The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-17

NEW YORK. Jan. lG-dessrs. Hubbard. Price
4 Go. in their cotton circular % n.slt, say
THE statistical position AS made up by tho
financial chronicle this mornlnf shows that
there has come IN slvht during the week .OiWO
halc- oil cotton. against lIlOW Tor the same
week last year. D a.. excess OF lenoi ales IN
the total movement. ~ com nation with the
CROP estimate Of Mes. rs. H. i. ~ llsOn Co. IN
duced declin. Of 5.1l ia Liverpool this morn
ing and decline OF ABOUT I'D points IN our
rliyht recovery hal been effected but
the ira ing was narrow, and 10 IS not
10 be denied thar The weeks deye Opmcnis have
in some degree shaken the confidence OF those
who uclleFe ia crop inner 'h'utu' aud the lrO-
ha Titles Of an advance subsequent or the
immediate future lOr receipts anG the guam
TT o. cotton a. ~ maMng rs appearance VIII
The arrivals az the ports to-day promise 20 be
about 1900. which Is not heavy but apologies
are being made for the comparatively hight
movement upon the ground that ne weather
thrOuehOut the South has been cold
and -inclement, and naturally lnterfered
with the marketing Of the crOD. 10 how
great an extent such IL the case 10 IS impossDle
To determine, ont comparison OF the weekly
record Tor the past TWO weeks SHOWS mat the
prevailing conditions nave differed very
slightly fr M those or 1857 year Al inc same
time The plantation movement. according 10
the IhrOnicle.is l6OOl. against $4,000 last year.
The quantity of the crop IN sight l. b,1o' 80.
against 6.i1ss5 last ear Inc interior receip.s
al thrfy-One towns are .O,Dsb bales against
o5t last year our Southern atylces DO
not permit M 70 believe that this
falling of of 30 per cent. IS IN
any substantial degree duo 20 bad
weather After ID clock the market continued
ami. casing away slightly toward The close.
Such change In plac. as naG neen established
+. boNcver wifhOu. special SIX .lneance. such
Influences of depres ion as are known have
baen We think. about exhausted IN thor elect
on this market. and lf the foreign market shows
confidence in cotton a. these prices 10 seems
reasonable 20 assume That We shall see ready
re.nouse 20 o continuation oi the lAnl move
ment on this side or ihe way.
Cotton futures closed steady. Receipts Tor
tine Iay az tLe ports arc estimated az n'vV'
against gl.0OJ lalcs last year me visible sup
m lu this country ia noH as follows; AZ me
11ar+s f.8Uou AMI interior towns, $4,000:
ayaInst ql80nO an $4,000 last year. an lncrea
- 56le q bales The total movement OF tie
rrou since the ist OF september D. o,6ainD bales,
AGAINST 68is 90 q year ago. gam OF JlN,tu;
st'ck ia warehouses IN this city. 1900 bales,
ZIONIST $500 last year lie spot market Is
- Al unchanged quotations Mlddling mp
lands. 9. I'D: sales, It's bales. TRANSACTIONS
IN fufures today. 1l0lO bales; January 100
10. February. I11el.2i; March ,.H'e %; April,
58la, 90: May, ,5la .52; june, l.o2e .o3i July,
71247.7]; August, i.sian1-: September "o'@
Ysl: October 1.H es.yj
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour steady but quiet; Minnesots ex-
ira. sa5)@l40; superlne, s2.iya3.3i hnc' s-1J's
s5n. city mill extras. g. 10 for West Indies
Wheat-Wheat opened strong st NC. advance,
and further improved sc. closing strong. lie
c.iDts l0l $50 bushels. shipments, Ot.loi No =
r,,sf, Al Oit.: Mprch. i.0slr; Ma, slV".
Corn-Corn OF led firm AT &C. advance. hnt
rea.ted iae and J. noon was barely steady: No
LINKED. 5lssc cash; January, use; FEBRUARY,
Foi.c : March 5Oisc.; May. tsAc ...
Oats-Oats dull but steady receipts l95c2o;