The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-05
- coTTON aIANKETs.


r.dGlinc gulf. $ g-l6. middhng. o-!oi
uet receipts pales. gross Iecclpls' o'o
bales. exports 10 Great Britain, 49,
bales. France. 700 bales continent 80
bales. forwarded. 500 bales SAFES, 90
bales. all suuuCrs. stock. lto,J'ii pdies.
rr.taf to-aav-[et receipts. -s,bJ2 bales
exports t0 Great Britain. lJ,''.- p"ICs5,
lIancc. l3.1oJ bales. Continent '''-'
bales. stock. LOtl,-l5 bales. ..,oi,ts
Total SO Jar This week ret
l5.11I bales, France l9,'o3 oa d-5 ,.eies
t.uent. 5.O2l bales. stock, lol',-'o o 49,
Total since September lst-Net recG'pse'
al91 $50 bales. exports 10 Great ~ ,','''-
T nD Ga0 bales. France "J'"'- ""i0'f
tIuCut. s92.J5l bales. .-a.l,..
Cotton futures closed quiet but siehng
January rW. February 1855. Mdfch
sos. April. $40. May. el4 june o'ae.
july. Nzl. August o-~'. sep, end3el' 80 80
October. ass. November 49, saleS'
rIe total visible supply of cotton ;or
fh. world is a,Ua5.t-u bales OF Wil'H
.Tg.12l nales are American aE"ils'
l>efG12 bales and 4,dJJ8i2 naies' re-
-...tt',ir last year. receipts of cotton
tlis week at an interior towns, n.1t'
bales. receipts from the plantations
fGf 1863 bales. crop bon sight, 5iN'1p' nales
NEW YORK Jan. 4.-COtton declined
z points. then recovered part o. ,"o -,
and closed quiet and steady at n ntL
decline o.. 3 points. with sales of 100 ~"
LIVERPOOL declined 1-32 on the rpot,
with sales OF lu.J0) bales. Futures thete
declined points, closing quiet ana
me port receipts to-day were $50
bales. against 4O,j11 bales last wee Is.
THE exports from the ports were "i''0
bales. ,,..,
bulls. not bulls of the largest oimeH-
.ioUs Let go to-day and that let prices
down They were Influenced ny uheA-
uectcdly LARGE receipts at the poils anu
fhr continued oulinesS OF specuiauoil'
WIo port receipts We're expected TO reach
Iarler figures than those OF year ago.
In "a season when The crop aYproNimated
pIu1Ouu bales There are plenty oil
bulls who Keep suH upper lp ihu
0O not for one moment fail TO 90 iheiI
adherence TO the cause of better prices.
They think that any increase ln inc re-
ctluts Just now is merely temporary,
that the crop is not over IOO0nOD bales
at tine most and IS likely TO be less imam
This. and that ultimately waterway
hiahrr prices must prevail.
NEW ORLEANS, La Jan. 4.-Colon
futures steady. sales, $500 bales, Jan
any. 7.Sg. February. TSS. March, ~.
April 79S May 500. Jsne' so, July
500. August, 500. september, 40; Oc-
IIVERPOOL. Jan. 4-12:3O p. N Cot
ton. Demand fair and prices ease
a
dlna. a 11-lG. middling. 1872. low
usddling Hs. good ordinary 49, oril-
nary 3-lG. sales. 1000 bales, Amer
cam. 5000 bales. speculation and export
10000 bales receipts. 1000 baies, Amer
cam. $500 bales Futures opened easy
and demand moderate. January and Feb
quarry. 27-Gi. February and Marcn,
a 1864. March and April. .i-GiQ4 2t-Gi
tnrl and MAY. 4 27-6s01 2G-GI. May and
June 3 27-G4. june and July, 25-"it
July and August. Z 2S-CI. Futures quiet
bud steady al the decline.
p M-Amcrican middllng. H.
january and February 4 27-G404 IS 81,
sellers. February and March, 4 20 gag
q 2T-Gi. buyers March and April, 25-1i
nv DIGS sellers. April and May 4 g-N4
44 27-GL sellers. May and June. 4 100,
sellers. June and July 21-640+ 2e-et
sellers July and August. = 23-d4Di 2s-Dtt'
sellers. August and September 4 25-O3'
value. Seutember and October, 2l-of.
value. October and November. 4 1850
4 1864. Futures closed quiet but steady