The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-04
COTTON MARKETS.

COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK Oct, Oct. 5. fn q an an
20 ss'ii , isua 70 Ipotn1s Tiverrooi after
" recovered IA rtfaliy
opelslig d. cnnsiderat1e spec,llatlve
ana hsr.a VILE also causing. shorts
70 cover The opening ADVANCE was
checked BY s e he so x This selling
Wittrepoots laat NnI , ShI co ofared a
iieat.. han ,ivernoo1 thus prom
isior some increase to the small stock at
New ior Tx, ea,, cutie as we'll as hereto
fora viii, come contradictions to claims
hat that the he, CROP was to be picked and out
Oh me way scIa " of to > POINTS rom the
opentnt2 hasis but again the market
rafIiad on st,s actl,aI movement falling
below estimates. Trading was at
desultorv buvIng bv Wail-street parties
The South bought, while the southern
spot markets were generally unchanged;
The tinaI phases of the local market re-
hected disposition to hesitate The
points point ., 7'e''s . . ~
COTTON-Futures opened firm; Octo-
ber 1O.2S; November. 1904; December,
March, 9.93; April 9o2; May, 902; July,
$50: August, .. IS.
Futures closed steady; October, 1929;
November, 1000; December, 9.S7; Janu-
airy, 9.S1; February, 9.S6; March, 9SI;
April, 9S6; May, 9SI; June, 9.S6; July,
9.SG; August, 9.17.
Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands, 1o5s; miouling gulf, IFS; sales, %
bales.
COTTON--Quiet; mlddhng, los; sross
stock, 2G,153 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 4l,toi bales;
exports to Great Britain, 99-- psieS; 70
bales. GOO ., ,,a,oa.
to- Greaf Br ffhlp: $50 bales to
france. y. S37 bales: to the Continent,
10I 400 bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
ri 7l1 bales: EXPORTS to Great Britain
o3a h peie 70 Fra9ce 45.s51 bales; to
toa Continent 1875. 50S bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. 3.-CoT-
TClN I1,1tI1res .,Iosad steady: October
q S4TIq S-. N0vaynher g69TA 90: Decer1l-
I,e,. o ri l7oG &. Tan,,arv o fdGjg 81. T'eh-
,nar,, q GeTIa &c. March Q foT9 10. ADril
q ' GoGSSi n. NJ q Coos 70
80 ANS'S
TwEppO0T oct "A p MOOT
T0NESnot moderate business: prices
barely stnad5+: American middlinc. GID.
The sales Of the dav were COCO bales,
Of r,i,;cJ, 56o L.ara for snec1lia+ion and
et,,o,,t and incl,,dal : 300 American. Re
csinte II IL 600 bales including COCO bales
American,
TTtI l,s,s onened o1,iet and closed quiet
~ stae I'D aInerican 1,idSlinr m
Octo6er 5S-64IS 59-Gtd.. sellers; No
Vember ' and December. S6-64d. buyers;
Tlada,,,ta, s,,d Ton,,a-I 2o-G4T5 22-G+d
eolIorc. Io ,,,, anG IIabruarv : o9-648
a6 81 ' IEo1,.,,ar1, ia NTarch
9goctST;' 90 ga bn,ars. March and
April 29-G4 2GG4d buyers STa n3 9 4,, ara
5 . -t0ta,. I,S,ea ,,, NV o1lf4G5
< 59-f4d J hlGvars JI,lv ana August.
: ~ e. 49,.
= -0o7"' DuS
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NEW YORK FfSSl''J - VIZ M =
NEW YORK, Oct. :i.-FLOUR-Market
having already supplied their wants
was UgS # feat . to-day, except Tor its
steadiness
RYE FLOUR-Fir1n
CORNNIEAL-Frm
RYE-Firnl.
BAFLEY"Stronser feeding, 43@47c
BARLEY MAL1-Steady.
Options We're Irregular; opening 1irmer on
covering. their experienced a sharp set
n@ me- and 'iiG small outside support. Next re-
cash demand at St. louis, Supplemented
bv rain forecasts for the Northwest and
local buving for both accounts, they
t11rnnd strong and closed very firm at
& &c. net advance. October closed at
SO7Ec: December S:&Sc.
C0PN-Snot firm: No . 49c. Options
were generallv firm on active covering
of early deliveries, bad crop news from
the corn belt. a liberal cash demand
West and higher cables closed 1lrn1 at
c. net advance. October closed at
.65Sc.: December. 4215c.
OA.S-Spot firm; No ., 2j14125&ic.
Options inactive but steady with corn.
BEEF-Fir1n.
LARD-StronG; western steamed S'.'o'
PORk.Strong; family slo4lo,oo'