The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-31

1 nary and machlne-plckeo, 152Sl1A SPAN
I ish S, bushel The market for cleaned
| goods (hand- picked is quoted as follows:
| Jumbos, 4Ec. pound; fancy hand-plcked,
&c; extras, 2l4@21sc; thlrd grace .iil5sx ~
! No. 2Q2Ac.; extra large Virginf.
shelled. &C.; No. I Spanish shelled, 6Ac.;
| No 2, 2s4c.
COTTON MARKETS.
| NEW YORK, Oct. 3o.-COTToN-spec
| lation in cotton was about moderately
active to-day. Operators were Inclined 10
hesitate in making new ventures. guonc
| cables were unsatisfactory. and WITH no
| frost in the cotton belt the local contin-
| gent sold quite freely on the opening call
| causing a. decline of 3 to 8 points. The
! selling. was also influenced by fun re-
| ceipts, although later in the session re-
newed talk of a smaller movement be-
came a factor in turning the market.
| Indications of cold weather in the
| Northwest also checked selling and
caused covering. Prices moved up II to
| II points from the lowest figures. but for
| the most part the local trade was light
while public speculation was at no time 4
| fetture. After the opening decline there
was foreign and southern buying in saddi-
ton to the local demand, mostly based
on cold weather forecasts and rumors
that the Liverpool curb was excited and
higher.
failed to check the demand, which was
more active in the afternoon than earlier
in the day and from good parties The
market was generally steady at net
rise of / to points.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline oete e ss5 Noy ys, $50
s.S6; March, S.s7; April, S.s7; May, $50;
June SIS; July. s.si; August, SO.
Futures closed steady; October. s.9a;
S.o7; February, 500; March, S,97; April,
$50; May. S.97: June. $50; July, S.94;
August, SIS: September, $40.
Spot cotton closed quiet at 1-1G adj
vance: middling upands, 912; midding
gulf, 9&; sales, GOO bales.
CO1TON-Quiet; middling, 91a; net re
ceipts. no bales, gross, 10 bales: sales,
Great Britain. 1,61o bales; TO the Cont
neat. 9S5 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, Ga. % bales;
the Continent, 500 bales; stock. 7o1 ia
bales.
consoldated-Net receipts. 1e1. csc bales.
exports to Great Britain, 5.714 bales;-tc
France, 14,4JG hales; to the Continent,
IS. $50 bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
2oI9.6I4 bales; exports to Great Britain.
13333.7I72 bales: to France, 146,S2I bales; to
the Continent, i61,2l3 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 3o.-CoTToN--
Futures steady; November s'1@s:.9 70 De Dc.
CefHCeE- S.i-iiS- 40. obituary, St.bdStb,
February, s,76as7s: March, $50: April.
S.S0MS.S1; May. S.S1@SS2; June, S.S2@S.S3.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. :;O.-COTToN-Sp
in fair demand; prices easier; American
lniidling. fair. ) 11-fGd.; good middling.
: 11-'2d.; middlins. 51Ad.; low middling,
> Ltd; good ordinary 11-16d.; ordi-
nary. 4 3-22d. The sales of the day were
5000 bales. of which 500 We're for specu-
lation and export. and included 400
bales American Receipts Sc 900 bales
including iOT00 American.
Futures opened quiet. and closed firm:
, 9G4m5 1o-G4d. October and November
) ;-G4M5 4-64d.. buyers: November and
December. 4 G1-G4M4 G2-64d.. sellers: De-
cen,ber and January 4a-6l04 5o-G4d,
sellers: February and March. 5S-64d..
BUYERS: March and April. 4 54-f4T0
4 :I:I-G4d., BUYERS; April and May, !33-6tM
4 54-G4d., sellers; May and June, 52-64@
4 59-Gid.. sellers: June and July. u -64d.,
BUYERS: July and August. 4 JO-G4d.. buv-
ers: August and September, 45-G4d.,
sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARVET
NEW YORK, Oct 3O.-FLOUR-Mar-
ket was slow again, but steadily held at
former prices.
RYE FLOUR-Dull and easy; fair to
good. S3GI5.20
CORNMEAL-Quiet.
RYE-Dull.
BARLEH-Steady.
BARLEY MALI-Dull.
WHEAI-Spot firm; No. > red, 1850.
Options opened easier through dlSappOlnt-
ing cables, and, alter a sharp RAINY on
local covering orders were weakened
again by Argentine cables admitting that
1rosts had not injured wheat, as reported
yesterday. Selling Tor both accounts con-.
tinued throughout the afternoon until
near the close, when shorts became
alarmed and caused decided upturn in
prices. closed firm at 1s0&sc. net adj
vance. March closed at S21sc.; May
closed at sc; October closed at Il!ec.;
December closed at 1850.
CORN-Spot steady; No. ., ike. OPP
tons opened steady and later advanced Il
..ttle on wet weather West, prospective
smaller receipts, local covering and the
rise in wheat. Closed steady and I'M
changed. May closed at 4114c.; October
closed at 44Ac.; December closed at l13c.
OATS-Spot quiet and steady; No. >,
Pose Options steady, with corn but dull.
BEEF-Steady.
CUT MfIATS-Steady.
lARD-Steady; western steamed, $3.50;
October closed at $50 nominal. Refined
steady.
PoRIl-Firm: mess, s12.5oa1S.75.
BUTTER-Steady-
CHEESE-Steady.
TALLOW-Quiet
IoETROLEUN1-Dull
ROSIN-Quiet.
TURPENTINE-Quie at 44@44I4c.
COFFEE-Spot Rio steady; No. i in
voice, SIC: mild quiet; Cordova, $40
lie. Futures opened steady at 40 points
advance. chiefly on higher European and
Brazilian cables and large warehouse de-
liveries. Ruled quiet, with tirmer under
tone. despite heavier receipts at Rio and
Santos and indifference Of spot buyers to
higher prices demanded by holders; best
advance II points. Closed steady at 10
to Is points net higher. Total sales, Is
100 bags, including December. $1.25@7.SO;
March. $40: May, STD; July. $1.65.
SUGAR-Raw easy; fair refining, &c;
centrifugal 96 degrees test. 41@c.; mo-
lasses sugar. 3&c. Refined quiet.
BUTTER-Steady: creamery, 1GM221@c.;
factory. l30l6c.; State dairy, 15621c
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; large white, 1880
TIC. small white. lie.
EGGs-steadv State and PENNSYLVANIA.
81 &c; western, regular packing, at
market, 11Gl9c-
New York ST 2o61 10: Long Island, S1.50
C, ~: Jersey sweets. 81. 50T2
PEANUTS-O'liet: farcv hand-picked.
20 other domestic S1LGT3c