Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-18
The Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK COTTON MARK ET


New York, Feb. 17.-Thcre was Il good
deal of realizing ut the Cotton cx-
change this morning, but in the after
noon Il much steadier feeling prevailed
in the face of pronounced weakness de-
velopcd at Liverpool, which market re-
ported decline Of 3G3iA-6id. and
showed unsatisfactory spot sales. This
started our market at IL decline of !
points. Subsequently trading was bear
ishly influenced by selling orders from
abroad and from the South, at the
lowest level of the market. n decline
OF 'Gl0 points was apparent. The
weak feeling was at one time increased
by statements that planters were buy
ing fertilizers more freely and were
getting ready for active work on the
new CROP. The weather reports were
also benrish and IA larger movement
OF cotton was predicted.
--l4litA-4ietttla -4f-iarrsident Fnurc,-str-
cOrding to private cables, largely en-
planned the pronounced weakness in the
English market. For while this had
n depressing influence; but later there
was a general recovery and prices re-
covered To within n few points of the
iinal figures of yesterday. in spite OF
vigorous resistance on the part of the
Dear contingent. Tho afternoon mar
ket got good lift in the way of adj
vices from the South, reporting favor
able conditions in the spot market En-
couraging accounts were also received
from American spinnerS and from print
cloth markets New Orleans was an
active seller. particularly during the
morning. Some OF the larger shorts
covered quite freely at the decline of
ne morning, and II few of them took
IN long side of the account. The mar
kct was finally steady. 3 to points
ioNcf' having again settled at the end
OF The day under light realizing.
New York. Feb. l7.-Cotton futures
opcned easy; February. G3a; March.
G.2A' Anril. 621 May. GO; June 625;
July, 62' August, GO; September Clio:
october. 6.2l: November, CHS; Deem
bcr. go.
Futnrcs closed steady: February. G %;
March. 30; April. G.27: May. G29 June.
~. July. 6.2S: August. 6.5i; September,
6l9. October. $50; November. 6.l9: De
ceuhcr, G.2i January. 6.23.
spot closed dull: middling uplands.
o'sc.; 10. Gun. Csc. sales of 200 bales.
Nv YORK. February 17.--Cotton dull:
mddling. CSC, net receipts. u bales:
tl9.S. 7.2ll bales, sales, 200 bales; stock.
1oi,1Ni bales.
Toial today: Net receipts. 1900
pa as exports to Great Britain. q. SOP
hales to France. 1851 bales: to tho
bales
Consolidated: Net receipts. GS $50
bales exports to Great Britain. GS 07S
| haioF To France. 9,o63 bales; to the
Continent, i21jl bales.
Toial since September list: Net re-
ccip,s. 6.9Sl.1i bales: exports to Great
Britain. 2.SsISlj bales; to France. as
as bales: to the Continent, 2.0SIoSl
bales.
New York. Feb. 1.-THE following
are the total net receipts of cotton AT
ali ports since September l. 1885; Gal
weston. 2.013.4&9 bales; New Orleans. l.
12S.9i9' Mobile. 23l .9oS; Savannah, a. =
~ Charleston. 3i2.l5 Wilmington.
$50, lH1. Norfolk, 5lT.IT0; Baltimore. % e
%" New York, 9TS71; Boston POI .g59:
Ncwrort News. 1i.5i3: Philadelphia, 81. =
966 Brunswick, 30 2i2; Port Arthur.
1889; Pensacola, ili,39S; Port Royal.
2oSG5; total, 6.9Sl.Hl.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
New Orleans, La, February l7.-Co;-