The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-17

OF new support. closing about four points
lower than last nights PRICES. The strin-
gent money market Ia unfavorahle 20 the
cotton trade. inasmuch as it renders II
| difficult 10 carry spot cotton. Receipts
for the past week show a decided falling
on. and the probabilities are that the
movement viii continue proportionately
small, which VIII prove an important
factor Ga sustaining prices.
NEW YORK. Dec 10 Cotton contracts
closed steady at 4N6 pclnts decline FOR the
day on FREQ offerings since u. NJ. The
market was very unsettled and controlled
entirely by local speculation. Spot lots
closed steady; mlddilng, 97s: low middling.
1l6. good ordinary, So Orleans. 10;
net receipts 735 bales; gross receipts, 3 G94
bales. exports 10 Continent, 2sg bales;
forwarded 1.GGf bales; sales. 1o2 bales.
an spiuuers. Futures closed steady: sales.
$4,000 bales: December 0GlN0.G2: Janu-
arg. 9GS09 60; February Q 1919 50: March
0990o9l; April 100O0loO1; May, 1000
WlolO; june 1017Hl01S; July, 10.24Q
/ 1923; August, 10.29Hl030.
Crop statement from September 1st TO
December 10TH inclusive: Port receipts,
5.l92,229 bales. against 4,223. 1Ji bales last
year and 8 S3j,03l bales year before last;
/ overland 10 mills and Canada. 4S4. $50
| bales, against COB 100 bales last year; IN
tcrior stocks in excess Of September 1st,
6-42lS bales, against 54lOO4 bales; South
( cm min takincs 25O332 bales. against
25l.7lS bales: crop brought into sight dur
ing 107 days TO date. 4.237,Sl1 bales.
against 5.1O9O9J bales last year and 5,126,-
| 5Jf bales year before last, crop brought
/ into sight Tor the week, 81, 0J7 bales.
against 404, 52S bales last year and 375.OS7
bales year before last; crop brought into
sight for the first sixteen days Of Deem
her, 7s97of bales against 02GSG3 bales
last year and 90S215 bales year before
Futures steady; sales, 114.4oO bales; De
ccmherlanuary, 9.G3; February, 90;
March. 9.77, April, 9S5; May, 992; June,
800; july. 1906.
The following is the comparative cotton
statement for the week ending December
1bth Net receipts ut all United States
ports during the week. 2O7. 80 bales; net
receipts at on United States ports same
week last year, 27G,Go7 bales. Total re-
cc.pts TO this date. 31SG9Ol bales; total
receipts 20 same date last year. 42l6,5lO
bales Exports for the week. 134, 1923 bales;
exports for the same week last year,
20it6O bales. Total exports TO this date,
2.o5j.2Si bales; total exports 10 the same
date last year 2071o05 bales Stock at
all United States ports. 1,O92,557 bales;
stock mt an United States ports same time
last year. 122A1OO bales. Stock at all
interior towns. 2l2,lGl bales; stock at all
interior towns same time last year, 2s96l3
bales. Stock at Liverpool, 1.4G0, 600 bales;
stock SO Liverpool same time last year,
1197OJO bales. Stock Of American atioat
for Great Britain 10000 bales; stock Of
American anoat for Great Britain same
time last year, 100000 bales.
Weekly cotton receipts:
Weekly net receipts, 1900 bales; gross
receipts, 1871 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 9.OO4 bales. TO France, SO bales;
o. tho Continent. 4,S31 bales: forwarded.
26Sl9 bales; sales. 3,763 bales; spinners.
2.1G3 bales Total to-day: Net receipts,
29.S2 bales; exports 10 Great Britain,
2l515 bales; to France, 4.S39 bales; 10
the Continent G199 bales; stock, 1,09255s
bales. Consolidated net receipts, 2O1135
bales; exports to Great Britain, 129'2
bales; TO France, 2114s bales; TO the Con-
tuent 1929 bales Total since Septem-
Der LIST. Nct receipts. 8,1SO,9Ol bales ex-
ports TO Great Britain, l236.4S4 bales;
20 Fance. 2J3,92f bales; TO the Continent
55fo76 bales.
