5s51sc.. powdered, 45se }'4c;, granu-
lated. 4a44c.. cubes. 4isa44c.. mould a, 5-lo
8f5-iGc.; confecti0ners A, 3'-eic
Coffee Spot lots steady: fair Rio careoes,
l6i4c. Futures steady; Rio r Santos 10. Z,
February. $3.50; do. March. sl3-25' DO. Apru'
Sl29O. 10. May, ti2l5.
Pipe line certificates dali and nominal; sales,
ZOO barrels. At consolidated exchange; March
opened. 003sc.; highest, 6J5sc.; lowest. 6J9sc
closing. Gakc.
Naval torcs-Spirits turpentine again higher;
quoted az 36c..regulsr. 3bAc. machlnes hosln
quiet and about steady, strained, Sl.5J' BOol
strained. Sl.32s2l3a.