The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-02
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 1-COTTON-Th
PIT IN the Cotton Exchange presented a
llfeless scene during the greater part or
the session to-day and the bulletin board
recorded Insignificant price variations.
Helped by encouraging cables from Liver
pool bulls succeeded I'm scoring an ad-
vance OF TO points on the first call, but
inding the investment public indlspOscd
to lend their aid. gave attention eXclu-
siVely to the readjustment of struggling
accounts pending further developments,
not only IN Europe. but I'm the South as
well. As a matter Of precautiOn. some of
the less confident shorts sought cover
around the opening. but soon Withdraw
from the market. Aside from the cable
news there was little on which TO base
new ideas. The weather in the South was
unchanged; crop reports indicated much
tho same conditions as heretofore; re-
ceipts at interior points and the ports
were light: America cloth -arkets were
quiet and strong: southern spot markets
were steady 10 firm. with moderate de-
mand and the export movement was
small. The market closed firm, l point
lower to ] point net higher
COTTON-Futures opened quiet: June.
so; July. 5.92: August. 592; September
0.sS; october. 5.J3: November, 59j De-
cember, 5e9; January. 6.03;' February,
coo: March 600. April, 612
Futures closed quiet; June, 5.S7: July
sol: August, 81: September. =. IS: Ocfo-
Der. 592: November 5.04: December BPS:
January, 500: February, COS: March.
spot cotton closed steady and I'M
changed.
COTTON-Steady: middling. Gh; net re-
ceipts go bales. gross. :. 800 bales. sales,
go bales: stock. 1928 bales exports TO
Great Britain. ABA bales: TO the Conu-
nent. 1854 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 4313 bales:
exports 10 Great Britain, 4,445 bales. 10
the Continent, 2.oSf bales: stock, GS3,5s4
bales.
Consolidatod-Net receipts 25.103 bales:
exports 10 Great Britain. y go bales: TO
France. 80 bales. to the Continent 1851
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
S112.od bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
1882 SIS bales: to France. ISIS bales,
to the Continent. 2Go 2s7 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. June 1.-COTToN-
Futures quiet; June 5.76 bid; July 5.77G
SIS; August 57VQ172; September. 5.b6n
5s7: October. 5.GG0567: November. 5.G7n
5fS: December. 5.1OQ572: January JT'sp
575; February J.7GoJ.7S; March, 5.194
ISL.
LIVERPOOL. June IA =. Moot
TON-SpOt-GOOd business done, prices
steady; American Iniddling fair 15-32d.;
good middling 3's' middling. 3 ~, low
middling, ) 49, good ordinary, 3 1879;
Ordinary, 2j-32. The sales Of the day
were 1000 bales. OF which 2.OOO were for
speculation and export, and Included T.
300 American. Receipts, 5000 bales, in
Guiding 100 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady. with
a moderate demand, and closed quiet.
American middling. J. IN. G.. June and
June and July, 2l-64N3 22-Gi. buyers
July and August, August and September
3 22-G4, buyers; September and October
3 22-G4, sellers October and November
3 II "a sellers, November and December
December and January 20-64Q3 2l-Cl,
value: January and February. 3 2O-64D
3 21-G4. buyers; February and March,
3 21-GiG3 22-64. sellers; March and April,
3 22-G4, buyers; April and May, 2,;5l,
sellers.
The Cotton Exchange will be closed
June 3D..