The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
COTTON MARKETS

= NEW YORK, March 23-COTTON-The
S So. market turned sharply upward to-
Jay bus ailer poor start. The volume of
BUSINESS was more satisfactory. though
1af smaller than ,4e average of past few
weeks. Influenced by bearish cables q
ci ,;r weather map and generally favor
th plo crop accounts from the Southwest,
the market opened steady a to points
lower on near and . points lower to /
hlgher on far months. Local liquidation
ana ana, scarcity ca OF buyers We're supple
ket during the first half hour. Then
came rapid and decided advance on
energetic foreign buying of the far
months nn and sudden change in the pur-
market. Local shorts took fright and
soon good buying orders We're coming in
from the South and Wall Street. Before
the upward movement had been checked
prices had reached a level 10 points above
the opening, and for the rest of the day
the market held we'll up to these figures
on room support and promise of a bu!lish
showing of statistics tomorrow The
port movement was smaller than expect
ed but offsetting this feature was the
more liberal showing at the interior re-
ceiving points than anticipated. Reports
that. crops were backward and acreage
was not turning out SO large as predicted.
In January We're the causes given for the
scare Of shorts in the Liverpool reports.
Closed steady at 4 to 10 points higher
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline; April, 9.36; May, 9.37; June, $50:
July. 9.27; August. GIG; September, S.32;;
October, 500; November, 1872; December,
1855; January, 1.94
Futures closed steady; March and April,
9.49; May. 94S; June, 9.43; July. 9.43; Au-
gust, 9.2S; September, S.44; October, $40;
November and December, 7.SS; January,
z.99; February, 1.9J.
Spot cotton closed firm; middling up
lands. 91s; middling gulf, 101s; no sales.
COTTON-Firm; midding. 97s: net re-
ceipts, 400 bales; gross, 5000 bales: stock,
G4,9G0 bales; exports to Great Britain.
% bales: to the Continent, !, $50 bales;
to France, 1877 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 10.S63 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1880 bales; to
France, 1,277 bales; to the Continent, 49,
O52 bales; stock. SG4, 100 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 93,549 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 43,J11 bales; to
France. 25,O16 bales; to- the Continent,
46,S22 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5,S31 $50 bales; exports to Great Britain,
1,79o 042 bales; to France G1!,2iG bales;
g NEW ORLEANS. March 22o.-COTToN-
Futures steady; March, 9.37; April, 9.37;
May. 9.3S9939; June. 93Ga9.3S; July,
9.3G1937; August, 909a9.10; September,
S.29@S3o; October, 7.91@7.93: November,
Isl.
LIVERPOOL. March 23.-i P. Moot
TON-Spot in fair denand prices 3-32d.
lower; American middling, fair, o. 80;
good middling, 5 1882: mddling. ) 1892;
low middling, 5 11-32; good ordinary,
G-32; ordinary, 81 30 The sales of the
day were 10000 bales, of which 500 We're
for speculation and export, and included
10000 American. Receipts, 1890 bales,
all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed firm;
American middling. |. m. c., March,
5 24-6415a o5-G4, buyers: March and April.
5 22-64, buyers; April and May, 5 17-6i0
1864, buyers; May and June. 5 1864
sellers; June and July, 5 13-64G5 14-64
buyers: July and August, 5 11-G4, buyers;
August and September, 5 2-G4, sellers;
September and October, 4 1854, sellers;
October and November, 4 32-G4, sellers;
November and December 1854. buyers;
January and February, 23-64@4 25-64,
value.