The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE suns cot
ton review says:
Cotton closed unchanged 20 points
hiehcr. with the tone steady and the safes
81 800 bales. ,..
TO-days features were as foloWs' "v
Liverpool cables were higher ana prices
here advanced. in response. Liverpool
also bONht here. and so did the coi'u-
mont n IL stated But the selling move
fncnt was renewed and prices lochned.
Liverpool lost part of the early rise ana
bears hammered here. still later now
ever. prices rose again. The weather
Rureaf rcported heavy rains during the
past twcniy-four ours IN Alabama
Georgia. and the CarOliuas. the pfrclpi'a-
ton ranging from 1 TO inches, ana on
these rains shorts covered Freely "''i0
the buying for foreign account was re-
rowcd. SPOT cotton here was nrmcr ana
the southern spot markets were STEADY
NEW YORK July 1I-Cotion Quiel'
ml8lling gulf 7N. middling. az, SHES
DOS bales. an spinnors. stock. lul, ~ haies'
Weekly Gross receipts, 2.36S bales; OK
ports 10 Great Britain, 1,230 bales con-
tnout. @ so bales. forwarded "'l baI's'
sales. 2.2U bales. spinners. l2ll bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 4i3 bales
exports TO Great Britain, 2G2 bales. con-
rnont. 1 O3J bales stock. 205.33l bales.
Total so far this wcek-Net receipts
g 19G bales; exports 10 Great Britain
9.J1f bales: continent ',@bj baIes.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
514saCi bales. exports 10 Great Britain
2.2O2 400 bales. France. 462'Go Dales' con-
tinent. 1755.4gS bales. ..
Futures closed steady; sales, 2l2'"D
bales: july. GS2. August. GSi, September
C2S. October Cos; November, o. Ie-
ccmhor. G2G. January, G2S; February
C33. March. G.37
weekly Cotton Statistics-Total sales OF
the week. $1,000 bales, American. Jr"p
bales. trade takings, including forwarded
from ships side 5000 bales, actual eN-
port. 1000 tales. total imports, l".VD
bales: American. GOO bales, total Stock
$4,000 bales. American. $1,000 bales;
total aaoat. 1900 bales American. lIcoO
bales. spectators took LOO bales ana
exporters took 1900 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. July lI-Cotion
futures steady; sales. 1910 bales july
q 40. August. GA. September COZ, Oc-
toher. o. 96: November 59i; December
5gS: January 6.Of. February. COS, March,
Gle
LIVERPOOL. July lf.-12.30 j. M.-Cot-
ton demand fair and prices frmer; Amer
Jean. 1916. sales. 10000 bales, AWen-
can. 9G7, bales. speculation and export
600 bales. receipts 100 bales. all Amer
Jean. Futures opened firm and demand
| fair: July and August. 3 43-6id3 4i-O4'
/ August and September. 3 37-04n3 SSH
/ September and October. 3 32-6Ar3 'ti-0i J.;
/ October and November 29-GA' November
and December 2S-Ol. December and
January. 3 27-G403 2S-Gi. January and
| February. 3 27-C4n3 2,-64. February and
/ March. 3 29-Gim3 30-G4; March and April,
| @ aO-Gi: April ana May. o 32-o4 Futures
| steady no the advance. Tenders al to-
/ davis clearincs. 600 bales new dOckets
/ and 900 bales old dOckcts.
! 12:.4J II. M-American spot grades, l-''2
! higher: American middiing, fair. j-lO;
| good midding. Z. middlng, 8 21-;i2; low
middliug. "a. good ordinary 33s, ordinary,
9 ZIG.
4 T. M.-American middling. low mid
ding clause. July. 3 45-Gl buyers; July
and August. 1861. buyers; August and
seutcmber 37-G403 3S-Gf. buyers; Sep
fcniber and October. %l-e4n3 ;;2-G4, scli-
er-. October and November 3 3S-6l. buy
crs. November and December, December
and January. and January and February,
27-Oi sellers; February and March,
9 2e-Gf. buyers. March and April 29-Gi
! a3 1865. sellers. April and May 'D-Gi1
g 31-G4 value Futures closed steady
for near months and quiet for distant
months.