The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-22
pound. Spanish sl1clled nuts. zoe. q bushe!.
Tone OF market easy$and lower
COTTON NJ ARRESTS ssi

Z NEW YORK. Feb. o1.-CoTToN-ca-
:bles came disappointingly this morning,
and caused a decline of to. Z points oh
the opening call, with large receiptss in
.creasins the weak feeling. .Intermediate
cables led TO a partial recovery, but the
final news from Liverpool, representing /,
net loss of 22la-64 Gl3-G4d. for futures and
OF 1-32d. for spot cotton, left the local
market in a very weak condition again.
AS the later returns from the ports and
the interior towns gave signs of some
letting up in the movement, there was
a renewal of covering by the shorts and
a little buying for long account, which
led to q partial recovery of the early
less. Estimates as to the amount of cot
ton to come into sight this week We're
brought down to 900 and 10000 bales.
and this also stimulated the buying of
cotton on the patr OF shorts, WHO weer
ket. Reports from southern spot mar
kets were less satisfactory than hereto
fore. BY the early afternoon local
up, and the later phases of the market,
reflected lack OF interest on the part of.
traders. Just before the close there was
some good buying for English account
vance at Liverpool such as occurred
while our market was closed on Lin
coins holidays. A rush to cover sent
prices up sharply, and the market nm
,ished steady at a net advance of I points
to a net decline Of 3 points
CoTToN--Futures- opened steady at II, the
SAC; June, ISL: July, s.5l; August. s.s6:
September, 7.6S; October, IA; Novem-
Der, 1888; December, 7.s4; January. 1.Ss $.
March, SIS: April, s5s; May, s.5$; June.
So; July, S.53: August, SD: September Der
7.73: October, $50: November, 7.SS; De-
cellber, l.Ss; January, I.4o.
lands, SIS; middling gulf, ols; sales 264
bales.
COTTON-ouiet: middling sls: net re-
ceipts. 2ol bales; sorss. 5.4os bales: sales.
164 bales: stock. 1851 bales; exports to
Great Britain. 800 bales; to the Cont
nent. 2.;i;' bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 1851 bales:
exports to Great Britain. l2.93o bales: To
Farnce, 100; to the Continent. Sill
bales; stock. !,025.3lo bales
exports to Great Britain. 1o.604 bales: to
France. 2o,G52 bales; to the Continent,
7G.4A7 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5.215.o7S bales: exports to Great Britain,
lao. 1O7 bales: to France. 569.976 bales;
TO the Continent, 1,7o3, 467 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 21.-coTToN-
Futures steady; February nominal;
March. S.41@S.43; April. s.440s.4j; May.
S440S.45: June, S.44IS.45: July, $500
IL: October, 727a7.2S November, 71tly
lis; December, 7.lGII.lS
CHARLESTON, s: G., Feb. 21-coT-
TON-Market steady; sales, so bales;
riddling, SIS.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. FL P. Moot
TON-Spot in fair demand; prices 1-32d.
lower; American mddling. fair 7-32::
good midtllng, ) 1-32: middling. 3-:S22;
low niddlinE. 1872: good ordinary:
4 21-32;; ordinary. 1882. The sales OF
the day were 10000 bales, of which 1000
were for speculation and export. and in
Guided 10100 American. Receipts, 5000
bales. including $500 American.
Futures opened easy and closed steady
at the decline; American middlng. l. m.
c.. February. 4 56-I. sellers: February
and March, 53-64, buyers: March and
April. 4 5O-G4. buyers; April and May.
4 4G-G4d4 A7-64. sellers; May and June,
4 43-G404 44-G4, sellers; June and July,
4 41-64GGi 42-64. sellers; July and August.
4 39-G4G14 4O-64. sellers; August and Sep
tcmber 4 33-G4Gl4 34-64. buyers: Septem-
Der and October. 1I-6i. sellers: October
and November, 4 S-64, value; November
and December A 3-64 buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.