The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19

NEW YORK. March H.-COI Ton
The cotton market opened sleaoy WIN
prices 10 points higher ana after
brief period of activity al the start De-
cume very quiet with business almost en-
tiraly local Saturday clearlng-up nature
The Improvement was due 10 a. Ialhef
better average % the Ensilsn news llan
aufI.lpatpd and reports that general rains
iu the Mississippi valley had astlh
lrUught field WORK 90 halt ana 10 Iaif
covering by local shorts. Inc long con
tiusent contained continued thtt iiqulu-
atfng methods. seeing nothing IN the I'M
mediate future TO encourage iutlhrr
wait. while on the other hand receipts
gave promise Of being henerOus ana the
prospects were quite tdNOrdule lot =
rh4ugp iu weather conditions for the Det-
tor Very few outside orders were re-
ceiled and those reaching the market
from abroad wee too scattered 10 nave
much bearing either one way or mo
other. Private dispatches stated That
Southern markets were pathetic with
declining tendency under increasing OF
ferings. New England cloths were re-
ported very firm. but quiet at unchanged
prices In the forenoon the future $ mar
ket went Off several points under squirt
of liquidation and closed easy with
prices Cd points net lower Estimate
receipts at the ports for the day were
5000 bales against l2292 last week and
1856 last year. For the week. 10000
bales against 9S67S last week. and g9, 1903
New Orleans we're 6.1l9 $500 due against
1431 last year and at Houston. 5y3 bales
against 1870 last year.
COTTON - Futures opened steady,
March. Sos; April, 6.06; May 6.0', June.
Cos. July. Glib. August 6.l2: September
and October COS. November. 6.02, Deem
Der, 600; January COS.
Spot closed quiet. / rs lower. middling
upiands, is; middling gulf y-l5; sales
Futures closed easy; March. $50: April.
= 90. May 800. June 6.O2, July COS, Au-
gust. COS: September and October 500,
November. col; December. sos January.
sos.
COTTON-Qulet, middling. 6 5-l6; net re-
ceipls, iO9 bales. gross 1904 bales; stock,
1891 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 1929 bales:
export to Great Britain. fs3 bales; 10 the
Continent. 1852 bales: stock. 76l0i2 bales.
ConsOlidated-Net receipts. Is. 25g bales.
export 10 Great Britain, !. 1873 bales, 10 the
Continent. l. 662 bales.
Total since September lst-Net receipts,
1875 1876 bales. export TO Great Britain.
30jOl7 bales; 10 France. 1891 bales, TO
the Continent, 2,2S3.SJO bales.
NEW ORLEANS March ls.-COTTON.-
Futures easier: March. 5.69d5.n; April
69G5.71; MAY. 5.l3u5.7i; June, 5.77n5. Is.
August o.H0J.lJ; September, 5.lVd3. u,
October 5.69N5.70: November. 6.69a6.1O,
December. 5.70u5.1l.
LIVERPOOL March Isl p. Moot
TON Closing. SpOt--Quiet. prices UNI
changed: American midilng. ESD. Tho
sales Of the day were 1000 bales Of which
$40 we're for speculation and export and
included $500 American. Receipts. 5000
bales including 900 American
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand and closed steady. American
middling J. m. c., March. 3 1854. buyers:
March and April 3 cost buyers: April
and NAV 3 20-ei buyers. May and June.
2 2o-64G3 2i-Gi buyers; June and July.
8 2l-6i sellers; July and August 2l-6i.
buyers; August and Teptembpr. 2 9i-fl
sellers September and October. 20-Gf
buyers: October and November. iq-54fl
3 20-Gi. buyers. Nocember and December,
z iq-6fff3 20-6l sellers. December ard jan
uary. 19-G4d3 20-64. sellers: January and
February, , 29-6iu3 2o-Gi buyers.