The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-14

1. Your business solicited.
general rains I'm the more central part
OF lhe cotton belt, but selling orders were
AZ hand In gOOdly numbers and the mar
80 opened with prices unchanged TO
hEher Immediately after the call the
market began 10 weaken under selling
pressure. which became more energetic
on inc discovery that no outside support
was being Withdrawn. Before noon there
vas Il SlBnt rally on better later cables,
@tttf Nliich both classes of traders Ope-
Idleu win caution. During the forenoon
rue mar received some support by buy
ms orders from the South and Europe,
WINE commission houss disposed of Ma!
dhu August contracts and replaced with
OcloDer ana other crop positions The
iocdi contingent either sold with hosit1-
ton or bought the near months on the
idea that the liquidation Of Saturday had
cleared the situation and made some rcac-
non probable. Some OF the leading bear
traueIs made an EFFORT 20 undermine cer-
tain long cotton held here. but without
success, and soon withdrew, leaving the
market to drift. The close was quiet and
steady with prices to points net lower.
COTTON - Futures opened steady
March, 1900; April. G1j: May and june
| 6lS, July and August. G1S. Scpetcmber
| 600; october $40; November Cos. De-
cemher, go; January, 613.
Futures closed quiet and steady. March
and April GO; May. GIL; June. Glib.
July. G10' August G1j. Sptember and
october, Cos; November 6o5; December
Spot cotton closed easy and &c lower:
middling uplands, 69s do. guIf G's. sales
/ 1884.
COTTON-Easy; middling. Gk net TO-
ceiepts. III baIes gross. 45.iS bales. sales.
O,o5t balcsi stock. tZo@N bales. exports
TO Great Britain 81 bales. to the Com
"a d. .IH
Total tO-day-Net receipts HlI3 Dlles.
exports 90 Great Britain, l.6fG bales. 10
France 1NJ bales; TO the Continent f.1lf
! bales. stock, 1896 bales.
COnsOlidated-Net receipts. II .fGi bales.
! exports 10 Great Britain. JSs2 bales. to
France, 1oj bales; 10 the Continent 3ao'
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
! 7.3J1. OG3 bales: exports % Great Britain
3,O37.j34 bales. to France, 6.bJ3S bales,
to the Continent, 2J6,aO' bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March l3-COTTON
fixtures steauy, AlaIcn, J.loaJ.,u, .Apil
J.1S0JaJ, May, J.Si 4J.c-i june. '-N'H'.Nns
july J.oJ0J.ooi Aus o.ol 4'-o-i otp-
TENDER, o.tOuo.tts JttODer, 1.tfH'.t"i No-
yemper, 1.auJ.fJi December, ".f7e'.f".
LIVERPOOL. March 13-COTTON-
J SpOt-luacuNe demand, prices uare.y rup-
| ported, American midahns. q l@-a-o. me
sales of tho Gay were 1900 lar- OF
| winch 1900 were for speculation and exc
! port ana Included l+UU American. lsr-
I ce4p4s, 900 DAes, including zoo bales
American.
futmes opened quiet. with moderate
J demand. and closed nrm, American mid
ding, j. m. c., March, -l-pi, sellers.
March and Aprpu. 3 @l-bi sellers, April
| and May. 3 2l-o4. buyers, May and june.
| 3 2l-64U3 22-6f, buyers. june and JuI.
| 3 22-64, sellers. July and August, -1-N4
buyers. August and September, 3 I--14
buyers, September ana October. Zl-biH
| 3 22-64, value, october and NoNemDeI
8 91-C4 value. November and December
| 2t-6f, sellers; December and January
| 3 21-G4, sellers; January and February
3 21-6i, sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, March 13.-FLOUR-Neg-
| iected ana barely steady.
Ky r. fIlJOtt-Easy.
| CONSTELLATION
RYE-Weak. 80. ,, CJqO5lzc; state rye,
! Gle
BARLEY-Easy. alung. JJqGlc.
BARLEY MALi-Quict-
lVHhAT-spot firm. no. red. S1s-c
Options opened steadier and were We'll
supported an day by a moderate demand
] from shorts. The small world s. sh-y-
ments, better cables and crop damage
news from The West and india stinula-ed
buying Export demand and seaDOard
ciearauces were light, closed steady az
3.01c. net advance. March closed AZ
slh.c., May closed at 44ac.i july closed
CORN-S Spot quiet: so. 2. 42i sd435sc
options opened steady with wheat Trade
was quiet but steady. cables ANA lack
Of sellers helped the market, ana imal
/ prices were lApi4c. net hieheI, Win the
UBdertOne steady: May closed az o3isc.;
July closed nj 4psc.
OATS-Spot steady; no. .. 35c. Options
neglected.
BEEF-Steady.
CUT AEATs-Quiet.
IARD-Steady. western steamed, $500
March 500 nominal. Refined quiet
PORK-Steady.
BUTTER-Stcady: western creamery, 10
02Oc: do. factory, 12dl4i4c.; EIeins. roc
imitation creamery, 134171zc.i state dairy
CHEESE-s steady; largo white. 12c.
EGGS-Steady, State and Pennsy wanna.
14c; western fresh, he, southern, l-.-H
POTATOEs- Steady: New York Sl.25
az; Long Island, $LJ0a2.25' sweets Jer-
75 cso;Tf'Tfc05S5--s'ESED oIL-steady; prime
'PPErRoLEUM-Dun.
ROSIN-Steady.
TITRPENTINE-birm
CARRAGE-Quiet: S4QfO per 100
COFFEE-OptiOns opened steady an un-
changed prices TO points advance.
tions. with fair activity on covering fol-
lowing better European cables ana con-
tinued large warehouse deliveries. Buy
Ing checked by continued large movement
at Rio and Santos, very light OUTSIDE
speculative interest. closed STEADY. ~,
cbanred TO = points higher. sales 2j.1jO
bags. including April al S5.05. May. S5o5f
r 10. Spot-Rio dull; 40. Z invoice &c:
No. T iobbing csc; mild quiet ana
steady: COrd0va. s0lic.
SIC AR-Raw strong. fair refining 3'sc
hid. centrifugal. 80 test. 1880. bid. mo-
iasses sugar. CSC bid. $50 tons Jamaica.
NIuscavado spot extra. wharf 90 $3.50 20
test. Refined firm and active.
CHICAGO MANNff
CHICAGO March 13.-ltcp0ris OF