The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-24
J $50. 100 bales: exports to Great Rgitain.

$50, Ic9 bales; exports to Great Bgitain.
JJV,oJO bales, France. 1O3.1S0 bales. con-
uncnt, 3Di GALES.
Cotton futures closed very steady; sa'es,
800 bales, October. 167; No,ember.
III, December. 1.Jl. January. 40. lep-
iuary. SOS. March. s.l5. April, sly; May
81, June. SO, July. SIS. .,
NEW ORLEANS. LA, Oct. 2S.--CoI-
1C MIXTURE market barely steady'
sales. %. 100 bales. October, 1.S3; Novem-
Der. s.2J. December f.Ji. January ."SS.
February. IA, March, 1885, APRIL ''oo'
LIVERPOOL. oct. 23.-12:so p: NJ
COIION-Fair demand and prices hiin.,,
American middiing, lJ-32' saies, , ,v,oVo
bales. American. $500 bales, specuiation
and export. 800 bales; receipts ~.V,ooo
bales, American, lo.sOO bales. futu'es
opened steady ana demand lAir, ~ 30, n".i
and November, 10-ri, NoVcn'Vei "uI
December, lJ-Gin4 1l-Oi, December ia
January, 9-GIuf 1901, January anI
February, s-Gipi 1i-oi. fcbrut ny ana
March, ! lO-G4Hi 11-Gi; March, April, ana
May, 9-oin4 l-6i; April ana May.
4 lI-Gi: May ana June, l2-6i4i l1-of,
June and July. 1l-Giu4 1861. july and
August. l2-Ciq4 li-Gi. Futures quiet
at tho advance.
1918 +. M.-American good middling.
f-32 higher other spot grades unchanged;
American middling, fair, 2J-32, good
middhng. y-1O; middlng. 15-32; low
middling. AZ. good ordinary, a. ordinary,
y. M-Octobor. 4 1854. value; October
and November 4 l7-64. buyers, Novem-
Der and December. l3-Gifi4 14-Gi, buy
crs. December and January, l2-b4d
1864. buyers, January and February,
4 1864, buyers, February and March,
12-Ci, buyers: March and April, 4 1854
buyers. April and May 1864. buyers
May and June. 1 lJ-J4q4 1i64, buyers
June and July. 1l-6ll4 l5-Ci. sellers,
July and August lJ-Ol, buyers Flu
WEEKLY COTTON sTATIST1CS-Total
sales for the week. 5000 bales. Ameri-
can. 81 900 bales. trade takings. including
forwarded from ships side 5000 bales.
actual exports - 900 bales total inn
port. IS 900 bales: American, 5O.O4D bales,
total stock. 3G.OUU bales; American
1900 bales. total aiiOat. POI 900 bales
American. ~. 900 bales. Spectators TOOK
400 bales and exporters took 1000 bales.
NEW YORK KODU-E MARKET.
NEW YORK, oct. 23.-FLOUR-Quiet
buyers holding OF. and prices easier.
winter wheat, low grades, $-.2Op35V.
fair TO fancy. S2.21a-.9O, patent S@.iog
40. Minnesota clear. S2yOu3IJ. patent,
Sf1OuJOO, low extras. $2.2Dq3.JO. South
orn nOur quiet and steady. common TO
fair extra. $215q3.50. good 10 choice do
S3.3J036j.
WuEAT-Quiet and nrmor. with op-
lions. ungraded red, 12uSic. Options
were active and excited ana very irresu-
lar. advancing 23sc. on free foreign buy
ing, better West and local covering. de-
Ginning l'sN1sc. on local realizing, rally
ing 1's42i4c., with the West and local
covering, reacting ease. and closing I'M
settled at -'sH2t<c. over yesterday, NO.
red. October. 1850. November, '9tsc.,
December. SOisc.. May. S3i.c.
COlsN-Dull and hrmer, No. ., Bic,
elevator. sc. eiiOat Options were nod
erdtcly active and firm at lhuiiec. adj
vance. October, 5O3sc.; December, sc;
May, 345sc.
OATS-Dun and steady. options firm
or. October. &c; December, 24ilc.; May
1850 Spot prices: No >. 23c.. No. >
white, 25l.c.; mixed western, 2ln2jc.
HAl-Far demand ana fairly firm,
shipping, 5JqCOc., good 10 choice. ING
WOOL-Firm and unchanged
BEEf-Quiet and steady, family SS.oO
Ny.jU, extra mess. S6.OOUTOO, beef hams
easy at $1,000. tierccd beef firm and quiet;
city extra. India mess. $1O.JOql 100.
CUT MEATS-Quiet picked bellies
$50. shoulders. $500. hams. S9O0qJ.j0.
LARD-Quiet and firm. city. $40 Re
fined i'm moderate demand, continent,
$500; South American. $3.50; compound,
$i.62i. fii.SIl2.
PORK-Firm and quiet new mess. $3.50
d9.OO
BUTTER-Moderate demand: fancy
firm. State dairy. 11g1Sc.. creamery. III
N2Oc.. western dairy. SUl2c.. Eigins, 2Dc.
EGGS--Quiet. fancy firm; State and
Pennsylvania. 12i.u2Oc.. ice-hOuSe, l4hg
1Cc.: western. fresh. l6&al9c.' do. case,
$2.OOQ450: lined. 1jc.
COTTON SEED Olls-Quict and about
steady crude, 22lgQ23c.; yellow prime,
2Gl9021c.
ROSlN-Firm; strained, common to
good $50.
TURPENTINE-2S G29c.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy hand-picked.
23i U4c
COFFEE-Dull at JQ1O points; Novem-
her. So.Gj; December, $3.50 March. 1898
1880. May, $3.50 Spot Rio duh and
easy; No. Z. S1O.7j.
SUGAR-Raw more active and firm;
fair refining. 2'sc.: ccntrifugals, 96-test,
3 1-1Gc. Refined firm, in fair demand,
and unchanged.
FRElGHTS-Livcrp market firmer;
room scarce; cotton. by steamer, 3-l6d. !,
grain. by steamer, Cd.