The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-16
COTTON MARKETS.

{ NEW YORK, March 15.-COTTON-Af-
ter tame opening the cotton market be-
came quiet, advancing rapidly and show
ing great activity. The first call was at
an advance of 5 points to a decline of =
points Throughout the session the new
crop. months We're a drag to the general
market, being depressed by reiterations
of a radical increase in the territory as
signed to the new crop Private cables
stated that the Liverpool market was
New o York. ea Such fears rse1 We're ,ss realized
and, although the market was irregular,
prices at one time showed an advance OF
IL to II points on the summer positions.
May advanced to 964 and August to $50.
these figures being within and 10
points, respectively, of the highest prices
of the session. It was called a "one-man
market but the buying at times was
general The zone man had at least ten
brokers in the ring buying all the after
noon. Parties who were not in sympa-
lny with the upward movement bought
purely speculative way. The transac-,
tons of the day reach 100000 bales, as
semi-officially estimated Towards the
partial reaction, with the market finally
steady at a net advance of II to IL points
on the old crop months, and to points
on the new crop months.
COTTON Futures opened steady;
a.a5 i'5 July W. a.4s; August. S$s; septsmper.
S..bJ, -OCtODel, 100, ~
celnber, ISL: January, 1.S3.
Futures closed steady: March, $685.
April. 9.G1; May, $50: June and July,
9.55; August, DAG; September SAB; Octo TO-
Der, SOB; November, I-92: December, ISL;
January and February, 1877.
Spot cotton closed quiet at u higher;
middling uplands, 97s; middling gulf, los;
sales, lit bales.
COTTON-Quiet; middling, 97s; net re-
ceipts, 1,611 bales: gross, 2,73O bales;
sales, ~ bales; stock 1872 bales; tSa
p9TtH 5e baes to p France 6
bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 2O,oo5 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1926 bales; to
France, sc bales; 10th e Continent, -
1854 bales: stock. 91O,77O bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 1854 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 59.12O bales; TO
I'll bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
5,723,62o bales; exports to Great j Britain
1.7os.4o4 bales: to Fr "a nee 81 !4a bales;
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-COTTON-.
Futures steauy; March, 9.4S; April, 9:400
251 Max Iao 3! 951@992 JSg aeao 9 g. sa2
TENDER, S.30@S31; October, 7.S497 50; No
vember. 7.71@7.73: Necember, 1.12@7.13;
January, 7.72@7-H.
LIVERPOOL March 15.-COTTON-
Spot in fair demand; prices Lied. higher;
American middling, fair, 5?s; good mid
ding, 11-1G; middling. 53s: low mid
nary, SIS The sales of the day were
1000 bales, of which 10000 were for
speculation and export. and included TO-
600 American Receipts, 1890 bales
American
Futures opened and closed steady at
the advance; American middlins, |. m. c..
March, ) 35-G4@5 1864, sellers: March and
all e col nr "A M
) 1864, sellers; May and June 5 23-6!@
) 2G-64, sellers; June and July, 22-Gi@
5 1854. buyers; July and August. l3-64Qp
5 S-64 sellers; September and October.
4 42-G4, buyers; October and November.
1904, sellers; November and December,
1 24-G4n4 o5-G4, sellers; December and
January, 22-G4@4 23-64. sellers; January
and February, 21-64. sellers.