The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-26

NEW YORK. April 25.-Ilubbard. Price q
Co.'S daily letter says The Liverpool mar
ket by 2.a0 %. day was 4-64 lower than on Sat
urday. Before tine close part of this decline
had been recovered aud tina prices were 1-0i
20 2-6t below the finish last week Spot sa es
were only 900 bales and this was construed
Is an uutav0r0hle feature. indicating the
probable continuance Of the strike and the
likelihood that the demand from spinners for
the next few DAYS was likely 10 continue. The
result was an opening decline Of about SIX
points in our market This was. however. met
by some yo.y large buying orders. and before
I o'clock prices were back TO Saturday y
closing fgaras New Orleans receipts tO-mor-
row are estimated az 1900 bales. Yarns III
Manchester are quoted quiet and firm cloths,
quiet. During the afternoon the market be-
came slightly easier. closing finally four
points below saturday figures and eight
points below the highest prices touched to-
day. considerable short interest has been
created to-day. and the progress Of any fur
Tier decline VIII N CONSEQUENCE he neces-
sArily slow Receipts al the interior towns Of
ST. Louis Memphis and Augusta ara /. 1876.
against 1874 last year. 10 don't seem
probable that the weeks rece;uts
viii TO less than SATURDAYS estimate.
Cotton futures steady. Receipts at the
ports are g. 500 bales. against . 900 last week
and II 900 last year The spot market is quiet
AT l-l6 decline ia quotations. middlng up
LANDS. 73E. no sales reported There were sold
last week aud not before reported ,l44 bales
Transactions in futures were 10000 bales.
A "Wednesday will be "a legal holiday notices
Of tenders on May contracts Will be issued
tomorrow April. 7.OO@ l.Oz; May. LO5a III;
June. T. lGu7.I1. July, Z26aL27; August, 7.36
@787. September. 7.fka746: October 1910
T56 November. 7.64@ 7.6o, December, LAG
no. January, i.s4aLot.
PRODUCE
Flour quiet but steady; fine grades Of spring,
sl90a225. do winter ga 265; superiine
spring. y. lON2.6J do. winter, q 6OG3. extra
No. / spriug. $304.60; do. winter, S3a 400
do No z spring. 5250Q3Z0. do winter. 81
u825. city mil extras. Sf.75 for West indies,
Southern flour closed steady; trade and faml-
Is extras. 53.GOof.BO
Wheat options opened firm and IaA c.
higher. on steady cables and dispatches from
the Vest confirming previous information
concerning the lateness of the crop. Later
IN the morning there was a further improve
ment on local buying. In the early afternoon
dealing the advance was lost on some selling.
but toward the close the market became irm
again and prices closed higher by H@Fsc;
Spot lots closed firm and higher. No. z red
winter spot. 9ic.: DO. April. 9d5lc.; May,
NE: June. 90 c.: July, yONc.
Corn Options were fairly active, with
prices steady closing strong and unchanged.
Spot lots closed steady No. mixed, spot,
.lc April. 4g1lc,; May. l1c.; june 45lsc.:
July. 40 &C..
oats Options were fairly active. closing
iim for all months except April, which was
lover. Spot lots closed 4@14c. higher. Spot
sales. No. white. 374 m3744c. No. mixed
spot &C.; April SIZE; May. SIZE; June,
o5Lc.
Pork quiet new mess. sll@1L0.
Lard closed quiet May. S6.43; July, 5000.
AUGUST. sGGl
sugar Raw dull: centrifugal. 9G-test, SIC;
muscoyado. safest nc. Refined dull; cut
Loaf or crushed. 5Q51fc.; powdered or cubes;
4 1@SS4c.; graduated, 45s@49sc.; mould
A. a-l6@4ll-l6c.: confectioners' A, 4l4@42sc.
Coffee Spot lots closed stronger, far Rio