The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-07

signs OF inherent strength to-day with
the leading feature broadening specuia-
tion. The tendency Of prices WIS up"aru
In the forenoon. but later IN thc oay ven
heavy proft-taking served 10 . vhecn
further Improvement and. AZ tllnes,
forced partial reaction. The opening
was steady. with the active options > 70
IL points higher. this being OUT rev
points below top notch Tor the sess.V 1,
Around the opening shorts. room bulIs,
The Investment public. southern interests
and the foreign clique were all idehtllleu
az active buyers. with the FORMER uhrt
hitting i'm their efforts throughout tnD
rest Of the day. Behind this general 9t-
sire TO secure cotton were strong CdDi'S
from Europe public and private, ana
bullish batch OF reports from the crop
centre As for the foreign news, Liver
pool had Unexpectedly advanced > 10 81
points In the future department ana LA.
in the spot department. Special dispatches
10 traders on Change stated that heavy
frosts had occurred in The MISSISSIPPI
Valley and pretty much throughout the
northern belt during the past two mghts
Despite mn advance Of l-lVais IN olu
prices, many spot cotton dealers IN me
South could not be induced 10 part with
the small supply remaining IN their pos
session, this causing great uneasiness IN
export circles and among American SPIN
ners. all OF whom were in need Of supplies
for prompt shipment. The receipts AT
nearly all points made sorry showing in
comparison with this date year ago. At
the close the market for futures was
very steady In tone. with prices net . 10
Il points higher.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
advance. November 733; December, $50;
January. 737 February. 40; March, ~;
April, As. May, 746; June. 40; july
al August 7.47; September 100; Octo-
Futures closed very steady; November
and December 73S. January. 1.4i; Feb
ruary. 743: March, IA: April. -; Nay.
74s: June. 749: July. 152; August AS
September, zoo: October, GO.
Spot cotton closed quiet at lie advance;
mddling uplands. ~; middling gulf, as;
sales. 1924 bales.
COTTON-Steady; middling, rs: net re-
celpts 17S bales: gross. 1901 bales; sales.
1924 bales: stock l02 40 bales exports
to the Continent. 200 bales.
Total tO-day-.Net receipts. 1862 bales
exports TO Great Britain q ,o5I bales; 20
the Continent, 1905 bales. stock SVj't"J
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 1920 bales.
exports TO Great Britain. 80 S}6 bales 10
France, 21.730 bales; to the Continent
80 1876 bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
. Og1 4j2 bales. exports to Great Britain.
60J324 bales; to france 22s,0S9 bales; to
the Continent, js7.06j bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. G-COTTON-
Futures closed steady; November 100
bid: December. 708F7l0; January, 7l04
I'll: February. 718G7lj March. 7.16d
III; April 7.17d719: May. 7.19Q72o,
June. .g0G7 -: July, 72ld723; August,
7osd700. September. 0s0Q6s2; October
6.7OdG.72
LIVERPOOL Nov e. P. Moot
TCN-Spot---Good business done: prices
higher: American middling, fair. 17-32d. !;
good middling 4 5-16: middling, ~; low
middling. 3 1916: good ordinary. 80 ordi-
nary. 2 0-1G The sales Of the day were
Il OOO bales. of which 1000 were FOR
speculation and export, and included H.
co American.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady: American middling. !. m. c.. No
vember. 4a41-G4 buyers; November and
December I sellers: December and Jan
uary. 3 G3-G4. sellers: January and Feb
ruary. G2-G4 sellers. February and
March 3 Gl-ef03 Go-6i. sellers. March
and April. 61-G4. buyers: April and Nav
3 61-8i. sellers. May and June. 3 60-64Q
3 81 "a sellers June and July. 3 5000
| 3 GO-64 BUYERS: July and August. 59-6i0
3 eO-e4 sellers. August and September
3 j7-Gid3 5s-G4. sellers.