The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-28

NEW YORK. Aug. 27-COTTON-The
cotton market opened steady. Win prices
one 10 two points higher ana further I'M
proved slightly ON covering 10y, ahoI.a'
which were sent in by reports of less raw
orabIe crop and weather conditions IN the
cotton belt much smaller recelDis IMAM
early estimates called for. and steady
cables from the English market Speculd-
tion was exceptionally slow pretty much
an through the short session, the pear
crowd fearing 90 hammer the market IN
face of the less favorable crop news ana
heavy short interest already accumulated,
while the bun contingent lacked the cOur-
age OF their convictions, in view OF the
slack interest of outside spectators.
Nel0w-fevcr talk cut little figure as an
influence. dispatches stating that the
scare fin Galveston was unlouudcd, the
suspect Of yesterday having typhoid FEVER
instead of yellow jack. The late MAJ
kct was inactive and featurelcss. with
the close steady at net unchanged prices
fo two points higher Spot closed quiet.
middling uplauds so: middlng gulf, g.
Sales. j o. bales. including 40 bales for
export and % bales 70 spinners Port re-
ceipts estimated for the day at 1000
bales. against 1,4l5 last week and 81
last year. For the week 1000, against
20 Do last week and 50.7l3 last year At
Memphis is bales. against last year, and
mo Houston 1927 bales against 3,761 last
year. ....-,s
COTTON-Quiet: middllng 90; net re-
coipts none gross, 1G7 bales; forwarded.
167 bales: sales. 1122 bales, spinners, 397
bales. stock, 53,0s2 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. .l36 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, 1851 bales. 10
tho Continent. 2.o2S bales: stock, l1l,2f1
T,tal since September 1st-Nct receipts.
$685. Goa bales; exports 20 Great Britain.
g 5gs gg2 bales: to France. 5O92 bales;
20 the Continent, 0,Ooo,0i5 bales.
COTTON-Futures opened steady; Au-
gust. $50; September, 5.52; October Dos;
November 56t; December. 5.G4. January.
Sos. February 5.GS, March. 80; April,
5.1g. May 5.S3; June 5.S5
Futures closed steady; August. h52;
September. 5.54: october. 55S; November.
SCI: December. 5.64. January, OTIS; Feb
5.ss.
ding uplands, 5s4; sales. l'o22 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 27-CoTToN-
Futures barely steady. August, 90 bld;
September 52lN5.23. October, 5.2a03 -;
November 5.21u62S; December, 53lpa2; ,
March. 5.42Q5.4i
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 27.-1 2. Moot
TON-SpOt-Rctail demand. prices higher;
American middling. fair. 34d; good mid
ding. 3ia; middliug, 8 1l-64; low mid
ding. 3 3-l6. good ordinary, 3 1882, ordi-
nary. y Ll-o3. Inc sales or tlc Gay were
900 bales. Of which 800 were for specu-
lation and export and included 200
American. Receipts none.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling. !. m. c.. August. 3 1874
buyers: August and September. 3 1860
3 1851. sellers. September and October,
z lo-6t sellers: october and November
R 1O-6iGS 1l-W sellers: November and
december 3 1904 sellers; December and
January. 3 1904. sellers; January and
February 2 1864. sellers February and
March. 3 lO-6403 1854. value: March and
Anrn. 3 fl-G4 buyers: April and Nav
2 i2-G4 value; May and June, 1854.
sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
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