The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29

IN some parts OF New England ana merely
q Trojan horse designed TO capture the
bullish citadel and put down prices, some
profess TO believe so. hut Tor al that.
the announcement that some OF the miils
IN New Hampshire ana elsewhere are 10
run on mar ume was not IT'S effect, t0r
IL ~ wen known that the cotton goods
are dull, and have been dull Tor "A long
period, while Prices nave been steadliy
uccinnf. Otner features preJudicial 10
buiiisb interests to-day were rather liberal
receipts at New Orleans and savannah,
thc cuban resolution ln the senate. the
decline m the stock market, duiiness ana
depression IN spot cotton, fears OF goiu
exports, apprehension OF a revision OF
the cotton differences here continued sell
ihk ny Liverpool. local ana southern
iQuiuauOn, and a weak closing a,iOs'
Inc water. Weld d co. and other com
mission houses continue 10 sell. Houses
are understood TO nave sold again IN
Liverpool They have DCcn DONG that,
IL appears. for several days past.
lu inc hrst trading IN cotton To-Day
ihcfc was a moderate advance, as TIE
Liverpool advices were more favorable
IMAM had been expected. while the re-
cclpts at Galveston. Houston, ana Mem
pms were small, but later on Liverpool
weakened. ana the budget of Oth r. Ltar-
sun a tendency here 60 operseil the mar
ktJ however, ana especially the mai kct
Tor the new crop months. AMI they show
ca more strength. Shorts are most re-
liable buyers in the market Manuflc
turcrs can Put OH buying for good
while but shorts cover TO come 10 time
within specified limits.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S-COtton quiet!
middling gull, : l-l6. middling 1916.
gross receipts, 1908 bales forwarded 90
Dalcs; sales, "a nalCs. spinners, It5 bales.
stock. 1sG.Ol9 bales.
Meckly-Nct receipts, 99j bales; gross
receipts, -J2lS bales. exports TO Great
Britain. 1850 bales. France, ~ uales.
Continent CAB bales. forwarded. J.l3J
paies' sales t,2lS bales. spinncrs, LIS
Total to-day-Nct receipts, ls.2iG bales:
exports 10 Great Britain. ~ 100 bales
Continent 263 bales, stock. so 1J1 bales.
Total 50 far this week-Net receipts,
gl'903 bales. exports TO Great Britain
1855 bales; France, 94ll bales; Con
uneut, 4H4fl bales.
Total since September ist-Net receipts.
4ilN.aU2 bales. exports 10 Great Britain.
LOS. go bales. France. 3g9,940 bales.
Continent III. i43 bales.
Futures closed quiet, sales. l'9.HD
bales, February, l1J. March, "a, April.
August. l62. September. 737. October
7.3O. November. l2O. December. 20.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. Feb. 2S.-Cot-
ton futures steady. sales 81. 200 bales,
March, 1884, April. f.3f. May. t42 June.
78J. July TiJ. August. f.13. September
Il4, October 100, November, rvl, De-
Weekly decentralization 81. so
bales. New Orleans, l,j0LfB bales. Mo.
bne. 1s1.W3 bales. Savannah. GA $50
bales. Charleston. 2jilG4 bales Whining
ton. 1JI. $50 bales, NOrioih, -ui,-1" bales.
Baltimore. 3GlJ bales, New York. s5.44'
bales. Boston. gb.Sil bales. Newport
News O.IG6 bales, Philadelphia, "p.5ia
bales. West Point. 15a435 bales. Bruns-
wick. CG.774 bales Port Royal. JnUJi
50187 bales. Total. 4.n9gO2 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25-l2.31 II. NJ
Cotton. Fair business done ana prices
easier. American middllns, ) s-l0, sales,
10000 bales. American. U,rUl bales. specu.
lati0n and export. 500 bales. receipts.
900 bales. all American. Futures open
cd easy and demand fair February.
4 1861. February and March. . li-6in
4 1G-ji March and April l0-04 April
4 1851. June and July. 1861. july ana
August 4 13-WQ4 1861. August and
September, 4 10-ei4i ll-o4; October ana
November. G}-Gi. November and De
cembcr 3 62-G413 G,-64. FUTURES steady.
Tenders at to-day's clearinss, 400 bales
new dOckcts
1915 p. M.-American spot grades; ~ ~
lower. American mlddling, ialr' $50. 81,
good middnng, l132' middling, = l3-S2,
low middling. a 5lt' good ordinary
4 $40. ordinary, 4.
=. M1E,g,eTggry iGlcl , sellers l Es9,
a aTd' Nav. 4 is-G4al 1894. buyers. Mag
and June. l3-GlQI 1864 sellers. june
and July. l2-0ldl 1861. buyers july
and August. l2-Gi"4 1860, sellers
August and september. l0di. sellers;
September and October. a-l4. sellers.
October and November a aOi buyers
November and December. 3-ui, sellers
Futures closed barely steady. 81,
cotton statistics. Total sales Of the
week. G1 900 bales. American '4'pl bales
trade takinps including forwarded NOM
ehip'e side. $50 900 bates. actual expo ltS'
GuI0 bales. total import 10000 bales,
American. $1,000 bales total stock. 100.
900 bales. American. 100000 bates. tctal
afoat. 1sGOnu bales. American gtuN
porfcrs took 500 bales