The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12

era weakness was increased by active
liquidation of certain New Orleans ac-
counts. Not only i. the current move
ment heavy, but alis1ndica point 70
The market closed steady, unchanged to
8 points lower. III u
coTToN-spot closed quiet at &c de-
cline; middling uplands. 9Ac.; mlddllns
gulf. 10c: sales. 4.OiJ bales.
Futures opened firm; December, Va
January, 9.33; February. 9.24: March,
I. 8. ~; April, 9.1S: May. 913; June, ~ aei
July. o.os; August, SD September ) s: =.
January, OIL: February, 81; Ma ch, 9.iu,
April, :I07; May, 9.u4; June,t 9.O2: July,
800; August, S.S1; September, SO; Octo-
Der. 7.92
CoTTON-Quiet; middlins, 9A: net re-
ceipts, 1888 bales; gross: y, 5S2 bales
sales, 4070 bales; stock, 81 ,4s2 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, % ,o35 baies'
exports to Great Britain, 1l,o9o pai res c. ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES receipts. 1G7. 10 bales;
exports to Great Britain. I3,ll6 baieS; 10
France 7,G16 bales; to the Continent r.
Total since September ist-Net receipts,
3.S13,o39 bales; exports to Great u bIlta ai
j. 431 ,:;77 bales: to France, 81, 4tO bales;
to the Continent, 81 $40 bales
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 11.-CoTToN--
Futures closed quiet; December, 9.0l bid;
January, S.D3@S.96; February. S.?41S.9G;
March soss April l.. sg2 '5 !: aoc NAY AZ
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11.-COTTON-sp
quiet: prices I'd. lower; American mid
ding, fair, 25-32d good middiins,
5 Sled; good ordinary. l2-lGd.; ordi-
nary, 4 11-16d.; ordinary, 4 lo-lGd.; ord
nary, 15-16d. The sales OF the day We're
5000 bales. of which 800 We're Tor specula-
ton and eport and included 6.GO0 Amer-
can. Receipts, 270O0 bales, including D.
100 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed easy;
American middling, l. m. C., December,
January ; 10-64G5 11-G4d., buyers: Janu-
airy and February ) S-64M3 9-64d., buyers; :
February and March. 6-64d., buyers;
March and April, ; 4-G4d., buyers; April
3D., sellers; June and July, 61-Gi@
4 62-G4d, buyers; July and August,
r :19-64d., buyers; August and September,
4 47-64d., sellers. IS
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-FLOuR-Mar
ket, although quiet. was a little steadier
on the Improvement in wheat.
RYE FLoUR--Easy; fair f., : to good, $3.50
@3.10; choice to fancy, S'l DE-. 40
BUCkWHEAT FLOUR-Quiet at $2l0lD
BucKWHEATNominal at Co@G2c. c, i.
f. New York.
CoRNMEAL-Dull; yellow western,
SIC.
KYE-steady; No. western, 5G14c.
BARLEN-Dull.
BARLEY MaLT-Dull; western, C2G
re
7sMc. +. o. +! ano 1 options were ' ex
tremely dull all day. but firmly sustained
on light offerings, steady English cables,
a liberal decrease in worlds stocks and
small Northwest receipts. Closed firm at
A@l@c. net advance. sales included No.
red. March, I9l.c.; May, 19Ac.; December,
763.c.
CORN-spot steady: No. >, ao15c:: eleya-
steady in line with his cables. continued
poor grading of western arrivals, the rise
in wheat, smaller country acceptances
and local coverings Closed steady at &c.
decline on December and sc. advance on
May; May closed at &c; December, 4oc.
OATS-Spot 1irmer; No. >, &c. Options
quiet but steadier
BEEF-Firm.
CUT MEATS-Easy; picked bellies, $50
go; picked shoulders, $5.75@6.
LARD-Easy; western steamed, SI.oo.
Refined quiet
PORk-Steady.
BuTTER--steady; creamery, 1sG2ec,;
CHEESE-Firm; fancy large. fali-made,
nA@11Hc.; fancy, fallnlade, 11AGl.c.
EGGS-Firm; State and PENNSYLVANIA
27M30c.; western. regular packing, at mar
ket. 22@27c.
POTATOES-Quiet.
TALLOW-EaSy.
PETROLEUM-Dull.
ROsIN-Quiet; strained, common to
good, $1.70.
TURPENTINE-Dull.
RICE-Firm.'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
CABBAGES-Quiet.
FREIGHTS-Quiet; cotton by steam,
2Oc.; grain by steam, 2lac.
COFFEE-FutureS opened steady at a
decline of ) points and further declined
points under local liquidation and foreign
selling, in keeping with lower cables,
heavy receipts-11 100000 to 1l.5o0,0Oo
and an entire absence of speculative sup
port. The close was steady at q net loss
of ) to 10 points Total sales. 11,1J0 bags,
including January. $3.50; March, Sj.O5@
6.IO; May $6.1JGG.2O. Spot coifee-Rio
barely steady; No. / invoice, 7isc; mild
quiet; Cordova. 914113Ac.
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining,
3 15-16c.: centrifugal, 96 degrees test,
i lite; molasses sugar, , lille. Re
fined quiet