The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
COTTON MARKETS.

COTTON MARKETS
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-COTTON-F'u-
lures, after opening STEADY at an advance
OF points and q decline OF TO points
on other POSITIONS, pursued an irregular
course within marrow range OF Earla-
TONS with the advantage most OF the
time on the side OF the shorts. Following
Yesterdays showers, most het.vy III Ncrtn
Carolilst, MISSISSIPPI and Arkansas. ana
comparatively scsiiit in South Carolina
and Northern Georgia, a rather weak
feeling prevailed, having its first effect
in Liverpool, and i'll turn producing an
easier feeling here, chiefly under the
pressure OF further selling by outsiders.
After the opening of the market there
was an advance OF s points on covering.
followed by a break of 10 points on
of rains in the central
and eastern sections OF the belt. At noon
f decline OF 4 TO points was apparent.
With subsequent changes unimportants
and trading very slack. increased atten-
ton was given to the receipts, which,
while rather larger. are behind the move
ment Of Il year ago. The crop news was
too mixed for confident action on the
volume of to-days business was very
small, with the market finally quiet in
tone to points net decline.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady al the
6 dealhs Aggnst aI ssptemher SS,
$50; January. $40; February, So;
March, s.44: May. SIC; June, SIT.
Futures closed quiet; August, 9,oS: Sep
TENDER. SCI: October, s.5l: November,
$50: December. s,S7: January. s.37: Feb
Iuary: SIS; March $40; April. SAL May.
St2; June. S.43.
Spot cotton closed quiet at * decline:
midding upands. Hzs nIddling gulf, 1oIs;
sales, l,1o9 bales.
COTTON-ouiet; middling, 97s; gross
receipts, l59 bales; sales, 1,1oy bales;
stock, 24,eV4 bales; to the Continent, -
Total to-day-Net receipts, GIG bales;
exports TO the Continent, - bales; stock,
SITS bales.
Consoldated-Net receipts. 5,296 bales;
exports to Great Britain, Hills bales; to
France, $50 bales; to the Continent, 1,161
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
Co.'s, BIS bales; exports to Great Britain,
25ii:i, go bales; to France, IoO,2Go bales;
to the Continent, 2,70S,J16 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug ELECTION
Futures quiet; August, 49, bid; Septem
Der, S.6G@s.GI; October, S.294S.3O, Novem-
Der, S.13uS.2l; December, S.IS4S.lJ; Janu-
airy, oI94S.2V; February. S2l0S.25;
March, S.-23@S.25; April, S.2JQS2I; May,
S.2IMS.2S
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23.-4 2. Moot
L o4N-hSlJOt III lIIiilct uSllIeiIiS, piiCcS
higher; American lnadlins, 1air, Is sd;
Sood middllnS, . lo-lUu.; middlng, 54c.;
low middlins, o2sd.; good ordinary,
lid; ordinary, o4d The sales of the
Tor speculation and export, and included
1000 bales American Receipts, 300
bales-all American.
Futures opened steady and closed
barely steady; American mddling /. M
G., August, . 3O-6id, value; August and
September, 12-Gld., buyers; September
and October. 4 59-64@4 6o-64d., buyers;
october and November, t9-64ul 5Q-Gld
buyers; November and December, 4 44-Gi
al 4J-G4d., buyers: December and Janu-
airy 4l-644i 42-G4d., buyers; January
and February, 3364G4 40-64, buyers;
February and March, :}S-64G4 S9-64d..
sellers; March and April / 57-G4@
4 :iS-6id., buyers; April and May 37-64d,
sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23-F'LOUR-Firm-
er, buyers paying old asking prices Tor
spring patents, with lar demand for
other grades as We'll.
RYE FLOCR-Easy; fair to coed, $50
@2.;5J
CORNN1EAL-Steady
RIll-Stcady; No. western, 56Ac.
BARJEI-Dull.
BARLEY MALT-Ouiet.
MitEAT-SpOt strong; No. . red, 7SIc.
Options opened firm on stronger cables
and then weakened under foreign selling,
together with local uloading. Uuring the
afternoon prices recovered on big export
JURISDICTIONS, however, and the close was
strong at iQl1sc. net advance. Septem-
Der closed at 'D2sc.; October, sO1sc.; De-
cerabcr, 81 lac.
COEN-Spot steady; No. >, 44Mc. OPP
tons opened firm with wheat, but de-
cilned under rains in the West. Finally
il rallied on export sales and closed
steady at a partial sc. decline; May
closeG at 4O3sc.; September. He; Decen-
Der. .iU"Sc.
oATsNQuiet; No. :, PC. options dull
but steady.
ss75a11; picked shoulders: so.5oa5.75
LAKD-Frm; western steamed. s1.1o.
Refined steady; Continent, SI.IU; South
America, IS; compound, S6.2o@6.5ll2
rORK-Quiet
TALLOW-tluiet.
= PEIROLIC UIn-Steady.
ROSIN-Quiet; strained, common to
good, S1.;olDl.G TO.
IuRraN.rlNla EASY at 3SQas14c
RICE-Quict.
S;.c.; nlilu market barely steady; Cordova
nominal. The market Tor coffee futures
started steady in tone, with May I'M
cnansed ana other positions points
lower, and then rallied on active cover
ing and support from abroad. latter based
mainly ON the reaction theory following
the recent late decline. Outside specula-
uOn WAS SidCh, lIUNSEti, ana SpOt uc-
mand sufficiently light to check conf
dence on the bul! side. Brazilian receipts
We're large and warehouse deliveries
light The market closed steady, with
prices net unchanged to points higher.
Total sales $4,000 bags, including Sep
tember S7.35; October. S7.35; December,
81. $50 so.
SUGAR-steady Refined steady
EGGS-Firnl; State and Pennsylvania,
at market, 1641Sc.; western, at market,
regular packing, 10G15c.
POTATOES-Quiet; Jerseys, $1G125;
New York, $12o@1.50; Long Island, S1.12ll2
BUTTER-Firm but quiet; creamery.
Io12l&c.; State dairy 16Gl20c.
CHEESE-Qui and steady; large
white, 109sG101ac.; small white, 1ol44l0;sc.
PEANUTS-Quiet; fancy hand-picked,
&c; other domestic, 21244c.
CABBAGE-Quiet; Long Island, per
100 Sl.a0dl2
FREIGHTs-Cotton by steam to Liver
pool, 25c.