The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-09


ter, II any Will depend also upon re-
ports from the South about the crop
The fact that the Finance Committee laid
before the Senate last night the tarif
bill that has been decided upon. and
upon which the Senate viii have 10 vote.
gives color 10 the feeling that tile bill
VIII pass the Senate sooner or later Some
OF the steadiness here to-day may be due
20 the expectation Of favorable action at
Washington on this bill. The sentiment
OF the country seems 10 be that the gem
eral effects OF its becoming law will
be enough to stimulate all branches OF
trade. Port receipts to-day, 1900, against
600 last year. and so far this week, u sS3.
against 1905 last year.
NEW YORK, May s.--Cotton-Mid-
ding gulf ~; middling uplands. IA:
sales, OS2 bales. Futures closed steady;
sales. CISCO bales: May, 6.gOaG.9l; June.
coo: July. GW07O4; September. 7.0s;
December, 7l1nT.1s; January, 7.2iqT2j.
The consolidated net receipts OF cotton
reported to-day from all ports were
4,;,6S bales; exports TO France, 3I9 bales;
Continent. ~ bales; stocks, 534 s62 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May Section fu-
lures barely steady; sales. $500 bales;
May. G.GG; June, 6.67; July. GIL; August,
GIL: September, 671: october, 6.I2; No
vember, GU; December, 6.S; January
Csc.
LIVERPOOL, MAY N-l-sOD
Cotton demand moderate and prices
steady: American middling, 3 1910; sales
estimated at 10000 bales American. 400
bales: speculation and export, 800 bales;
recelpts 1900 bales; American, 9,5VO
bales. Futures firm and demand fair;
June and July, 3 54-64q3 55-64; July and
August. 2 5j-tlid3 jG-G4; August and sep
TENDER. 3 1864. September and October,
1914: october and November. 3 5I-6ln
3 5S-G4: November and December 3 59-6i;
December and January, 3 59-64.
p. M.-May, 3 3l-o443 oZ-Of: May anu
June 2 51-GiG3 52-Gd; June and July,
> 52-G4. buyers. July and August, 53-64'
BUYERS: August and September. 3 54-Gl:
BUYERS: September and October. 55-6i.
BUYERS: October and November 3 5G-6l,
buyers; November and December, 51-64'
vanles. December and January, 3 jS-G4.
sellers. Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May S.-Flour dull and
weak and offered freely; winter wheat,
low grades, S2Ooa2.45i fair 70 fancy,
50 45a2 -: patent, S3l5q3.45; Minnesota
clear. 50 20: superfine, sl.IjN2.OO; patent
S,mdI %. Southern four dull and weak,
common 10 fair extra, $2OUQ3.OO; gOod
10 choice. S3.f0Q i2o.
Wheat dull at hc. lower; No. 2 red.
store and elevator, 134c.; ahoat G0Ac.
options opened weak and declined 80
SC. Tdllltu +fh|~'s 49, 49,
i.Hibc. under yesterday with prices
| about g-lGd7sc. below previous low record
No. . red closed: May, Dl4c. June, 0Oisc.
Corn duh and firm; No. 2, 43zqi5Ac.,
elevator; l4c. ahcat Options duii ana
about steady, win tfadihs ohly local
| May. 43i4c.; July, 44l2c.
oats dun. Options fairly active and
! easier: May 3SAc.; June. sc; July'
379,c.: No. . white, May, 4lc.: June,
lGs.c. Spot-No. >. 40c.; No. > white,
f2c.; mixed western, 4l@42c; white do''
/ 42U iJiac. o,,.,-.
Hay in fair demand. shipping. 6Oq6j;
! good to choice SOUWc.
| Wool fairly active and firm; domestic
.ieece. @JN25c.; pulled, lGn21c .....,.
: Beef quiet and steady: family Sl2Wp
400: extra mess. Ss.OOllS.5o: beef hams
ouiet at $500: ierccd beef dull: city
| extra. India mess, Sl9bOG2i %; cut meats
| duh and steady: picked bellies, SUI
/ bid: shoulders. SGUOaG23; hams, Sio"'
! middles nominal
| $3.50 Futures nominal. Refined quiet
/ Continent. $50; South America, $3.50.
Pork unchanged.
Butter fairly active; western dairy, "a
| i2c.: creamery. new, l30lIc.; Elgins. lic.
! Cotton seed on quiet and NOMINAL; crude,
| SOC. asked. yellow, 'i3c.
| Petroleum dun.
| R0sin dui and steady: strained. COM
! mon to good. SI17sUl20
Turpentnc quiet ard steady AT 2S52c.
! Rice ST 'y and quiet domestic, fair
u extra tuJi.c.. Japan, f'-H &c.
Mclass-e- Foreign nominal. New or
leans. open kettle. good 10 choice, quiet
/ ard unchanged at 3O43sc.
Peanuts quiet.
/ Coifee-Ontions opened steady and IN
| changed 10 = points up, closing dun and
! unchanged 10 10 points up: June. $l'.31'
| September. S14.7O0lI7j Spot Rio quiet
! 80. 7. SlG2J.
! Suear-Raw active and firm; fair re-
! dning. = 7-1Gc. Refined quiet and firm
! OFF A. % 1l-1643 l5-1Gc.; standard a. "a
! Site; cut-l0af. iN6i 11-1tc.: crusned'
/ 3a.14 I5-l8c.. eranulated. 4 5-l6c.
| Treiehts 10 Liverpool quiet; cotton
steamer. 3-32d bid and 7-Gid. asked
| grain, steamer, Nd