The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-30

! 2i0. 7a6 bales; France. 351.isO bales
! continent. l,uD2,Ob3 bales.
/ Cotton futures closed barely steady.
Jahi"iy ano February. i.9l March. lbs
! april o0-. May. sol. June. SO. july.
/ ~. August. oi2. September. 10. DC
! toner .5. November. T.5I, December
! ~. sales, 100 bales
HbM ORLEANS. LA, Jan @.-Cotton
futures quiet and steady. sales "u''pl
nH's. January. 7.ss. February and
March, 80 April 7a8 May. 7."s. June.
SV-. July, sos August 1ns. September.
'3s October 40. December. 80;
LIVERPOOL Jan. - 10. 80 =. M
'pitcns Good business done and prices
hrmcr. American middinI. N-l6. sales,
ICON bales. American H.Dp bales specu-
lai on and export LOO bales receipts,
$1,000 bales. American. 300 bales. fu-
lures opened steady and demand mod
crate. February and March. 2s-6f.
March and Apln. : 21-t39i 2s-6i; May
and June. june and July, and July ana
August 2G-54. August and septemoef.
23-Nl. September and october, Z3-'4
October and November ! 1864. Futures
steady. Tenders, 2IDO bales new dockets.
l243 p. M-.American spot grades
l.t2 higher American mlddine, ian.
8 1872. good middiing. 4 il-l6. middling'
4 1922 low middIng ~. good ordinary,
1L ordinary. q 3-l6.
-. M-January. 4 @1-63N4 3l-Gi, value.
January and February, Z 3l-tl. FEBRUARY
and March 2g-G404 3U-e4 sellers March
and April 1861, sellers. April ana Ma}.
a 10-Gi. buyers, june and July ana July
August and September. 4 2f-GiNi 2',-6i.
September and October, = ll-0in4 l9-t+
buyers. October and November 4 ll-t+
buyers Futures closed steady.
MANCHESTER. ENG. Jan IL ne
Guardian in its commercial article SAYS;
ln some degree prices have responder
70 the decline ~ American cotton at
Liverpool. and buyers have lound lt
ments were scarce Nevertheless there
is much drmness among producers VINO
DO not need 20 sell. Tho hope prevails
that there Will be an improvement ~
cotton later A diminution in me num-
Der OK orders placed is goticeable sellers
generally do not complain OF a deartn
of inquiry from india. but are annoyed
az the fruitlcss questions necessary 10
secure small orders. The large Ieduc-
ton iu the stocks OF piece goods Us ac-
counted Tor by the fact that large CON
tracts have recently been placed in
Bombay
The demand for China I'm some quarters
have been quiet, n others orders have
been booked. though the low BIDS pre-
clude business
Yarns prove inactive and easier.
NEW YORK. Jan. ~9.-Iho Sun's cot
Cotton advanced TO points. bat lost
this and declined ! TO . points on This
crop and 10 points Onthe next closing
with sales Of 124.1OJ bales.
To-day features: The situation ls
stiu considered bullish by many who
have given 30 a careful study for months
past. The visible supply Is nearly l'Vvl.-
oOO more than year ago. me coisoh-
dated stock az American ports Is about
5000 bales less than at this time last
year. Liverpool to-day was active and
advancing. Interior stocks are rapidly
decreasing ~ the stocks at the hre
principal interior towns Of test points
ln the interior decrease at rauO az
which they have decreased thus far this
week the diminutlon for the entire week
for these towns alone VIII amount 10
about 1000 bales j he receipts al the
ports were "a little larger to-day than
had been expected, and this fact at one
time caused downward reaction OF |
70 few points. bat 80 Is maintained boy many
that the port receipts are derived very |
largely just now from the stocks at the
interior towns.
Cotton has been marketed TO "a great |
extent. has been forwarded rapidly 10 |
the interior points, DO order TO stt the |
advantage OF storage banking. ana ln- !
81 rauce facilities. and the preponGerance |
Of testimony goes TO show that Dc is hard |
TO buy cotton in the country. The Mem |
PMS stock is deer asing with "a rapidity |
hat excltes general remark. English |
-pinnels are buying more freely. and |
io on a. commercial paper can De more /
readily negotiated therr rs littic doubt |
mat New England spinners viii also
increase their purchases.
The financial stringency is expected 90 |
relax considerably as soon as the Gov
eminent awards IT'S bond issue on Feb
.uary Jth
AN that the cotton market needs is
in INFUSION of new blood. or in other
Words greater interest on the part of
he outside public
Toward the close prices dropped. owing
o the Unexpectedly liberal receipts AT 4
ne ports. "a rumored failure in Havre
4 cotton and coffee firm. and ham
nerins OF the new crop months
NlcW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. Jan 29.-There has been
o material change m the outside in
ucnccs which are just now governing
DE- ory goods market, and az result
inside conditions are much as last re-
ortcd in all departments.