The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-07


Quiet; middlng, Z 5-lGc.: sales. 502 bales
all spinncrs. stock, POI 2iO bales
Total tO-day-Net receipts, -. 10 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, ltoO bales
10 France, 1900 bales. TO the continent,
IL .572 bales. stock S53.Oi1 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
1901 900 bales. exports 90 Great Britain
- J9l 200 bales. to France. 5il.JOS bales,
to the continent. 1j44,ssU bales, TO the
channel J,4Sl bales.
Futures closed steady; sales, o9.WO
bales. March. 6sl. April. 6S1. May G92;
June. csc. July. 7O1. August. IO2; sep
TENDER. GIL, October. SCI, November,
6G3. December. Cos. January, 6.'5.
The total visible supply Of cotton ior
the world is 3.7JG. 2J3 bales. Of whwich
334O.gj3 bales are American. against
. zoe J24 bales and 32s2.324 bales. respec-
lively. last year. receipts OF cotton tils
week at all interior towns, 5S.4Jl bales
receipts from the plantation, lOJ,J0i bales
crop IN sight, 1552. $40 bales.
LIVERPOOL March G.--12:3o p. NJ
COTTON Demand moderate and prices
1-32d. higher, American middhns'
3 1J-1Gd.. sales. 1000 bales, American.
1900 bales. speculation and export, 5VO
bales. recclpte. 5000 bales: American.
2GOO bales. Futures opened s.eady and
demand moderate. March oJ-oid.
March and April. 3 5j-6i03 3i-6ld.i Aprh
and May. May and June June and July.
and September 3 J2-Gfd.; September ana
October. l7-Gid.; october and Novem-
ler3 42.Gid.: November and Decemper
and December and January. 4l-oid'
Futures steady.
1915 j.. M.-Spot cotton Prices. Amcri-
can mddling fair. 4Ad., 5000 middiing'
4 Lied. micdling 8 l5-lod low MD
ding sgd: good ordinary @sd.; ordi-
nary. 7-1Cd.
I =. M.-Amorican middling. 9 1j-lGd.,
March. March and April. ana April ana
May. 3 5l-Gid- sellers, Nay and june.
g IJ.cfd. buyers. June ana july and July
and August JJ-GiU3 56-Gid., sellers;
August and SonfCwher. J3-G4d. sole -
September and October. . 4G-OiH5 4t-nid.'
buyers. October and November 3 42-Giu
3 43-Cfd.. sellers November and Deem
Ter and December and January 4l-6fd..
buyers. Futures closed quiet but steady.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL. March 6.-WiEAT-
Not quite as much Apprehension over the
eastern political question was felt in the
wheat market to-day as yesterday, the
effect being shown in the course and nc-
ton OF prices A net loss of i20',c. waws
quotable at the close. Oiher matters
were, however. very little in consideIa-
ton. and the decline WAS duo rather 10
the belief IN peaceful solution OF the
Crotan affair than TO any bearish intcI-
probation OF the statistical news or TO Inc
wheat situation proper Tie opening Oh
the market was easy. squirt 90 ycslei-
days close following. but prices aiter-
wards settled down and closed STEADY az
the decline mentioned above. May wheat
opened from 7Cs.c. 10 1Gisc, sold between
1Ga.c and 7Gc.. closing ~ fO4 'Oisc.- 5o4
Csc. under yesterday Cash wheat was
easy and &c lower.
CORN-The corn market was generally
steady, the opening. however, BENG easy,
partly through the influence cNerted py
Inc Quiet tone OF the cables and partly
iu svmuathy with cat.May corn open
ed at 2lisc.. sold between that and 2tf4c.,
closing ~ 2i3.c.-uuchangcd from yceler-
day Cash corn was In good cenaHu
and firm. Prices were i.c. higher.
OATS-The trading In oats was Hsht
and the tone about steady. Tie same
considerations which tended 20 restrain
bullish ardor in wheat and corn were
effective IN oats. Cash oats were hIih
and &C.. higher
pROVISIONS-Th run OF hogs az the
yards this morning was little more tnSn
half the number expected. An advance
of 50lOc. in prices al that place was the
result and product received stimulus
from that circumstance. Values edged
off somewhat later ON fair. al-round
figures. The trade was fairly active,
hut not extraordinarily so. May POLK
closed a shade higher, May lard I'M
changed. and May ribs 2i2c. higher.
HIDES-Were firm. Prices were quoteo
MS follows. Natives. heavy, Hlc., nIh.'
SIC: native COWS. heavy, S4ic.' nsn.'
wic.. butt brands. heavy, sac; hsht
re. Texas. heavy $40. heht 80
The leading futures ranged as follows;