The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
THE COTTON MARKETS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2J.-Cotton dun; mid
ding gull, J-lG. middling ) j-l6. gross
receipts 2,l9l bales. forwarded 5J1 bales
sales, lOJ bales, all splnnersi stock, l0i,6SJ
bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 10. 100 bales
exports 10 Great Britain, 1855 bales,
Continent, 300 bales; stock, Da,45O bales.
Total so far this Wcek-Net receipts,
is, 100 bales, exports to Great Britain.
30 bales, Continent, 300 bales; stock,
9Gi. 40 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
1886, 402 bales; exf'0rts TO Great Britain.
.24O.22i bales rance, 34J, IA bales, Con-
uncnt 1,U20.b35 bales.
Cotton futures closed quiet; January
and February, T.9g. March, SOB, April.
500. May S.l3. June, Sll. July, so;
August, S.l9, September, 1Sl; october,
713. November. IOI December, r1S,
sales, 9l.70V bales.
the world rs 3.@7,2i6 bales, OF which
3.J5j.O16 bales are American, against
.S96.Sss bales and 3.5767SS bales, respec-
lively. last year. receipts OF cotton this
week al all interior towns. 1881 bales
receipts from the plantations, 9'lo5 pales'
crop in sight, 5,41O.6s2 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jan. 2j.-Cotton
futures steady; sales. $500 bales Janu-
April. 799. May, SOB; June s.07; July.
$40. August, SOB. September, I06' &C
tober. 752. November. IA.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5.-l2:3O =. NJ
Cotton steady demand limited, and IN
changed American middlng, 49,,
sales. 5000 bales, American, 900 bales;
speculation and export, 900 bales re-
ceipts, 24.OoD bales American, 1900
bales. Futures opened steady and de-
mand moderate, January and February
. 3O-64. February and March, 29-04;
March and April 2S-64li4 2g-64. April
and May. : 2S-64. May and June, Ii-0iQ
q lS-64 July and August, &-G4i August
and September 26-6i September and
October 4 1914. October and Noyeruher
4 loft Futures quiet
! j. M-American middling. 4 1892
January. I 3O-AQ4 1874, sellers. Janu-
AIRY and February. Z 1904 sellers; Feb
March and april I 2S-64I4 20-64. sellers
April and May. 2s-64, buyers. May and
June. 4 2I-GiN4 2S-64, buyers; June and
July and July and August, 4 26-6iq
= 27-64. september and October, 1S-6ia
: 1854. sellers. October and November,
ij-6iN4 loot sellers Futures steady
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Thc Suns cot
ton review sayss Cotton advanced 4
points and then lost most or all OF the
advance on this months crOp and fell
3 10 Z points on October and November,
closing quiet. with sales of o. 700 bales.
Liverpool was unchanged on spot. with
sales of 5000 bales. Futures there adj
Vanced y point and closed steady.
To-days features. The market pulled
both ways. II was a little Of everything
and not much of anything First IL was
higher because Liverpool was frmer than
had been expected. then IL declined be-
cause of a little long liquidation and a
bcarish attack on the new crop months,
which We're used as a club to tlepress this
crop deliveries. In the main, the changes
were slight and the undertone was firm.
During the past week the receipts have
been light and though this fact is at
trlbuted partly to heavy rains In some
sections OF the cotton belt, IL is worthy
of note that the weather in Texas was
- Ia. ct
very little was moved. Prices are high
cr and "a big increase in the acreage is
predicted. and yet the receipts continue
small. The bulls think this fact speaks
volumes.
The receipts at Houston to-day were
a mere bagatelle as compared with those
of year ago. being only about one~fifth
as much. while the arrivals at Memphis
were only one-third as large as on cor
responding day last year The estimated
receipts at New Orleans for Monday were
small The receipts AZ some of the ports
to-day We're a little larger than had been
ordered but i'm the main the movement
Of the crop was tar below the eXpecta-
tons of the bears. There Is a good,
steady demand for the actual cotton,
the political situation is In the main
peaceful TO all appearances. the financial
prospects seem 10 be better, and general
business IS on the mend if an improve
ment i'm the iron trade duly considered
the barometer Of trade. may be accepted
as a trustworthy criterion. At any
rate. there are a good many bulls here
among the largest and strongest houses
i'm the cotton trade