The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-19
cnTrnM MARKETS.

mich as.it was known that the European.
cotton trade was in no position to as
sumo the short side, owing 70 the semi
cotton famine prevailing. Fluctuations
did not exceed 10 points, and at no time
did either side have positive advantage
The Government report proved 70 De oe-
cidedly less bullish than the trade mad
prepared for. and as q result se4ilns pc
came general Prices Wlthered rapiois
under the pressure thus brought 70 pear,
declining ~ points by +. M Addltlo nial
influences tending to create prejudlce
against the bull side were estimates 1oI
heavy receipts at the more lmportan1
centres tomorrow, encouraging crop re-
ports from the central belt and refusal
on the part of the speculative PUBLIC to
support the market. Late advices from
the other side explained the English
September delivery cotton from the Con.
tinent During, the last hour the market
was feverish, with a weak undertone.
Trading was a Sh Mie ei
closed steady at s to 10 points net lower.
COTTON-Futures steady, September,
1920; October, 1920; November, 3.91; De-
cember, 9.75; January, SO; February,
OIL; March, 9.7S; May. 914; June, 9.14;
July go.
October. zoos; November. 9.7S; Deem
Der, 9.67; January, 9GG; February, go;
March, 9.66; April, 9.66; May, 9.66; June,
966; July. 9.G3.
lands, 10T; middling gulf, IFS; sales. 4i4
bales.
CoTToN-Quiet; middling, 1o?s; net re-
ceipIs, 6 bales; gross, 4, l32 bales; sales'
474 bales; stock, 2G,05O bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 2S, 796 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 4,5oS bales; to
Inc Continent, 11,441 bales; stock, l'o,4a9
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 6s,696 bales;
exports to Great Britain, Il. 732 bales; to
France. 1871 bales; to the Continent,
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
2O3,51O bales; exports to Great Britain,
45,412 bales; to France, 1850 bales; to
the Continent, 56,312 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1s.-GoITON-
Futures quiet and steady; September
1o.3oa1o.3l;- October, 9.7ea2.11; :, No Tsn
a ars, 9.50G9.51: February. 9;52a2-54;
March, 9.54l3.55; April, 9.54G9.5o; May,
9.5549oI.
d1yERpoo IsrS Sept dull, 1s prices e lover:
American american middiing, fair. ! sled, good
middlins, Gl5-16d.; middling. esd; dc. low
middlng, 6Md.;. good ordinary, $500,
We're 1900 bales, of which 200 were Ior
speculation and export and included o.
coo American. Receipts, 5000 bales, IN
GLIDING 1.50O American.
Futures opened easy and closed STEADY
American mddling, l. M c., September
6 39-64d., value; September and October
43ee4G5 44-64d, sellers; November and
December, 5 35-G4d., buyers; December
and January, ) 20-6405 30-G4d., value;
January and February, 8 26-6i@3 2l-o4d..
NAV and June, 13-64G5 20-64d., buyers;
June and July, 1S-64d., buyers; July
and August, 3 16-G4@o 17-64d, sellers.
ropy ppoI,I-C,1 MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-FLoUR-1Less
RYE FLOUR-Firm.
CORNMEAI-Firm; yellow western,
SS1S9c.
RYE-Quiet.
BARLEY-Firnl.
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Spot firmer; No. red, s32sc.
Options opened steady. on light offerings
pool cables, Southwest selling and liQu-
dation. This depression of prices finally
more than recovered on reports OF ram
side markets and ACTIVE local covering;
closed strong at a50liac. advance. March
closed at SIC; May, SGlAc., September,
s2se; October SIS; 4 Pc Tih s44 On
ton market was at first depressed a little
by large Chicago car-lot arrivals and
lower cables. but later recovered on
demand from shorts and with wheat,
closed at 4O7sc.; September, 47ac.; Octo-
Der, 4Sc.: December, 4lc:s.
OATS-Spot steady; No. ,, 25c. Options
slow but norninally steady.
CUT MEATS-Quiet.
LARD-Strong; western steamed, s7:45;
September closed at S7.471a nominal. Re
fined stronger; Continent, STD; South
America, $50: compound, s6G6. 12h.
PoRK.Firm: family, 81 81 23 3oGnl6 s. short
clear. S13.25G1G; mess, Sl2.30Gll3.oo.
NIJFESE,-FNjr0n. large White. llC..
TALLoW-Firm; city, 47sc.: country,
PETiRoLEUM-Dull. :.
TURPENTINE-F at 5911zc.
RICE-Firn.
BUTTER-Strong; creamery, 1e@21c.;
state dairy 151a@2oc.
EGGS-Firm: State and PENNSYLVANIA,
1S@20c.; western. regular packing, at
market. 13g17cc s,a,-
Long Island, $l.ao@1.75; Jersey sweets,
ANUTs-steaay: fancy hand-plcked,
4@44c.; other domestic. -2129eic.
CABBAGES-Quiet; Long Island. per
100 S1.25d2.J0.
FREIGHTs- by steam to Liver
pool, 40c.
voice. Size; mild quiet; Cordova, 9Si@14c
Futures opened steady. with prices to
20 points lower. and showed a weak I'M
dertone all day following severe ue-
cline in European market, a marked in
crease in Brazilian receipts and a weaker
ruling of the spot market. European and
local operators sold on the decline The
demand from shorts, chiefly for profits,
constituted the buying. Closed steady;
prices unchanged to . points lower
Total sales, 1920 bags, including Sep
TENDER 1T s7.10; October, $I.o5; Decem-
Der. S7.20GD7.3G.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining, 4Hc.;
centrifugal, SO degrees test, &c.; mo-
La SSeS SlIcyar &c. Refined firm.