The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-18

Steady: middling. nc: net receipts. 35o
bales. gross receipts. 3.4l5 bales, ehpoI'S
10 Great Britain. 1855 bales, to t oso
continent. ! COS bales forwarded 80 80
bales; sales. 3.032 bales; spinnefs, ~"
bales; stock. $50 $40 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. I.45l bales,
exports TO Great Britain. 7.22i bars ,.5
90 the continent. DAB bales, STOCK 'o''"oo
bales.
Total so far this wock-Net receipts
4f.72a bales, exports TO Great Britain
IS sos bales, 20 France. 6@2 bales, 10 the
continent, 3O.5s9 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
G COS oos bales. exports TO Great bIll ,ddn
. Gao $50 bales. 10 France. bH3.5ii baIeS'
20 tho continent. 1862 922 bales. -oooo
Futures closed steady, sales. O3.9Vo
bales. March. 7Oi: April. 7.O4. May. ~
June. 7.12. July, TIC: August III sep
tcmbor. GOO. october CD, NoNemltD,r'
CSl. December. GSi. January. 6.s9, Feb
Futures quiet: sales. 117.0Oo bales;
March. 50. April. CSS. May. O.o3, June,
SOB. July. G03. August Gsi; September
CCi. October. Cos. November Co., De
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Suns
cotton report says.
spot cotton here was unchanged. with
sales Of $50 bales for export and 4J3 bales
Tor spinning, 200 bales were delivered
on contract.
ne speculation iN COTTON IN-NHN Wt'
extremely duh. More Of the traders.
especially the younger element were
gathered about the tclegraphis bulletins
from Carson city. than Were around the
ring. Liverpool and New o. cans were
small traders here. but the speculation
was IN the mnin Of "a lOcg professional
character. At the opening prices de-
c.incd slightly in sympathy with ID dice
elmo in Liverpool both FOR futures and
spots. After the first transactions, how
ever. prices rallied and advanced slightly.
The high water IN tho Mississippi river
vauccd on small purchases. Liverpool
sold here but New Orleans bought. Tho
receipts az tho ports were light. the spot
markets were firm. and the exports were
LIBERAL The decline in Liverpool was
attributed 10 unfavorable political adj
vices from the Levant
NEW ORLEANS la. March 17.-Scc-
rotary Hester's scmi-wcckly statement at
the thirteen leading interior towns shows
In 1897 Receipts. 1920 bales; ship
mcnts. 22.S9l bales; stock. 2j5.ls bales.
ln 1896 Receipts. 1860 bales. ship
mcnts. 25.402 bales, stock, 214.65l bales.
Jon 1s95-Rccoipts 500 bales, ship
mcnts. "a 3O3 bales. stock, 2ss. 3G7 bales.
LIVERPOOL March 17-12.30 P. NJ
COTTON-Dcmand fair and prices easy,
American middlug. Id. sales. 1000
bales. American II 400 bales. speculation
and export. 500 bales, receipts. 1000 bales,
American. $500 bales. Futures opened
quiet ana demand moderate. March and
April, April and May. and May and June.
. 59-G4U3 JS-Gid.. June and July and July
and August Q 59-G4d. August and Sep
TENDER Q 57-Gfd. September and Octo-
Der. . 51-G4d. October and November.
9 46-C4d.. November and December and
December and January. 3 45-64d. Flu
lures quiet at the decline. Tenders. 100
bales new dockets ana 200 bales old
dockcts.
1915 p. M.-Amorican spot grades.
1-"2d. lower. American middHng. fair
i3-32d. good mlddling. = 1922: midi
ding. 3i-32d.: low middiiug 2J-32d.;
good ordinary. g l5-32d
u. M-March. March and April. April
and MAY MAY and June. and June and
July 3 JS-GfQ3 59-Gid.. buyers. July and
August J9-6ld.. sellers, August and
September. 5G-GiQ8 57-Gld.. buyers,
September and October. F0-GlQ3 51-Gfd.,
buyers October ana November. 46-Gfd..
buyers November and December and
December and January. 9 44-6403 4J-6id.,
buyers. Futures closed steady.