The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-08
TIE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March The Suns cot.
ton review says.
Cotton advanced to . points, closing
quiet ana steady at net advance OF
10 points, with total sales OF gJ,4OU
baies.
To-day's features 1t is said that 5000
bales were destroyed by fire in Liverpool.
ami that the advance there to-day was
partly attributable TO buying against TINS
cotton. BE that as IL may. Liverpool
certainly advanced, and II took New orb
and New Orleans In tow. The bears
got on board ana went Up stream with
the market. Bears covered rather freely
IN the main IL was a purely professional
speculation, however, and when the de-
mana from the shorts slackened, pau
OF the early Improvement IN prices was
lost. Cotton goods continue dun, tn,
speculation I'm cotton Is light. and the
European demand Tor the actual staple
Is rather Disappointing. There are some
reports that many OF The largest mills
are about 10 shut down for time, in
order TO give manufacturers a chance TO
reduce their accumulauons of special
Ties. southern reports show that planters
are Inclined 10 greatly increase their
acreage this season. The receipts were
light. Liverpool is stronger and the
private Manchester advices are more
NEW YORK. March Cotton steady;
middling gulf ~; middling. 7sst gross
Britain 606G bales; France. $50 bales,
bales; sales. BOZ bales, all spinners; stock,
lGN us bales.
Total to-day and so far this week-Net
receipts, sos bales. exports to Great
Continent, l2.70S bales; stock. 735. 100
bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
4,JoS,s 13 bales; exports TO Great Britain,
ga. 100 bales. France. 4l5s37 bales, Con
tinent. ,326 666 bales.
Futures closed steady: sales 95i00
bales; March, {23; April, ,;S9; May so
TENDER 7.25: october. lis: November,
IA. December. III; January ~.
The total visible supply of cotton Tor
the world is 3.I06524 bales, Of which
q 932 324 bales are American against
lively. last year. receipts Of cotton this
week at all interior towns, a.. 51 bales
receipts from the plantations. SSH bales;
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March Got
ton futures steady: sales, 5000 bales:
March. 7.22 April. 30: May. lbs: june
49, July, 734; August. ~; SEPTEMBER
ZOO. October. COS: November. 6R; De
cember Goa.
LIVERPOOL. March 7.-12:3o F. NJ
Cotton demand moderate and prices
firm. Quotations. American spot grades
advanced Lie. American middling, fair,
a.. good middling. Az middling, 5-lO;
low middling 1872; good ordinary, 3-32'
ordinary. 2Q-32: sales 5000 bales specu-
lation and export. 900 bales. receipts
700 bales: American $500 bales; ~
lures opened steady and demand MOD,
eTrate. March and April I ll-64 April
and May. 1861, May and June, 4'9-Ag
4 1904. June and July. I 9-64: July and
August. I s-6iai 9-Gt August ana sep,
tember G-Gld4 7-Gi. September ara
October. 4. October and November. NO
vember and December. and December and
January. 2 59-G4 Futures quiet.
= M-Amerlcan middling. = 5-iO;
~ nv vi BALES.
ending 100 bales American. March.
4 1S-Gl. sellers: March and April. l2-Gi.
sellers. April and May, 4 ll-6l9i l2-G4'
sellers: May and June ! lo-e4a4 LIZ.
Iuly and August 9-64d4 l0-G4. sellers
August and September. 4 7-Mq4 S-G5
September and October. 4 l-e+' sellers.
October and November. Jso5 sellers,
and January. 3 59-G403 GO-6i, buyers.
Eufures steady.