The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-27
TILE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 2G-Cotton STEADY
miodling gulf. 5 lie. miodhng. ! 10 10
net receipts. loo bales, gross receipts
3.i0O bales; exports to the Continent,
$50 bales. sales. 1850 bales, splnners,
45O bales. stock. 1925 bales
Total TO day.-Net receipts, $3.50 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain. l0,T23 bales;
Continent. 1850 bales. stock, t2s0Os
bales
Total SO far this week-Net receipts.
"A. $50 bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
255 bales. France. 7i92 bales. Cont
nent. ~ .37s bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
4 .c93. fC6 bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
70G PCS bales, France 426, GAG bales. Con
tlnent, i,43i COS bales.
Noucc-The New York Cotton Exchange
viii 10 closed on Good Friday, April 3D.
and on Saturday April 4th.
Futures closed firm; sales. 10. 200 bales
March. 10 April. 752. May. 75a. June.
76O. July. 7CO; August. 7Go. September.
13l, October. 12l. November, slO, De-
cemhcr, us; January. ~.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March 2G.-Cot-
ton futures quiet and steady. sales. p 100
bales; March. 40 April : IS May. 15l:
June, 40. july. T4S, August, ~: Sep
TENDER. 7os. October. G.03, November,
G92 December, 69f.
ii \ lfAlOilg MdlNN 20 L. .'v 4 N's
Cotton demand moderate and easy, Amer
lean middnng, A. sales 5000 bales;
American. 100 bales speculation and
export. 500 bales. receipts. 5000 bales.
American, GOO bales. Futures opened
quiet and demand poor; March, 1864
March and April. 4 1864. April and MAY,
1864: May and June, 1864, June ana
July. 11-G4G4 1864. July and August
i i064a4 11-G4: August and September.
7-Gf. October and November 3 oa04
November and December, 5s-GI Decem-
Der and January, 5I6i.
12.4J +. M.-Ameifcan spot grades I'M
changed. American middling ialr
3 fi.lG. good middling. 4 7-l6; miodling
AZ. low middHng, 9-32; good ordinary
4 6-32 ordinary 1872
l.. M-Amerfcan middiing. low mid
ding clause. March, il.Gf. March and
Aprl 15Gl. sellers: April and May,
1864. Nav ana June. 4 1864. buyers;
June and July. 4 1880 1854, buyers,
July and August, 1851, sellers; August
and September, l-64Nt 500, sellers,
September and October. 4. October and
November, 3 59GsQS COCA November
and December and December and Janu-
AIRY. . 5SG4 Futures closed steady.
CINCINNATI. O.. March 1.-THE Price
Current summarizes the crop conditions
for the past week as follows:
The wheat crop situation continues
more a matter Of suinise than Of owl
G>nce Something of snow protection
and moisture have modified adverse m
eucaces The general situation has not
sprreciably changed.
The weeks packing Of hogs amounted
to 5000 against go geo for the cor
week year age.
NEW YORK. eMarch 2G.-The suns
cotton review says.
Cotton opened unchanged TO points
higher. but lost the Improvement al one
time near months were 2 points lower
Later 10 rallied and advanced Z 10
points on near months and s to points
ON distant months The close was iirm'
with sales of $40 200 bales.
To-day's features The cotton market
was as nearly featureless as IL very
we'll could be- Liverpool sent lew
buying orders. but the speculation IN the
main was local and entirely professional.
Prices advanced. however, fer the re-
CENTS at the ports were very light. there |
was q better spot demand here. tho oN-
ports from tho ports have shown some |
increase OF late. and shorts were cover
ing. 4 recession followed the opening !
rise. but II was, quickly followed by an |
Advance. and thaicloshe prices were the |
largest of the dny Tie stock Of raw
cotton held by ~ spinners OF this coun'
try and abroad isl small, and those az |
Now York are less than for some years |
past. The southern spot markets were |
firm.