The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-11

short production next year. A bearing upon
ths point we quote ms follows from one OF the lat
erreceiNed by us this morning: Franklin. Nc
very rmaii preparations are being made Tor the
next crop. Farmers will not plant over one
fourth OF crop unless the price advances be,
lore planting time. No mules have been s 8ni
here up to this time. Two droves came m put
have been returned Not a single ton OF Ter
uhler has AZ yet arrived az this station ms
,llne last year one thousand tons had ar W
Iurlnk TINS afternoon the market shOWeu uis
tnct tendency toward Improvement wnlch
gradually carried prices upward Inc cl ose va" ~,
nrm az two 20 three points above ias' e Ne,ii,ns
aud within tout two points OF the openii!iis
The cause of improvemont seems 20 be a feeling
resulting from careful consideration OF .ne
Bureau report that perhaps after All me io oIDP
may yet turn ont 10 be a short one ana consiu-
era lv below that OF last year.
Futures steady Receipts AZ the ports are
$50 bales. against 22Ooo IA I week aiiu 90.
unchanged quotations Middllng upahds 5-lo'
sales. gs bales; transactions II iuiuIes lsS'09D
April. Gs7a6s,; May, 69,ebss: june HU'GhUo;
July. 7.I5erl6; August, '.25eH2O'
PRODUCE.
Flour closed quiet but steady. Fine grades OF
srring. 2.4Oa8. do. winter. S2ij93 p; super
fine spring ~ S5a225. do. winter, - 20e@5O:
extra 30 spring, s. 25a375; do. winter. $500
-s. extra No / spring. S31jei 50; do winter,
S8-5a4S5: City mill extras S525d 80 for West
Indies. Southern flour closed quiet; trade and
Wheat opened ,als cent lower on fears that
Che Ant-Option bin would become law. A
telegram from Wash ngtOn stating that there
was no likelihood OF the bill ever becoming a
Jaw caused better feeling. Foreigners were
luying actively although cables were easier
40 noon there Was another attack on the mar
ket caused bv renewal or the report that the
Washburn Anti-Oplon bill would become law,
but prices rallied and closed is934 cent higher.
Spot lots closed easier: sales No red winter
at sl.03ii. No. red winter February, SL02t4;
DO. March. Si.O24; do. April. s..O23l; do. May,
si0l; do. June. 994
CONCEPTIONS were fairly active and firm,
closing isc. higher. Spot lots closed NC lower;
spot sales OF No. mixed at Jl54c.: No. mixed,
February, l9l4c.; do. March. $3.50; DO. April
% c.. 10. May 49i.c.
Oats-OptiOns were dull but steady closing at
Spot les Of No. ] white at 39lkc.; No. do al
$50; No. mixed az 31c.. No. 30. at 81 p "a 5oc.
No. 2mi1ed February, 364c; do March 5o9sc'
do. May. 37hc.
Lard quiet and easy February, 1854; March
S6sl. May. $685.
sugar-Raw steady but quiet &c. for SO test
Musc0vado; 7-l6c for 96 test centrifugal; re-
fined generally steady and-modt rately active;
cut loaf AMI crushed 5s5lsc.: powdered, 4l.s
44c.: graduated, 4s454c.; cubes, 4ssiAc''
mould A. 4tsGf4c.
Cohee-Spot lots steady: fair Rio cargoes,
l54c; futures strong Rio or Santos No z; feb-
ruary, Sl3O5; DO. March, Sl3.2O; DO. April SlJ'
do. May, Si29.
Butter steady.
Eggs. good supply; fresh. 29929}4c; Western
choice, pc
Pipeline certificates dull with prices about
steady. At New York Stock Exchange I'M
changed. At Consolidated Exchange. March,
opening 5934c.; highest, 5y'4c.; lowest 555sc.;
closing, 5l9sc.
Naval stores-Spirits turpentine suffered a
further decline on continued weakness at inc
South and dali trade, quoted 3l19a3ic., latter
machines. kosln quiet and steadily heId'
strained sl.35; good strained $40.