The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-16
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Aug i5.-COTTON-Mor
PACING conditions prevailed at the Cot
toh Exchange to-day. yet the market
Was sun very active Neills cotton crop
report, forecasting the possibility OF a
lHrVvObaie crop, produced some effect
upon the local market through It's inau-
ence upon the cables, which declined 20
~ al Liverpool. The Liverpool decline
Mas ascrlbed by private cables chiefly 20
NcHl circular. The market opened
steady, with decline OF 10 points.
iHces, however, were soon back again
10 yesterdays closing figures on buying
Tor Wall street account and covering on
a large scale. The effects Of NeiWs esti-
mate were felt when this demand sub
sided. and the market again turned weak
and prices fell away sharply. The Gov
eminent Weather Bureau failed TO indi-
cate any sign Of rain I'm the Southwest,
and Texas reports continued bad. Beyond
this general outside support was with
drawn, and Tor the remainder OF the ses-
sion local sentiment was exceedingly
nervous. At one time I'm the afternoon
the decline was "A matter of Il 10 II
points. due principally TO Liquidation fol-
lowing the appearance Of outside sailing
orders. The market Was finally steady
al net decline Of 10 10 Is points.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline; September $40; October go
November. J.94. December, 600. January
G05. March. GIL. April 6.15. May. 619
Futures closed steady; August. JGj;
September. j.GG. October. 5.Sj. November
80. December January j0S, February,
COL: March 6.o5: April, COS May 612;
june. G.15.
Spot cotton closed quiet at 1-lG decline;
middling uplands, J-l6, middling gulf
6 GIG. sales, 1.G0O bales.
COTTON-Quiet: middllng. 5-i6: gross
receipts, 81 bales, sales, loo bales stock,
1896 bales; exports 20 the Continent
Oyl bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 1888 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain I'D bales. 10 the
Continent 6n bales. stock. 20 80 bales
Consolidated-Net receipts. 9.o21 bales
exports 10 Great Britain . $50 bales, 10
France, 80 bales; 70 the Continent, 626'
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
S.330lO3 bales; exports 90 Greet Britain,
3,4gl. 03S bales. TO France 706.6o9 bales;
to the Continent. 2,S's.7OI bales.
NEW ORLEANS. aug. 15.-COTToN-
Futures closed steady. August, 5.53 bid
September. J.I3G5I5. October. 5.5GGJJ7;
November. 5.G0NJ0l; December. J.GJI
5GC; January 5Ga0j.7o. February. j.73n
90; March, 3.7Ipj.Is, April, j.ol05.s3i
May. 5.SsN1.Sl.
LIVERPOOL Aug. 15.-COTTON-Spot
dull. prices lower. American middliug
fair 1870. middling. 49,; low middiing
3 DIG. good ordinary. 5s ordinary;
1915 The sales Of the day We're 700
bales. Of which coo were for speculation
and EXPORT. and included G.'O American.
Receipts. J go bales. including go bales
American
Futures opened oasv and closed quiet
but steady. American middling j. m. G.,
August 3 27-G4G3 2e-ci buyers. August
and September. 2G-Gfd3 27-6i buyers;
September and October. 3 2j-G403 26-Gl
sellers: october and November. 2f-G4,
sellers: November and December Deem
her and January. January and February.
Q 22-GfT3 23Gf sellers. February and
March. Q 23-Cf sellers March and April
3 23-GtG3 24-G4. buyers. April and Nav
24Cf BUYERS. MAY and June 25-f4
sellers: June and July. 2j-6in3 26-6A
buyers.