The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-21
Now York Cnttnn Market.

New YORK, FEB. 9l-Messrs. Hubbard. Pri 70
4 Co. in their circular say. "Clrcumstanc es
have c0nsplred 20 make the day one OF tho du il
est we have recently 10 record. The fact II at
Monday viii Q holiday in this country gene al
tends toward q restriction OF operations ne re,
and the inactive disposition was made more
pronounced bY the absence of the custoE l;Lry
Official cables from Liverpool The Sc we're
storm in Great Britain has very seriously u ter
fered with trade, and the news 50 far was a pri-
vate cable that We succeeded IN get nng
through, that az the closing futures were st ady
at last nights prices. In our own mrEket
early dealing was upon the basis Of
last night close. but full port rec sipts
resulted bv II o'clock in a decline Of froul TWO
TO three points. the finish being steady at these
figures. The weekly statement OF the sta nstl-
cal position. as made up IN the morning )
Chronicle. shows an increase IN the visible sup
ply as compared with last year OF l,33l.iO l Oales,
but the total supply Is now about SOOOt bales
less than IL was last week. The plantat ION de-
liveries are 1882, against 1l5,s72 last ye ar. OF
this year. crop there Is now in sight Ul,lo5'
against 7,2d3,035 last year. The amount coming
in sight last week was Il3,l0f. against l5r, 80 last
year. The weekly reports OF ID T. dry
goods trade in America are ge Eerally
cheerful. and good demand Tor manu-
Deliveries. both in public and private
from abroad are not especially cheerful. so far
as the financial situation and the trade outlook
are concerned, and much capital i benz TX made
nv the bears IN al departments Of sBcli sDecu-
lation out of the fact that the export gold
movement from this country yesterday COM
me2ced Win the shlpmcnl Oh sOHh' colu"uo'
The importance Of this movement Is, ho"eVer,
in our opinion. greatly exaggerated. the peo-
nla OF the United States are to-day u 10 capital
ists of their own railroads and lndustT ial enter
prises, and the gold that We are now sending
ont in exchange. for the most part s. Tor inter
est bearings securities attracted II ere by the
plethora of money and the low rat IS OF inter
est" u.. -
the dav at the ports are estimate II at 2o;VO,
against 1900 last week ana Z-.oo 90. ~ u
visible stocks in this country are no" as Ioi-
lows. At the ports, l196, coo bale 3; interior
towns. $4,000 against ls4;UOD anu MvVOu q year
aga. an excess OF D6.oQO bales Inc BLOCK III
New York warehouses IS $4,000 Daies, against
l14.OO0 last year. The spot market rs dul 81 IN
changed prices. Middling uplal ads, rs; no
saies have been reported. Trs nsactions IN
fntnros to-day. 5000 bales. FebrT airy, t.63s6Hi
March. ARCADIA April, 6.s396si: Nay. 6.g3s6si;
June TOta7. %; July ,7.As7l5; Au gust, 2fsI2o;
SeDtember. 1867 .36; October, ~ sN4oi Novem-
Der Tb5S1b6. Owing TO dersns snent OF tele-
graph lines there are no official adYlces from
London.
Flour closed steady; fine iyrrtdes OF spring
s2.4Oa8.OO; do. winter. s21 ~ S.S5; sapernne
spring. s2s5a3.25; do. winter. 'I3Asaol; extra
No = spriug, s3OSL75; do. 'rinter, sS.75sts5;
e,trs No y spring. s2.2J83.7t 30. winter, 1880
a375. CITY mills extras, 81 25a2bO Tor West
Indies: Southern flour closed. steady; trade and
family extras. $3YO9ASa -
Wheat-Options moderately active. irregular
and weak. In tho early dsat lngs there was 9
decline Of &c, but toward ~ Q close, on some
covering. there was u rally OF ssc. The market
finally closed A@1ec. lower. spot lots closed
easier: 40. ? red winter. 81 ot. si.lO; DO. Feb
ruary, sl0s; do. March, slU"s; do. April
sLDs54: DO. May. Sl.O5:
Corn options opened ST ca dy and unchanged
and then declined &c, cioi ing barely steady
Spot lots closed steady. No.e mixed. spot, 495sc.;