The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-04

7.05: November. 7s9 sales. III 200 bales.
Weekly-Net receipts. !, 20 bales; gross
receipts 81 40 bales. exports TO Great
Britain, Il,oi1 bales, France. 400 BALE .
Continent, 6.yI2 bales: forwarded. lO,noi
bales. sales. Y.S1D bales; spinners, 5'%
bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 24.lc3 bales;
exports TO Great Britain, 1873 bal.s,
France. Big bales. Continent o''f
bales. stock, i,OJ).2JO bales.
Total so far tAis week-Net receipts,
17l.Yl9 bales, exports 10 Great brl'dih'
1863 bales; France, lf,32O Dales, con-
Cnent, 1885 bales.
Total -nce September lst-Net receipts,
8.5J2.072 bales; exports 10 Great brltain
lob 46S bales. France, 2c6.Jl2 bales ION
uncnt, ~ ,y35 bales.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Cotton advanced
4 TO & points, then reacted ana deciihen'
closing = points lower Tor the day, win
the tone steady after sales OF lsi.-D
bales Liverpool advanced l-3-d. on
the spot
The days features. There was nothing
IN the news relating directly 10 COTTON
iIsG-f that could be regarded as bear
ish. but the speculation was so smai
that "a comparatively moderate amount
OF long liquidation caused decline IN
the latter business. Then there was
some talk Of the decline in brush CON
soils and the disturbed condition OF the
London stock market. growing out Vi
the disturbances IN Iransv3al ana the
delay Of financial legislation.
But the receipts at the ports Welt
Unexpectedly small. Liverpool cOnAnues
ac.l/ and IL opened much iirmer inan
had been expected. private cables re-
ported an excellent spot demand IN Liver
pool and Manchester was nifn. On the
basis of supply and demand cotton IS
believer 10 be in frm position. Inc
decnne for the day was not great, IN
spite OF some selling for southern ac-
count, including New orleans, party on
stop orders. and selling by 1ermah
houses. as well as some decline IN ie"
southern spot markets.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, Jan. Got
ton futures quiet and steady; sales, TO- 80
bales. January ISt; February, 'J"'
March. Tgs: April, SOB. May, 500. june
S.uo, july, Sill. August, 500, SEPTEMBER
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 3-i2.SO J.. Mot
ton American. 4 i9-J2; sales, l2,VOu bales
American. 1890 bales, speculation ana
export, LOO bales: receipts, 10000 bales,
American, 1890 bales, demand lar.
Futures opened easy and demand Iaii'
January, ! 1904; January ana FEBRUARY,
XI-G4. February ana March. 'Zh-Ot"
> 4g-63: March and April, -s-V4ut %J-1ti
April and May, 2S-0iQ4 A-03. May anu
June 4 29-G4. June and july, -J-Ot~
SO-G4: july and August. -J-biI
3O-Gi: August and september, I 2S-o3eV
4 Gl-G4 Futures steady at the uccine
12.3J Il. M.-American spot graucs az
vancCd X. gOOl midding, : 25-5Z. Hhu-
ding. Ak. low midanng. 1852; good
ordinary. p l3-32. ordinary > 90
u. M.-Amcrican middiiHg, low hiiu-
ding clause. January, .v-Df' Ndlue [,
January and February, 4 -9-of puyeis'
February and March, 4 2o-b4af 80 p
buyers; March ana April, 4 -o-O494 zg-'4'
sellers April and May Zo-O10t -'-vi,
seliersi May and june, A z0-Dt, Naiue /,
june and July. a 29-O4 buyers; July anu
AUGUST 4 zg-f4Q4 8u-U4, buyers august
and sepfember. 2s-O4q4 2y-,4, sellers;
ScDtenbor and October, 4 23-6i, buyers
October and November, 4 2i-b4, buyers.
Futures closed steauy.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3--Flour steady and
What duH ana nrmer; no. red, store
and elevator, 6Jtc., ailoat, ne. Opto"a
were very dul and closed for Nay al
com Cuu and firm. no 2 3isc., ele-
vator. 35Nc. anoat Options We're cui
and without feature, clos. ng is'. lower
and steady January ana May, JOAc'
oats dul ana firm. options dull ana
nominally unchanged.
~ oOl nrm and u-cnans d.
Beef quiet and Unchanged beef hams
firm at $3.50 uIa.JO. u ce Deer so"
and unchanged. cut meats quiet ana I'M
changed .,,,
$50 asked. Jauua. s., - %, u nlilhl.
Refined quiet: CO-Lnc T. 81 . Sum
American. $40: mpOund ~ 1000.
PORK nrmer. mess. >A2Uo.9o.
Butter Fancy hrmer, Do fai. demand
and unchanged
Oouon e. OH quiet and IN hanged.
Tugpeatine .guiet ana e4sy AT oV9dO ~.
Rice. mOlasses. ana peanuts quiet ana
uncI anged.
Gone. steady at - 10 30 points down.
january S13.8J0 iH 40, March $4,000
1890: May. S2W6l2 so; July, 1925, Sep
tembef. Sll.fulfI 3D. spot 1910 uull
and easier; 30. g. $40.
Sugai-haW dun firm, ana unchanged
Refined quiet and unchanged
frClghts unchanged.