The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-09

shall be over 10 invest in cotton at the low price
now ruling Nearly all the New DIRK PAPERS
had srtices dealing with the cotton market
tive and investing public has been drawn
toward the articles in very enectve
way. The Bonn az movement shows
adehciency II BLOOD bales IN the receipts anu
1900 bales IN shipments for the week. hsti.
mates OF the deficiency IN the supply IN thet
quarter are now increased TO 5000 bales. ana III
seNdent that East India cotton cannot proh'a.
biy TO shipped 10 Liverpool AZ the pIeseht
prices. The weekly statement OF tho Liverpool
stocks show an increase OF 6iN0O bales IN the
supply Tor that market. which - now o'5pD
hales larger than at thi time last year me
supply Of American cotton IN store. ashore and
anoat Is iOoaONo bales, against l.5oVVl last week
and $4,000 last year tOnnderanlc crlucism
seems 10 have been proyoked IN new vtles sts
yesterday los orr market report ailuding 70 inc
minors current on the New Ork stock TX
change yesterday In regard 10 the closing or
the New Orleans market TODAY, and we there
fore again draw attention. as we did yesierdaF,
90 tho TACT that the closing in New Orleans was
due 20 the OH erysucc Of The annlter arg OF inc
battle Of New Orleans. which is and has been
for years. a legal holiday IN Louisiana.
Cotton futures steady. Heceiuts for the week
will DO about 2l2nO@ bales. against 23l.OD last
year The interior movement points % 4iOO
bales. against 5000 year ago. and with some
loss OF stocks in plantation movement or
10000 bales indicated, which is = out the
same as last year. The SPOT market is steady
aud unchanged Middlng uplands.. = i-lGd;
sales. so alcs. transactions IN futures, lAWO
bales. January. 1.Ila1l8; February, 72l@722;
March, 18l@e.22: April ll3e1H; May, 1880
.55; June, 5o5e1'6; July, li6er'1 August,
7Sj97Ss; September z9ie796.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed quiet but steady. Elmo
grades sprinx, g. Sln340, 90 winter, 81 le
800; superfine spring 1922 1913; do winter,
S3G5e3Sl; extra No. 2 spring. s3t0ai: do. win
ter. SAlta4; extra NO. ] spring. s3g045: 90.
winter. S3.Oah90; city mill extras, si21eht0
for West Indies. southern -four unchanged
HOO hoo "
during the morning prices were irreguari the
market iluctuating slightly on q mo ierate. bust
ness. The large cieafances OF wheat IN the al
ternOOn started some covering. and the market
became strong. advancing lar5., but toward the
close the market weakened again and closed Is
@3sc. lower spot lots weak and i34c lower;
No. red winter. January, 81 W@s; February,
si032f; March, 1905; April SLO5]s May,
SI0i54
Corn-Corn options we're fairly active. with
fluctuations confined within 4 narrow range.
Prices closed slightly lower Spot lots closed
steady Sales: No. . mixed 53c.; No. mixed.
January 5l35c.; February, Sic; March dc;
April Bic.
Oats-Oats options were dull and irregular,
closing slightly changed. Spot lots closed
steady. Sales: No. white. SOC; 70. 10. rs 40
3allc. No ] mixed. S,l1c.; No. do 36ts@3sc.;
No. . mixed, January $3.50; february o'4c.'
May, 34a4c.
Pork-fork quiet: new mess ss9siO.
Lsrd-Lard qmet; February s6.05' March,
sugars-Raw sugar quiet but firm; 50 test,
muscovado. i-l6c.; g6 test. centrifugal. 3lsc.
Refined fairly active: cut-lOaf and crushed,
SEC; powdered. 9-iGc.; Erauulated, fllSl5sc.;
oubes 47-lGc.: mould ~" 7-lCc.
Cofee-SpOt lots coffee steady; fair Rio car
goes, IGl4c. Futures closed steady, Rio or San
tos, No e, January tl2 A.; February Sl2OJ;
March. S1iS5
Naval Stores-Spirts turpentne unchanged
in price and dull quoted at 80 a3i3fc. kosin
/ Quiet but steadily held; strained, SL35, good
/ strained. s1.4O.
Petroleum Trading was limited in Pipe Line
/ certificates with prices firm; opening. bic;
/ highest. C3c lowest 6lc.: closing. Glc. AT New
] York stock Exchange The Consolidated Ex-
! change opened at Clc.; highest, G5jlc.; lowest
| 6lc.; closing, 039sc.