Tho following are the total net receipts
OF cotton at all ports since September J.
1892: Galveston 7J4,33S bales; New Or
leans. G3G,45j bales; Mobile, 1883 bales;
Savannah. 6iLGN9 bales; Charleston, 241,-
429 bales; Wilmington, 1892 bales; Nor
folk. 112. G39 bales; Baltimore, 2l,643 bales:
New York, 53.4G5 bales: Boston, 31Ol9
bales: Newport News $3.50 bales; Phla-
dolphin, lo, 4Os bales; West Point, Va,
15072S bales; Brunswick, 65.070 bales;
Volasco 1G10J bales; Pensacola, 1910
bales. Total. 3.196423 bales.
SHREVEPORT, LA. Dec. 1G-Cotton
steady; middling. Ole; low midding'
1916: good ordinary. s ZIG, weekly re-
ccipts 1888 bales; shipments, 2373 bales;
sales. 21TS bales; stock, 1899 bales.
NASHVILLE Dec. 1G-Cotton firm mid
ding. 9la low mddling SIS; good ordi-
nary, Si4: weekly receipts, 1,716 bales;
shipments. Coz bales; spinners, 043 bales;
sales, 1.547 bales: stock 1892, 5Ss5 bales.
1901 1850 bales.
COLUMBUS. MISS, Dec 1G.-COtton
Quiet: mlddlnc, O%: low mlddlng, 9A;
weekly receipts 1910 bales; shipments
1.1O3 bales; sales 11G3 bales; stock, $500
bales
EUFAULA. Ala, Dec. 1G-Cotton firm;
middlmc 0lt: weekly receipts, GA bales;
shipments go bales; stock, 4.428 bales.
BRENNAN. Dec. IG.-Weeky receipts
SGD bales; shipments. 1900 bales; stock
GREENyLLE. Dec 10.-weekIy re-
ceipts, 1,C27 bales; shipments, 1928 bales;
albany Dec. 1G-WeelIy receipts
S07 bales; shipments. 81 bales; stock, 5,554
bales.
NICKSEURG, Dec. 16-WeeAy receipts,
31S2 bales; shipments, 1902 bales; stock,
1854 bales.
COLUMBUS, GA. Dec 1C-Cotton
firm; midUng. 81; low middlng So;
good ordinary, s; weekly receipts, PASS
bales; shipments 1.1S5 bales; sales, 1850
bales; stock, 1892 1854 bales, 1871 1S,7OS
bales.
YELASCO, Dec. 1G.-Stock Goo bales;
weekly net and gross receipts, 8,OSl bales.
ATLANTA, Dec. 16.-Cotton firm; mid
ding o 7-1G; weekly receipts, 5,7G5 bales;
shipments, 5.2G4 bales; stock zoos bales.
CHARLOTTE. Dec. Election firm;
mdlliug 95s; weekly receipts 932 bales;
shipments, 1.2S4 bales; stock, 400 bales
SELMA, ALA, Dec 1G.-Cotton firm;
middHng. 92s. weekly receipts, 1916 bales;
shipments. 1856 bales; stock, 1892 S,SJ6
bales. 1891 2C5 bales
ROME GA. Dec 16.-Weeky receipts,
2S76 bales: shipments, 2.424 bales; stock
correct 1926 bales.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, Dec. 1G--Cotton
steady; middlng, 9i5; low middling. 9ls;
weekly receipts 45f9 bales; shipments,
4SsO bales; sales, 4SSO bales; stock 1892
1850 bales, 1891 ., iG3 bales.
DALLAS. TEX, Dee 1G1weekly re-
ceipts, $40 bales; shipments, 1,475 bales;
stock 7G3 bales
9S7 bales. shipments, CSS bales; stock.
5.152 bales.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 1G-Gross receipts.
SOP bales; exports to Great Britain, 0,93l
bales; To- France, 100 bales; TO the Cent?
ncrt 1914 bales