The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. March 29.-COTTON-The
market for cotton was nervous, Irregular
ana generally weak to-day opening WIN
prices 1 point higher to ) points lower. q
selling movement suddenly ~ ~
with but little resistance, until the d
tcntion of sellers was attracted 10 tLie
less favora BILE character OF the reports
from the South respecting NE status oi
the new crop. These reports, whiie soi.,e5
what conflicting as to late planting ana
unsatisfactory termination for the more
southerly localities, with practically no
planting as yet was reported for the Al
iantic territory. a good deal OF cotton
had lately been sold upon the basis oil
heavy acreage. This led to caution
However. the general market showed d
weak undertonc throughout the session
private cables chiefly to bearish crop &C.
counts from this side. The local market
was almost entirely lacking in outside
and nbn nen
a further decline OF Lied. in spot prices
and 2k.-G4G4H-64d in futures. Yarns ut
Manchester quiet and very little doing in
cloths were decidedly unsatisfactory. Fol
lowing the opening call, the market broke
sharply. There was general and heavy
selling in the afternoon, which increased
the decline to points. and closed
steady at the lowest point.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline: March and April. $50; May, 9:"1;
June and July. 9.2s: August. 91s; Sep
s.O4: December. sos; January. SOL:
Futures closed steady: March. GIG:
April and May. 9.22; June, sig; July: 9-lo;
August. 3.O6: September, S.35; October.
ST.; November and December, 1.3S; jan
uary, 100: February. 500.
Spot cotton closed quiet at II decline;
middling uplands, 9M; middling gulf, 3;s;
sales, 26o bales.
COTTON-Quiet: middllng, 93S: net re-
ceipts. SIG bales: gross. 3.50S bales: sales,
2GO bales: stock. 136,637 bales; exports to
Great Britain. 10000 bales; to the Cont
ncnt, l FOG bales: to France, 719 bales.
Total to-dav-Net receipts. 1881 bales:
exports to Great Britain, 10000 bales; to
France. TO bales; to the Continent, 1,6C6
bales: stock. 77S,S73 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. Ss.l2l bales:
exports to Great Britain, 33, OBS bales;
to France, 1906 bales; to the Continent
1860 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
1912 21o bales; exports to Great Britain:
I.S4O.O67 bales: to France, G33, ISL bales;
to the Continent, 2,O66.3O4 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 29.-COTTON-
Futures steady: March nominal; ;o april.
July. 9.1O19.11: August. S.S1@SSS: Sep
TENDER. S17GS.1S: October. 7.SG@1.SS: No
vember, 7.7567.76: December, 7.77o91.76;
January, 1.13@l.16.
LIVERPOOL. March 29-COTTON-
Spot in limited demand; prices Lied.
lower; American midding, fair. 1882:
good 1niddling. 51G: middling, ZIG; low
mddlng, 5-16: good ordinary, 51s: ordi-
nary, 4 Lie. The sales of the day were
1000 bales, of which 500 were for specu-
latio1 and export, and included $500
American. Receipts, 10000 bales, all
American.
Futures opened and closed quiet at the
decline; American middling, |. m. c.,
March. ) 1864, buyers; March and April,
1864, buyers; April and May. 13-Gi.
buyers; May and June, > 1864, sellers;
June and July, 10-64I5 1l-64, sellers:
July and August, S-64. sellers; August
and September 4 G3-64, buyers: Septem-
Der and October. 44-6iG4 1874. buyers;
October and November. 33-64GD4 34-64,
buyers: November and December, 2S-64.
buyers: December and January, 2G-G4.
buyers; January and February. 24-GlG0
4 25-G4 buyers