The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-24
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK Dec 2.-Cotton firm;
middling gull, So midding, Ni net re-
ceipts 2.5ll bales, gross receipts. Il. los
bales exports TO Great Britain 933 bales
France. 800 bales Continent. 257l bales
forwarded, G.520 bales. sales. 34s bales
spinners. los bales stock 1908 bales
Futures closed steady. December Z 30.
January. 100. February. 197. March,
500 April. 500, May. s13. June SIG.
July, SO. August, $50. September. 7.Js.
October 7.S0' November ~. sales, 80.
800 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, 1914 bales
exports 10 Great Britain. 1888 bales.
France, 80 bales. Continent .. 100 bales
stock. l.Oll, 10 bales.
Total so far this week-Net receipts.
Si.122 bales, exports 10 Great Britain,
1850 bales, France. $500 bales: Con-
tineni. 80, 136 bales
Total since September lst-Net receipts.
3.l9Ol4 bales exports TO Great Britain.
g'2 e07 bales. France, 2G3 1856 bales: Con-
tnent IA O55 bales
NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec 23-Cot-
ton futures steady; sales, $4,000 bales.
December. ISL. January III: February.
7s3 March 80; April, 7.9l. May 7y3:
June, 1896, July 100, August 1873 Sep
tsu Der, 76j. October. 755.
The Cotton Exchange will be closed on
December 25th and January lst only
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23.-Cotton: Re
ceipts. 23.loo bales. all American. Fu-
lures opened steady and demand good:
airy and February. 4 23-6id4 24-6l: Feb
ruary and March, 23-e4. March and
April 22-G544 1854 May and June.
4 2S-G4Qt 24-64: June and July, 4 24-64:
July and August. 2i-64n4 26-G1 Au-
g-st and September, 23-a Futures
steady. Tenders. 7,l0o bales new dock
cts.
Up. M-American middling. December.
4 2o-6ffli 2l-64. December and January.
January and February. March and April.
and april and May 2O-6i: Nav and
June 2l-64 June and July. 4 2i-G40
= 22-64; July and August 4 22-Gi, buyers
october and November (unoniciaD
i1-64 value. Futures closed barely
steady al the decline.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Dec 23-Flour duh and
easy. winter wheat. low grades 81 pa
60: do fair TO fancy, S205Q33O do.
patent. S.s5Qy.lJ. Minnesota clear. - JOd
3 10. patent. SS.l3u4 low extras, - 25
Q2G5. Southern -four duh and easy.
common 70 lair extra. S2.lON2.SO: good
10 choice do. S2OOa3.VO
Wheat-SpOt market fairly active and
nrmer' No. : red. store and elevator,
sc eioat, t9'sc, Options We're mod
vance. No. 3 red. January. 6l@Sc.. March,
65Sc. June. 65c. July. Coo. Deem
corn dull and firm: No. ?. 33%c.. ele-
vator, SiHi u3Jc. aiioat Options dull and
unchanged to &c. up. closing firm; De-
cenIoer, 35'sc.; January. 35;sc.; May.
5Asc.
Oats dun and frmer Options dull |
and frmer, No. .. December DC Janu- |
airy. 234c March. 23a,c. May, 24isc |
Spot prices. No. 2, 23I23i.c.. No = |
white. 24i.c. mixed western. 23Q24Ac.
HAY steady and in moderate demand: |
shipping. 7U475c good 10 choice 9pNy5c |
Wool quiet and firm. domestic fleece |
lGu22c.: pulled. l5m3ic.
beef quiet aud steady; family, $4,000 |
10 50. extra mess. Si.J0GSJO; beef hams |
full at Si5.OoGl55O: tierced beef steady; |
,ity extra. India mess. Sl1.0)T17.bO; cut |
meats duh and weak. picked bellies,
AIS. shoulders. s.OU4.15; hams, $500
lIS0; middles nominal
Lard quiet and arm; western steam, ]