The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-27

NORFOLK PEA y l.I MAX 49,
NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 26.-PEANUTS-
Farmers stOCk-fancv 3lct strictly
prime. &c.. prime 24c. ordinary, 24n
2i4c. Spanish. Tie. busheL
COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK. Jan. 26-COTTON-A
food Of outside Investment orders and
heavy covering by shorts sent cotton
prices up will a whirl al the opening this
morning. opening sales showing an ad-
vance Of 20 o points over the close OF
last night The bulge was followed ny an
almost equally heavy break under IN
avalanche of realizing sales and quick
| turn OF leading bears. While shoWln&
more or less feverisnness, the maIAtl
steadily improved later in the forenoon,
and. IN fact. during the rest Of the SEES
sion. The opening furry was directly due
10 very strong English cables and builisn
advices. Even the more rahld bulls were
hardly prepared for an advance or - 10
DOi-ts in futures at Liverpool. and au
of lilo for spot cotton That the shorts
were scared Tor "a time is putting u mild
ly. but with later advices OF less BULL
ism nature. the local bears regaiued some
Of their old-time cOmpOsure, and took n
more conservative view of the situation.
The commissioning received large
teleDhonic orders, while the wires We're
kept hot with business from outside
points. The unloading short interests hdd
little influence with the stronger holders
OF cotton many Of whom believed these
sales 20 be for the general good or me
market I'm that ID did much 10 eliminate
weaker holders. Hammering the market
bears only succeeded I'm creating an addl-
tiOnal extension of short lines. Liverpool
both bought and sold an through the
session. orders from the Continent were
chiefly for the purchase OF the near
months. The South was a. good BUYER
around the opening. but later was
seller OF August and new "rop months.
The market closed steady, ! point lower
10 net higher.
COTTON-Futures opened steady. Janu-
any. GA. February G1i. March. Gl"'
April. GIG. May. G2O. June. 60. July
d -. August G@3. September. Cos. DCtO-
Der. 10. November Cos.
Futures closed steady. January, GOI.
February, Coz: March. 600. April. Gl,.
May. GIG. June. GIG. July. 61T. August,
g -. September. COS. october, Cos. No
vember Cos: December, 6.U3
Spot cotton closed steady. middling mp
lands, Cas; middllng gulf, 6'-, sales, l,Iis
bales
COTTON-S Steady: middlng. G% net re-
ceipts J2i bales. gross, Us bales; sales.
G7l2 bales. stock 1Os,091 bales; exports
TO the Continent. 20 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 22.J96 bales.
exports TO Great Britain. 1851 bales. 10
the Continent, 15,15l bales; stock lob
Consoiidated-Ne receipts. f42 tSs bales:
exports 10 Great Britain, Jl.4lJ bales, 10
France. 1920 bales; TO the Continent
7l.97l bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
G.5SlG4O bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
2.G17O17 bales. 10 France. 90 ~ paies'
10 the Continent. 1.s5ilo1 bales
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 2G.-COTToN-
Futures-January 80. February, 90.
March. J.730j.7j, April 5.7Gnj.4s. Nay,
5S0Ff5S1. June 5S3N5Si. July. j.S50
So; August. 5S2u5s3: september. . "a
5.74: October J.73djl4t November J.idn
80; December 5.I5ao."
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 26.-COTTON-spot
in fair demand; prices LTD. hieheri
American middlng IalEi - az g ood
ordinary. lj-16. ordinary "a. The sales
of the day We're 10000 bales. Of which
1000 were for speculation and export
and Included 1900 American. Receipts.
29 60O bales including -. 800 American.
Futures opened firm, win good de-
mand. and closed barely steady, Amcrt-
can midding !. m. c., January, 3 lb-bin
3 17-Gf. buyers; January ana Februar.,
. 1C-C4I3 f7-Gf buyers. February ana
March, 3 16-6i03 17-Gi. buyers. March
and April. 3 17-GA. buyers. April and May.
2 1854, sellers; May and June. lN-Gt,
sellers. June and July 3 la-O4H3 2tGi.
buyers. July and August. 3 2O-Gin3 2l-6i.
BUYERS: August and September. 3 2O-6f0
? 9l-G4 buyers: September and October.
z 2O-6463 2f-Gi. buyers. October and No
vember. 21-6i03 22-6i. buyers. Novem-
Der and December, 3 lJ-Gi' sellers.
KEW vols. 4..pu1t-r 1',RErr
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-FLOUR-More
active and decidedly stronger. advancing
Ja.J points with wheat closing with
continued upward tendency, supplies gem
erall- held too high winter patents,
81 SJH4.JO
RYE FLOUR-FIrm.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Stead..
BTCKWH EAT-Steady.
CORNMEAI-Firm.
RYE-SrOnger. No. ? &c
BARLEY-Firm.
BARLEY MALT-Steady.
WHEAT-Spot strong. No. . red, S3asc.
Options showed great excitement SDecu-
Iative activity and strength. opening mp
&c. advancing 10 a point &c over yes
terday S closing prices, and closing firm
al @ net rise Of 3ka34c. Exporters sold
early I'm the session. and caused a tenn
p0rary reaction. followed BY an errat'c
advanced as indicated The upward
movement was stimulated by the develop
ment and active demand Tor cash wheat
and broadening general SPECULATION
March closed az SIC. May closed 20
S1s,c.. July closed at SO ,.--
CORN-Spot strong: No >. 4tsni6Lc.
Options opened ssc. higher with wheat:
lost most OF the advance, nul AGAIN turn
ed firm. aud returned 10 the best prices,
closing an net advance OF rsc.. being sup
p,rted bv good cash demand. March
closed 48Hc. May closed az 1850
OATS-Spot strong. No. . 35c Options
frmer tn sympathy with wheat and corn,
INT without speculation.
PEEFZSteady.
CIT MEATS-Quiet
TARD-Stcady. western steamed $3.50
as Refined firm.
pORk-Firm.
CHICAGO MARKET
CHICAGO. Jan. 2G.-Such an enormous
business as was done in the wheat bft
to-da-' has not had its counter9arf the
~ nd l..