The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-12
Ne,t 81 Cotton Afarket.

NV YORK. March u Hubbard Price & co g
"a letter says: The Liverpool market was
i.l higher hy noon to-day and by the close bad
ganei another point This was hardly re-
ltrled as indicating the degree OF strength
t.at had been forced upon the foreign market,
lUi 40 the same time did not prove sufficiently
Cs.ouraging 90 depress prices here. and the
o.eu.ug showed a light appreciation on tho
figures of Yesterdays opening. During the
ttf. u the absence OF oRY new elements OF de-
preston. the market gradually improved. and
iy clock August had sold al 10 or ten points
above She extreme figures OF day before yester-
caF. 40 tMs puce the advance was checked.
.l. fresh se.Iii & ON the rart 0f the shorts, who
IAtl tailed t0 recover the large Inc OF COTTON
d It Olt with a view Of breaking the market TO
D. for August and whose attack Of today
feeme4 to have the purpose OF again forcing
tlre, past that figure. which Is fast becoming.
\ fo sIeak me goHl on pom parties 10 the
lrF0u.atlon. The hears believe that forced
tg e. for August another DIOR ot lc rOnnd
! .e speedily recorded fenecilng condition
! ABSOLUTE despair amonst holders OF cotton
IL Iulls on the other hand seem 20 he in
lned 90 increase their holdings almost In
k.mfelyuIOn the hesls OF that figure. which,
m day before yesterday. had not been re-
lrlea FOR August cotton in the previous re-
4 % cotton SPECULATION
be recoipts az the ports for to-day hardly
mise 10 exceed 1900 bales. against i1O.O last
l. and 1000 last wear. The total port move
for the week Will probably be H001 bales.
| h ls 2UD bales smaller than The smallest
Innate previously maize. anu to,uuu 20 21NO1
L. lst1mateS current earlier ia the wees.
Interior movement promises 10 he 2s.Ol0
| against $1,000 last week and - tOl last
Ihe weekly statements Of Liverpool
l. ls as follows. This week IN store, 1880
|. last week llng.UO. last year ll44OOl.
l. thlsweek 49, 900. last week. 2U2.O0O. asst
UIMU. total this weck is,l5600O, last
IaI.Ul. last year. l914h-of which
l. f IH55fOl and l.OfOUU respectively. were
cam. 10 is significant that these hgufes
poo to show decrease and IL seems sale
me than the period Of Increasing supplies
a discussion seemed to have been PRO.
with regard 10 the fertilizer movement
laresiou. s. G.. ln the tharlesion News ana
er OF the Hfh instant an article written pS
\ IavI0 eXhausilyelv deals with the SUI
nt shows c0nclusively that the total de-
iu the fertilizers shipped from Char
for Tins season is S3923 IONS. or 32 PER
.s fhau last year. ID ring he last hont.
vtment at the interior towns failing 20
i large decrease ia the stocks a iew local
10 uecame uneasy AMI sold their hold
depressing the market 10 about last even
lces The bearish feeling still predomi-
IthOlah the bears show no disposition TO
,Aeir conviction ma lower prices and
ia futures steady: receipts At the ports
! Wees point 10 $500 bales, against 1910
feek and 5000 last year. The interior
ltnt Will be 10000 bales against 10000 last
T. U.0O last year. Interior stock will
Nl bales. making a qulet lantatiOn
emit OF about 78.0Dl bales against t5NO
ago. u be spot market is qulet at former
0hs. Mlddling uplands. l5-l6 Sales,
T. transactions IN futures $1,000 bales;
~ h60sh62. April. 66ita66s: May. 8T@
ne. bb1a6ss: July. 6.N@6S; August.
s' September 7.lCeZl7: October. 1860
november. 7.8GsZ37.
PRODUCE.
~ dull but steady: fine grades Of spring.
49,. DO. winter. s275ta3l0: supefnDe
Kl< e215a3.25; do. winter. ~. i0s3.35; extra
,4siflng, S32Je36j: do. winter, S3.40s375;
$40 spring. s3.Sl8s.S5: do. winter. s8;bo@
Nly mill extras, tigGs5 for West Indies.