The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
TIE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March l4.-Cotton steady;
mlddlng gulf : I5-lG; middlins, I ll-l6,
gross receipts. 200 bales: sales, 249 bales;
all spinners, stock, ll2,G2 bales.
Total to-day and so far this week-Net
receipts. 11,7O7 bales; exports to Great
Britain, $40 bales: Continent. 1925
bales: stock, 70l ,2J1 bales.
Total since September ist-Net receipts,
4.5S3 100 bales: exports TO Great Britain,
1.673. 1917 bales: France. 4l6,779 bales; Con-
tinent. 1860 G6i bales.
The total visible supply Of cotton for
the world Is $3.50, 800 bales, OF which
312. 40 bales are American, against
4. 1Ol. DDS bales and 4.3S2,02S bales, respec-
lively, last year: receipts Of cotton this
week at all interior towns, 1883 bales;
receipts from the plantations, 49,sst bales:
crop in sight. G.1S1 $40 bales.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Suns cot
ton review says:
Cotton advanced 3 10 4 points on this
crop and / 10 . points on the next, then
lost most of the Improvement, out later
rallied and closed with net rise OF .
to points On this crop and point on
the next. The sales were 81 900 bales.
To-day's features: II was a small mar
ket at small fluctuations. but such az
they were. they indicated some reaction
mainly because Of rise In Liverpool.
That market moved upward and New
Orleans followed.
Many take the ground that the Hight
receipts are OF TO consequence. because
they think the size OF the present crop
has been practically determined already,
but the fact that the present crop move
ment Is. after all, not without IT'S in
nuence, as was evidenced by reaction
i'm prices to-day. when A rumor gained
currency that the receipts az Augusta
would be 100 bales. This runor gave
prices a setback. and at one time the
new crop months were slightly lower than
at the close yesterday. However, LiVer-
pool and continental buying, together
with some local covering, caused rise
before the close. Generally speaking,
Il must be acknowledged that operators
are paying little attention to the light
REGENTS. not only at the ports, but ut
most Of the interior towns. They are
fixing their attention on the next crop.
and before very long the weather develop
mcnts at the South are likely 10 become
an important factor In speculation.
In the meantime the spot markets show
no great life and the speculation IL. for
the most part, confined TO professional
operators whose views, as rule, are
bearish. To-day's advance was apparently
nothing more than one OF those natural
rallies. which may be expected from time
10 time. by reason OF a tendency TO over
sell at a time when the opinion that the
rext crop will be unprecedentedly large
meets with universal concurrence.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March 14,-CoA
ton futures steady: sales, 1920 bales
March. : 40: April. 746; May. 7.4T: June.
I 80: July. 746: August. 7.39; September
700: October, 6 90: November. 6.9s: De
cember $50.
LIVERPOOL March 1f.-fo:3o P. NJ
Cotton demand moderate and price
steady. American spot grades. 1-32 hgN
or: American middlng. fair. 2-22' good
-niddline. 4 1852. middling. 1899. low
rniddfing, 4 ole: good ordinary. 3-16.
ordinary. 4: sales. 5000 bales American
1000 bales: speculation and export. Jo'
bales: receipts. 1000 bales; American
q 100 bales. Futures opened firm and de-
rnand moderate: March and April. 4 1854
April and May. 1854; May and June.
4 1864. June and July. 4 1854: July and
August. 4 15-Gid4 1864: August and Sep
,ember. 4 11-Gf: October and November
2 G2-64: December and January. 3 60-64
Futures quiet and steady.
p. M.-March. 4 20-64: March and
Anril 4 1874. buyers: April and May.
4 17.Gt. sellers: May and June. 4 1854.
sellers: June and July, 1854; July and
August. 14-G4: August and September.
4 11-G4 sellers: September and October.
4 o-G4 BUYERS: October and November.
? 81 GA BUYERS: November and December,
2 cO-Gt sellers: December and January.
2 eO-GJ sellers. Futures closed steady