The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-20
MARKETS


days cotton market. IN fact, these were
more conservative than yesterday, and,
aside from a l0-point See-Saw movement
in the forenoon. variations We're very
narrow On the opening call prices
worked up 3 to . points on fairly active
covering and foreign support, which origi-
mated in much better cables from Liver
pool and Manchester than expected.
Following the call the market gave
every promise OF developing pronounced
strength, and further advanced to D
points on moderate covering of near
months. buying of January cotton for
prominent German interests and support
of January by Wall-Street operators: But
towards midday a setback occurred, and
prices fell nearly to yesterdays closing
under active profit-taking, the incentive
of which was q report that spot cotton
South was easier under heavy receipts
On the downturn local bulls and out
siders purchased January and March
During the afternoon business was list
aging degree. There was nothing IN the
way of news to give either bulls or bears
incentive. Themarket closed quiet. prices
> to 3 points higher to ) points lower.
COTTON-spot closed dull; middlins up
lands, 10; middling gulf, 100; sales, go
naieS.
Futures opened steady; December, 2.G7;
go; August. sos; September, 1885.
Futures closed steady; December :,s aGl
Q :;,i. Anril !, q: Nav 92o: June, oiS;
Jn1y. o rs: August. $50; September, S. 80.
COTrON-Dull: uiddling. 10: net re-
ceipts, 1,031 bales; gross, 5,Soo bales:
,ortS tn C,raar Rritain : 4g7 bales: 70 the
Continent, 2lo bales; TO France, 2lJ bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, 30, 126 bales;
exports TO Great Britain, 922l bales; to
haIas. stock of4 S:,4 bales
SoorIs to Great Brian bales e to
France. $500 bales; to the Continent A,
773 bales
TotaI Since September ist-Net receipts.
154.77S bales: exports to Great Britain,
/ joSo59 bales: to France. 32O.470 bales
to the Continent i ,o45,3 0s bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec lo-COTTON-
Futures closed uuiet: December 927 bid;
January g2lM922: February, 9.1SG9.19;
March, 91609l7; April. 91409.1G; May,
Q 13Mu ii: lime 9116,n il: July, o. O09l1
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1H.-COTTON-Spot
moderate business; prices 1-16d. higher;
American midGlinC > l3-l6d: good mid
ding 5IEd low mi1fling > 27-64d; mid
ding. ) l;i-l6d: good ordinary, 23-32d.
ordinary. i. 21-64d. The sales of the day
were 1000 bales of which 800 were for
speculation and eSport and included G,4GO
American. RPceiDtS. ol,ubO DaleS, 1nCiut-
ing 2O,9OO American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet;
American mjddlinc m. c., December
19-6ld, huyars: IJecelnber and January
> l7-G4d., sellers: January and February,
: t is-G4d e BUYERS: March arch and April,
) lO-64d., sellers: April and May, I-ti0
5 Std, BUYERS; May and June . 5-64Q
> 6-G4d.' sellers; june and July, 8 Std,
sellers: July and August, 800 Ltd, sell
ers; August and September, 5O-6id.
guy q D
NEW yOpE pp0nr-CE MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-FLOUR-Quict
oT Rl; 1CSiEsu'r Fr,0UR-ouiet.
BUCKW HEAr-Nominal at GV1G2c c. l.
f. New York
CORNMEAI-Firm; Brandywine. 2.40Q
30
RYE-Du,,
B1iII c-,s,
BARTFS H5lNsff'IefycDull.
WHEAT-Snor fir1a; No. red. 1890. f.
q. b. atoat tjHrions we're weak for time
under easier tn~iiSh cables and realizing.
r ent aver midday ro oee nWs smaller North
GeSt GeG5ipts tan At fsI
port tax. Closed urn tlt q NAV 7s&c De De-.
ce HnH5S &C g. ~ M ;. Arc. elevator
Option n7arE oe - Shared the wheat depres-