The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23

J warded. 262J bales sales, 3.lUJ bales;
\ spinncrs. 2sy bales: stock, lsJ,Sw bales.
Total tO-day-Net receipts. 1882 bales,
exports to Great Britain, lf.i5s bales:
| Continent li,is3 bales. stock. 80 l32
bales.
Total so far this weck-Net receipts.
| d..lij bales. exports to Great Britain.
5000 bales. France 1856 bales. Con-
rnent. $50 bales.
gotal since September ist--N receipts,
3.i4.sz1 bales. exports TO Great britaln,
i.xlu5oU bales. france Si,.Vp' hales'
Continent. 1.Vu2 5s1 bales
Cotton futures closed quiet but STEADY !
January and February. ~. March, .H1,
Aprl. n.uS. May, Sni, june e.lli jury
and August, S.1i. september, ~, &c
toper. al. November, al, sales, l"l,i"O
bales.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jan. ~. Cotton
futures steady. sales. 1919 bales, Janu-
AIRY. Isl. February. f.sG. March '.es,
April. ID2 May. dgG. June go; July.
SOB August 1876 SEPTEMBER ''"' &c
tOhtr. tot
LIVELIHOOD Jan. Z2.-l2:3o p. NJ
Cotton. Demand lair and prices urn
American middling, ll-a2. sales, 10000
bales. American. 500 bales, speculation
and export 1900 naies receipts, 2O,VyQ
bales. American. lOSD bales FUTURES
opened firm and demand moderate; Janu-
airy ana February. 4 Zs-bA. February ana
March. 4 1854. March and April, ze-bi;
May and June june and july, ana july
ana August, 2a-C4. August ana Septem-
her, 4 1854. September ana October,
1861. October ana November 4 lJ-Gi.
Futures steady.
4P. M.-January. 2I-Gin4 2s-C4. Janr-
AIRY ana February Z 2i-Gl, sellers, Feb
ruary and March ! 2G-Gi. buyers March
and April. 2J-6404 yG-Di. buyers. April
and May. 4 2J-GIWi 2G-G4. sellers, May ana
June. 4 25-GI. buyers. July and August.
25-Oi, buyers, August ana september
4 2i-bi. sellers. september ana OCTOBER
Z 1904. sellers; October and November
4 1864. sellers Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Ihe suns cot
ton review SAYS
Cotton declined 20 & points. closing
quiet and steady, with sales OF ILL.,
To-days features Although Liverpool
news was disappointing and there was
more or less long liquidation In conse-
Qucnoc. yet the market rallied at one
tine IN spite of some further liquidation
later on the net decline for the day was
small and the tone Of the close vas
steady for the receipts were light both
at the ports ana the interior towns.
Manchester wAs hrmer, The Liverpool
spot market was higher. New Orleans
reported good European demand al the
South the export movement from sNeW
YORK was liberal southern spot quota
tons were raised. and some OF the local
shorts covered
hasior money markets are expected at
tho South after February I'd. when the
award Of Government bonds. - expected
10 be made, which VIII release large
amounts of money now held I'm reserve
in case bids are accepted. In any event,
however. the southern planter IS more
independent of the southern bankers Just
now than at any time for years past,
and IN he wants to hold his cotton ne
can do II without asking permission from
anybody
The point is made 10y the bulls that
the southern planter Is not hoiding MS
cotton back. that he is selling because
OF he remumeratirc price prevailing. and
Inc fear that the next acreage may be
very large And the receipts continue
small, far smaller than any of the bears
had expected. Therefore. the bulls
argue that the cotton is not in the South
10 come forward The very strongest
inducements IN the shape OF big prices
and the fear Of big $reage fail TO
bring It out Europe and the South, az
wen as Wall street, have been buying
here of late.
The situation is regarded by the Dull
faction as very hopeful for the imme-
diate future. When the time comes TO
plant cotton things may be different
but that is another story
MANCHESTER, ENG. Jan. 1.-The
Guardian 10 its commercial article to-
day says the Improvement IN Amerlcbl
cotton al Liverpool has impaired little
strength TO the goods trade IN Man
chester and the general appearance OF
the market is steady with occasional
instances Of increased Willingness 10
sell Buyers. however are NhNlHlHE 10
purchase beyond their actual require
ments until the distant markets shall
have contributed better prices than have
ruled recently occasionally lines of
shirtings have been negotiated where
the difference between manufacturer ana
merchant has been narrow. The lower
sorts of goods are profitable. and Tho re-
luctancc TO make concessions has ire
quentlv stopped business The india
inquiry has been slower and the replies
to offers have been disappointing. There
have Deen occasional offers from China
al low prices and little business has
been executed. rhe smaller foreign
markets have generally been quiet. The
demand for yarns at the opening promised
a good business but the close was poor
Spiuners are often hrin. bat less trade
is possible Sometimes low bids have