The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-08

due TO growing feeling that this
crop csnnot now turn out less than s.sw.-
900 bales. But such producuon
has not and cannot. IN orr opinion, be grown.
Shortly after O'Clock prominent commission
house was forced TO announce Its SUSPENSION.
This coupled with rumor emanating from lhe
Stock Exchange 10 the effect that the New
Orleans market would lie closed tomorrow In
consequence OF the cotton panic. led to re-
newal Of the nervous feeling and loss OF some
OF tho Improvement, The close WAS steady ~
aboutf points over the lowest. Inc interior
movement shows loss of nearly 20 points
Tor to-day at Augusta and memphh.
lhe facts IN regard TO the New OIleans
Exchange seem 70 be maj we r;, hi"' tbe
usual customOf observing the Anniversary OF
Jacksons defense Of New Orleans as l1gal
holiday. Signs are not wanting alteI INC oi2 &c
of business of renewal OF confidence on IN
vesiment demand for cotton anu PROBABLE
Futures steady Receipts az tho ports arc
3i.000 bales. against 210 O last year. The spot
market is iuil at SC decline IN quotations..
Middling uplRnds. 1-l6: sales. - bales.
Transactions In futures, 10000 bales. January,
sI0s1Is; February, "0@12l. harch' &c
SS: April T.a3eIif: May, 1.5i@I55; June.
76.ar65. July. 7.N@afJ; August, fS3eIoo;
September, Igi@Ea3
PRODUCE.
Tour-Flour closed steady and unchanged.
Nheaf-Nheat opened weak and iOwcr on the
Government report OF the total yield OF last
Years. crop. he bulls were taken aDack by the
report which showed that tho wheat crop was
the biggest ever grown. and they sold freely.
During the last half Of the day the selling was
very heavy. aud prices nr0ke rapidly amid con-
siderable excitement. The closing figures were
10 g3sc below those OF Yesterday. spot lots
closed weak and lc lower. spot sales: No ? red
winter. sl.05i,.: No. red winter. January,
siO2es; Februsry. sl.03}4; March, Sl.05; April,
si.05js.: May sinisS
COrn-Corn options were dull all day and
closed weak with wheat. spot lots closed easier
Sales: No. mixed. 53c.; No. , mixed, January
5,94c.; February, 5i}sc.; March, 5l3sc.; APRIL
5lstc
Oats-Oats options were fairly active and
weak, closing slightly lower. Spot lots closed
dull but steady. Spot sales: No mixed, 5ssH@
BIC; No. mixed 3s,6c.; No do. 81 9c.; 10. 3
mixed, January, Sdj<c.; February, 5'f4c. May
3sssc.
Pork Pork dull; new mess. SO.
Iard-Iard Qniot, January S0ff; FEBRUARY
&C ~; March. s651.
Sugars-Raw sugar firm, with a good demand;
50 test, musc0yadO. &c; 90 test centrifugal.
3iSc. Refined sugar firm and fairly active: cut
loaf and crushed. 5isc.; powdered, 4 '-ltc.;
granulstcd 4lr9 fStc.: cules. f-l6c.; mould
a 1-lJc.; confectioners A" 4lBc-
Cotieo-Spot lots coffee steady far no car
goes. iGl4c. Futures closed quiet bat nrmi hio
or Santos, No. E. January, SPA; February
Sl2l0; March. Sli9l
Naval stores-Spirits turpentne has not va
ried for the day; ruling quiet ana steady;
quoted at 3ia "a C. Kosin unchanged IN prices
and quiet; strained. SI.3j; good strained, SIP
BctrOieum-Plpe Line certificates were on4F
moderately dealt IN to-day. At New Ork TX
change no quotation At Consolidated tx
change. February opened at 6i1sc.; highest
6l5sc; lowest, 6lc.; closing, 6ic