The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-17

terday was lost to-day under resump-
ton Of liquldaqtion by parties who were
identified with the. selling movement IN
progress early In the week. Longs were
disappointed at the start by an unfaNor-
able class Of cables from the Liverpool
market and indications that reccnts
throughout ihd South would oyer-run esti-
mates current last night. Taking advan-
tage Of selling orders from Europe. the
bear crowd made several EFFORTS To under
mine tho position OF their adNersariei:
with the result that at the lowest lesei
OF the day prices were q points under last
nights agures The market opened
steady in tone with first sales one point
higher to two lower the TENDENCY OF
prices from that time was stcadiy GOVT
ward. except late I'm the afternoon, Wnen
covering for profts a { times caused pattl ]
reactions The close was quiet. Win
prices TO points net lower SeHulutli1
I'm professional circles early TOOK l'0Si-
mistic turn. largely under the more pear
ish temper of Weather reports and cotton
belt advces IN general. orders from
GbrOad We're almost without exception lot
the sale OF December and JanuAiF con
tracts. these offerings being aosotDe1
Commission-houses. notably the Nah-
street contingent. bought around the open
ing, but subsequently joined the Sellers
COTTON - Futures opene1 steady:
March 6.12; April G13; May. GIG, June
$40: July G23. August. e., Scplem1tt
and october, Go: November. go; Dee
cember. 6.13. January. G.l1. .
Futures closed quiet March. G1V: Nplll'
coo: May. Git June. G.ff: July. G.11' Az
gust. GIG: September and October sos.
November, Cos: December, Cos January
Gil.
ding upands, Gis' do. gulf, Csc, sales
300 bales.
COTTON STEADY; middllng CT net re-
ceipts. ca bales; gross. 42Ol bales Sales
800 bales: stock. 1000 bales
Total to-dav-Net receipts. $3.50 bales.
exports 10 the Continent. NejO bales,
stock. ~ 3J3 bales.
ConsOldated-Nct receipts. Is. il2 bales;
exports to Great Britain, TICS bales. to
France, ia, 49l bales; TO tho Continent, IS
gS5 bales.
Tofai since September 1st-Net rcceipts.
7.S5S.6i1 bales, exports TO Great BRITAIN
3.O3S $50 bales. 20 France. G46HJt Dalof, To-
the Continent 2,29jsi5 bales.
NOW ORLEANS. March 1G.-COTT0N-
Futures dull ana steady. March. J.l.lt
51. Aprr, 5.7SQ5.79; Nay. 5.SlN's2
June. 5SJ05s7: July. 5Sg05S7. August.
I.S1fi5.S2: September. 1.ftltr.to. OCTOBER.
5.I5n1.IG; November. 5.75051G; December,
J.ib05.II.
LIVERPOOL. March 1G.-COTTON-
Spot-GOod business done. rriccs un-
changed: American middiing 3Sd The
sales of the day WcWTe 1900 bales, or
which coo were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 10 $40 American. Re-
ceipts. 5000 bales. including 100 bales
American.
Futures opened quiet with moderate
demand and closed quiet. American mid
ding mn. g.. March 2f-G40i 22-Gf,
value. March and April. 3 2l-Gia3 22-Gi.
sellers: April and May, I-GtH3 22-Gh
buyers: MAJ and juno. . 22-Gf. sellers.
June and July . 22-C4 buyers. July ana
August. 3 22-Gfd3 23-Gf. sellers. August
and September 3 22-Gi buyers, september
and october. 2l-64Q3 22-Gf. buyers; Oc-
tOber and November, , 2l-6f uyer7. Mo-
vembcr and December. 2l-bi, sellers.
December and January. 2i-Gf. sellers.
January and February. 3 2i-O4, buyers.