The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-16

| NEW YORK. May 15-Cotton dun;
middling gulf. 81: middlng. 81; gross
receipts. 2.s2i bales; exports to Cont
nent a.i23 bales: forwarded, 7s6 bales;
| sales. 137 bales. all spinners; stock, l-S.-
| SIS bales.
Weckly-Net receipts. 40 bales; gross
! receipts, II. 40 bales; exporta to Great
Britain. s.5i2 bales: France, 300 bales.
Continent. J.l07 bales; forwarded, 1,4s2
bales; sales, 1917 bales; spinners, yiG
bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 4,649 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. 132 bales; Con
tinent. 0.999 bales; stock. 800, 435 bales.
Total so far this wcek-Not receipts.
35.125 bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
] 10. 40 bales; France. 200 bales; Conu-
ncnt 122s3 bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
| 503920 bales; exports 20 Great Britain,
/ 2OS9 $50 bales; France, 1890 bales; Con
tinent. 1C2l.15S bales
PARTNERSHIPS. 500 bales; May. sos;
| June. s.o2; July S0i; August sos; Sep
| tomber. 40. October. 723, November,
! III: December. III. January, ia, Feb
ruary. III March. 721.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Suns cot
| ton review says:
Cotton declined 2 TO 3 points. recovered
the loss. then reacted and declined ! TO
1aNHAtfN
bales.
To-days features: Tho tendency Of
| prices to-day was downward. The net
| loss for the day. however, was slight,
| for the speculation was a very small az
| fair. Europe sold here early in the day,
| and this depressed prices for a time.
| Then the loss was recovered on local
support New Orleans was buying here.
Still later there was some realizing, and
do rsffl
| loss for the day The crop movement
| continues liberal. The weather and crop
| advices from the South to-day were very
favorable The southern spot markets
were dull and in some cases easier. The
quantity to como into sight this week
is estimated at 10000 bales. against 1900
bales last week and $1,000 bales last year.
| The Liverpool news to-day was disap-
| pointing
LIVERPOOL. May 15.-12.3O p. NJ
| Cotton quiet and prices unchanged Amer
| lean middlDg. ~ sales. 5000 bales;
| American. 300 bales; speculation and
| export. 500 bales; receipts. $500 bales, all
| American. Futures opened steady and
demand poor; May. 4 1864; May and
June, 17-G4; July and August. 1 1864;
August and September 4 lO-6f: September
| and October, 2-G4; October and Novem-
Der. 3 OO-6i: December and January,
j7-64. Futures quiet. Tenders, $500
bales new dOckets.
( p. M-American mid1linF, low mid
ding clause, May. 4 17-G4, buyers; May
| and June 1864, buyers; June and July,
4 1864 14-G4. buyers; July and Au-
gust. 1864. buyers; August and Sep
tember, 9-G4. buyers; September and
| October, f-G4. buyers: October and No
vember 59-G4, buyers; November and
December. 3 57-G4. sellers: December ana
anuary, 56-G4Q3 57-64, buyers; January
and February 57-Gi buyers: February
and March. 3 5S-Gi sellers Futures quiet.
Weekly Cotton Statistics-Total sales
OF the week, 5000 bales; American, u 900
bales; trade takings, including forwarded
from ships side, 1900 bales; actual ex-
ports. $500 bales; total import. 5000
bales; American, $4,000 bales; total stock.
l,O9OOOO bales; American. $4,000 bales;
total afoat, 5000 bales; American. 10000
bales: spectators took 1000 bales and
exporters took 800 bales.