The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-26

mors that the European cotton trace
bearlsh by nature. Was l~horcueH"y ~"
moralized BIZ the recent acton OF ouF
market, as well as the continued unlan-
CRADLE news concerning the crop. ch'-
cially our market opened STEADY at an
advance OF IL to IL points. ms rise "9o
soon increased 10 y matter or 10 10 ~
points, or 10 a level 10 10 % points oNci
the figures current a week ago SATURDAY.
shorty after the call proht-taklng on
a large scale. In connection with short
selling by conservative traders on '"e
theory that the advance had beeh ONeI-
done, caused a sharp break, Dut the MAI
ket again rallied on a small aNAdhCns
OF good buying orders from me Soath
and abroad. A prominent Waii-stieel
commissiOn-house was credited WIN SUI
ing 1000 bales January % Mafch or
the slump, but later inquired as oH' "a
the leading buyers. The general uhecI-
current Of sentiment was strongly lds-
orable 90 stIl higher prices, ana a very
weak spot started buying afresh ior ion5
account. New England spinnets anu
southern mnl-owncrs were reported 10 DC
competing with exporters. Inc move
ment from interior towns continued 70
lag behind that OF a year ago. Inc mar
kot closed steady az a net advance OF IL
10 IA points.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at
the advance. october, Gao; NoNempsl'
GO. December, GOO: January, 0o-; req
ruarv. Go. March, G72; April, Go May
G7s. .Tune. $50: July. $50; August. ESQ.
FUTURES closed steady; september 80
October $40: November, 641. DecempcI'
3 january. GO. February, oo5'
March. GO: April. 6.72; Nay, Go; u
GO. July, 60; August ~ ht-.
Spot cotton closed quiet az sc. hleheI
middllng uplands, 90; middiing gull -
sales, 1,1Gf bales.
80
CCTTON-steady; middling. Gi; net re-
ce.nts. "a bales. gross, as Ddies' sdle7'
11G4 bales. stock. 1910 bales; exports
10 Great Britain. G.G3l bales; 10 the 'o"-
tinent. 900 bales. 49,.
Total to-dav-Net receipts. 5i572 bales;
exDorts TO Great Britain, 6,GSl bales. 10
the Continent. 24.427 bales; stock 'o''o--
bales. ooee t,fo-.
oxports to Great Britain. 15.2o3 bales; 70
Total since September fst-Net receipts'
E72Oo2 bales: exports TO Great brllall,
40. 425 bales. 10 France, "~tVi paleS' I'D
the continent. 1925 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25-coTToN--
F1tturcs steady. September, Go pa
October. G2im6.22: November,
December, ~6.2906.3O; January, b-dilto.. ~,
February. 6.3S06.39; March, Al So
April. G.45Q6.4G; May, 64S4O-4o' june
CHARLESTON. S. c., Sept. Got
TON-Frm, sales, 500 bales midd'lhs'
G SIG.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 2j.-COTTON-
| Spot GA fair demand; prices firm; Amer
can middling. 3 11-1Gd. The sales Of the
dav were 10tso bales. OF which 1000 were
for speculation and export, and included
! 900 American. Receipts, 1900 Bales IN
GLIDING 1900 American.
Futures opened firm and closed sleaas
at the advance; American middling, j. III
g.. September, 3 43-Gi03 800, buyers,
September and October, 3 go sellers
October and November. 3 4O-Gi1o 4l-ot
buyers. November and December, 3 55-oi
AS 40-Gi, sellers; December and anuary
q 3Q-Gf. sellers: January and FeDruaIy
. 9o-G4. FEBRUARY and March. 3 39-O4a
2 40-Gf. sellers: March and April 3 4o-1i
sellers. April and MAY, 3 4o-tt95 4L-o7
sellers. MAY and June, 3 4l-6f' Faiue
T,no and July. 3 H-Gfd$ 42-64, value
Univ and August, 3 42-eA, buyers.