The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-02

NEW YORK. June Cotton easy
,,.l4iir~ culr St: mlddllng. 5; gross
rcc.h,f. eo02 bales: exports TO Great
Britain. CO. bales. France. 346 bales, Con-
frent. 24i4 bales; FORWARDED 81 pA,eS'
sales G.G2G bales: spinnefs' ~ Ddles'
stock. 122.g00 bales. ann ,..,...
Total to-day-Not receipts, 2.959 bales
eyp,rts TO Great Britain, VG pales'
France. $50 bales. Continent 4'Ifi D"'0''
stock. 1926 bales.
r.f.i so FAR this weok-Net receipts
5ofg balos. exports 10 Great Britain
. eco bales: France, 1904 bales CONT
ucnt GG93 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
5O~5aW bales, exports TO Great hill.llh'
g12GO15 bales. France, eJoV1l balea' Ooh-
tnent. 1C7300O bales
Futures closed steady; June. III july
7C9. August. 10; september, rVl' oc-
tobcr. Gg9: November G9l, December
Ggf. January. Gg1. February, 'Ol' March
7.O4. sales. $500 bales.
May 3D.-Ioliday-C0 Gross re-
ceipts. 81 bales forwarded ~ Da'es'
stock. l24.747 bales.
Total to-day and so far this WeeN-NeI
rccpints. 226O bales: exports 10 Great
Britain. 1sUS bales; France. 2'Vs paics'
Continent. 25JD bales; stock, "'v'V'1
bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
5os2.3l5 bales. exports TO Great BRITAIN
2145.%3 bales. France 4jI'Jo bales, Con-
tuent. 1.cGs 500 bales
NEW YORK, June 1.-The Suns cotton
review says.
Cotton advanced TO G points but re-
acted and lost part Of the Improvement.
closing points higher Oh TINS crop anu
TO g points lower on the next W. the
nd l
bales.
To-dav's features: Bears were nervous
early I'm the day. owing TO uniaNoraOle
crop reports from not few sections OF
fho South In Texas the crop IS, on the
whole about on week late. according 10
the latest reports. and the drought lh
some sections of that state Is reported
to be serious. Houston kilograms re-
port that rain was badly needed IN tHe
western and southwestern portions or
Texas. The morning Geographic reports
In the Exchange reported the weather
clear and hot fin Mississippi Dispatches
from Brook Haven and Hazelhurst MISE,
stated that the crops were suffering ter
riblv for want of rain Monroe anu
Amite. La. telegraphed that hot. dry
winds We're causing material damage ll
that State and that large numbers OF
plough stock We're dying. Ihen the
weather U.s. said 20 be too dry in some
parts of the Atlantic States. New Vr-
leans was higher shorts were covering
and prices here advanced. Then came "a
reaction. in which even this crop months
narficipatcd. though they finally closed
higher. The next crop, however ended
slightly lower. for cotton operators as
rule. do not believe that the crop mas
yet been seriously injured. Liverpool
closed lower Manchester was quiet, and
trade at FAN River and Providence was
quiet ~-...
NEW ORLEANS, La. june Cotton
futures steady; sales. 2lCOo bales. june
130: July. 73). August, l-b; september
G77. October. GO, November, 500 De-
cember GIL. January, Go; February
G7s.
LIVERPOOL. June 1.-12.3O j. M-Cot-
ton demand moderate and prices easier
American middlng. 5-.,2. sales 5000
bales: American. 200 bales; speculation
and export. 500 bales. receipts, l5'oW
bales. American 1850 bales. Futures
opened steady and demand moderate
June. 3 2-6404 4-64; June and July, i-tl
43 G2-G4. July and August l-o405 D'-b4.
August and September G3-6i03 Gl-0i'
september and October. 3 51-0i03 5J-O4
October and November 3 oi-oi4' V--ot'
November and December, 52-0tH5 ol-t4,
December and January. 3 5l-03A3 ol-oii
January and February, 52-oiq5 oo-0ii
Futures steady at the decline Tenders
at tO-day's clearings, 200 bales new oock-
cts and 200 bales old dockets
12.45 j.. M-American spot grades, '-32
lower: American middlng, fair, 4ss. good
middHug. 5-52. middhng. 1-l6' low
middng. 80. good ordinary. ~;
ordinary. 3l-.2
j.. M-Juue. aga 1-64. buyers: june
and July g C3-0i04, sellers; July and Au-
gust, G}-G4. buyers. August and septem-
Der. g Gl-Gi03 G2-6l. buyers; September
and October. JG-G4, sellers; october and
November. 52-G403 1894; September and
October $500, October and November.
g 52-Gl03 53-G4. buyers, November and
December. December and January, ana
January and February j0-6i03 5l-6i.
sellers; February ana March, 5l-6int
g 5l-Gl. sellers. March and April, 3 52-04
rH -g-g4 Futures closed very strong.