The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-14
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-COTTON-L.qui-
dalton was the leading feature OF specula-
ton on the Cotton Exchange most of the
day, and the course OF prices practically
from the start was steadily downward.
IN response TO our uDturn OF saturday,
Liverpool opened considerably higher this
morning, ana FOR "a time showed a healthy
undcrtOne. The better feeling abroad in
duced room bulls and number Of in
vcstOrs 10 take hold at the opening. with
Prices were ! point lower 10 3 points
higher. Subsequent events proved the
initial quotations 20 be about top FOR the
day. Soon after the opening the foreign
news took a turn for the worse and. led
by bears, selling was soon general EN-
pOrters lent their aid towards depressing
the market. as did the foreign cOniin-
gent Withstauding predictions Of "a
week or ten days ago that in view of the
tremendous purchases by the European
sp.nners and American manufacturers, a
lowering movement was naturally in or
der. Shorts underworld to make capital
OF the increase reported to-day. Wall
street expressed confidence In the ulti-
mate course Of the market, but sold q
large portion Of its holdings under the
fear that a. serious break was at hand
under sheer weight of long stun piled
up on tho late rise
Spot orders were reported in the late
session. and these naturally contributed
10 the weakness Southern spot markets
were reported 20 Doe holding very STEADY
considering tho unsettled ruling OF the
American and English future markets. At
the lowest level the market showed "a net
loss Of % 20 q points The close was
barely steady with prices to ~ points
under Saturdays close. the market h1v-
ing partially recovering on covering.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady: De
se5mSheHr, IL Is January 5a3 Fe6ruar ~.
June. ~: July ~. August 80. Sep
TENDER. offered 10: October cot
spot cotton closed quiet at 2. lower.
middiing upionds. ~: do. Gulf "a: no
sales
Futures closed barely steady. Novom-
Der I'll: December. 713. January. Z 10;
February. us. March. 40. April. 231
May 72f: June 10. July T27. August,
72f; September 69i. October 80.
COTTON Quiet. middNnc. ~. net re-
Ceipts. III bales. gross. GSn bales. stock
1Oi471 bales; exports TO Great Britain
0SG bales
Total to-day-Not receipts 5GG7S bales:
exports 90 Great britain. sd bales 20
Tho Continent 71s3 bales; stock 922 os9
Consonda'cd-Nct receipts o3 c-S bales.
exports 90 Great Britain. 13 JJl bales. 20
the Continent. oO2ST bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
go IaIf'r TX '' ''l..N ifl i'.t'Iii
go CGl bales. 10 France. 2i2.133 bales;
20 tho Continent G4l12o bales.
NEW ORLEANS. IA. Nov boot
TON-Futuros easy; November. Is -. De
cember g s50GS7. January. OSj. Feb
ruary. 6SS9G SO March. 6etp65i. AprH,
Gg2aG9i: May G93a69j; June. G04QG@i;
Judy G0GQO9S. August. G.S2GG.S1. Sep
tember. ga ud.G7. October. G.JGNGJ9.
LIVERPOOL Nov. ia Z. Moot
TON-spot I'm fair demand, prices. i-32d.
higher: American middllng. fair. I lj-32;
good middliug. a.. midding. 4 3-32. low
mido,inr. 29-@2. good ordinary. 3 1872;
ordinary. 49, The sales of the day
were l2O0O bales Of which 1000 We're for
speculation and export. and included 10
100 American. Receipts COO bales I'M
Guiding 5000 American.
Futures opened firm and closed easy;
American middling /. m. g., November
3 C2-Gtd3 G3-Gf. sellers. November and
December. 3 6f-Gi03 G2-Gi. buyers; De-
cember and January. > 60-GfN3 Gl-Gi buy
ers: January and February. 3 59-Gil1
2 GO-Gf buyers: February and March,
3 59-G, buyers: March and April a9-Cd.
sellers. April and May, = 5S-ii03 800.
BUYERS. May and June, 2 IS-6iU3 j9-C4
sellers: June and July 5S-G4. value; July
and August. 57-Gf03 Js-Gi. buyers Au-
gust and September 3 Jj-G4d3 1854
buyers