The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-26
COTTON MARKETS.

COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-COTTOS-Iihe
market for cotton opened steady at ! us-
cline of to points, cables being dis
appointing and the average of crop news
and other outside Influences belns aiso
bearish. After further decline OF 70 o., :,
points. however, the market mace d sii ~ =
turn and advanced rapidly. From the
lowest to the highest point OF the session
the Improvement was a matter OIL 10 70 70
- points, with January reactlns 10 s.2'
when the market again turned "eah.
January sold down to SIS, and the rest
of the market eased off in proportion
The entire trade appeared to be very
mitch confused, and made new ventures
with the greatest caution. L rom tne
Lowest to the closing prices there was an
advance of II to IS points, with the mar
ket finally steady at a net advance OF 10
< j. points. The short interest was largely
governed by fears of frost. so lar as the
weather bulletins were concerned, how
ever. there was nothing to excite tears
on this account beyond the tact that IN
the centre of the cotton belt a cold wave
was reported forming. Receipts continue
heavy, although estimates were inclined
to smaller figures. The momentum, how
ever was SO great that most of the OPP
tons were lowered.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at The
decline: october, S.I4; November, SIS;
December, SD; January, SO; February,
SIC; March, SO; April ST.: May, S.T3;
Futures closed steady; October. $50;
November, $50: December, SOS; January,
S.93: February, S92; March, $50; April,
500: May, $50; June. $50; July, S.SI;
August, SIS.
Spot cotton closed quiet; midding up
lands. ZIG; middling gulf, lilo; sales,
1j9 bales,
+ COTTON-Quiet; rniddling, 9l-1G; gross
receipts. .,:i bales; sales, 100 bales;
stock, 3G,925 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts jS.G3S bales;
exports to Great Britain 22470 bales: to
France 1:,,4o7 bales: to the Continent, TO-
591S bales: stock. go 3J:13 bales.
Consolidated--Net receipts, 27S, 40S bales;
/ exports to Great Britain, 116.22I bales; to
France 1851 bales: to the Continent,
1922 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
1,S72,G01 bales: exports to Great Britain.
G44, 2IS ba les; to France, 12S,G4J bales: TO
the Continent, 414,15T bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. 2j.-COT-
TON-Futures closed steady; October, S.74
bid November, S.11@S.73: December, ST.
@S73; January. S.71@S.72; February, ST
ds.73 March. S73MS.74; April, s.7a@S.74;
May, S.73GS.75; June, S.74@S.75.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 25.-COTTON-Spo
steady; American middling, fair, . ll-l6d );
good middling, ) 5-16d.; middling, . 5-32d.;
low midding. 13-32d.; good ordinary,
4 9-1tid; ordinary, 41sd. The sales of the
day were 10000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export ana inc,91d nea
bales including $500 American.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady; American middling, ]. m. C., DC
tober 5 4-ti4d. buyers; october and No
vember 61-G4d., buyers; November and
December. 4 It'd, buyers; December
and January, 5J-64d.. buyers: January
and February, 4 53-64M4 5i-64d., sellers;
February and March. 4 52-G4d., sellers:
March and April 5O-64M4 51-G4d., sell
ers; April and May, 49-640t4 o0-G4d., sell
ers; May and June, 4 4s-64@4 49-64d., sell
ers: June and July, iI-61M4 4S-64d.,
sellers; July and August, 46-64@
447-64d, sellers; August and September,
4 41-64d.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-FLOUR-A shade
steadier, but still neglected.
RYE FLOUR-Quiet.
SEC.
RYE-Steady
BARLEY-Dul.
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. red, 1S1sc.
Options had a firm opening on good for
eign buying. and, after setback under
realizing. experienced strong upturn
on reports of extensive Hessian fly APP
active local covering and fairly liberal
Seaboard clearances. Closed firm at
llsm1Ac net advance. March closed at
S19sc May closed at S17sc.; October
closed at 76Kc.; December, 7Slsc.
CORN-Spot Iirm: No. >. 45lAc. Options
were steady TO firm all day. influenced by
the strength of wheat, big clearances.
covering and reports of an approaching
advance in rail rates. Closed partly
1s6}sc net higher: May. i1alc.; October,
45c December, 42Sc.
OATs-spot dull; No. ., 2514c. Options
slow but steady.
BEEF-Quet.
( CUT ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
LARD-Firm; western steamed $40:
October closed a $40 nominal. Refined
firm: Continent, $50.
PORK-Steady.
TALLOW-Quiet.
PETROLEUM-Dul.
ROSIN-Firm.
TURPENTINE-Firn
RICE-Quiet.
COFFEE-Spot Rio steady; No. in
voice. Sic; mild quiet. Futures opened
steady at 10 points advance and ruled
fairly active, chiefly on local covering,
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