The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31

NEW YORK. March 30.-The Suns cot
ton review says:
Cotton advanced TO 4 points and
closed steady. with sales Of IlI,l0D bales.
T0-day's features: Liverpool advanced
and New York followed suit. II did not
20 up much. however. for the speculation
here was very dull The approaching
Easter holidays check speculation NJ the
present time But there were other fac
tors. aside from Liverpool. which helpeb
10 put I'D prices. The spot markets IA
this country We're more active, the e1-
ports are larger than recently, there was
no pressure 10 sell here today, and the
receipts az some interior points we're
very light, while those al the ports are
certainly not excessive The spot SAFES
in Livcrno0l jnst preceding Easter holi-
DAYS have invariably shown a large in
crease, and history may repeat Itself this
year The estimated receipts az New
orleans tomorrow are large, but on the
last day Of each month they always show
some augmentation Mobile received
1872 bales. against 57f bales last week
and 20 bales last year. But at other
interior points the receipts were con-
siderabiy smaller than on the same DAY
last year. For instance. savannah re-
cefved only 5e1 bales. against 1000 bales
last week and 1.O1l bales last year
week and ] 1876 last year. and 81. LOUIS
30 bales. against go bales last year.
The interior shipments were not smail
and the exports from the ports were OF
fair proportions.
NEW YORK. March 3o-Cotton quiet;
niddiing gulf. 81, midiling -; gross
receipts. 1.l26 bales; exports 10 Great
Britain. 2.1U bales. France. lf9 bales.
Continent 5.86T bales; forwarded ~
Isrr .
bales. stock (actual. 16l .-s6 bales.
TOTAL to-day-Net receipts, l-.'o3 bales
exnorts 10 Great Britain. 4OaI bales
France. 14l bales; Continent, J.4Oi bales
stock. 5g2ss1 bales.
Total SO FAR this week-Net receipts
1889 bales; exports 10 Great Britain
4. 81 bales. France. l45 bales Conu-
nent. II 6G4 bales.
Total since September ist-Net receipts,
4a79.392 bales: exports 10 Great Britain
!. S31. los bales. France, 4-6,1il bales con-
tnent. 1.i44.S4l bales
Futures closed very steady; sales, H.
200 bales: March nominal. April LOO
May. T.G4: June. 765. July les. August
7G7. September. 7.33; October. 724; NO
vemher, 7.l9; December, - January
IDS
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March 3o-Cot-
ton futures quiet and steady, sales. 4t"h
bales: March and April 10; May 1.6-;
June. 7.Co. July. 7ss. August. 1.i>; Sep
ternber. 10: October. Cos. November
e. -. December. Cos.
LIVERPOOL. March 3o--i2.0 2. NJ
Cotton market quiet and prices W
changed; American mlddling. AS sales
5000 bales: American. 100 bales. specu-
lauon and export. JDp bales. receipts
5000 bales: American. GO bales. Futures
opened steady and demand poor; March.
4 1851: March and April 1864 ApIh
ana Nav. 1864. May and Jne, ls-o4
June and July, 4 1854 duly and Az
gust. l2-6i. August and september
: g-63. November and December 3 os-bf'
December and January. 3 j9-ti4. Futures
quiet and steady atgthe al yafce.
p. N-March. 19-C4, sellers Marcn
and Anrii. 1864 fsc4 sellers April
and Nav. lG-G404 1T-C4; May and june
( 15-Gfl4 1G-G4. buyers. June and july
400. sellers. July and August la-.i'
huver-. August and Septembe-s : lv-"''
sellers. october and November. 3 Ct.
sellers. November ana December' coo
Ga cl-c4. December and January, v0-of
= ci-64. Futures closed steady.