The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
THE COTTON MARKETS.

THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-CoTToN-
Steady: middling. 5-i0c: gross receipts,
5aD3 bales. exports 90 Great Britain,
200 bales: TO the continent 600 naies'
forwarded. 2H2 bales sales. Not bates
all spinners. stock. 2S3 81 bales. ,-.
WEEkLY-Net receipts. 9i' bales
gross receipts. 1897 bales. exports 10
Great Britain. 1894 bales; 20 France,
200 bales. to the continent. 3Sil bai,es.
spnncrs. 2.i7i bales. o,,-,..
Total to-day-Nct receipts. 1i.oS3 bales,
exports 20 Great Britain. 7,347 bales
70 France sob bales. 10 me continent
15152 bales. stock ggs 400 bales.
Total so far this week-Nct receipts.
100 iS3 bales. exports 10 Grcat Britain.
235S 3Gs bales. 20 France. 5ll VA bales
10 the continent. i.31l.l31 bales to the
Fnturcs closed quiet and steady: sales.
- POO bales. February. 100; March, 500
April. 40 May. III, June ~ July
-: August. 20 September, 0s4; DC
toher and November, 6S5' December
$50.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, Feb. os-,CoT-
February g 80. March. g 80. April, 6.so'
May. GgG. June. I0I, July, iu6, August
Og3. September G.G3. October. O.06; NO
vember G.J5.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 5.--l2:3O p. NJ
COTTON-Quict. American middlng.
3 3l-32d.. sales, 5000 bales; American.
1900 bales speculation and export, 500
bales. receipts. 1000 bales, American,
100 bales. Futures opened quiet and
demand moderate. American middling.
low middlng clause February and March,
3 5l-Gid: March and April 3 slid
3 GO-Glg3 59-Gid.; June and July, G0-6ld.
October and November 4D-Gid. Flu
lures quiet Tenders 1000 bales
WEEKLY COTTON STATISTlCS-To-
tai sales OF the week. - 900 bales, Ameri-
can. 5000 bales. trade takings. includ-
ing forwarded from ships side. $1,000
bales actual exports, 5000 bales; total
imports. 135 600 bales: American. 12fOy)
bales total stock l2J9.OOO bales: Ameri-
can 1,l42.O00 bales. total afoat. 265O0O
bales. American. 25j,Vp bales. specn-
lators took $500 bales and exporters took
800 bales
March. 3 57-GiU3 JS-G4d.. buyers. March
and april 3 jS-Gid. buyers. April ana
MAY. g JJ-G4d.. buyers. May and June
. GO-G4d.. sellers. June and July, CO-b4d..
July and August, 3 6l-Gid., sellers, Au-
gust and Septembcr. 3 J9-Gfd.. bIyers,
:, ptembcr and October. 2 J3-Giua Jl-6id.
sellers. October and November 3 f"-uid.
buyers. November and December
is-Gld. Futures closed quiet but steady.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Feb 5.-FLOUR- Quiet
steady and unchanged. Southern Hour
dull and unchanged.
WHEAT market dun. steady. and
unchanged. ungraded red. IjU9Jc.. No.
! northern. S7isc. options opened weak
~ 'sc. decline. rallied lN1lsc., fell nc.
closing steady al nc. advance on Febru-
AIRY and March. unchanged 10 Sc decline
on other months. with trading dull. No.
red. February. sic. March t5isc.. May
ffHIr u. -. am.
Der 1850.
CORN-spot dull and easier: No ..
2S'sc., elevator. 297-c. aiioat. Options
were dun and steady az lsc. decline. Feb
ruary, 2S'sc., May. 2H5sc. July. BIC.
OATS Spot fairly active and firm. OPP
lions dun and easier. February. 2li<c.;
May. PC. July, 22Nc. Spot prices No.
=. 2lhc.; No. white, 2ic.; mixed west
ia. Quiet: shipping. Doc; good to
choice 723H77i5c
HIDES-F Fairly active. firm. and un-
changed
WOOI-Firm and unchanged
BEEF-Firm and quiet. family S9;50
1850 extra mess S1OOuS.Ou; beef hams
steady at S17JOa1S.0O; tierced beef firm,
city extra. India mess. Sl3oOUl4OO.
CUT MEATS-Slow and steady. picked
bellies 81 G2i2. do. shoulders $1,000 T. -.
do. hams. Ss2J09.OO.
LARD-Steam. 500. city S35J: May.
S4O7ia. Refined slow; continent. Si25.
425.
PORK-Dull and easy; new mess $500
ass.
BUTTEP-Choico steady AZ 10UiSc.;
do. creamery 14020c.: Elgins 2iU2litc.
EGGS-Rathcr easy. state and Pennsyl-
vania. 16c iCe-housc. case S2OOu3W
western. fresh. 1jU l5i2c., southern. 49,
N1Ic. lined. f4N1liac.
COTTON-S SEED OII-Quict and barely
steady; crude. 20c; yellow prime. DC
ROSlN-Quiot; strained. common ."
good $40.
TURPENTINF,-Fi az 2Si4029c.
PlCE-Firm. I'm fair demand. and IN
changed.
MOLASSES- and unchanged
PEANUTS quiet and unchanged
COFFEE-Five points down March.
500. May. $3.50. July 50 50. September.
500. December. $3.50 Snot Rio dun
and steady. No T. 1913
SIGAR-Raw quiet and easy. fair re-
fning pa. Refined i'm fair demand ana
unchanged.
FREIGITS TO LTVERPOOI-Quiot.
cotton. hv steamer. 3-52d, grain. by
steamer 2Ad.