The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
COTTON MARKETS

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new positions showed a decline of 90
points, and the Ear months unchanged
prices 10 AN advance OF points. Grad
ually the general market lcyelitd w. fO
net gam ol = points on yesterdays clos
ing. win trading for "a time quite active.
Later there was q steadier feeling. busi-
ness slDsidod. and local uadls were
again in possession. Prices advanced l' l
point pa over yesterday ci0siug figures.
Houses with Liverpool connection started
. buying movement, andNsYFe f.in. i.-
tcnton 20 near crop position. 90 FRO
selling was restrained Dy continued L"-
ports Of a favorable character from ilt
southern spot markets ana from tne Sow
England spinncrs and also Regarding lHr
condition OF The market for cotton foni..
i he scope 0f the market was only ID n.I-
Ter OF Z points. I'm the afternoon me
principal phase Of the local situation was
The disposition 10 move Win cauuon ihe
market was finally quiet and steady, hel
unchanged 70 3 points higher.
COTTON 49, Futures opened steady.
March. GU7. April Cos; May, 60 juno
c.I2. July GI5. August GIG, September,
Cos: october and November, bOoi Deeein-
ber. 60: January, Gl2. .,o.
Aorii. en-: May. Gis, june e15, July
Glo. August ca; seplcnil.ef .l ,'i,. v c,9.
Der. COO. November COZ, December o.p''
snot cotton closed quiet and un-
changed: sales, lao bales.
cOTrON-Quiot. mlddlng, e.; met re-
ceipts. l.3lj baics gross 5,iol hAi.e'
sal.s. IA tales. stock. 1--4i9 Bales cA-
ports 10 Great Britain pa o3les5., ,,,ic..
Total to-dav-Nct Tcce PTS. l>eNA oAlts
exports 10 Great Britain, 1916 pa'es. 10
France. 1896 balcsi w me comment
G.CS bales stock. 1892 baies. ... ,..,...
Consohdatcd-Net receipts, ,1.,io .fi'
exports 10 Great Britain, i.Ios Dh,
France 1881 bales; TO- the continent '''-
gI- b1loe
To9ai since September 1st-Nct receipts
r gaO5tT bales. exports 10 Great hlNaii'
8.O3S $50 bales TO France, tio.'-i D''''
To tine Continent --N".''' h'-i'7
NEW ORLEANS. March ll.-.CorTtoNN5-
Futures steady; March 1te"'.sl' @-,-'l'
: 7S65S9. Nav. $500 -; June. ISL
: e6. Ilfv si0JSS: August s.s242...
SS,ia,nher 5T70J7S October $3.50, ~.
Toycmebor. J7Jnj76; December '''t
J.17.
LIVERPOOL March 1i-COTToN-
c,,ot Moderate business. prices l.'-'-..
i1uror. American widdlng. ialr - -','-.
good middliry 9-lb. miaohnt'
lniddling BIG. good Ordinary, %, "t,
many . 1916. The sales of me aN "ri-
BON -,9fee OF which 1000 were iof
erecnlatiou and export. and lnc.u"rU l'
2t0 American sales. COW niies' i"'i''
ING 1900 American. ,, . ..,,l.,.t.
demand. and closed steady. Amerlceh
ruf01ling J. M. g.. March, 3 -f-i,t. - ,
blvers. March and April 3 -p-'l ~
bu~ors April and May. F" --.
buyers. NAY ana J D., TO-. :, 5ci si,vers.
July and Ageust 70 ,l ss s9gi t Hs5r.
scp,ember ana oe5olher 5 5d-s,as 9i.ri
BUYERS November ana P I,c,,r, s7 7,il
9isl. sellers january and February
9 oO-Gf03 2l-6i. buyers.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MNI'i>i-i.
MEM i CHIN, Alalgn lt.--t 49, pl'-l't
Dut "a suauc .,ea,.-i, -i-niie-y,N, s'..'4
..g FI,JJR-Duil. good To lalr. sj.iog
go.
,ORNMLAL-rlrm.
banLnl-,.ucL
banL1t ataa-i-tluiel-
Options opened weak on disappointing
raug la,er m tne oas on zaa crop re-
pOrls. kansas, Ncht a1h" "i' A'-iil'-'
tent out numerous constants -nor.a
.,oe 6Gvlne oi JAY. .ine small increase
"a worlds stocks ALSO hdd h.IirN th. FL.
The close was strong ai 70. nrl advance
March closed az ciHl,' N"l "-
- co., Jui! 'i"7'u .' ''N' ,....
DDhN 'po' l.i.' ~ ,. - ~. .
on small receipts ana big c.edrauc.s close
iug lrm at isc. nft ADVANCE NJ. -A
closed at 4lAic., May cu-ti ui iVr., july
closed 30 AVi4r-
'Al s-Spol qule'' ND. 81 '--. ''-
FtEF-Quiet but steady, packet 5000
1oyJ
CUT MEATS-Quict. picked hams.
S659ni 80 ....-...i ,-.o.