The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-14

tive, as very little cotton. If any. was
for sale, except at an advance OIL =. Inc
market for futures opened III Wlld way
at an advance of ID to - points on the
near positions and 10 TO IS points in the
new crop months. AT the best point OF
the session the maximum rise, on the
more extensive positions, was ~ TO %
points, but on the way to this improve
ment there were very sharp reactions
when long cotton came out freely IN an
effort to secure profits. The break from
the highest to the lowest point Of the
day was matter of 10 TO T. points. But
me afternoon phrases of the market We're
of a positively buliSh character Prices
again took the highest level and trading
changed to covering and investment de-
mand the buyers being largely Influenced
by reports from the South of advancing
spot markets. reluctant sellers and dis
appointing receipts. The highest official
report OF actual transactions for the day
is SOS,UO bales. To-day it is Semi-otfi-
cially estimated, in the absence of any
onicial record. that the transactions ex-,
ceeded the record. Buying was stimu-
lated by private cables calculated to show
that the short interest in England was
still very great, notwithstanding recent
enormous buying for Liverpool account.
a lew dispatches from the South on the
acreage subject We're in circula ton with
out attracting attention, owing to the
influx OF business. The market closed
very firm at a net rise OF IL to IS points.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady at the
S.4S; June, SIS: July. $40; August, S.44;
September, 7.S3; October. I67; November,
10; December and January. $50.
Futures closed firm; February, $50;
March. SOS; April, SOB; May and June,
S.G4; July, S.GS; August, SG}; September.
7.97; October, Id; November, December
and January, 100.
Spot cotton closed steady at 3-1G higher;
middling uplands. 81; middling gulf, >;
sales, 1887 bales.
COTTON-Steady: lnidaling. So; net re-
ceipts, 5G2 bales; gross, :,;3J bales; sales.
o,S97, bales; stock, 123.112O bales; exports
to Great Britain, 9G4 bales; to the Cont
nent 1850 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 45,003 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 5,GSG bales: to
the Continent, 1122G bales; stock, LOST
no bales.
exports to Great Britain, 1i,26l bales; to
the Continent, 2i,o01 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5,O57.G 62 bales; exports to Great Britain,
Lot, $50 bales; to France, oi3,94S bales; to
the Continent 1000, 400 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb 1S.-COTTON-
Futures closed steady; February, SIG:
March. S59GS.60; April, S999S:60; May.
august, S4SGS.49: September, $500. S.;
October, 7.G6dl7.JS: November. 1861. AS;
december, 7.46GI.4S
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13.- P. Moot
TON-Spot quiet; prices Liz higher;
american middling, fair, 31sd.; good uid-
ding, 3-16; middlinS. SIS; low middhns.
.: good ordinary, 4 1916: ordinary, 4as:
The sales of the day were 1000 bales, OF
which $40 were for speculation and eX-
port, and included $500 American. Re
ceipts, $4,000 bales, including $1,000 bales
American.
Futures opened firm and closed irreg-
ular and easy; American mddling, |. m.
c., February, ) 1-.i4, sellers; February and
March, G1-64, sellers; March and April.
+ 57-64G4 3S-6i; april and May, JS-64q
54-G4, sellers; May and June. 4 50-G4M
i 51-G4. sellers; June and July, 4s-640
1864. sellers; July and August. 49-e4W
1864. buyers; August and September,
39-6iG4 4o-64: September and October,
14-6i: value; October and November.
4 1854, value; November and December,
i 1864, value.