The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-09
COTTON MARKETS.


pound. Spanish. S1.05 bushei.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-COTTON-Th
cotton market showed considerable irreS-
ularity and excitement all day, With Spec-
uiation heavy. l ne opening cal Wss ID
orably influenced by local, southern and
foreign buving' orders which caused an
advance OF l 10 points PUBIC specula-
tive interest on the bull size was not
satisfactory, however, and the local pear
raid soon disposed Of the early move
ment Later urgent foreign ana southern
demand made its appearance, anu Eaiues
soon worked their way UP TO q level ~
to Is points above the closing OF the pre-
Vious days figures. a rather nrner gen
eral sentiment became apparent me
basis for the change was a degree OF COR
fiict in the crop accounts. The buil con-
tingent also had the advantage OF small
new crop receipts. AT all points they fell
below the recent full average during
the afternoon the feature OF the tradllg
was furnished by the shorts, who lost
no opportunity to cover. There was no
rush of new speculative buying, however.
Some of the traders here, basing thei I
ish Liverpool opening tomorrow, follow
ing reconsideration of yesterdays
weekly crop report from Washington.
ne Government report. due next FrldaN,
was also feared and as the market mas
thus sustained considerable decline,
conservative shorts preferred to place
themselves In a position Tor an uilpie-
JUDGED view of the situa ton, based on
the bureau report for August, based on
the important statements OF the season.
Closed steady at 8 to 10 points.
CoTTON-Futures opened steady at the
advance; August, SD; September. s.37;
October, $50; November, sos; December,
s March s1S April se ss EsS.G Sly SV'
s.s1: September. SIT; october s27; No
yember, S.17: December, S.14; January,
s.21; May, s.2s; June. So.
Spot cotton closed quiet; 1niddling up
lands, 8 1876; middlins gulf, 10 1-l6;
sales, 3,417 bales.
coTToN-steady; mddling, . 1916;
net receipts, SO bales; gross. 5G4 bales;
sa Toa hnes atof rsce6s 9 1s'eT Bales
exports to Great Britain, 3GJ bales; stock,
94,916 bales.
Consoldated-Net receipts, 1855 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1908 bales; 10
the Continent 11,259 bales.
e,492, $40 bales; exports TO Great Britain,
TO the Continent 2,699,12S bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. s.-coTToN-
Futures steady; August 9,3S094o; Sep
tember. s:s5@s:sG; October. s.olas; 02i No 70,
January, 1927 .93: February, 794@7 SO;
March, 1917 SO; April 7.99@S.0o.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. s.-Co1roN-spot
in increased demand, but business only
moderate; prices higher; American mid
ding, fair, i LED; good middling,
. !o-332a; middling, , SIG; low middling,
I-16; good ordinary, . 5-l6; ordinary,
Us; The sales OF the Gay were 5000
bales, OF which 800 were tor speculation
and export, and included $500 bales
American. Receipts, 10000 bales, includ-
ing 1000 American.
Futures opened firm and closed steady;
American middlng, |. m. c.. August,
B 19-64I5 2e-Gi; August and September.
> ;i-6i0,l 4-j4. buyers; September and Oc-
sober, i =i9-64@4 :,U-ti4, sellers; october and
November, i 29-6444 3u-64, sellers; No
rember and December, i 3l-Gi4i 3J-Gi,
81 llers: December and January / 31-64@
3264 buyers; January and February,
G'-644i 30-64, buyers: February and
march, 4 2S-6+, sellers: March and April,
I 27-G4N4 2S-G4. sellers; April and May.
2G-6l, buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
/ NEW YORK, Aug. S.-F'LOUR-Again
neglected and barely steady, without quo
taule change.
RYE F'LOUR-Quiet.
CORNMEAL-Easy.
BiRLaYGSteady.
BARLEY NiALI-Dul.
WHE-Ar-Spot weak: No. red, 797sc.
Options opened easy through the int1u-
ence of Unexpectedly weak English ca
bies. Afterwards sold off still further
a. e,io d result OF Hquldaton small seaboard
y, ta anu iafgS ieM wheat arrivals
~ 'iiS 80 i1Mest Ciose4 weak at 429%sc.
+,, ~ -.i<'iSh crossed at oo%sc.; Sep
EGDN o0lsC.' DecthipeI, o21sc;
+;S oCi' -,>.oI Meak; NO. 44Hsc. OPP
ill., liz oi3eneu easy WIN wheat, and de-
S+,nIi o Ja9iliS ,iie cay on hquldation,
S Si ciSaiahceS ana prospects OF rain
,n ,Gst: olossa weak and %snaic. net
remha, az iceiii"ei closed at "'9sc.; De-
OATS-Sno, No . oco o.,4,o
ava No > &c oPtlonS SLOW
1 CUT MEATS-Steadv
$50 '- -,,r;aS' western steamed, Sis.
PHPI,4 Stard
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