The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-18
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Without dis
playing any of the sensational ACTIVITY
Of last week, to-day's cotton market was
a wearing one on the trade, the trade pc
ing peculiarly sensitive to news OF every
DESCRIPTION and to orders to any point OF
the compass. The general SWING was tiie
reverse to that of Saturday, though at no
ntime did bear sentiment OF posltlse
character. assert itself The influences
bearing on the market on the start was
a bearish set of cables from the EnSnsh
market. This led to weak opehi,ls
here with prices down to IA points I'M
der feverish general selling and an al
most total absence of bull support
decline did not cease with the points
the downturn Europe. The South, tls;
public and professional holders sold nerV-
ously. parties having profits WITHIN reacn.
purchasing the cotton offered. Light re.
ceipts, a brief spell of buying on the re-
dictionary theory, reports that southern
spot markets were easily holding their
own and claims that the print cloth SIT
uation was improving in some respects,
started a sharp advance before the close
Of the first hour, and during the rest OF
the forenoon the market held tolerably
steady without, however, raliylng 10 the
closing level of Saturday.
The market had another weak turn IN
the early afternoon and broke to the
lowest point of the day under 1resh
dash to unload cotton accumulated on
last weeks rise, supplemented by Strag-
Cling sales for short account. EST
mates for much larger receipts during
the rest of the week were partially re-
sponsible for the renewed selling, though
fine weather forecasts and reasonably
good crop accounts figured prominently
as bearsh influence. Trading was active
in a spasodic way. The trade was eN-
ports as to the amount Of damage done
i y the storm in Texas and mixed opin-
& ions bearing upon Tomorrow Weely
Government report.
- ,l,J<, liran fnI To-
ward Savannah, where receipts contin-
ued heavy, latter due to haste on the,
part of exporters to snip cotton and re-
iieve the strained situation abroad. The
market closed steady at net loss OF .
to 10 points.
COTTON-Futures opened weak; Sep
tember, 1915; October. 1923; November,
February, 9.sl; March, 9s4; April. 9.ss;
May, 9.S5; July, 9S4; August. $40.
Futures closed steady; September, 1927;
October, 10.Fs; Nvoember, 992; Decem-
~; july 5.73.
Spot cotton closed quiet; mddling up
lands. JOS; middlinS gulf, lis; sales,
22.2S4 bales.
coTToNsaosteady; middling, 1875 10. gross
stock, $3.50 bales; exports to Great
Total to-day-Net receipts, 24,ss6 bales;
exports to Great Britain, $500 bales,
to France, 4,227 bales; to the Continent,
1928 bales; stock, 1929 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, $4,000 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1O,2S4 bales; to
france, 11,G77 bales; to the continent,
% I03 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
l74,714 bales; exports to Great Britain,
iO,9O4 bales; to France 1890 bales; to
the Continent, 44,SIl bales.
LIVERPOOL, Sept 1.-THE cotton
market advanced to-day on strong New
Y ork advances but quoted later on dis
appointing spot sales and heavy tenders.
COTTON-Smau business; prices
higher; American middling fair, 9-1Gd. :;
good middling, slid; middling, I'D;
low middling. 1-Sd.; good ordinary,
Is l5-32d.; ordinary, 6 5.32d. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 800
were for speculation and export, and in
Guided 1900 American. Receipts, 1000
bales. including 800 American.
American middling, l. m. c., September
I 5-G4d., value; Observation-Disclosures
8 Oo-64d.@6 1o-G4d., sellers; October No
vember, 49-64d., @5 50-64d., buyers;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 5 39-64d05 4O-6id,
sellers; December-January, 8 33-64d. buy
ers; January-February. 5 :0-ti4d. q
31-G4d.. sellers; February-March,
) 2S-64d.M5 29-64d., sellers; March-April.
> 26-64d.@5 27-64d., sellers: April-May,
) 25-64d., sellers; May-June, 5 23-64d. a
4-64d., sellers; June-July, 3 22-64d,
sellers; July-August, . 2O-64d.@5 21-6id.,
sellers.