The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-20

NV YORK. May 19.-Messrs. Hubbard
Price * Co. say. Early cables from Liver
pool this morning reported increased activity
IN the demand for spot cotton. sales were at
first estimated at 1900 bales and suisse
uuently increased 10 $4,000 ! he prce or
middAng WAS advanced 10 3 ll-l6 and futures
were 2-fl - 1865 better. The elect upon our
market was al Improvement no the opening OF
about FIVE points and slight further gain was
nude. Iu tIe course oil winch lUJ
bales OF bugust sold 10 1850. Other 'ale- NJ
this price We're reported. butuone were openly
made. As the day progressed an easier tone
developed and prices went back within
p1i.t OF yesterdays figures. COncldently
Liverpool lost some OF It's Improvement and
closed barely steady. lie course of the
market to-day N the face of the stronger
foreign alyices Is distinctly disappont-
ing. TIE reason fof tie decline seems
10 be 10 ma in the j uiGation 10 he advance
OF some important holdings OF long cotton
and the entire absence o. any general buying
movement. our afylce~ DO NOT encourage u
a. believe that the actual damage 10 the crop
hy floods is serious. Receipts iOl tie day at
all points promise 90 be 1000 bales. against
iO. 90 last wecA aal .33Z last year. Receipts
no bombay ior tAe week aro 5000 ba.es
against t,0-O Inst year. Since tie lst
Of January recepts show t. deficiency
as COM arCd wltn last year OF 2ij00J bales.
while sAli ments arc only 1860 less than last
year. Dulng the afternoon the market con
tlnued cas- August selling 1885, Toward the
close it rallied slightly. and final prices were
steady 40 from one % two points advance OF
lat night figures. Port receipts are A. -
bales. Receipts 10 tho interior towns Of
Memphis. st. Louis and augusta arc $50
bales.
Cotton futures steady receipts AT the ports
are 800 bales against 10000 asst week and
1900 last year The spot ma-k-t is steady ut
f.f.ff. l.
= 5l. sale. lao, bales. Transactions in
futures. 10000 bales May 7.9jaL.J June
l.2Fo l.39. July. La,f-l.3J August. 7.ile7 .4J.
Septemuer, f.olN LJZ. October. 1000 l.6l.
November. Li0o i.7l. December. 7sOa7sI;
JsDuary i.sOa1.sl; February. s.0Oao.Ol.
PHooUcz
Flour quiet aud steady. fine grades OF
spring cll5m2.Z5 DO. winter s1ng.5O SUI
perhne spring. @2.40a265 90 winter. s2.4l0
20. extra 80. spring. $3.50 3; DO. winter,
-2..OW325 extra No. I spring. c2.t0a go.
60. winter. sn3.lo; city mill extras. ;AG)a
a. 5 FOR Mest'lndies Southern -four dull:
trade and family extras. $40 Tor West In
dies.
Wheat Options opened higher and adj
yanced lc. by noon. In the afternoon the
market was somewhat nervous. but the strong
tone was fully maintained and at the close
figures We're up / 10 llsc. Spot lots closed
strong and higher. Spot sales o. No. red
winter, SIC; No. red winter. May 90hc.:
June. s0i C.. July, &C.; August, SOC.
CONCEPTIONS fairly active and strong.
closing snl C.. higher spot lots closed
strong and higher spot sales Of No. ?. mixed.
81 &C.; No. mixed. May. 30 &C.; June. 81 &C.;
July. 20, c.; August. 5O9sc.
Oats Options fairly active. firm. closing
"a lc. higher. Spot lots closed firm and
higher. Spot sales. No. white 40 c. No.
3 do, 40; No. ? mixed 3Gisa36e4c No. do,
5Cc.; No. 2 mixed. May. JG5Gc.; June, 3554c.;
July. s5lsc.
FORK quiet, mess. ell.
Lard frm May. 1852; July, s6eO, Au-
gust, $50.
Sugar-kaw quiet and steady; s9-test Mus
covado. Nc. 96-test centrifugal. 8 Lie;
refined quiet cut.loaf and crushed. 69
SIC; powdered, 1880; graduated,