The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-09
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Nov S-COTION-Buii-
ish enthusiasm broke out with Irresistible
force when The market opened TINS morn
ing. and continued almost an day. Inc
market started In irregular form. very
active. with the current crop positions
10 u points higher and October hi6heI.
While there was "a slight reaction from
this level shortly after the opening, the
general trend OF variations was steadily
upward on tremendous buying for Euro
Dcan. southern Investment and local snort
account. By mid afternoon the more ac-
tive positions showed an advance Of Is
points ON Mondays close. Throughout the
late advance pTOfit-tIlNnB figured con-
spicuOuslv setting aside fears of top
heavy conditions obtaining. To-day I'M
DrOyement was based in part upon strong
Liverpool cables and lu part upon very
bullish information from the cotton belt
As 10 the former private cables were
unanimous I'm crediting the advance 10 q
turn about of European spinnefs ana
.rnrts. effected by q decided hardening
OF spot cotton IN the South, and continued
small receipts. New Orleans ana olhei
places reported exporters were Dlddlns
3-16c higher prices for supplies. but mat
holders were refusing 20 cell, as u.,,
pending further Developments ODD NtW
York and Liverpool Leading bulls load
cd up heavily on reactionary PERIODS h,1I
the close to-day and sentiment was lh-
tensely bulNsh in professional circles
emf crop options nap II t0 20 points. ana
next crop options up 20 TO points.
COTTON-Futures oened irregular; No
vcmbcr and December. $50, Janu"I "
753. February, TO-. March ana APRIL
75I: May and June. 5s. July and Az
gust, 80: September ZIG. october 90.
Futures closed firm, November. loo
December, 7JG. January. Z -, teprutiE
76l. March 7G3. April. go; May an''
June. 7CS; July III, August, 100 sep
TENDER. 10. October, 100.
Spot cotton closed steady az 5-l0 aH-
vance: middlng uplands. Z l-l6; mddilH5
gulf S 1-l6, sales 81 bales.
COTTON-Qulet; middling' Z l@-l3; pc, net
receipts. 100 bales. gross. 100 oale4
Gales. sil bales; stock. loi''l D~'es' OK
ports 10 France G5i bales. ..,-,...
Total to-day-Net receipts. i56si Dale-
exports 10 France. 2.lJ4 haleet 10 tH'
Continent. Sass bales. stock Sfoo' 9ai.s
Consolidated - Net receipts. ~ 315
bales; exports to Great Brltain, 80 1,e--
bales: 10 France - 500 bales to the con-
tinent. 1920 bales. .--,-4-
Total since September lst-Nel receipts
2J7GG3s bales. exports 10 Great Britain.
Gll.Ol2 bales. TO France. .Z3oZto oa's7'
TO the Continent. 59J.0i9 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. S--coTToN-
Futilroe steady. November. 80 bid. De
cember r 32Q7&f. January. go Z. - - :
February 78ia737: March. 73f41"s;
Aprn. 1891 40. MAY. I4lNI45; June.
7i2G744. July. Z 43a7 q. August Isl
10. September G1Qdtj; October O.oO4
6S2.
LIVERPOOL Nov. 81 =. Moot
TON spot in fair demand: prices higher
American middiing. fair $50, good mo-
ding 4 1882: middliug 4 1-32; low mid
ding 4 30. good ordinary. 3 ~. ordl-
nary. @ 1872 The sales of The day were
19e1o bales. OF which 1000 We're ior
1900 bales. of which 1000 were Tor
speculation and export and included H.
90 American. Receipts. 5000 bales, lh-
Guiding E zoo American.
Futures opened steady and closed quirl
American middling g. IN. o., November
4 7-Gt value November and December
4 G-G4G4 7-64 sellers; December and jan
uarv. 4 j-Cf04 G-G4 sellers; January ana
February. 1915 j-Gi. value. Febrl-
arv and March. 4-Gf sellers, March ana
April. 3-G40l 4-Gf buyers. AprI ana
Nav. 4 4-GiTi Gel sellers. May and June.
{ AGA sellers. June and July I 2-G4n
2.cf sellers. July and AUGUST. 4 got
sellers. August and September :, sellers.