The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-05
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4-COTTON-A bet
ter feeling prevailed in local corion cir
Giles to-day. But. taxing into account "a
firmcr class of cables than seemed JUS
tilted, considering our weakness OF yes
tcrday, and % generally ybullisn SCI OF
advices from southern points, our mar
ket showed less strength than anuci-
patcd. Tho opening was steady, with
initial sales az 90 . points above lhe
final figures OF yesterday. on the rise
fair outside Investment orders put lh an
appearance. and many local shorts, pc
lleNing the reactiOnMy movement 10 nave
practically eliminated, sought cover. This
demand was supplied largely by foreign
and southern representatives, with the
May and August deliveries receiving by
far the greater amount OF attention. Au-
gust moved up 90 6.l3, and held the ad-
vance throughout the earlier portion OF
the session The more important factors
sustaining the market included small
movement az both ports and interior
towns, pronounced strength ln Wall
street most encouraging weekly state-
ment from FAN River cloth markets. gem
orally light To- very heavy rains Ia inc
cotton belt. and the appearance Of am
other very ycOyld wave iu me wheat belt,
which gave promise of extending TO the
cotton region This array OF favorable
influences failed to brighten the leading
bears. however. as the bull crowd made
little or no effort TO profit by their ad-
vantage
The market for futures closed steady az
q net rise ~ To- : points.
Estimated receipts 90 tho ports for the
day, 1900 bales against %. 12f last week
and 1921 last week.
For the week. 10000 bales. against
2l512O last week and 19S O39 last year.
To-day's receipts at New Orleans. 6.724
bales against 7446 last year. and az
Houston. 29GS bales. against 1854 last
year.
COTTON-Futures opened steady az tho
advance, February. COZ. March, 6Vi,
April COZ, May 600. june 600, July,
Cos, August. GIL; September, 59i. Octo-
Der. j.96. November Do December. '.9i
bid.
Spot cotton quiet: middung uplands
e. 5-16, middhug gulf, q 5-l6. sales, 81
bales
Futures closed steady; February, COZ.
March. GOf. April. Goj. May, 6.Ot. june
Ge1. July. Cos. August. GIL. september
800, October. 5.g6. November Dps De-
cember, 600.
COTTON-Quiet; middling e 5-16: net
receipts. 43S bales gross. 43s bales sales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 2l.30O bales;
exports TO Great Britain - 500 bales 10
France. 72lO bales. 90 the Continent, T.
~ bales. stock g62. AS bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
6Sl1OG1 bales; exports TO Great Britain.
. 200 $50 bales. TO France. Coz Abb bales
TO the Continent l99205s bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 4-COTTON-
Futures closed steady; February. 5.6j
bid. March. 5.GJu5GG; April 5G9n3.lO;
May 1.720573. June. Jl50'I9i july
5.160J51. August. J.1fdJ.16, September,
J.G10Jt3. October J.G2nJCi. November
JG30JGj. December. J.6JHJ.6i.
LIVERPOOL Feb 3.-COTTON-spot
I'm moderate demand; prices unchanged.
American middling. 3 9-32d. The sales
of the day were 700 bales, OF which
] 900 We're for speculation and export anu
Included 600 American. Receipts, 100
bales. including 500 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet. win
a moderate demand. American middllns,
J. m. g.. February 1864 buyers. Feb
ruary and March. % 1864 buyers, March
and April. g l4-Gl value. April and May,
15-Gi. sellers May and june. l9-1l,
sellers. June and july @ lG-Gin3 li-1t,
buyers. July and August . ll-d4n3 lo-5i
sellers: August and September. 8 1905 H
3 1861. sellers. September and october,
o 1861 buyers: October and November
3 1868 1864. sellers. November ana
December. . 17-Gl03 1854. sellers De
cember and January, 3 li-o445 ls-O4'
sellers.