The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-21

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points lower to 9 points higher. Liverpool
opened in accordance with our close last
night, and soon lost a portion of the adj
vance. This led to confusion of opinions
here. as the domestic news vas signally
| Eullish.5 Heavy proft-taking soon became
general. and. bears pounded the near posi-
! tions. Abnormally heavy port receipts
capped the climax SO far as hesftating
holders were concerned. and before the
! selling. movement ran its course prices
were down 10 to IL points.
Soon after midday the market displayed
symptoms of returning strength. and with
the change in the feeling shorts coverel.5
Liquidation ceased, and the whole tenor
OF. the marke swung around to positive
bullish position. The semi-weclsly inte-
rior; receipts We're less than expected. the
estina ties for tomorrow s receipts. showed
radical falling off. While the official re-
ports from the leading spot centres told
OF hdh higher prices, with offerings
light 1T the advance. This array OF bull
ish factors completely routed the bears.
Investment orders came in with lncreas-
ing srapidity and prices advanced rapidly.
Covering was active in the last hour. and
shorts feared a bulge in Liverpool to-
morrow.
Wall Street and the South We're proIni-
nent buyers all the late session Closed
seady, with prices i to . points higher.
COTTON Futures opened easy; No
vember: 9.o4: December, ?.S5; January,
80, t.'t3, MdISIl, J.I4. ApTll,
80: May, 9.74: June. $40: July, 9.GG;
August. 9.52; September. 9.9S
Futures closed steady: November, 1904;
December a92: January, 9.S1; February,
a.Si; March. s9.S5; April !S2: May. 9S1;
June. $50; July, 9.7G; August, 9.GI; Sep
TENDER $50.
Spot cotton closed quiet at SIG higher:
middling uplands. 1914; middling gulf,
1G1@: sales, 116 bales.
COTToN-ouiet; middling. 1GA; net re-
ceipts, 19l bales; gross, :5.isS bales; sales,
JIG bales; stock. 4O,475 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 1,91S bales;
exports to Great Britain. 1888 bales: to
the Continent, 700 bales; stock, !44 1913
Da les.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES receipts, 1lo,3SG bales;
exports to Great Britain, $3.50 bales; to
France, o,9S5 bales; to the Continent, -
$50 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
2.9S7.s27 bales; exports to Great Britain,
1,12G,034 bales; to France, 212,907 bales;
to the Continent, 1859 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2o-COTTON-
Futures steady: November, 9I5 bid: De-
ccmber, J.1MIT2; January, 9.6SG9.G9;
February, 9.6SG9.70; March. 9.GSG969;
April. J6S69.7O: May. 9.Gs@0G9; June,
9GI@9.70; July, 3.G6a9I0.
LIVERPOOL, Nov 20-4 P Moot
TON-Spot, moderate business: prices
higher; American lniddlinS, fair, 1-:i2d.;
good midding. > 2i-;;2d. middling. 3"sd.;
. 13-lGd.: ordinary 4 15-16d. The sales
of the day We're 5000 bales, of which 800
We're for speculation and export. includ-
ing 600 American. Receipts, $1,000 bales,
including 1890 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady. and
closed barely steady; American middlins,
/. m. C., November. 2S-64d., sellers: No
yember and December 23-G4d., sellers;
December and January, . 2:;-Gid BUYERS;
January and February, ) 21-64G1 22-64d.,
sellers; February and March, 19-Gifl
) 2C-G4d., buyers: March and April,
) 1S-G4d., sellers; April and May, :, 16-G4GD
17-G4d.. sellers; May and June. . 15-Gid.,
buyers; June and July, > 13-G4d.. buyers;
July and August. j 11-64d., buyers; Au-
gust and September, ) 3-G405 4-64d.,
sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O-FLOUR-Steady
and a shade more active at old prices.
CORNMEAL-Steady.
RYE-Easy: No. > western, oJc.
BARLEY-Quiet.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet
WHEAT-Spot steady. No. red, 7SAc.
Options opened easy in line with cables,
but later developed positive Strength on a
better class of speculative buying, coupled
with smaller primary receipts, export
rurlors and active local covering. Closed
1lrm a. il1iSSc. net Iis5uci -httS SicSt' a.
soc; November, 7GI4c.; December, INC.
CORN-Spot firm: No. =. i6c. Options
were generally firm all day. without
being very active, deriving bull insplra-
ton from liberal clearances, the strens'1h
in wheat and small estimated receipts to-
morrow, Closed firm at 1SM1ac. higher.
May closed at 417Sc.; December. 43lsc.
OATS-Spot steady; No. >, 26c. Options
dull but steady.
REEF-Steady.
CJTr, TSS-OIIiai
lARD-F'irm; western steamed, $780,.
Refined steady.
PORh-Steady.
TALLoW-Strong: city, 43sc.; country,
4aM5c.
PETEOLEUM-ste
TURPENTINs-Dull at 4314@44c.
RICE-Steady
BUTTER-Easy;; creamery 1?92ec''
ClIEESE-Steady; large September
fancy. 1GAc; do do small, lie.
EGGS-Easy: State and Pennsylvania,
2402Sc.; western, regular packing, at
market, 2l@2lc.
PoTATOES-ste Jerseys, s1@:.371lA;
Long Island, S1.501115; Jersey. sweets
$1.50G2.7
ANUTs-steady; fancy hand-picked,
~ @Jc. other domestic, 4c
CABBAGE-Firm; Long Island, per 100
S}6ll.
FEEIGHTs-Co Cotton by steam to Liver
pool, &c.
COFFEE Rio dull; No. invoice
rye; mild quiet; Cordova, 9l2Gt1314c. Flu
lures opened steady at unchanged prices
and We're quiet during the forenoon, with
opinions divided. European markets We're
stronger than expected but were counter
balanced by weak lcss in Brazil with sta
tistics bearish. Early in the afternoon
liberal liquidation set in and caused a de-
cline. Late trading was active. with feel
ing hearsh and the spot market neglected
and weak. Futures closed quiet and I'M
changed to 10 points lower. Total sales
.S.7.D bags. including December. S6.3o0
G.3l: March, S6.G5GtG.1O; May, S673d6.So
SGGAR-Raw quiet but firm. Refined
steady.
COTTON-s!EED OH. MARNII1'.
NEW YORK, Nov 2O.-COTTON-SEED
O1I.-Dull and about steady without
lA.,,., A.