The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 2O-Cotton dull;
middlng gulf. S 3-iG, middiing, 15-16;
gross receipts. 3.72I bales; exports 20
Great Britain. So bales. forwarded, 81
bales: sales. 80 bales. all spinners; stock,
162 i95 bales.
Weekly-Gross receipts. 2l,OI3 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain. 2l,3iI bales,
France, 800 bales: Continent, 4,4s9 bales;
forwarded, 1869 bales, sales, 800 bales;
spinners. 1884 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, l1,35s bales;
exports TO Great Britain, 5000 bales /;
France. 1925 bales; Continent, lo,o1l
bales. stock, CO.. les bales.
Total so far this weok-Net receipts
GGg5i bales: exports 20 Great Britain,
81. GO bales: France, 300 bales; Cont
ncnt. A.. 426 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
Z .G3s 443 bales: exports TO Great Britain,
/ 100 726 bales; France, 41ssJi bales; Con-
tincnt. 1889. 40 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales. 1SG. 100
bales: March, 7.5S. April. 7.G1, May, 7Gs;
June. 7.Cs: July. 7.7O. August 40; Sep
tcmber. 134. October. I23; November
III; December. 7.19; January, 723.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Marcr 2O.-Cot-
ton futures easy: sales 5000 bales
March, 757, April, 756; May, 7.59; June,
100: July, 759: August. 7.5l; Septcm-
Der, III. October. G93; November, G95;
December. e ~.
LIVERPOOL. March 20.-s12:30 p. NJ
Cotton demand moderate and prices
easier; American mldding, 1882; sales,
5000 bales; American. G,SOO bales; specu-
lati0n and export 800 bales; receipts
900 bales. American. LOCO bales. Futures
opened easy and demand fair. March and
April 4 1S-Gin4 1864; April and May,
4 1864: May and June 1864. June and
July, lJ-Gf0i 1864: July and August,
( 14-G4: August and September, 4 1O-6i;
September ard October. 4 2-Gi; October
and November. G1-Gi; November and
December. GO-Ol Futures steady al
the decline. Tenders. 100 bales new
dockcts.
4 p. M-March, 4 f9-GfGi 20Gi, sellers;
March and April. lS-GiU4 1861, sellers
May and Jure. 1904 lS-6i value
June and July, 4 l6-6iM4 1861 sellers,
July and August, 4 1j-Gfd4 1864; August
and september 4 1864. buyers September
and october. 4 3-Gi04 4-Gf. october and
November, 3 G2-Gf03 G3-Gi. value; De
cember and January i Gl-Gig4 Oz-of'
sellers. Futures closed steady.
Aprn Sd. 4th. 9th. and eth viii be Cd
served as Easter holidays on the Liver
pool Cotton EXcranee.
NEW YORK. March 20.-The suns cot
ton review says
Cotton advanced to points, but lost
this and declined 4 TO 6 points on TINS
crop and to points on the next CLOS
ing steady at a general decline through
tire list of about points, witr sales OF
1SG1OO bales.
To-dav's features: In the main, the news
was bullish. and, accordingly, in spite OF
a vague rumor at one time that trouble
was Impending in Wall street. and also
I'm epite Of considerable long liquidation
and not a little short selling. the net de-
cline was very slight, rather inslgnih-
cant fact, I'm view Of the recent sharp
advance. Dry goods are quiet in New
York il IS true, but Fan River SOFA
100000 pieces Of print cloths yesleIuaS'
The outside interest in the speculation
is not as large as it might be, but sun
10 is larger than il was recently Inc
wall street rumor growing out of
routine meeting of the Clearing-House
Committee. proved to be a weak inVen-
lion. Consols were down. owing to the
rrvptiau DISPUTE. but this fact had ut
he or no influence. Liverpool SOFA III
the Uouidation Of straddlcs, but not TO
any large extent. Prominent interests
Identified with the bull side sold at one
time. but later on they bought IL was
six Of one and half a dozen of the DINER
ON the other hand, receipts were hsh''
stocks were small. and the general sta
tistical position was regarded as strong
and i'm Texas the season IS backward
Furthermore. Liverpool paid practlcally
no attention to the decline here OF yester'
dav and sent word that even to-day 5
SLIGHT decline there was likely 10 De
only Temporary. Many regarded to-day
decline as only natural reaction.
sfaunch friends of cotton say that the
end IS not yet-that the statistical po-
sitlon is so strong that cotton Is entitled
10 a further advance, and IS going TO