The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-19
TIN COTTON NATKFTs

NEW YORK, Jan. ls.-Cotton steady
r,ifdlinp eulf : ZIG. middling, : $40.
gross receipts. GO bales export. 90 w ,i.
Britain, go bales. Continent. i1'I,y ali
forwarded. 80 bales. sales, loi Ddl'S' an
apinnors. stock. igi l3G bales ID. 40. -.
Total to-day-Not receipts l5,','- naies.
exports 20 Great Britain f'"l" 80 -95
France. 3fs5 bales. Continent ~i''''
bales. stock. s9l l,7 bales. 49, .-,t.,,
Total so far this Week-Nct 1919
100 bales. France, 34o' hat.' ~
tlnent n 500 bales. STOCK. ~ ~ 49,
Total since September lst-Net receipts
g. 1875 bales. exports to Great Britain
1.1s4.5s4 bales. France, 34J,Jyi ndies' ~o"-
tineni oGJ 400 bales ,..,-..
cotton futures closed steady; January
G7S February. 7S3. March. 100 April
TQl. Nav. 1gS June. Sul, july ana Az
gust. sos. September 10. october, roo'
November. 7.G4. sales. %, 800 bales -.
The total visible supply OF COTTON lvi
the worid Is 4OG2 G72 bales. Of which
ae3f. sO2 bales are American. assa .lS
4 ofs. 673 bales and 4.505.453 bales, respec-
lively last year. receipts OF colto,i VIE
week AT an interior towns. 52.bJi bales.
rrcoipts from the plantations. lOf ,oi'
bales. CROP in SIGHT. 5.192 5ss bales
NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. ls.-cotton
barely steady. sales, 5000 Dales; JAM ~
airy. 7.75. February. 10. Mafch' 80
April. + o.. MAY. 7sJ. June, l.ss July
1911 August 1885, September ~ W
toher. 14b 81,
LIVERPOOL. Jan 1s.-12.3o =. NJ
Cotton: Demand moderate ana Price!
favor buyers. American middling. 4'2'
sales. 5000 bales. American, 100 bales
speculation and exports. 500 bales re-
ccipts. 10000 bales. American, IfO Dales.
Futures opened easy January and rem
ruary. 1866. March ana Apfli;, - z 20
Nav and June. 4 21-G4Nf 22-6i. June and
July. 4 21-G40f 22-6t, July and August
4 21-6404 22-64. August and Septem-
Der. 4 2D-Gi. October and NoVempti,
0-G4 Futures quiet but steady al the
p M.-January. 4 2f-G4Q4 25-e4, sell
ers. January and February > 24-,4' sell
ers. February and March I5-O4. Duy-
crs March and April, 23-tl, buyers;
April and May. 22-Gf. buyers. May and
June 4 22-G4 sellers June ana Ju1.'
4 22-G4. sellers. July and August, zz.ol,
sellers. August and September Zn-hfN
4 2l-64. values: September anea October
4 13-6fG4 1894: October ana November
4 Q-GtT4 1905 Futures quiet plI -ttaoI.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-The Suns cot
cotton advanced 3 points. but lost part
of the rise closing steady az a net az
vance of ] TO . points, win safes vi
10 800 bales. . g.. g.,
lures. closing quiet and steady. me - -
norris from the ports apprOXmatcd t,Wn
bales The port receipts were l','f'-
bales. against 1907 bales last week
s.
ports and the interior towns. small esti-
mates for New Orleans, and the rest on
tho ports during the coming week. ana
the fact that Liverpool paid practically
no attention TO the decline mere YESTERDAY
caused more or less covering. and
though tho market was stin very narrow.
n was at the same time strongly ana
showed a small advance. The bulls pc
ieve that January receipts win Doe de-
cidedly disappointing 20 the bears, ana
the bears are certainly cautious. Both
sides, however. are holding off FOR the
moment waiting 10 see which way NE
receipts viii turn out during the next
few weeks. for they viii probably give
the key TO the statistical situation for
In The meantime. the crop estimates
range from G.5OlOoO bales TO 800 opi
bales y great many persons, including
not "a few experienced members OF lne
trade. think that the right figure Is about
Z 600 OlO bales