The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

4.S74,9r bales; exports TO Great britain,
l,oJ2, LOO bales. france oSo,Soo OehoS'
Continent, l,25a. 45l bales. 49,, 200
Futures closed steady. sales. i.,,.WW
bales; February, 757, March, 40. ApIn'
7.U3. May. 7.6s, June. H. July, 10 a va.
gust, 7.1o; September, 1.oy' octobef' '.f-'
November, 1o9. December, al -
NEW YORK. Feb. 25-Thc suns col
Cotton deemed TO points. but re-
covered this and advanced 3 70 . Polillls'
closing steady with sales OF l'l,'p oalss,
To-aay's features. Disappearance,
awaited the bulls If they eApec,eu Az. 3ny
Improvement In Liverpool to-day, ior 'La'
market was not oniy there, but less ac-
tive. and there was considerable h1uiua-
ton for local aad southern account bIl
goods are duh. and II IS believed MAJ
for awhile az least one OF the Ne" LHb'd"u
viii run on short time
All the mail advlces tend TO connrm
the recent reports that there VIII uea
large increase Ia the acreage TINS year,
ana this fact was reflected IN a tendency
to increase the discounts on the next
crop months. There IS pretty ialr snort
interest In New York. and bears snow
a disposition to cover on the smaiiest
alarm. However, the speculation JACKS
steam on the bull side also. Inc NtW
Orleans estimated receipts TOMORROW are
large. and Charleston got considerable
cotton to-day. Silver was easier. As
TO the crop, the quantity in sight now Is
6OV0. 900 bales by Saturday. Tomorrow
wednesday, will be notice day, ana some
were running away from Marcn COTTON
to-day Ina other words, there was con
siderable switching from March 10 ia,el
positions. principally 10 May july, ana
August Southern cotton buyers were
said 10 be selling in small country loWnS
of the South. The Manchester private
cables were less favorable than yesterday.
This afternoon prices showed consider,
able strength, mainly owing TO suail
receipts In such interior towns as ious,
ton and Memphis. covering OF shorts ana
a lessened demand 10 sell.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Feb. Cot
ton futures quiet. sales, 5000 bales
February. 742, March. t43. April 90
May. 7.55. June. 7.G'9 july. 164, August
100 September, 80 Ocionei' ''i'' NJ
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2-t-i@;5V /. 81
Cotton market quiet and prices easier,
American middling, a. sales o'V'v paies
American, iloD pales ,5 da1 ~
export. 500 bales; receipts 22.ouO pales.
American 5000 bales. Futures opened
easy and demand moderate; February
22-64. February ana March, 1r--ot'
April and May. ! 2o-64; May ana June'
= gn-Gin4 1861. June and july ! lo-pt,
.fulv and August. ! lS-64n4 lI-oii august
and Septomber. .G-G4. october ana NO
Vember. 1864. Futures easy. Oh, -.
1g:45 l.. M-Amorican grades, l-,,- To-"
or. American middling, lair, 2I-@-. soou
,ri5J.ing 4 1872. middnng, I lj-3z. low
middine. ia, good ordinary IA ofdi-
nary, 1-l6. ,,.- In. mil.
M clause February. 2l-6iu4 22-64,
ulN5 Vi"ta t,,,,,,, end March. 4 2u-Giu
stieis 49,. [farrh and Apfil. 1864.
BUYERS. April ana May, I ls-Gi' 1 buyers,
Nav and June, lI-G+14 is-et' t,'SS.c,.s.
june and July 4 l1 ,gi,., I i,lVe August
800 eenfomber. { f3-Gi04 l4-6l, sellers
September ana October. L 90, sellers
,,r.oDcr ana November, 1p+ l-vt, D"s ~ ~
November and December - auiie49'
tl-rDa nLn.Ol lulni.