The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 20-COTTON--
Within the first hour on the Cotton Ex-
change to-day rise of S to 10 points
was scored, this being full recovery
from yesterdays sharp decline. The bull
faction continued in power throughout
the session. despite the fact that bust
extreme hardness The foundation for
rise of to s points on the call, and a
later additional upturn of 4 to 10 points,
consisted OF very strong Liverpool cables
thy with yesterdays weakness here and
fairly good buying orders from Europe.
Supplementins these influences We're nu-
merous advices from the cotton belt,
stating, in effect, that planters were be-
coming discouraged by continued drains.
The strength of southern spot markets
was increased by renewed efforts OF
spnners to secure further supplies while
statistically the situation at all centres
was admitted to be the strongest in many
months, If not in years. Rumors that a
exerted no positive influence upon the
market. The interior semi-weekly figures
averaged up bullishly. In view Of the
surprise furnished by Liverpool this
luctant to assume extensive new COM
mitments late in the session, pending re-
ccipts of to-morrow's advices from the
English market. The market closed quiet
at a net advance of to - points.
coTTON-Futures opened steady at
the advance; March, 95s; April. 9io;
9.27: September s.3s: October, SOB; No
venber, 794; December, 40; January,
7.0l
and May. 9.51; June and July, 9.43; Au-
gust, 9.32; September. SAB; October, sos:
November, 7.06; December, January and
February, 7.95.
lands, o5s; niddling gulf, 1Ob; sales, LOO
bales. a=z=.zz.-=t'
CoTToN-,Firm; middlng; 2M: net re-
LOO bales: stock, 1868 bales; exports
to the Continent, ) ,224 bales; to France,
45 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 1885 bales,
exports to Great Britain, 49, 23 bales: to;
France, As bales; to the Continent, 3,S24
bales; stock, Sal .27O bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, JOSH bales;
exports to Great Britain 81 ,213 bales; to
France. 22,722 bales; to the Continent,
31.6S1 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5,7931s1 bales;1exports to Great to- Britain 1i
to the Continent, 1882 S2 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March oo.-coT-
TON-Futures steady; March, GAL: April,
24l v RaN, 9 g. Hnsst 1?rs 2toas se9
tember, 9:2899:27: October, 1927: 81: No
vember, 7.74@L7G; December, 7.7607.77;
January, 7.I4NI.I6.
LIVERPOOL. March eO.A P. Moot.
TON-Spot in moderate demand; prices
Lied. higher; American middling, fair.
25-32;; good middlinG, 1922; middling,i
nary, 5 7-32; ordinary, 5 1-32. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales. of which 500
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded G.7OO American. Receipts, $4,000
bales, including 15.4O0 American.
Futures quiet and closed very steady
at the advance; American 1niddling. /. m.
c., March. S 2s-G4@3 1854, buyers; March
and April, 26-64@5 1854. sellers: April
and May, 5 1864, buyers; May and June.
1864. Sellers July and August, 5 1864
@5 1864, buyers: August and September,
4-64@;1 5-64. sellers; September and, Oc-
tober, 1864, sellers: October and No
vember. 4 31-G4@4 32-64, sellers; .Novem-
Der and December. 4 25-64@4 1864. sell
ers; December and January, 23-64GD
24-64, sellers; January and February,
4 22-G4G4 23-G4. sellers. - -