The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-06

ports 70 Continent. 3D. bales; sales
az bales. all spinners; stock. l1s,3lf
bales.
Total to-dav--Net receipts, 1852 bales.
exports to Great Britain, 1.bJ1 bales:
Continent, 1896 bales, stock. ,I6.N0
bales.
Total so far this Week-Net receipts,
6s.479 bales: exports 10 Great Britain.
33,4l5 bales: France 1870 bales; Cont
nent. AZ. f02 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
43SS.3el bales: exports TO Great Britain
I.5SG.32S bales; France, 39s.OdG bales con
tlnent l.3I3.a23 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales, 22u.5o
bales: March. III: April. 80. May, lob.
June. 80 July and August. 1.31. Septem-
Der. III. October. IT,; November, 80,
December 10. January. ZIG
NEW YORK. March 5'-The suns cot
ton review says:
Cotton declined 10 to Il points. closing
steady al a net decline OF 10 II points,
with sales Of 22G.JO0 bales.
To.day's features: King Menelik. or
Abyssinia. got the best Of Kink cotton
to-day. for the great italian defeat by
the Abyssinians caused heavy selling or
cotton at Liverpool to-day, which put
down prices there. and. needless 10 say,
the depression was reflected In all the
American markets. The big bulls Of
Liverpool sold heavily there. and the
Continent flooded Liverpool with selling
orders. Liverpool and the Continent
however. sold in New York. Prices here
gave way at once, IN spite Of the fact
that the receipts 1T the interior towns
We're light that most OF the ports got
comparatively little cotton. and that the
MI n n n
If any, over 100 90 bales. There were
some ~cports in circulation to-day that
the export demand was better here. Il
was even rumored that something Ike
1900 bales had been sold FOR export,
though this was not fully authenticated
The Russian ports Will soon be opened
and then a better Russian demand may
De expected. New York is the cheapest
or one OF the cheapest, markets in this
country and those who want cotton for
Europe will De apt 10 buy II is true
that Manchester adviccs were less cheer
fu than recently but even n Manches-
ter agrees on a somewhat lower basis
of values. good trade might be expected.
At Liverpool the spot sales increased
10 1900 bales On the other hand. how
ever. futures were low there. tho italian
crisis was considered "a very important
factor ia European politics, the CUBAN
question IS not disposed Of. and the re-
ceipts at Galveston. Charleston, Mobile.
ana Savannah were rather liberal while
spot markets were generally weak or
lower
NEW ORLEANS. LA, March 5.-cot-
ton futures steady. sales, 7Sso0 bales;
March. I'll. April 1i3; May, III; June
~. July. T2f. August, III. September
$50. October, GSl. November, 6S2; De
ccmber. 6.S3.
LIVERPOOL. March 5.-l2.30 z. NJ
Cotton demand fair and prices easier;
American mlddling, 0-32, sales, 1900
bales American. 1900 bales. specula-
ton and export, 500 bales, receipts. 10000
bales American, 1G,l0o bales. Futures
opened easy and demand moderate;
March and March and April, 4 1864. April
and May and May and june, 9Gi. june
and July and July and August, 9-Gi0
S-6l. August and September, I 1-Gi0
G-Gf: September and october 4. Octo-
Der and November, 3 Go-6f03 1904 No
vember and December ana December and
January. 3 1904 Futures steady.
12.4J =. M-American spot grades I'M
changed: American middlng, fair, 1872
good mlddling. 4 1l-32. middling. 90;
low middnng. $40. good ordinary,
1-1G. ordinary. 35~.
4 f. M.-March. + SCI, buyers; March
and April, 7-Giai SD buyers: April
and May. 4 t-G4. buyers; May and June
8 I-64. buyers june and July, 6-G4 buy
ers. July and August 6-G4, sellers, Au-
gust and September 4-G4. sellers; Sep
TENDER and october. 3 6l-64. buyers;
October and November. 8 o1-G4, sellers
November and December 80 GiH3 5T-Gi,
sellers: December and January. 2 J66fg
g 57-Gf. sellers. Futures closed quiet
but steady.