The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

houses werc authority for the statement...
that holders in z he back country and at
some OF the larger towns and ports mad
movement was light, and on all sides q
steady shrinkage was apparent In the
local rket the feeling was bullish, but
caution was inspired in view Of a refusal
Orleans. Wall street and room shorts were:
the chief buyers this morning. Some
longs sold for profits Trad ling was quite.
market closed steady at "a net advance of.
ito points on near months, and far:
months / lower to 8 lower.
coTToN-Futures opened steady: jan.
uary. 7.51; February. 1.43;sS March, ~
April, T45: May, 747; June, 40; July,
7.4s; August, 7.i5; Sep.ember..6:S6;.O ct 20.
her, GO: N9vember, S;aS:s1sGGmpef, nv s
May and June. $50: July. 81; AUG August.
7.47; September, 6.aS; October, 6.'.i' y O.
Syen1ber, G69: December. 49,
Spot cotton closed steady: mid ding up
,ands, rs: midding gulf, SIS; sales 5oS
bales.
COTTON Steady; middling, US; sales,
IS wales !; stock, 124,547 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, Gigs baes'
exports to Great Britain, IL, $50 bales; to
the Continent, 14,ois bales; SOCK, ,6Sa
Tota. since September 1st-Net receipts,
ASHES bales; exports to Great IT, Britain RI
LISTS bales to fr E; me-, Mas 800 psie'
Z to the Continent, 1,3lO,BS baleS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2o.-COTToN-
Futures steady: January, 7.23: 1Fepruary:
March, 500 -: %, Aprl I'll, ':32sg
@77.39: August. 7.24MG:a September, tt0
@667; October, s6.J04G.52.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. Pol P. Moot
-TQN-Spot-GoOl business done. prices
lied. higher; American niddlins, far
4 1922; good middling, 4 1872 nidding,
21,se; low middling, ~ good ordinary,
were 1900 bales. Of which 1000 were for
speculation and export, and included $500
American. Receipts, 2.co0 bales, all
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
at the advance: American middling. !: m.
c., January. 32-G4; January and Febru-'
airy, 27,G44 Ss,6i, sellers; February .a3 a11s,
April, 4 1904, sellers; April and May,
4 1864, sellers: 4,lay and June, 4 1854,
sellers; June and July, t 9-64M4 s10-G3.
sellers; July and August, 7-G4, sellers;
and October. 3 45-64, sellers; October and
November, 1854, buyers
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-FLOUR-Quiet
bit steadier; Minnesota patents sS'1og
RYE FLOUR-Quiet.
BUCKWHEATs F'LOUR-Quiet-
CCRNMEAL-Quiet.
RYE-Qu.et; No. western, GO!ac.
BARLEY-Dull
BARLEY MALT-Duil.
WEEAT-Spot firm; NO. . red, 132c.
Options opened steady and 1sc: higher, on
a little foreign buying and adverse crop
news from Russia and France. Scattered
covering by local houses kept the market
firm throughout most Of the afternoon.
The close was firm at 1se1Ae net advance ;alaa e
12hc.: July closed at 72Ac.
CORN-Spot steady: NO. 2. 4G,sc.t OPP
lions opened steady and unchanged; with
ernment report; later prices hardened a
little on wet weather. firm cables and the
advance in wheat; closed steady and I'M
changed: May closed at S9Ac.
OATSSpot dull; No. ., 29isc. Options
quiet and steady.
$1,000.
LATD-Firm; western steamed, $3.50.
Refined firm.
FORK-AIess firm at s1o.5oa11.
BUTTER-Firm; western creamery, u
M25c.: State dairy, 19ll-,fc.
CHEESE-Firm; fall-made fancy. large
L.. Gi13c.
EGGSFirm; State and Pennsylvania,
PoTAToBs-ouiet: Jersey. s1.oaG1.75:
New York, s1.50I2; Long Island, s1.59a2;
Jersey sweets *2.jO93.
yellowstone; city, SEC. bid; coun-
try. 5slM5Tsc
PETROLEUNI-Stead refined, New
York, $3.50; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
S9.S5. tssiter=
RosIN-steady; strained, common to
good. SLIGO 90
TURPDNTINls at 53I53i5c.
FICE-Steady; domestic. fair to extra,
4MGMc.: Japan. 4&Moc.
cABBAGE-ouiet; Long Island, s4a5
per 100.
25c. nominal.
COFFEE-The coffee market opened
quiet at 500 points decline under furry
of realizing, followed by weak European
cables, larger Brazilian receipts and
smaller spot demand. with subsiding OUT
side speculative interest. The market rail-
lied later, however, on fairly active local
support, and closed steady, with prices
unchanged to 5 points net higher. Total
sales, 14.oGO bags. including February,
81: March, s7,o5a7.1o. Spot Rio steady;
No. invoice. S3sc.: No. Z jobbIg. SBc.;
mild steady: Cor0ova, SA@12alc.
SUGAR-Raw strong; held higher; fair
refining. 15-16c. bid. Refined very firm;
mould A. $40; STANDARD A, $3.50; granu-