The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-23

sales OF spot cotton I'm the English mar
ket, stating that they were uuc 10 t-e
arbitrary position OF hoioers VINO "eie
being Impressed o. The tfJakht acc. O. -
from the Southwest. The hrst call de-
NelOped wild excitement. Win pi.ces W
10 IL points higher. The upward move
meut wnufd have been more stIneu' vul
for the heavy LIQUIDATION snd disposition
10 take profits. selling for the latter puf,,
pose subsequently caused n rtactOh OF
10 10 points. when business proceeoed
upon colossal scale within narrow
scope Of variations. by noon inc uaulhE
level was 70 IL points above the closing
figures OF yesterday. The subsequent
course Of the market was Irregular. Az
the highest level % the day prices showed
an advance Of II to Is points on yester-
days closing figures. AT the lowest mere
was a decline Of 10 > points. Toe eN-
element slmmered down somewhat IN
the afternoon. but feeling II ieverlsh
excitement married the course OF the mar
ket 10 a greater or less extent throughout
the session. The weather forecast offered
little or no announcement 10 hope for
break In the long-protracted drought. In
addition 10 this feature. a blister!ng tenn
ycrafure was the rule throughout the
cotton belt. The market here went on
near the close under heavy Dro1t-taking.
which led 10 some bear selling. Tic close
was barely steady al a net loss OF 20 .
points.
COTTON-Futures opened steady: Au-
gust 50: September. 80. October. G.iO.
November G1J: December. %: January,
$50; February 6.33; arch, 6.2S. May, GA.
June GIG.
Futures closed barely steady: August.
j.73; September. r 10 October. SO. No
vember. eco: December, 937; January,
GIL. February. 0i5: arch, 500; April, 6.22; .
May. COS: June. Is.
spot cotton closed quiet; middling Up
lands, J-lG. DO gulf, 9-lO; sales 10
bales.
COTTON-Quiet; middllng 8 2 16; gross
receipts. 2406 bales sales - rtles:
stock. 148. 622 bales, exports 10 the Ccnti-
nent. 100 bales.
Total to-ddy-Net receipts 1895 bales;
exports 10 the Continent, 1923 bales;
stock. 3 GA 30 bales.
COns0lidated-Net receipts, 70 eG9 bties;
exports 10 Great Britain, 40 nales; 10
France 2767 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
8 3Gj 0T0 bales; exports 90 Great 81; IN.
q. JO4 go bales; 20 France. T0J. $50 fGles,
TO the Continent. 2,S45.6S7 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug 22-CoTrON-
Futures closed steady: August. Jes; Sep
tember 3 G5N5.67. October, j.6Sffj 90. No
vember. 5720j %. December. 5TSd5.I9;
January. . S2d5S3: February. 5SiG5 IS
March 5.0Oq501; April 100000 May,
J.9su6oO.
, LIVERPOOL Aug RI 70. Moot
'TON-Spot-Ret demand. prices IA.
higher. American middling. ~ good m a.
ding. 1916. mddling, 3 g-l8; low mid
ding 3N good ordinary. 3-16. ordinary.
3. The sales OF the day were 100 bales.
Of which 400 We're for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American. Re
ceipts. 5000 bales. no American.
Futures opened firm and closed steady;
American middling ]. m. c.. August.
32-64Q3 33-GA sellers August and Sep
TENDER. 3l-A sellers: September and
october. 8 29-6463 2Q-G4. sellers. October
and December. 3 27-G4. A'yers December
and January. 2 27-G4. soNcfs: January and
February, 3 27-Gf. sellers. February ond
March 2 27-GfQ3 2S-Gt buyers: March
value Nav and June 2 2o-GidS 1904. buy
ers. juno and July. 3 9O-Gl. BUYERS.