The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-11
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond Va. April 10. 1891.

CCKN- mn.
White. Virginia .............. 81 @$ S3'
no. - white ........-.....-.'.. - 4o-7 p
30. = mixed ...............''. 81 V'lls
10. = mixed Observation-Disclosures. = Ws:59
No. mixed ......-.....'.'''. - 2
Kl h. ...... ...........'..-.' ..'' 'Ho''i'''''''
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. April 1O.-COTTON-The
cotton market closed 40 net decline OF
pa points. after opening ~ an ADVANCE
OF Ia points on near months ana oc-
cline of 100 ola late months. The market
weakened Immediately after the irst CaH
ana closed ulct AT tine lowest POINT Inc
weakness was parity accounted Tor 10y
fears OF political trouble ina the Lcvant
D his caused some liquidation, ana OWlhb
20 a belief that disaster reports On the
Lower Mississippi alley have been moro
largely exaggerated IMAM generally sup
posed. Trading was IN good part for LiV-
cIpDOl ana continental accounts, win INC
orucrs for ceiling out quite numerous.
Cotton steady. mlddiing. i-lO, gross re-
Ccipts 1900 bales. forwarded. ~, SAFES,
1910. spluuers. 41O; stock. 23Z,3Z1.
Total to-day and consolidated net re-
ccipts. 54SJ bales. exports 10 Great htI-
tain. 900, 10 Continent lO'4-l, stocA' 3d.
go.
Iotal since September lst-Net receipts,
G.2g4.J2s bales. exports 10 Great Britain
=. t -
!. 1Gs l07. 10 the Channel, .. 4ol
Cotton futures opened steady; sales,
: 200 bales. January, 80. February. bN3,
May. 40. June. ia July. 1lei August
40. September 6.y4; october, O.oJ, NO
vember O.i5. Dccember $50. ,oooo.
cotton futures closed quiet; sales, 48.5yO
bales. January. O.s3. February, O.si,
March and April. 1.U3. May. 4Oi; June.
I'll. July. 71J, August. 10 september
$50. October Go, November, C.fo' De-
Spot closed steady: sales. 1910 bales;
middnng gulf, ll-l6, middling upIanos'
Z 7-lC
NEW ORLEANS. April 1O-COTTON-
Futures quiet. sales, 1900 bales, AprH,
7.m bid: May. IOluIO2, June. fO2g lO4, ,
july 4uiH1.uJ, August. O.JlUOU[, Septein-
Der. GG3u6 GJ. October J2n6 %. NoVen-
beer. SG5406.5G; December 6.JiqO.OJ jan
uaIy O.SJ4uOl.
LIVERPOOL. April 1O.-COTTON-clos-
ing SPOT cotton. Moderate business, prices
higher. American middling. fair AZ, good
middHng, 3-16. American middlins,
11-l6. low middhng, 5's; good mdonns,
3at: ordinary, 9-l0. The sales Tor the
day were 5000 bales. OF when 800 W"ie
for speculation and export and included
1890 American Receipts, 4.OUO balea' ILL.,
Guiding 400 American
Futures opened quiet AZ the decline. and
closed quiet but steady al the advance,
American middirg, !. m. g., April AZ
4 1-G4. sellers. April ana May, 4, sellers
May and june o3-O4N4, sellers june ana
July. 4. sellers; July and August, . t5-Oi'
sellers. August ana September W-vi4
61-Gf, buyers. September and Octoner'
g 55-Gf, sellers. october and NoFemDei'
3 1901, sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. April 1O.-FLOUR-Re-
Ccipts. % 500 barrels, exports. $3.50 bar
Icls, sales. 800 packages. Market quiet
but steady with the advance IA wheat.
city mil patents, SiOJ8io0i city mn
clears. S4O5Q47O, Minnesota patents, 500
Q4.U5. Minnesota bakers, S3.1O43OJ, win
ter patents, S4.4JNfOji do. stialghts, Si4
$40, 90. extra, S5.lJ43.5O; DO. low grades
>. 1uu2.1,.
