The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-18
COTTON MARKETS.


cotton market declined to points this
morning. cables being disappointing. and
then recovered the loss on Wall street
buying. with "A further advance OF 10
4 points following continued unfaVorahle
CrOp accounts and indications OF possible
manipulation of summer months by "a few
leading houses. Trading was AZ no time
active. The market was finally closed az
q net advance OF 3 points on the near
months. and a decline of points on the
far months the latter easing Off under
general lack Of support
COTTON-Quiet: middling. 69s; net re-
ceipts 47O bales, gross, J.02S bales; eX-
ports 20 the Continent, 1.5J6 bales, for
warded, G63 bales sales ITO bales STOCK
40 OS3 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 7.29s bales
exports to Great Britain. $500 bales; TO
the Continent. 800 bales; stock, Jj1'sSl
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts %. 755 bales
exports 10 Great Britain, 15,259 bales; TO
France. 1885 bales, to the Continent TO-
093 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
S2S6. COS bales; exports TO Great Britain,
800 712 bales to France, 7So.0i7 bales;
to the Continent, 2.1j6,O9s bales.
COTTON-Futures opened duh but easy;
sales. 800 bales June. 6.23; July, 500;
August. $50, September. GA: Novem ber
SOB; December. 62G; January, G.2S; Feb
ruary, 6.29. March, go.
Futures closed steady; sales. 1900
bales May. 627; June, 6.2S; July G.33;
August. G.37. September. ga; October
ga: November, 62J; December, O.2f;
Spot cotton closed quiet. middling up
lands GS, do. gulf, G1s' sales, 1.27J bales.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 17.-FLOUR-steady;
opened firm. but closed rather easy with
RYE FLOUR-Dun; most S3S5at1O.
CORNMEAL-Easy; yellow western,
zoe.
RYE-Quiet at 71l4a72c.
BARLEY-DWl: feeding ole; barley
WHEAT-spot market steady; No. 2
red, $1.j6. Options opened steady. ana
had a good advance on the strength OF
cables and foreign buying Of July ana
light offerings. They subsequently turned
weak with corn. however, and, under
realizing, closed 1G1Nc. lower In all
month but May, which resisted selling
exports and closed l2c. net higher No :
red May closed at Sl.1'l2' July closed
C0RN-spot weak: No. . 42H. options
weak all day in consequence Of big west
ern receipts and local unloading. ana
closed 9.alc. net lower; May closed at
4Si4c.. July. a.
OATs-Spot steady; No. ., 3jl4c OPP
lions normally NC. net higher. but dull
all day. May closed at 3iac.
BEEF-Firm; cut meats steady; picked
bellies, 6'sq7hc.; picked shoulders, 494g
&C.. picked hams, fadSc.
LARD-Weak; western steamed, 81;
May. G97ia nominal. Refined easy.
PORK-Firm; mess, $ll1jHl2.2j; snort
clear. S12d14: family, $l3Hli.
BUTTER-Steady; western creamery
14H1jhc.: do. factory. 120l3c.; Elgins,
1jlsc.. imitation creamery, 13nl4i2c.:
State dairy. 13l401ji9c.; do. creamery, l4a
CHEEsE-Qulet; large white, State,
72ic.
EGGs-steady; State and Pennsylvania.
1Oi40llc.. western fresh lOi2c. South
crn. gNlOc.
COTTON-SEED OII-Firm; prime
crude 2Oi402lc.: do. yellow, 2ji202Gc.
PETROLEUM-Dull.
ROSIN-Steady.
TURPENTGNii-S Steady at 29l3q30c.
MOLASSES-Firm
CABBAGE Steady. Southern, Slnl.21.
COMPLICATIONS opened steady al un-
changed prices; ruled inactive and fea-
tureless throughout the session, with
weak undertone. following unsatisfactory
cables. further &c decline in spot quota
tons and entire absence OF speculation;
closed quiet with prices unchanged 10
. points net lower. sales. 400 bags in
Guiding May az $3.50 Spot-Rio dull. No.
Z. ince. Csc. nominal; mild quiet. Cordova,
COrdOva Si2HlJigc
SUGAR-Raw strong, tending upward;
fair refining. 3Ac. centrifugal, 90 test,
44c. Refined firm.