The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-09
COTTON rarKETS.


NEW YORK, Feb. S.-COTTON-Ihe
day in the cotton market started with q
bear scramble for cover anu a squirt OF
Very active trading, the English cables
having improved far better than deVel-
opments here last night warranted. ana
news from the South portraying strong
conditions in all spot cotton markets.
Numerous buying orders from European
points, together with large general buy
ing from this side, sent the near months
up to 10 points on the opening. The
remote options for a time attracted COM
paratively little attention. and We're UNI
changed 10 > points higher on the first
call. AS the forenoon progressed the
local contingent manifested desire TO
realize profits but inasmuch as the needs
OF Europe continued unsatsied, this sell
ing did not materially disturb the ruling
prices. New Orleans sent number of
liberal orders for the summer positions.
but sold the new crop deliveries. In a
nasmodic way Wall street sold with
great freedom. Private advices from the
English market ascribcd the rise abroad
to inability of spinners to secure cotton
in the amounts desired on this side Har-
dening cloth and yarn markets added to
the concern of the shorts. who turned for
cover in a confused way. and showed
great nervousness all through the session.
The market in the late session was firm.
but comparatively quiet. The majority of
operators preferred to await to-morrow'S
English cables before changing their posi-
ton materially. The market closed steady
at a net advance of } to l. points.
coTToN-Futures opened steady at the
advance: February. $50; March, S.2S;
April. $50; May, S.31; June, S.3S; July,
S.3S; August, S.34; September, 7.S2; Octo-
Der. 1 .63: November. 7.43: December. 7.4I.
Futures closed steady; February, S.34;
March. S.32; April. SIG: May, SIG; June.
SIG: July, S.31: August, S,SS; September,
IS4: October. 7.G4: November. 7.51; De-
cenlber, TO: January. $50.
Spot COTTON closed steady at Lie high
er: middling uplands, SIS; middling gulf,
81: sales, ISL bales
.COTTON-Steadx: middling. SSs; net re-
cepts. 100 bales: skoss, 4,90S bales; sales,
Isl bales; stock, 113SlS bales: exports to
Great Britain, $40 bales; to the Continent,
600 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 34.4l4 bales;
exports to Great Britain. $3.50 bales; to
the Continent, 15,6oS bales; stock, 1.OoO.-
uyS bales.
exports to Great Britain, s9,S0o bales to
France. 2l.954 bales; TO the Continent,
1892 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
4.a24.47S bales: exports to Great Britain,
to the Continent, 1,5U6.I22 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. SECTION
Futures firm j FeDr na;T s So. n, nominal;
So: June. s.a2as.sa ;; July: s.s2as.:s$ Au-
gust. S.1S6S.19; September, 7u,,s17 &c;
October. 7.429..4 November, 1909 81 u:
December, 7.309I.3-.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. S.-4 P. Moot.
TON-Spot-Goo business done: prices
;s,--3s2d higher; American middlings fair.
5 9-33a; good niddling. 3-32;; nliddling.
nary 1922; ordinary. 4 7-:soo- The sales
of the day were 1000 bales. of which
i GOO were for speculation and export,
and Included 14,3vs American. Receipts
240Su bales, including lo,70O American.
Futures opened and closed steady at.
the advance: American ding l. M c..
February, 4 $3.50, buyers: Februar y4 and
March. 4 "a 64@4 55-64, buyers: March and