The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01
Tile CoTroN Markets.

NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-The Suns cot
Cotton advanced ? to 4 points but re.
acted slightly. closing TO points higher
for the day. with the tone quiet anu
sales of ~ SO bales.
To-day's features Not the best friend
of cotton could claim that % was an ~
tcrcstng market today Tor II was noun
iue oi thc kind. First, there was d
moderate upward movement. que NANNY
TO the fact that Liverpool Unexpectedly
advanced. The rise was assisted by
more or less local covering. Later on
there was a slight reaction, OWING 20
comparatively large estimated itceipls
al the ports to-day But, nevertheless
he last prices were slightly higher than
those OF last night The receipts an
Memphis and Houston were moo -.
and the estimates for Houston ana NtM
Orleans ON Monday were small more
over. cotton has now had quite ne'
decided decline from the best prices OF
the great bun campaign, ana some are
beginning TO think mat IL ls apoul 10Y
enough for the present. COTTON BOous
are quiet and PRINT cloths have deciinfu
during the past week. while Liverpool
is not active on the spot, ana. IN rae t.
~ reduced its spot prices to-day. OF
AN that. the tone to-day was STEADY.
- the bulls were not az an aggressive
it is none the less true that me neaIs
were not inclined to force the hGhtlns.
Although Liverpool has been selling here
of late the Continent has bought 70 some
extent 10 is not denied by the trlenus
of cotton that q falling off In the re-
ccipts and more stimulating news from
Liverpool would help the situation ma
NEW YORK. Feb. % Cotton quiet,
miadline gulf : lie. middling, 13-1ti
net receipts .O23 bales. gross receipts
j .228 bales. stock. 1s7.242 bales.
Total today and so far TINS Week-Nel
receipts. l66s4 bales; exports 10 Hita
Britain H. SU bales. Continent 2,2-V
bales. stock SO196i bales.
Total since September lst-Net receipts.
. 49, $50 bales; exports 10 Great bill&lh,
fJ64.7l3 bales. France, %6- i96 bales
Continent. l.215.i12 bales. -o..o. ,-,..,
Futures closed quiet. sales. -. 500 bales
March. IA. April. 75l; May 100. june
7-q. July and August 7O3. September
7.2S. October. 731. November, ~ De
NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. 2o.-Cot-
ton futures barely steady. sales. l6,oU
bales March and April. H34 May go
June. 7.43: July. 7.4G. August !39. sep
TENDER. 712. october, 7o5' November
rfVFRP0Of, FEB. 29-l2.3O r. NJ
Cotton I'm moderate demand and prices
easier. American middling. ! l5-'iZ' saltS'
5000 bales; American. "a t'ID ns.es ,oei,,nts
latiOn and export, 500 bales. recelpts'
2G nlD bales. American 1000 bales. fu.
lures opened quiet and demand mou-
crate. February, ! lu-1iNf ls-ut f,D,
ruary and March. : l5-Gi. Maron anu
Aprii 4 1861. April and May. . l5-6il N
1861. May and June, ls.6l44 Too
June and July. l2-G4u4 1851. jury and
August. l2-Gfnf 1864. August ana
September. Z 1864. September and DC.
toGer. ! 3-Gf0f i-Gf. October and Noyemi-
hcr 4. November and December. . G3-bi.
Futures steady Tenders at today s
cloarings. 1890 bales new dockcts.
1915 T. M-Amerioan spot grades,
10 lower. American mddling, ialr
4 1f-te. GOOD middiing. 1.tG. middhng.
AZ. low middling. 4 9-32. good ordinary,
3 I-32. ordinary. - 3-32.
f. M-Ameucan middiing, As. Maich
4 1-.cff4 1864. buyers. March and April.
4 1864 BUYERS April and May, : l3Gi.
sellers. May and June. I l4-GiH4 1864.
BUYERS June and July. 4 1864. buyers
July and August. 1865 l4-6i. buy
ors. august and September. ll-'AN
4 1864. sellers September and October
1 4-GiQ4 5-G4 buyers: October and No
vcmber 4n8 1854. buy ers. November and
December 4. value. December ana Janu-
arv. 4. value Futures closed very steady.