The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-02
THE COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK, May l.-Cotton steady;
middling gulf. ~; midding uplands, IL;
sales, 1884 bales Futures closed barely
steady; sales, l0s.s0 bales; May. "a;
Jure. us: July. 49,; August, 72S. Sep
TENDER, 7.3l; October. 1884; November. 1885,
December, Ia: January. $50.
The consolidated net receipts OF cotton
reported to-day from all ports we're o,'e5
bales. exports. TO Great Britain, "a bales
Continent. 14IsS bales; stocks. 595.sl2 bales.
Total receipts so far this week-Net re-
ceipts, 1851 bales, exports. to Great Brl-
tain. 1890 bales: France. 2s9 bales; con-
tinent, 2l3iS bales
NEW ORLEANS. May l.-Cotton fu-
lures barely steady; sales, y, iOO Dales;
May 6S7; June, $780, July. 6.96; August
$50: September, 100; October. 'u1, NJ
vember. 7.06; December. 7i2; January, -.
Statement OF the cotton crop movement
IS made to the Exchange from SEPTEMBER
lst 10 April Goth. inclusive: Port receipts.
5.6S2.Si2 bales. against 4.731Zl bales last
year and 6.735.555 bales year before lasl'
overland to mills. 49, go bales, against oV''-
930 bales last year and l.770.sl0 bales year
before last; interior stocks In excess on
September lst. l03S9l bales, against lo',Vp
bales last year and 232,2jD bales year pe
fore last: southern mill takings, eAclu sn
% consumption at southern outports' o'p'-
95i bales. against 572.SSO bales last year
and 5lS226 bales year before last crop
brought into sight at the close OF AprlI,
7l0l, $50 bales. against 6,Zl25iZ bales last
wear and hth1.hfn DditN year bfiNA' 100
crop brought into sight for April Z~,4og
bales. against POP. az bales last year ana
Z1l576 bales year before last.
LIVERPOOL. May 1.-l2:30 =. M.-Cot-
ton quiet and free supply OF regulars, AT
unchanged prices; American middiln9,
4 l-l6; sales. 100 bales, American, 6oyD
bales. speculation and export, 3uD bales'
receipts. 1900 bales American. yVp Dales;
Futures quiet and demand poor May anu
June. 3 5-GfG3 S-64; June and July, 3 6-o4'
Ttrfrr mi 1-f4 AUGUST
TENDER, 2-64; September and october
6 3-6d: October and November. !, DeceHl-
Der and January, 2-6i. Tenders -'SO
bales new dockets.
3 59-54Q3 6O-6i: May and June, 79-bih
3 GO-64: June and July, 6l-64. sellers; July
and August, 3 62-6i. buyers; August ana
September. 63-6hiC 6i-6l; September ana
Der. l-Gl. buyers: November ana ne,
cember. 4 2-6i BUYERS December ana
January, 1854. Futures clio III
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, May Flour dull and
weak: winter wheat, low grades, S2OOp
ID: Minnesota clear, $2O42AW;
straights. $I2JN3.6): sup rhine. SLtJV
200. Southern flour duh and weak
cOmm3a to fair extra, S2OOg".n' boou
to choice do. S3.lOq4.2O.
Wheat quiet and lower, with options
closing steady; No red, store and ele-
vator. &c: ahoat. 624aG2l2c., Options
fairly active and &UAc. lower NO.
red closed. May, Gle; june &C. jury
Corr duh and lower, closing steady;
No. . 43IsG43&tC., elevator, Hi2d i4'4c.
afoat, Options dull and irregular, with
the close weak at unchanged prices 10
&C. decline and local switching traae'
May. 43lac.; July, 4itsc.; september t'.4c'
oats quiet and firm; May. $50; june
37ILc.: Iulv. 3G7.c. 40. white, May
40llc SpOt-No. ? 4lG4lhc.; NO
white. 1Lu42c, mixed western, IA
42igc.; white do, 4la4jl4c.; white state
Hay firm and fairly active; shipping
Wool fairly active and fair; domestic
fleece. 2Od25c.: pulled, lGH25c.
Beef quiet; family Sl4oo asked; mess,
$3.50: beef hams firm AT SlN.D' uerc,d
! heef dahl and firm; city extra, lu1ld
moss. SfgOO02l.OO: cut meats quiet and
steady: picked bellies. So, shoulders
| SG25: hams, $l0.VOp 1919, middles noihl-
lard quiet and moderately active; west
| S7.2j. May. S19j, nominal July clo-.d
| at SEQ asked Refined quiet; Cont
ncnt. $50: South America. $500 com
| pound. SG12iqHG25. --..
! Pork in fair demand. mess Nl'.''f
! 1900: extra prime. Sl3-@
Butter dull and weaker; state ddlry'
! new. I24lTl,c.: old, lODl0' &c., do, cream
| er,- new. 1Gr1Sc.: western dairy. ne",
! I0Gl3c.: do, creamery. new, Ia i'c.'
/ Eleins, lSc.
! Cotton seed oil quiet and firm crude
| a0c. bid: yellow. 33n33i-c.
! Petroleum duh and unclaimed.
Resin active and firm; strained. COM
! mon 10 good. S1I7iWl.2n.
! Turpeutiue quiet and steady AT %Hs1@lc.
! Rice quiet and steady: domestic tair
! 3HHac.: Japan. 4a0i1c.
| Noiasses F0rcim nominal New OPP
| leans open kettle, good to choice dun
/ az 3193Nc.
| Peanuts firm.