The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-04

account Of leap year. New Orleans acc
tual average weight, 5.os.sc2 bales OF the
cotton crop. embracing port receipts
and overland for six months ending Feb
ruary 18th. sos $500 pounds per bale.
against $40 9-ioo per bale last year. De-
tailed averages are as follows: Louisiana.
5000; increase 1854. Alabama, ses-ss;
| crease. 6. North Carolina, 4s.25: decrease.
1886 Virginia. SAC: decrease. ssz. Ten
nessee. including Memphis. 81. Louis and
overland. SOFAS; decrease. 72. Net de-
crease for the whole. as compared with
the close OF January this year.. 80
pounds per bale. but an increase OF 279
pounds. as compared with the close Of
February last year.
Inc total net receipts OF cotton at all
ports since September /. 1892: Galveston.
yd,szl bales; New Orleans, l3s. as bales:
Mopile, l6f.4sO bales; Savannah. 6S2,73
oaIes; Charleston. H6.3O0 bales; Whining
ton. l53,sls bales. Norfolk. 22.304 bales:
baltimore. Cab bales; New York. 75.62l:
Boston ZIP bales; Newport News. i2,s76
pales; Philadelphia. 55,494 bales: West
foint. Va. 1888 bales: Brunswick. So,405
bales; Velasco. 1886 bales; Pensacola,
$50 bales. Total, 4,3l9,sss bales. Deduct
s'o2 bales claimed and counted by Sa-
vannah and Charleston in their net re-
ceipts. Total since LIST (eorrected), 4,31o.1H
bales
LIVERPOOL. March s.-Noon.-March-
April, 51-6fG4 1886; April-May, 4 1894
"a F4-64: May-June, 4 55-G4a4 1894:
June-July, 56-64Q4 5s-G4; July-August,
4 5s-64d4 COCA. Tenders. 500 new dockets
p. M.-March. 4 54-64sb4 55-G4: March
April. 54-64a4 55-63 April-May, 4 1854,
sellers; May-June. 57-64a4 5s-G4: June
July, bo-o4, sellers; July-Ausust. 4 COCA
"A 61-G4; August-September, 6O-64
values; September October. 4 57-C4, buy
ers; OctoberNovember. 4 55-Gia4 1894.
Futures closed barely steady.
The Weekly Cotton statistics-Total
sales OF the week. $4,000 bales; American.
5000 bales; trade takings. including
forwarded from ships side. 1900 bales;
actual export, 1900 bales; total import,
5000 bales; American, IS 200 bales: total
stock, $4,000 bales; American. 1,410,0O0
bales; total anoat 10000 bales; Ameri-
can, 10000 bales; spectators took 400
bales and exporters took 2.Goo bales.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Flour dull but
steady winter wheat. low grades, s2.10
G2.55; city mills $4,000 10; do patent.
81. 40T460; Minnesota clear, S2.501350; |
Southern -four dull and steady; common |
TO fair extra, s210q3.10; good to choice |
do, $3151425.
Wheat opened firm and closed weaker, |
with options dull; No. red, store and |
elevator, 7shQ7slkc. afioat, 7SNc OPP |
tons opened firm al &c. advance. re-
acted and closed heavy at aSG5sc under
yesterday and moderately active; No.
red March, 77%c.; April, 1850; May,
794c.
Corn-Spot opened frmer, closed weaker
and dun; No 2. 52Ad53&c. elevator;
53Rn54%c. afoat; uneraded mixed 400
a19c.; steamer mixed. 52Aa53Ac. OPP
tons opened at NC. advance and closed
weak at nc. below yesterday; March
'2ssc.: April, 519sc.; May. 5ONc.
Oats-spot frmer and quiet. Options
hull, lower and weak; March. CSC. May,
'1sic.; No. 2. 3SlRc. No. 2 white 41%0
i2c.; mixed Western, 3sG40c.; white do,
Ila47c.
Beef quiet and steady; family, $1,000
$50; extra mess. S90OG9.5O; beef hams
iull and firm at S21.5O; tierced beef steady
md dull; city extra, India mess. $1,000;
,ut meats quiet ana steady: picked bell
ies. sl1.25; shoulders, $1,000; hams. st4OO
11425: middles dull and firm.
Lard firm and quiet; Western steam
'losed at $500 asked. Refined dull and
steady; Continent. S13.55; S. A., S13.55;
Stops.
Pork quiet and firmer; old mess, s1o.75;
lew mess, 5000; extra prime nominal.
Cotton seed oil quiet: crude higher;
fellow steady.
Petroleum quiet and steady.
Rosin quiet and firm; strained, common
o good, S1.45d147I
Turpentine dull and firm at 34l5a35c.
Rice In fair demand and firm; domestic,
air 10 extra. 3Skq6c. Japan. 4%G5c.
Molasses-Foreign nominal: New Or
cans in good demand and firm at 2sG37c.
Peanuts dull and steady.
Coffee-Options opened quiet and closed
arely steady at 5d2o points down:
farch, s17.2OG17.30; May. s16.65G1875;
uly, s1650G16.65; September, sl6.35G
Gas; December s1610q1G.20. Spot Rio
ominal; No. 7, 17kc.
Sugar-Raw dull and steady; fair re-
ming. &c.. 0G-test centrifugal. 3asc. Re
ned more active and steady.
Grain freights to Liverpool dull and
yeak; cotton. 3-32d.; grain, I'D.