RYE FLOUR-steady. superhne. S2.2jg
900, fancy. S2.5Jn2.O5.
CORN MEAL-Dun; yellow western,
Coo, city t-c.; branuywne, $50.
RYE-Quict. No. . western, sc. T. o. b.
Bunalo, car lots. 3sU3Jc.
BARLEY-Quiet. feeding 2Gc. (. o. b.
Buffalo. malt "a u5ii2c.
BARLEY MALI-Dul; western. 4Jg5ic.
WHEAT-Spo hrmer. No red. f. o.
b.. 71lsc., no. / northern, 79h4c. {. o. b.
anOat, No g hard winter. nc. T. o. b.
an0at Options opened strong and active
ON European war scare and ArmeT cables.
shorts being large buyers. After reac-
ton, due 20 realizing. prices raliied again
on covering and fears of bulllsn Govern
ment report. closing lSui.c. higher No. >
May. 11u12i,c closed 12I.c.; June, I2i2c.,
closed 7-c., july 1li4n12 4-lGc., closed
7la,c.. September. so l5-lOcIiU14c., closed
1Oi,c. December closed al i-'sc.
CORN Spot nrmer, No. ., 2lAc. eleva-
tor - tc. anoat. Options opened strong
with wheat. and market generally firm
ON spots closing &c higher April closed
al 2S &c.. May. Is suZ9c., closed at Is Sci
July 3Ua.05J 1-1Oc.. closed al 3Ossc., sep
tcmbcr 5la, &C.. closed at 3lAc.
OATS-SpOt firm. No. .. DC; No. de-
Ivered, 23c.; no. 3, 2lc.' No white,
DC. No. 9 white 23c.. track mixed. west
ern. 2l023c., track white. western. 23g
2sc options quiet but lrmer. With near
months closing Ease. higher; May. 2l1sg
21i4c closed al 2lAc; July. PIC.
HAY-Quiet. shipping 55gJ1s.c.; good
10 choice, 12.z1loc
HOPs-Dull; state. common 10 choice.
1896. lQ7l.c.
pounds, 1sl5N19c. Texas dry, q 10 30
pounds. lie, California. II 10 = pounds,
lOi.c
LEATHER-Firm hemlock sole. light.
2O0 2lc. fair 2ON-3c.
WOOL-Firm. domestic fleece. 1GQ2lc.;
BEEF STEADY: family $3.50: extra
mess SIS: beef hams. Sl9Nl95O. packngs.
50 80: city extra India mess. S13JO01f.JO.
CUT MEATS-Steadv. bellies. S22jfl
$40. do. shoulders. 1921; do. hams, S9g
go
LARD-Firm; western steam. $40.
nominal. May. Sii5. nominal Refined
steady. Continent. Si6O. South America,
$5OJ compound, S4122.
PORK-Stoady; mess. S90925 short
clear, S97j0lO7J; family. N10QlO5O.
1JQl0c; do factory. sQl3c., Eigins. 10c.
imitation creamery. 1lNltc., State dairy,
14llSic.; DO. creamery lju20c.
CHEESE-St Steady. large. 94l24c.; small.
90l2iac. part skins, iu6c.; fun skins.
aGGs-Firm; State and PENNSYLVANIA.
loc.. western fresh, l0c.; southern. 90
TALLOW-Q Quiet; city. s7c.: country.
SIC
RETRO rUM-Steady.
ROSIN ady; strained, common 10
good. SlG0l. %.
TITRPENTI NE-Firm at 20i4Q30c
RICE-Firm. domestic. fair TO extra,
A .Nrsc.. Japan. 4N13sc.
MOLASSES- Steady; New Orleans open
kettle. good TO choice. 23U30c.
PIC iRON-Easy. southern, Sl0Q11;
northern $1,000
COPPER-Dul: brokers. $3.50.
IFAD-Dull: brokers. Sl1.4O.
TIN PLATES-Dull
COTTON-SEED OIL,-Steady; prime
crude. 20c asked; prime crude. (. 0. b.
mills i59iec-; prime yellow. 22AG23c.i