The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-25
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, oct. 24.-COTrON-ln
to-day market for cotton futures spccua-
ton was al no time active, while huclud-
tons were restricted 10 a range OF but
points. Investors manifested almost To-
tai indifference, and room traders were
reluctant 20 make a decided stand ln view
of the confusion of IDEAS prevalent ana
an absence OF decided change in the crop
situation. The opening was steady, Wlth
prices 1 10 points lower, following weak
ness in Liverpool. Within the nrst hi-
teen minutes last nights prices had been
reached and left behind, shorts having
covered in a struggling fashion on tho
news that receipts would bc lght for the
day. But by the end Of the hrst hOur
the market had lost all It's snap and en-
ergy. and for the rest OF the session ruled
uneventful, with thu pit most OF the time
almost deserted. The bear element de-
rived some comfort from the unfaVort-
bic foreign news, the knowledge thar the
outside long interest was a iormidao.e
obstacle to successful bun speculation,
and the reluctance shown by outsiders
10 further load up. Favorable features
OF the market were bullsh statements
from the cotton belt, these confirming
rumors that northern spinners were seek
ing supplies OF raw material on iatse
scale. and that exporters and October
shorts were also in the market for al
most unlimited lines. The future market
closed very steady al a net gain OF / 10 1
points.
COTTON-Futures opened steady; No
yembcr. U9J. December, 100; January,
7.08: February 7.O3. March. 100; April
no: May, 7.13; June, 1l3; July 10;
Futures closed very steady; October
7O2: November. 70. December Ioi;
January, 7Os; February. I'll; March.
7.13: April, 10; May us; June us;
mn 20. August. 40: September 693.
SPOT cotton closed quiet. middling up
lands. J-16: middling gulf, lilo; sales
ga bales.
COTTON-steady; middling' z - 30; net
receipts. 933 bales gross, 100 ba'e7'
sales. 62i bales; stock. 1902 bales to
the Continent, 1.1i1 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. AZ 40 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1851 bales. 70
France. II 100 bales. 20 the Continent,
1l47 bales; stock. Sl9,SJo bales. 10000,
Consolidated - Net receipts, 1-s'-'t
bales. exports 20 Great Britain 3S.6-2
bales 10 france 10 920 bales, to the Con-
tinent 1881 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
1886 bales; exports to Great Brltain,
AZ 2fG bales; TO France, l1N'O3O bdie5' 10
the Continent, 44O,S2J bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La. oct. ACCT
TON-Fuures closed steady; october
gu. November, b.todO.t-, De.eulpelf
G75dG77; January, 6.S0N6a; February,
q e3GG.Sl: March. g sGQ6s7; April. 6s>t'
$50: MAY. G91G693; June, 695ao.9o'
July. G9Jq6.97
CHARLESTON. $ C.. oct. 2f-CoT-
TON-Market quiet; sales, none; MD
ding, e 1916 asked.
LIVERPOOL. oct. PA p. Moot
TON-Spot quiet; prices lower: American
middling. fair. 13-32d.; good middiing'
4 3-16: middllng. 1872: low middling'
2 25-32; good ordinary 3 1872; ordinary.
2 13-32 The sales OF the DAY were so
bales. OF which 800 were Tor speculation
and export. and included 100 Daes
American. Receipts. 5000 bales. includ-
ing 26 so American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quleI'
American middling. ]. IN. c., OCTOBER
3 55-Giq3 1904. buyers; october ana 70
yeyober 54-6ia3 55-64. buyers; NoYe9m-
her and December. 3 biol, sellers De
cember and January, 3 53-t4, sellers Jan
UaY, ana February 52-64' buyers req,
r''aIv and March, March and April, ApfH
and Nav. g 52-Gi sellers; May ana June
t,ine and July. July and August 8 ~ ~
S',,,ers. August and September JO-ote
3 l1-64. sellers.