The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-15

7.53: October 7Go: November. .7.51: De
cembcr. 7G2; January, 80. February,
7Co. March. "a: April, 10
NEW ORLEANS. Ia, Aug. l4..C s|o
ton futures barely steady, sales. ~ .Zp
bales: August. 733: september, 10: Oc-
toberf 7.2O: November. ~ December.
7.32; January. 1881; February, '12; March,
NEw YORK, Aug. 14.-The Suns cot
ton review says
Cotton was at one time II TO 90 points
higher. but lost part OF the Improvement
closing barely. steady. at net advance
Of TO - points August declintd y
points The sales were 226Sp bales.
Cotton Cauecrlc. Liverpool advanced
sharply to-day and prices rose In re-
Therc were rome showers reported I'm
parts Of Mississippi. Louisiana, and Ala
hama. but the precipitation in IcNas
WAS very light shorts covered ana bau
bad crop reports continue - pour ID.
So prices advanced. Towards the close
rumors were zoo circulation that heavy
rains had fallen In Louisiana and Mlssis-
sippi and though they were not verified
prices reacted and lost part Of The IN
prOvomcnt There was also considerable
realizing. which contributed 20 tie weak
ness Tho market closed barely steady.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 14.-l2-n r y.
Cotton prices hardening. American mo
ding 4 90. sales 5000 bales American,
1000 bales: speculation and export. 900
bales Futures opened steady and de-
mand moderate; August lG-fnt is-Ct
August and September. : lO-f44 lf-tf'
September. ( ll-Gf. September ana Dc-
foler 4 S-G4fff II ca. october ana no
vemher 4-Gf04 9-G!: Novemncf ahg
December. Z 5-GiG4 7-Gl; December ,and
January. . 3-Gil4 I-Gt. January ahN ~
ruarv 4-Gfui sea. February and Mnfcn.
G.GlG4 q-Gi. March and Anrii H-'+fi
q 1864 Futures steady NJ the advance;
Tenders ~ 100 bales new oorhDiN anu
100 bales old dockcts.
12.fI j. M.-Amcrican spot grades. y
hiehor. American middlinc fair. 800.
good middlng 5 i7-t' middling ~
low midd.lng. 5l6. good ordinary '-lo'
u. N.-Amorican mi1diinc low mid
ding clause. August 4 1907 sellers; Az
crisf and Scufcmbpr : f5.cl sellers. sep
fcmhcr and October. lo-'4 buyers,
October and Novemuer 5 500 Ng'eil.eI
and December. December and January
and january and February. 80. buy
ore. February and March. ! SGD buyers.
March and April 3 9-G4 buyers. Apfil
and May and May and juno ll-o1' puy-
sre Futures closed steady.
Weekly Cotton Statistics Total sales on
tho week. 43 600 bales American. "ogNe
bales; trade takines. inclnline ioIwaio eo
rorf-. 4 600 bales. total import 5000 bales.
American OOl bales. total stock. o. unl
bales. American $40 600 bales total aNoat,
90 600 bales. American 10000 bales spec
uiat0rs took 24uj bales ana exporters
took 200 bales.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Aug 14.-flour quiet ana
unchanged. Southern ilo.r quiet anu
steady. common TO fair extra, wv
Wheat dull auu easier. bplohr We.
less active and irregular, Closing wear az
Doe. decline. 40. itu. August oi'7D'i
September. O2c.. October, Csc.
Corn duh and easier. 40. ., lel2cn cie,
vator. 2gi5c ahOat Options were duli
and weak at leui4c. decline. August anu
September. 2,4c.. October -j4c.' DC
cember, @Vtc. "a.
oats moderately active and firm. OPP
tiOns duh and hrmcr: August nc. Stp-
TENDER. 2T.c. Spot prices. No. -, ~ it-'
mixed western. .lH-dc. -.
Huy quiet and steady, shlpllNs "-'-.
GIc. good 20 choice. .udH1c.
Wool quiet and easy, domestic fleece,
1G 2Oc.. pulled, lepalc. e....
lsutter 'nrmcf and in fair demand; state
dairy. l00l5o.; do. creamery, laaloc. CO.
western dairy. 9nl-c. -
Beef steady mud quiet. family sNnQ
nfn. fNfr.t mess So. OIflif 100. NDri NHiur dAil
and steady at sl4.'ld boo ucicli ",,i
quiet. city extra. .Aa4a int1. fil.',
Ig lO. cut meats steady and duIl ll,nl,I
bellies. $fNINs. shoulders, fi.'ii'-f'i
hams. S92s0IO.OO
Land nrmer and quiet. western steam
SiHJ hIl, city, f'.-.'. NtIt'ill'' e.
Refined quiet and steady. continent SLID
south American. $4.0l, eompounu' ''.''ia
pIrf ,uiet and steady. old mess $500
Eers quiet and steady. state ana fei,n-
slNauIa l@ulaac., western It'-' iI'
l2c. dO. per case. S-'v0-.-u. ,
Iosin qulct and steady, strained conn
mo. 10 coOI. SI.lii l.tu ...-.
Tur9cnilnc doll and steady at $3.50
rice steady and quiet: domestic. fair
10 extra. 1Urlc., Japan. 81" t.ic.