Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07
THE COTToN MARKETS..

LIVERPOOL. September 6-COttOn--
spot IA fair demand; prices 1924. higher;
miiddling SD; middling, 3izd.; low mid
ding, 35-l6d. good ordinary, 3hd: Or0i-
nary ij-l6d The sales OF the day were
1900 bales, OF which ,000 bales were for
speculation and export, and included 900
bales American Receipts. GOO bales liz
Guiding 500 bales American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
az The advance; American middling low
mddling clause, September. 3 2S-6id., buy
ers: September and October. 26-04d. buy
ers; October and November. N-6i9
3 zs-G4d., sellers; November and December,
3 23-64d., sellers, December and January,
2i-64d., buyers; January and February,
3 23-64q3 2i-Gid., sellers; February and
March, 3 2i-6id., sellers; March and April,
3 A-6iu3 25-6id., sellers; April and May,
3 &-6ld., sellers; May and June, 2j-6tG
3 26-6id., value; June and July, 25-64d.,
buyers; July and august, S27-6ld., sellers.
NEW YORK. 'September G.-Cottor
steady; middlng, 6j-l6c.; net receipts, l52
bales; gross receipts, lS bales; sales
LII bales: stock, 1858 bales; exports
to the Continent, 1.65S bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 2009S bales
eXports-to the Continent, l63S bales
stock. 42S2U bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 1905 bales
eXpoTts-to Great Britain, $50 bales; 10
the Continent, 1913 bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts, 2.9l8 bales, eNports-to Great
Britain, ll.734 bales; 10 the Continent, I,Oo'
bales.
BulIsh sentiment predominated in the
market for cotton futures all day, bLi
considering all phases Of the local situa
ton. confident bull speculation was con
spicuOus by its absence. Shorts were
made uneasy at the opening by an une&
peCted Improvement In spot business, as
well as higher prices for futures al
Liverpool, and in an effort 10 place them
selves I'm more secure position, they
! forced prices l44 points higher on the
opening The market was steady at IN,
advance. As the session progressed the
nervousness Of shorts Increased, numer
Gus crOp-damage reports having come u
hand from Texas and good buying ordel'
reached the market from New Orleans
BY midday the prices had scored furthel
advances and continued to improve pretl,
much all the afternoon. Wall street con
tributed considerable support IN the lt5
hour, purchasing January and March con
tracts German houses, which had beer
quite active sellers early in the DAY
turned buyers. leaving the market almos
bare Of sellers. The weather indications
did not hold out any promise or reuet II
the cotton belt from the excessive TEN
! perattre and long-cOntinued drought Tht
| fact, together with productions tnat tn'
\ government report would be bullish, add
ed TO the alarm Of shorts. me marRs
closed az a net gain OF l0pR points.
her offereG at $50; October. 1888; No
yember. $3.50: December, $G.@; January
15eS: February. $G.1l; March, SJ.ll; Aprh
117: May, $622; June, $50.
Futures closed steady; September, s5Sl
! October. 500; November, @.@; December
| 1912: January. @16; February, s5ls
March. s6zl; April, $6.Z7; May, $63l; Juna
''. SPOT closed quiet and 1-isc. higher; mic
ding uplands, 6J-l6ci middling gun
| 6 9-l6c; sales, LII bales.
NEW ORLEANS. September Got
! Futures closed steady; September
SIZE bid: October, $5HqS.i5; November
! IS 7gGS5SO: December, $0.3iQ&J.a; Janu
| ary. S5S80S5.90: February, 500 80
| March. $3.50 so.59; April @.0l0@.O5; May
! $500 $685.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
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