Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-08
THE COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, February 1.-Cotton-Spot
in fair demand; prices lo-S-d; hlsher'
American middiing. fair, 2i-5Zd.; gooc
middling, 3 I'D; middling, 5-l6d.; low
middling. I'D. good ordinary, 2 l5-16d.
ordinary, sid. The sales OF the IA.
were 1000 bales, of which Loco bales wei'
fol speculation and export. and included
9.l00 bales American; receipts, 5,OO bales
all American.
Futures opened and closed firm; Amer
can middlng, low middling clause, FeD
rUary. 3 17-6iG3 1s-6id., buyers; FeDruar
ard March. 3 i7-6i43 lS-6id., buyers; Marc
and April. 1S-64d., buyers; April ana
May, l9-64d.. sellers May and June
l9-64n3 20-6id., buyers; June ana July
3 2l-Gid., buyers; August and Septembei
3 2l-6id.. buyers: September and Dcto
Der, 2l-6id., buyers; october ana NoVem
Der. 2i-64d.. buyers; November ana lJe
and January, 3 2l-6in3 2-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK. February 1-Cotton-
Quiet: middling 67-l6c., net receipts
l'lgO bales: gross receipts, 993 bales
sales 500 bales: stock, lO45si bales; eN-
ports 10 the Continent, .iv,io5 D % les
Totals to-day: Net receipts -5,5S9 bales
cxports-to Great Britain, $3.50 bales g.
France. 2O26 bales; TO the Continent, q.
bales; stock s52,liS bales. e-- IT,
Consolidated: Net receipts, H6H pales
evnorfs-to Great Britain. 800 bales
France u, 236 bales; 10 the CONTINENT 3D.
VI Totals g'Ii9' since September LIST: Net r.
CENTS. 6.S6303S bales; ekport5-tO IIea
Pritain 2.T6577 bales; 10 France. 6li,h
haios. n The Continent, 20l2lG9 bales.
Tbere was very active trading IN cotton
today particularly during the afternoo.
The strong English adVlces caused nm
feeling on the opening can, wheh pIlcs'
sbowfd an advance OF points. Latef, IN
nsrkef developed much irregularity, an,
ia OF & TO 9 points, under the pressut
Of heavy offerings Of long cotton, when
came out freely as soon as IL became a.
oarent that outside speculative supper
r.as NOT being maintained. During IN
strong intervals, August contracts, "hlC''
sold as high as $50 on the Top W1Fe
The advance last week, solo az w I'M
corning. From this price the. marke
h Ioi me re- elsa loss of points from III,
final figures of yesterday. Other months
less active. had less decline, but az tims
the market had very unsettled looh
Throughout the session, however th'
equation market bearings were quite
iSi1lish as at any time heretofore.
Advices from the South state that $40
cation holders in the principal narket
OF the cotton belt are as strong III thel
views as ever. They reiterate prediction
~ short acreage and inattention TO fei
filters. while reporting that weather cor
diuons are almost without parable
unfayorable as TO inhioit farm WoIk o.
evely kind, while running the uhpiche'
port receipts were light and indications
az to the Interior movement We're not
nromisinr. Exporters and American spin
hers were reported as in competition TO
supplies, generally held out Of Eth theii
as 70 sentiments The market was final.
steady and i6 points higher to 3 point
.sotton futures opened firm; February
ss15. March. 1913; April, $500; May, ~
49, r, ss %. Juiv 1924; August, sos. Sep
tember. ..l2; October. s6.li; November
s6.i3; December. GIG r...r,
Cotton futures closed steady; Febr.sr,
S14: March. 1919; April, self. MAY; e. e.
June. s6,l5; July, $lo; August soS' sep