The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-10
France. 1853 bales; continent. 2,o7s bales;

France. I .2S3 bales: continent. 2.075 bales;
stock. S3O.SV5 bales.
Total so far this wcsk->e- rore -
81, ,G4 bales. exports to Great Britaii,'
o9. sos bales. France, 1908 bales; conu-
neut. 1921 bales.
Total since September LIST Net receip.s'
40 80 bales exports 10 Grca. Ht.'.t''
3f3 nc bales. France. ,sI)i bales con-
LIVERPOOL. oct. 9.-i2.3o z. " 10y
ton demand fair and prices cas.cI. 49, 49,.
can niddling, 9-l6; sales, lZ'ov p"sd
American. 1880 bales. Speculation az 80
American, 2.1Oo bales. Fu.ui % ociober.
weak and demand moderated, o.,h,r'
lJ-6in4 20-Ol, october anu a I9-C1
15-Cs. November and Decemoet, = - -.
December ana January. : 1O-Glni li-0i,
Ja~lary and February .-cit 49,
February and March, ~ w - ~. Ami
March aud April. 1000 ilD' 1a-,a
and Nav. 4 1860. May and June. y ivs 20,
a. f2-G4: June and july, ll-oi9f i'-vi'
Futures steady az the Gechhe' .,io. ia
l9.a5 y M.-American spot grades, 10
lower: American midchnS, Iali' -:
good miGdling, 1872 midann6, az 10y.
middling. l$-,-' toou 0'-'''''-''
o'g'p - N-Nmcrlcan middling, low mid
ding clause. October, 4 li-t4, puyels.
o1febor and November. 4 1864. buyers;
November and December, ll-v3. Aciers'
december and January, 9-Ofpa lV-ot'
bt,yers. January and February Us,
BUYERS. February and March. 9-ofI
1864. sellers, March ana April ,ovleT
Z 1854. sellers: April and May. lV-ot,
Nav ana june. 4 1O-ci04 ll-ci, sellers,
Nav and june. 4 1O-G4n4 1l-64, sellers;
June and July. 4 11-64: July and August
l1-64. Futures closed STEADY; .a.,o,,
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics Total sales Of the week, oo'uyV
bales. American. 81 900 bales, trace TAX
ings. including forwarded from snnllp o9
side 5000 bales; actual eXpo'' ",.V
bales: total import, 5000 bales |ntIi-
bales. American. 10000 nal ss; total
anoat, 10000 bales, American -,''DyV
bales. SPECTATORS took 600 bales Tnd OK
rortcrs took 1000 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. oct. 9.-Cotton
futures quiet and steady; sales, 81, 'VV
bales. October. 40, NoNemhci' 900 c,
ccmher. 7.f5 February IoS; March 100
April. 1866: May. 1t9 -, 20.
Cotton futures closed October t9o'
November. 30. December, Itsi JanudI =
7.SS: February. 7.e3. March, Us oRp,,.i,
500. May, SOC. June, SOD; sales --V'l'
Srot prices bore wcrc unchanged. fu-
turs prices here opened unchanged 10
6 points higher lost the improvement Y;
and De- .iine1 Z 10 = points. put ia'ei Iaiilou
and advanced. closing steldy az i,-l
ig urovcment OF 20 I'D points, with SAFES
81 go 100 bales. The speculation to-day
was family active and the iluc.n.. ll.is
i'm prices were frequent and 20 times
sharp. AZ the opening prices were some
what fr-ocr but the decline I'm llNcipOol
together with local and Liverpool selling,
soon caused an easier tone. ana price.
weakened and declined. stop orders
were reached. acCeier1 ing the GOV -
,vt-d movement and the report that
Ncgi will issue "a crop estimate o. ,'ho"D
to- 0000O0O bales contributed 10 cenfea7
prices But AT the decline shorts cover
ed freely and prices rallied ana ap-
need New Orleans bought. assisting
the rise. and there was also good BUYING
for Wall street account. The last prices
were about the best OF the day.