The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
COTTON MARKETS.

COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. March 27.-COTTON-The
cotton market opened quiet and firm. UNI
changed to ) points higher. with shorts
the best buyers Except for some Wall
Street and Liverpool buying early in the
session. the demand from this class of
traders was the feature of the business;
General specula ton, however, improved
little. Following the opening call the
market continued, to rally. but the i'm
provcment was slow until the afternoon,
when the summer months became com
higher prices for the general list. At
best the advance was a matter of ! to 10
points Speculation was not at all ag-
gressive, many traders being sintimidated
statistical position. There was consid-
cradle buying at times for Liverpool and
Wall-Street account, the latter partly
owing to- backward DECORATIONS for
weather. News in general was SO con-
hicting that the market had no decided
trend. The close was steady at net
CoTTON-Futures opened firm: March.
9.se; April, o.sS;; May, 9:37: Juno. 2.2s;
Juy oa es so Este gs Ser
Futures closed steady; March, 9.44;
April. 9.43; May 9;44: June. 9.s6; July.
J.30 Il, 30,
Der, s23: November. SOD; December.
sos: January, 500: February SD.
Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands, 9;s; middling gulf los; sales, 300
bales.
COTToN-s steady; middlins, 9N::' net
receipts, 396 bales; gross. 4,S4O bales;
sales 300 bales; stock 1 ES6 bales tSe
Continent, 1921 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, 1864 bales;
exports to Great Britain, S.571 bales: to
France s475 bales 3, TO- TO- the e,a Continent
Consolidated-Net receipts, 42.ill bales;
exports to Great Britain. 21,562 bales:
to France. 1864 bales; to the Continent,
23,571 bales.
Total since September 1st--Net receipts,
1,S2s,512 bales; to France, 632.o79 bales;
to the Continent, 2.O46,222 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March c7.-coT-
TON-Futures STEADY; March nominal;
april, 9.3oa9.32; May, 9.33ao.34; June,
9,s2: July, 9So@a31; august. 2 oSg2 90:
November, 7.s9@791; December, 7.s9@
$50; January, 7.S9@T.90.
CHARLESTON, S. G., March 27..coT-
TON--Market nominal: nothing doing;
quotations omitted.
LIVERPOOL. March o7.4 p. Moot
TON..spot quiet; prices lad 81 lower;
middling, 5 1872: n1ddling, 15-S2;; low
middling, 5 1872; good ordinary, 5 3-322;
ordinary. 31-32. The sales of the day
were 1000 bales, of which 800 We're for
speculation and export and included, 100
American: Receipts. $4,000 bales, in
Guiding 1850 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
c.. March, 1854, sellers; March and
April, 21-64, sellers; April and May,
5 1864, sellers; May and June. 15-6i
sellers; June and July. 8 12-64@o 1854,
sellers: July and. August, > 1O-G4, Sellers;
August and September, ) 1-G4. sellers;
September and October, 44-64G4 43-6i,
buyers; October and November. 33-64D
34-64 sellers i 90 N cH ana ,Deeemr
and January. 2G-64G4 27-64, sellers;
January and February. 1854, buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March oL-FLOUR-.
Quiet but steady, with a fair business
possible in spring patents in favor of
buyers; could get a fiat rate of $500 on
round lots.
CORNMEAL-Steady.
BARLEY-Dull.
BARLEY N1ALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Spot steady; No. 2 red. 76c.
Options steady with corn. but later de-
news, easier French cables and short
selling. This was succeeded in turn by
an afternoon rally on covering and re-
newed export demand, the market closing
at at Sa}4cs; May, 7s1sc.: July, 72Mc
CORN-Spot easy; No. ., 44Nc. OPP
tons opened firm and for a time adj
vanced on strong cables and reported
auent realizing, however, prices -eased off
and closed about steady at unchanged
prices: May, closed at 433ssc; July, 1880.
OATS-Spot steady; No. .. 2S19c. Op-5
closing unchanged. May oats closed at
2Shc.
BEEF-Firm.
IS CUT MEATs-Steady; picked hams,
isARDosteady; western steamed, $3.50.
Refined steady.
PORk-F'irm.
BUTTER-Steady; State dairy, 1920.
CHEESE-Barely steady: fancy large,
white 13c.:: fancy large. colored, l3W
13Ac.;. fancy small, white, 13@13Ac.;
fancy small. colored, 13A@1s1ac. ,,,1e,:
12Ec.; western, at market, 12Ac.
3 TATOES-Steady; Jersey, $3.50
IT'S; New York. $l.50@2; Long Island,
SL5O@2; Jersey. sweets, S22o@2.15.
TALLOW-Dull.
PETROLEUM-Steady.
ROSIN-Steady.
TURPENTINI-Qu
CABBAGE9ouiet; Long Island. S4@6
per 100.
COFFEE-F'utures opened steady, with
prices unchanged to 5 points higher;
further improved on covering. following
better Havre cables and light receipts
at Rio and Santos Subsequently in
crea sed the advance to 10 points on some
positions, but lacked outside speculation;
closed firm, with prices 8, points .hlgh 1en
to points lower. Total sales, i se eE
july s6.65. Spot coffee-Rio steady; No
I invoice. Sc; No. jobbing, S11ac.; mild
market quiet and steady; Cordova, oEla0
lie.