The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-28
nun COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, June 2I.-Cotton oui,'
middling gulf. ~. middhng' "a s'ooN
(actusD, 111.Gi9 bales.
Total to-day and so far this week Ne'
receipts. ~ bales. exports TO Great Brl-
tain. 4G6 bales. continent, 300 Daies'
stock. 2iS,G59 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
5185. 0O4 bales: exports 10 Great Brltalh'
2lsl .G99 bales; France. 4Gl, 3j3 bales con-
tinent 173O7jO bales.
Futures closed easy; sales. Geooo bales;
June 717u710; July, 1l3p111, August
7Isq719. September. G.62, October 6.O4@
GG5. November. 662QG63. December.
G64Q6G5; January. G.GsaGG9. February
72Q674: March. 6770G.Ts
The total visible supply OF cotton for
the world IS 2.1509O bales, of which
s.73O7O3 bales are American. against
3.346. S54 bales and 2930, ia bales, rcspec-
lively. last year. receipts Of cotton this
week AZ all interior towns. 5.6lj bales
roceipS from the plantations. so bales;
crop in sight. q So j57 bales
NEW YORK. June 27.-The Suns cot
ton review Says.
Cotton closed 10 points lower, after
advancing , 90 Z points early i'm the day.
The close was easy. with sales Of 69.eOO
bales
To-days features: The drawback to-
day was IA the lack OF snap in the specu-
latlons The speculation was narrow;
Il was confined for the most part TO board
room operators. and when a selling move
mont set in the market lacked support,
except from one or two houses The
ending was accordingly lower than that
of last night. ii is not denied that the
condition OF the crop is worse than II
was q while ago. but the unsettled imam
cial and political situation seems at least
as a deterrent on speculation. The rising
power of the silver faction in The Demo-
cratic party causes more or less dis
qmetudc Nevertheless. the cotton situa-
ton. taken by itself. Is 10y many regarded
as favorable 90 bulls. The crop outlook
is less favorable. the statistical situation
in bullish cotton goods are selling more
freely IN this country. steps are being
taken 10 give q hrmer basis 10 the dry
goods market through q decrease in pro-
duction, very little gold Is going out. and
all that is wanted in the cotton market
is greater snap 20 the speculation
NEW ORLEANS LA. June 27.-COt-
ton futures steady; sales. 1870 bales.
July. GEO; August Coo September. 6.3l,
October 600. November. 6.27, December,
6 -: january. CSC, February, G40; March,
CHI
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange VIII
be closed on July 30 and Atm.
LIVERPOOL. June 2I-l2:D +. NJ
cl,to, demand moderate and prices firm;
American spot grades, lilo higher
American middling. fair. ll-"2. good
middlng. $50. middling, 5l-3Z' 10"
middlng. 37s. good ordinary, 3tl' ordInaiy y,
2 o-1G. sales. 5000 bales; American t4oO
bales. speculation and export 900 bales'
rcceipts. 500 bales; American. co bales.
Futures opened steady and demand moo
crate. June and July, 3 5j-Gi' July and
August 3 54-64. August and September
5o-Gi03 5l-G4. September and October
g 4G-Gi. October and November, li-tap
% got: November and December, 1904
n3 Al 60: December ana January. AGA
az 42-G4: January and February. 4o-Gi
as 42-G4 Futures quiet ~ the advance.
/ T. M-American middling. 3 1892
American middllng low middlng clause
June. 5G-64Q3 57-64. buyers; June and
July 3 b5-G4Q3 56-6l buyers. July and
Aua1is. 3 54-G4Q3 55-6i: August and
September. 3 5l-64Q2 52-64. buyers. Sep
pemher and October. 3 46-GfQ3 47-64.
value. October and November. 1864
sellers. November and December, 3 Al n
as 42-Gf. buyers. December and January,
3 41-64n3 42-64 value; January and Feb
ruary. 41-C403 42-C4. buyers. February
and March. 9 f2-G4G3 1894. buyers: March
and April. 3 43-G4Q3 s4-a. buyers. Flu
lures closed steady.