The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-03
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NEW YORK. FEB. 2-cOIIoN-ihe
cotton market made "a r0od START but
subsequently carcd on. with trading COM
sllfIlhIp Jess active lnaU Tor "a period ut
over TWO weeks. yet news was generally
a. buliish purrort. strong English cables
were largely NrCr uOusible for au advance
OF 4 Go points at the opening. Olhef
factors contributing 20 The better ruling
OF the market were the discuuraging
weather reports from nearly AID sections
of the South. and estimates for a very
Light movement az both ports and inte-
IiOr towns and continued gratifying ac-
counts from New England and The cloth
markets. The readiness with which wheat
responded tO selling pressure and the
irregular ruling OF stocks recently, to-
cofhcr with Yesterdays bad slump boo Cnf-
ton. tended 20 unHerve good many hold
ers. aud after the Incidental response TO
the foreign news the local market grad
utlly gave way under realizing sales.
The selling pressure acted as am incentive
Co. leading bears and 40 their pounding
was quite freely INDUCED in. a notable
feature OF the DAYS business was fhe
appearance ass sellers of several promi-
mont local houses who were considered 20
Iafe changed from Il buartsn to Duiiifh
Gath az about the highest point ~ the
recent rise. But while the later phases
or The market were unsatisfactory 20 the
friends of cotton. the statistical situation
and general outlook were fully as huitifh
as at any time thus lar this schson. A
Few Wall street firms We're seen 90 Ice
resisting any reaction. and absorbed large
blocks " the May and August deliveries.
New Orleans was buyer eailF 'H he
day. but sold ou the break. Liverpool
except for scattered buying around tho
opening. was "a persistent sellur. The
market closed steady al net Joss OF
"a points.
COTToN-Futures opened quiet and
firm: February G12. March. 01f. April.
GIG; May, G.19. June GOO. July t20, Az
gust, G23. septemher GOO. October COZ,
November. COL. December COG
Futures closed steady. February, GnIt
March. 6O7. April. Cos; May on; June.
gu: July. G12. August, els. september
jgJ. October. j-9j, November. DDS De-
SPOT cotton closed quiet. middlng up-
lands GN middling gulf G's' sales III
bales
COTTON-Steadv middlng dt-. net re-
ccipts. I'D bales. gross. 3.5li bales safes
1l1 bales. stock. 79.52l bales. eAlNfiS 10
Great Britain 1902 bales; 10 the 'onu-
Total to-day-Net receipts 1895 bales:
eNuort- 10 Great Britain. 3.Jol bales. %
the Continent ~ 266 bales, stock #".''-
acon.olidated-Net receipts. 1872 a78 bales:
o,rorfe tO Great Britain. 7l5l2 bales, 10
France. 1913 bales. TO the Continent l''-
6l3 bales. ~. .-..t,..s
q
9-iccci hales. to France. as2tf" bales
10 the Continent 1.a74.33o bales
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. COTTON
I-rtiree MET. February 30 nld, MaIcI l.
: G7G5Gq. April. 5.7105.13. May. DOT a..
: "a. June . TGd17S. July. g.lNi ,. t.,. tu-
ciiet 5.IGG51T. September. 1o- 9.D',, ,,D-
fober. 5'G,N564. November 'o4Q'.un' dee
ccmber. JtJ1J.tl.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. "a p. M-coT-
TON Sn0t iu fair demand. prices ..an,
cbanred. American midohnf = 49,.
Tbr Sale. of the day were lo"D N"
80 ,,i,icb 1000 were FOR speculation tnH
exrort and included 400 American "'-
coints ea-OO bales all Anne lo'h ,.
f-ufuro. opened casyy Win KY -
roand and closed steady a. me ial a.le..'
Amoriean middlng. D no. c- .uINli9
. i--ct03 1861 sellers, FepfuaIt any
22ri'b p t--c4Ts 1864. sellers. Mareh nd
fnrf f6-Gf buyers April ana Nay
% f-.c4 BUYERS: MAY ANA June S-ni.
h,vsrs June and July. , N-'4 7elleI7.
iWiv and August o l9-ii13 -l-st n'r
NuGusi and september 3 @o-1f et,I'r.'
1. -.,a,,l,e, and October. % lg-fi i3 -n-Hi.
brvore. october and NoN. inner. " H-.ln
% 5o.G4 buvers. November and Derom bcr.
2 oo-ci sellers. December ana January
d. n0.Yf sellers.