The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-11
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. oct. 1O.-COTTON-The
statement Of the Department of Agrlcul-
ure came 10 hand to-day but falcd 10
seriously disturb the ideas of bulls or
bears. i'm fact, the market did not vary
as much as / point on the announcement
at midday, this being most unusual
occurrence There was a gO0dly number
of outside buying orders ln evidence az
the opening ana these, IN connection
with bullish Liverpool advances, sent
prices up TO 5 points on the CALI nut
after a rev moments of nrmness prices
went on rapidly 10 below last night
figures under heavy liquidation and a pad
slump I'm the English market From tneh
until midday both sides gave attention
almost solely 10 the Strengthening mp or
struggling accounts preparatory 10 posse
BILE unlOOkcd-fOr features in me bureau
report. The announcement that the COM
dtiOn Of the crop on October lsJ was
GA per cent. as against $50 ON Septem-
Der lst and 7j.4 October /. 1875, was re-
ceived i'm a most matter-Oi-iact way al-
most with indifference, although the
trade had been keyed up 60 "A hlBh pltch
of excitement under the impression mat
something was Ina store. I'm the afternoon
the market was irregular and spasmodi-
caIlv active Prices however, kept with
i'm narrow limits. The close was barely
steady. with prices net | point higher 10
3 points lower. The crop statistical ana
other news from the belt was generally
bullish. but eXertcd little influence nav
ing been discounted or Oyershadowed by
the conniction Of IDEAS on the bureau
question.
COTTON-Futures opened steady: Octo-
Der. COL: November go; December. IO5;
January. ia: February. ZIG; March,
721: April, 10, May. ~ june r-S'
July. 10: August. ~.
Futures closed barely steady; october,
$50: November, 6.9i; December, ODD
January, 7O4; February, 1OI; March,
I'll; April 10; May III; June 10 10
SCOT cotton closed quiet at lilo lower;
nj l1nng uplands, "a; do. gulf Ils sales
] ,O19 bales.
COTTON-Steady: middling, "a, net re-
ceipts. 800 bales; gross, LII bales; sales
/ O19 bales: stock 132SS4 bales.
Total tOday-Net receipts. G0.O1 bales
exports TO Great Britain, S.1f1 bales; 10
the Continent 1906 bales; Stock toJ''-
bales ,-,
Consolidated-Net receipts. 1jS,5s9 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain. 1859 bales; TO
the Continent. 1927 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
116S 5S4 bales. exports 20 Great britalh'
3i4.O2S bales: to France, 922I9 bales; TO
the Continent, 2S9,l4S bales
NEW ORLEANS, oct. 1o-CoTToN-
Futures closed steady; October, 665 BID,
November, 6.6SaG69: December. $50
GA: January, 6.770G7S; February. 6.s20
GS4: March G.SJNS; April 6.SSQ6.9O;
May, 692QG.93; June, 6.9JaGJI.
LIVERPOOL. oct. 1O-COTTON-Spot
Moderate business; prices 1920. lower;
American middling fair, l-32; good mid
ding, 4 3i6: middling. 3-32; low mid
ding, 1872: good ordinary, d.; oIdl-
nary, 1882: ordinary, 49, Ihe
sales Of the day were 1000 bales, or
which 500 were for speculation and eX-
port. and included $500 American: re-
ceipts 1900 bales, including $500 bales
American.
Futures opened easy and closed barely
steady at the decline: American middling'
!. m. c., October. 3 J6-6ia3 51-G4, sellers;
october and November. 3 5j-6i. buyers;
November and December. 3 J4-Gi, buyers;
December and January, 53-5i buyers
January and February. 53-6f, sellers;
February and March. 53-6i. buyers;
March and April 53-G4Q3 j4-64. buyers:
April and May. ? 1874, value; May and
June. J4-Gfd3 1854, sellers; June and
July. 3 54-G4d3 5j-6f. buyers: July and
August. 3 55-G4. sellers; August and Sep
fpnbpr 2 S4-G4 value.