The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-24
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23-COTTON-IV
nearly ali news at hand favorable. and
encouraged by past successes the bull
clique made concerted effort in the cot-
ton market to-day TO send prices TO
materially higher level. That this at
tempt was not futile may bee readily i'm
leIred from Che fact that ON the first
cav alone prices shot uD e 10 13 points
Win the market showing pronounced
strength an through the rest or the scs-
sion. with the exception of the last few
minutes SnOrts were pauic-stricken al
the start and nervOusy sought cover. see
ing nothing in the general situation 10
warrant an Immediate reaction. wall
street led in a heavy Investment demand.
while New Orleans bought freely. both
10 cover short accounts and for invest
ment Early Liverpool orders We're for
the sale Of the near months as AGAINST
purchases i'm their market at relatively
lower figures. As the session progressed
realizing on very extensive scale set
in and AZ times there were brief periods
or irregularity, which in every instance.
however, were followed by sharp re-
covery on renewed demand for outside
account. The volume of speculation was
without question the largest noted IN
single day I'm many months. The local
trade was very much encouraged by the
increased interest manifested hy OUT
siders and belief was expressed that the
cotton market was In q fair way 10 show
something Ike Old-time activity from this
time forth. The pr0ht-takug OF the day
was believed 10 have been a good thing
for the market. as cons .derable OF the
weaker holdings passed into strong
hands. Chief among the bull factors of
the day were strong set Of cables from
the English market. Futures az Liver
pool advanced 3 20 4 poiEts. while al am
advance of l-32d. spot cotton was in
urgent demand. Receipts AZ AN points
showed uumstalable signs Of peterug
ont. Notwithstanding the fact THAT
weather conditions during the past week
had been favorable To marketing and
moving the crop After lively ysDurt
during the last few moments. in which
liquidation figured cOnspicu0usly our
market finished the dav barely steady M
n net gain of 90 points. May shorts.
particularly New Orleans interests. were
conspicuous buyers an day
COTTON-Futures opened firm. jan
uary. 602. February. 800. March, 600.
April GOf. May. Cos. June, 600: July.
Glib: August. G13: September. GO3. Octo-
her COZ; November Goi; December.
Futures closed barely steady. January.
col: February. 600. March. 6o2. April.
COS. May COZ; June COZ. July, Cos, Au-
gust. GIL; September GOO October, 600.
November, col: December G0i.
Spot cotton closed steady az - add
vance: middlng uplands. GS, middllug
gulf C5s sales 3Sil bales.
COTTON-Tone steady. middling. Ga.:
net receipts 543 bales. gross 4.7oS bales;
sales. 3S41 bales: stock. 1OSCSg bales.
Total tO-day-Nct receipts - So bales.
exports 10 Great Britain. 1lj.1l1 bales.
exports 10 the Continent, G2O3 bales.
stock. 1o93.S17 bales.
Consolidated receipts ~ G3S bales.
exports 10 Great Britain. 29G73 bales: 90
France. 100 bales; 10 the Continent. 49,
SIS bales.
Total since September lst-Net receipts.
G.49i 900 bales. exports 90 Great Britain.
. sos. 800 bales: 10 France JGO1q bales.
10 the Continent 11NO2O bales.
NEW ORLEANS. la. Jan. 23-COT-
TON-Futures quiet and steady. January.
5.G30j.6j, February, J.G4dj.6j; March.
5.GjNJ.6s; April, J.7lHJ.12. May. 5.7jn
J.76; June, j.1SaJ.1g; July, j.s20J.S3. Au-
gust 5.U@2.lS. September. 91i43.t2'
october, 5.7Oa0.72; November. J.7la5.72.
LIVERPOOL Jan. 23.-4 ?. Moot
TON-SpOt-GoOd business done. prices
higher; American middling. fair. 2J-3Zd
good middling, 3 7-16, mddling, ga. low
midding l-l6, good ordinary, -. Ordi-
nary, 11-1G. The sales or the day were
1900 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation and export and included H.
co bales American. Receipts, 10000
bales. including G.J0 bales American
Futures opened steady, with fair de-
mand and closed steady, American mid
ding. !. IN. c., January. 3 13-G4N3 14-GI
sellers; January and February. g 1850
3 l4-G4 sellers; February and March,
3 l36fn3 14-Gf sellers. March and April
1895 15-64, sellers. April and May
3 15-G4. buyers: May and june. 3 16-Ci
sellers. June and July. 1864. sellers
July and August. g 17-Gld3 1861, buyers
August and September. 3 1864 buyers
September and October. 3 1861. buyers.
October and November 3 1861. buyers
November and December, 1s-6403 1864
sellers.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. Jan 23-COT-
TON-Markct firm saios 80 bales; mid
ding as.