The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19-c0IToN.The
action OF the local cotton market relleee-
cd Increased hesitation. Early cables were
d;sanpointing and led to a weak opening.
with prices showing a decline OF 10
points on the call. For some tllle .ne
feeling continued weak under the pressure
of long cotton, and prices continued 70
decline until the low. level was ; 70 -
points under the closing prices OF Satu-
day In addition to the bearisn lililuei !1.
of unsatisfactory early caples, .. ne
= higher figure than last week
and last year. Subsequently, however NE
market became tirmer without pelhE
excessively builish on some recovery II, ,tte
English market as shown by later caples;
Covering became more or less acilte, anu ~
prices not only returned to the CLOSING
figures of Saturday but at one nti,e s..oMo
ed net gain OF to . points on me NOR
active poSitions.S There was also some
good buying let by a local concern nay nay
ing large New England connections. u ms
house bought about 10000 bales emery
March April and May. and although TINS
could not be classed ac active buying, IL
developed the fact that the market was
ready TO respond to anything like buihis2
leadership, the shorts being nervous and
easily driven to cover. There was very
..Ctle outside speculation al any time
during the session. The days market. 50
far as the volume of business was con-
cerned, was the smallest of recent times,
ana closed steady at net point higher
to points lower.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline: March, Sc: April. 6.62: May.
$50; June, Sl;: July. SD: August, S.-i5;
September Isl: October I.61; November
and december. 7.4D; January. $50
Futures closed steady; February, $50:
Mrch. S.G;'; 4spril, S.Gl: May, SOB: juno.
S.37; July, SD: August. $40: September
80; october, las; November and De,
ceInber 7.4I; January, 7.4S.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middlinS up
lands, SIS; inidding Sulf, ?1s: sales, .oi
bales.
CoTToN-Quiet; middlins. So; net re,
ccipts, "a. bales: gross, 9,1i0; sales, 5o'
bales; stock, 126131 bales; exports to
Great Britain 1.43. bales; to the Cont
nen, 125 halels.
Total to-day-Net receipts. HISS bales:
exports TO Great Britain, SILT bales; to
France 2,673 bales; to the Continent, 10
balels: stock, 1857 So bales:
Consolidated-Net receipts. G:i,41: bales:
exports to Great Britain, 42.32l bales; to
France 12.35l bales: to the Continent,
%: SCI bales.
Total since September 1st-Nct receipts,
5000 bales: exports TO Great britain.
l.44o.212 bales; to France .'S2.-'o oales'
NEW ORLEANS Feb. 1?.-COTTON--
Futures barely steady: February, s54
nominal: March. S.509S.51: April, S3l@
So; May, S.o1GS.52; June, S:o1GS:2: July,
1854. CT; October. T.3SGlI.lo: November,
1901 81; December, 7.2J91.21.
LIVERPOOL. Feb 19-COTTON-Spot
moderate; prices unchanGed; American
middIing 11-1Gd. The sales of the day
were SnOG bales of which 800 We're for
speculation and export, and included
I, 700 American. Receipts, $4,000 bales in
GLIDING $500 American.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet
but steady ut the decline: American mid
ding, l. m c. February, l.5Si;i.5! sellers:
February and March. 55-GiGi 5i-G4. sell
ers; March and April, i 52-61GG4 l'-64,
buyers: APRIL and May, +9-G4, sellers;
Nav and June, 4 45-6lG9i 46-Gi, buyers;
June and July. i i@-6ldp4 44-64, buyers;
July and August, i1-64@4 42-G4 BUYERS:
August and September, :5-64a4 36,Gt
buyers; September and October I?-oiU
:, oO-64, BUYERS: October and November,
A 11-G4, buyers; November and December,
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