The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-25
Now Ynrk Coiton Markat.

NEW YORK. Feb 2L-Messrs. Hubbard. Price
& Co.'S daily letter says: The Liverpool market
this morning showed slight improvement and
closing prices there were partially point
above last evening" figures sales were 5000
bales This response was generally regarded as
Inadequate ia view OF tho aie61lness or orr
market Yesterday and ~ was therefore source
of surprise that up 10 t. O'Clock prices here were
no lower, and, in fact, at one time showed
sI glt enhancement over yesterday 3. Inc sta
bllty OF the market seems 10 nave been que
chiefly to tho fact that New Orleans receipts
to-day are only l6D bales and thar the toial
movement Will only bc about lUoD
bales against 1900 last week and 40
last year. After - o'clock a telegram
from New Orleans advised tina; receipts there
tomorrow would probably Le 1910 20 lbNoi
bales and by / clock prices had slowly yielded
four TO i've points as a result. At no time bhi
there been, however, the aggfessiFeness thAt
marked their operation previously. In fact
on 10th sides Of the market the disposition
seems TO DO Welding one ana the Issue depeh-
dent upon the degree Of confidence that is Ielt
and viii prove TO have been justified IN the
widely circulated reports OF reduced acreage
that are now finding their way into the news
papers. Thus FAR, 10 must lie remembered
that such reports are, ~ necessity
largely IN the nature Of prediction
rather than fact. In hardly any section OF the
South Is much cotton actually planted as early
As the 18th OF February and - Is certain. We
think. that any advance IN tho market now
would lead 20 the abandonment Of the rel orted
determination 90 plant less cotton. From some
sections OF Texas our alalces IN fact. are 90 the
erect that farmers now finding that one bale OF
cotton only nets them about half as much as
two did formerly, are now preparing 10
plant two bales where one formerly Was
produced with the object of bringing their ln-
come I'd % It's former figure. Durlu.
the afternoon the market was steady and with
ont change OF special importance. HE closing
Was Quiet within TWO points OF last even
Ing s figures. Aecelpts a. the interior towns oi
Memphis, St. LOuls. Augusta and Cincinnati
to-day aggregate 4,de9 bales. against AIS last
year The scml-Reckly interior movement
made up by the New Orleans exchange points
10 receipts OF 1900 bales, against &OO0 last year
and $1,000 last week. j be shipments are
3lOu last year. There would indicate a
somewhat smaller plantation movement
than Lad been anticipated. his has
been Qul-o large tranaIe business to-day
holders of March contracts swapping them 10
the more distant positions, ia expectation of q
large issue Of notices tomorrow. which IS
notice day
Cotton futures. steady Receipts at the ports
are 1900 bales against lfOp last week and
1000 last year he spot marAet Is easy at
former quotations. midding upands, a..
Sales. 100 bales Ilansac ions IN futures. 96 1n
bales; February, d.5,st6J; March, UGl@G,0.
Alrll, 6.s) e6sl. May. 6.y2G0.93; june 40 Yal 0f;
July, 7lia1I5: August, s.23eI25, September,
7.55e,.57: October. 1914.
PRODUCE.
Flour closed quiet but steady; fine grades Of
spring, S2.40a3. do. winter. s2.iJsA25; supertine
spring, s!.s5e325; do. winter. $3e435j; extra
No. spring Ss.25f&75; do. winter. $3.50
e37j. Clfy mills extras. s52ja5s0 for Yves,
indies; Sou h srn Hour closed quiet. trade and
Wheat { pfions opened unchanged, snl
during the morning there WAS scarcely any
rvs and very little done. After 70 O'clock the
market became more active. while prices