The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29
Members New York Stock Exchange.

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! this morning. when prices moved up = 10
3 points ln face of very weak kngiisn ca
bles. The market opened steady ia tone,
! with near months j Do = points io~e.s
! and far months unchanged go = -o,nls
/ higher. After "a brief period or neslla-
! ton. natural in view of a - -N3 points de-
! cline Do Liverpool. investment buying sci
! In on large scale and sent prices up
] with a rush Shorts were. dismayed by
: the unlocked Tor action Of the market
. "Hu MADE lively scramble 90 cover mus
adding To The nrmcr undcrtOne. a bull
/ FACTOR OF no small Importance was Ofii-
| 'i"l news from Washington that "a cold
N"Ne or the most severe type was iu pro-
tttrs pretty much over the entire cotton
! belt with snow. sicct and rain indicated
100 some sections. Picking was reported
! 'l llNdle uslatch az "a standstill while
, an i'imlng operations We're either scri-
{ ,N. ltldIped or brought TO "a complete
halt The bad weather and further check
10 preparations for the new crop tended
'u MAZE iailf strengthen spot markets
! snl offerings to-day We're reported as
! Tic TO lsc. higher New Orleans was
again % generous buyer I'm the local mar
/ ket. whereas initial orders from Liverpool
ana the Continent were for the sale of
! Near months. The unexpected nrmncss
! manifested ny our market caused sharp
I reversal. foreign representatives pur-
'NtTlne quite freely The March. Nav and
| August deliveries. Prospects that the
crop movement would De- "a slight one
WE "rrk. ana o bullish Chronicle state
around
After IN irregular last fifteen minutes
the future market closed firm with
prices / 90 points net higher Closing
quotations. January G13. February, CrI
March, 0lj. April. G1S. Nav gu. June
! 81. July. 023; August G2T. Sepfcuher
vi october GIL, November, GIL. De-
Estimated receipts at the ports for the
nay -ff.I ~ bales AGAINST la - Oh
and 2S.l9l last year.
For the week. 10000 bales. against 10
I o5. last week and 2l51a1 last wear.
To-day's receipts at New orleans. asa
bales against 1925 lasf wear. and at
Houston 4.3J4 bales, against JOSS last
year.
Lnlzaf Plytsa L. etaoin shrdlu cmfwy
tOIION-futures opened steady. Jan
udI!y, b.Ot, February 6Wi. March. GIL.
April, 6.lZ. May Gl6. June. GO. july
90, August, 62f. September Go. Oct0-
| Der. GIL; November. G10. December 500
SPOT cotton quiet and steady. middling
9p,ahos' u9s' midditng gull 6's sales, 20
CcCTT,Q9NN--steady. middline. So. net re-
ttipis, la bales, gross. - So bales sales
| 20 bales. stock. 1U4. 500 bales. sports 10
/ the Continent. 1888 bales
Iotal to-day and consolidated-Net re-
ceipts. 25.t2i bales. exports 20 Great Bril-
bales. stock. 1.Os7 go bales.
I0ial since september lst-Nct receipts
6GiJ,5Jj bales; exports 10 Great Britain
2ojl lfG bales; 10 France. 571oSD bales;
To the Continent. l,s65.3os bales.
NEW ORLEANS Jan 2s-COTTON-
Futures firm. January. 5.77 bid. Febru-
ary 5.11 bid; March. 5.s1. April. 5.S30
I 5S5, May. 5S10j.Ss; June. 5s905gi; July
592Nj93. August 5.s1N59O. Septembor
D Dis. October. j.77UJ.7S. November. J.7Olf
5.1l; December 5so03N.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 2s-cOTTON-spot
quiet prices unchanged. American mid
J ding. g 5-1Gd. The sales Of the day were
{ GOO bales of which 200 were for sDccu-
ldt.Cn and export. and included 1900
4 American. Receipts, il.ooo bales. includ-
/ ing Jc0O American.
Futures opened quiet. with fair de-
! mand. and closed barely steady at the
! decline; Amer can middling ]. m. g..
January. 1c-Gi. sellers: January and
February. g 15-H63 1864. buyers. Feb
ruary and March. 3 l3-640316-64 buyers.
March and April. 3 l6-Gi03 1864 sellers.
April and May g 1851. buyers. May and
june 1861. sellers. June and July.
1864. sellers. July and August. 3 i9-G40
2O-G4 sellers. August and September.
l9-GfN3 21-Gf. value. September and
October. 3 1905. buyers. October and Mo-
vcmbcr 1861 buyers. November and
December l9-Gi13 20-Gi sellers.
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NFw YORK IHOpUrr Nf'RErT
NEW YORK. Jan 2s.-FLOUR-FirmIy
held ut quiet. winter patents. S3sJH4 10
RYE FLOUR-Steady; good 10 fair,
S32j03.fJ.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Dun at Si.0O.
HEAT-Quiet at SIC.
CORNMEAL-Steady. yellow western,
Sl0SJc.
RYE-steady: No. .. 47zc
BARLEY-Quiet, feeding, iGH047l2c.
IARI.fX MAI.FF-Efo4UNr western --ff
CGc
WHEAT-Spot quiet: No red eGzc.
options opened frmer on a demand from
shorts. both local and outside trade WAS
less active. and later IN the session real
izing made am unfavOrable impression on
the market. particularly July wheat
which closed &C. lower. May was finally
&c. higher. and the general closing tone
unsettled. March closed 40 size. Nav
closed at Sl3fc.. July closed 40 7gssc.
cNRN-Spot steady. No. %. 4Ja. 04Gisc
Options after steady opening with
wheat. yielded 10 general unloading. and
closed steady al 5c. net decline. May
closed at 1870. July closed al 4fasc
-OATS-Spot steady; No .. 3jc. Options
dull
BEEF Steady: family slOqf1. extra
mess Ss.50No. beef hams SfSG1S.rO.
sl5al6.
CUT MEATS Steady: picked bellies
5000: picked shoulders 81; picked
LARD-Quiet; western steamed. S605.
January S6ol nominal Refined quiet.
PORK-FIrm. mess. S07J0iOJO
BITIER-Steady. western creamery.
1f0l9c.. do. factory. 12Q14c. eleins 19c.:
imitation creamery f50fGt-c.. State
dairy. Bale
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. large white 1Oisc.
EGGS-Steady. State and PENNSYLVANIA.
l9hc. western fresh. l9c.. southern, l7ia
M1SleC.
POTATOES Steady. New York. $3.50
1G-i4: Long Island Si.75a2 sweets. Jcr-
sey. S1.2-n25O.
COTTON-SEED OIL-Quiet but firm;
prime crude, 19ql9izc.: butter grades. 2s8
29c.
PETROLEUM-Duli. Refined New
York 80, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
SI35. do. in bulk $iSl.
ROSlN-Steady; strained, common TO
good. Sl.35.
IIkPENTiNE-Firmc an asa fJisc.
RICE-Firm. domestic fafir 10 extra
4kW7c.: Japan. JNjhc.
CABBAGE az S204 per 100.
COFFEE-Cptions opened steady az un-
changed prices 90 10 points decline fol-
lowing less favorable European cables.
causing ID .spOsition 10 liquidation OF re-
Gently acquired long accounts: declining
tendency arrested by higher market ca-
blcd from Rio and Santos; outside specu-
latve interest in coffee subsidized and