The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14

rHE TIMES: RICHN1
The market started steady, with prices
unchanged to s points higher, and after
a rnornentary show Of hesitation, rapidly
climbed upward until January reached
DAG. March $50 and May 81. The buy.
ing movement had as Its leaders the
southern contingent. the foreign repre-
sentation and room shorts, with commits
son-houses doing a much better business
prompted the support comprised very
bullish cables from Liverpool fore
shadows of a smaller movement and ru-
mors that planters had been made aroi-
trary in their views by the sheer advance
of Yesterday in speculative markets.
Estimates for much larger receipts to-
morrow brought about a sharp reduction
soon after noon with selling for both &C
counts very active.
The wire interest refused to unload on
the downturn ard his show of strength
led to n hasty retreat of the bears. Dur
ing the rest of the afternoon the market
exhibited a toleraby steady undertonc
and closed steady. with prices net un-
changed to points higher.
COTTON-Spot closed-midding up
lands. 91s; midding gulf, JOS; sales, %
bales.
utuies ppslieu S.Gaus - ~. Eahr,,nrv
?."1: March. 9.23; April. G19: May. Dig;
June, g.14; July, 90; August, $50: Sep
tcmher. SO: October. 7.9,-
:Jan,,1rr q %. February. 9o1: March
o.: April, go; May. OIL; June, oil;
July. 9.13: August, SIS; September, SIS;
October. 1876
c,o-rro>- ,ida,in, az. NOT ~
cei,rts O5- LII ,,or ross o3i ha1.e.
sales % ha,es. stook GS7 bales.
Total toodav.Sat rnrcints. 47.717 bales.
tinent II 90, hi9a. 7 StocS 905, $50 bales
ConSoI;dat ,ooeir,te oGo al baios
oynorts to Graat Rritoin' 90, or bales: IL
as laH ha loo e-'l oaies 10 ''ie ~
Total since September ;st-Net receipts
1921 .464 bales; exports to Great Britain
al. 2SS bales: to France, 81, 100 bales,
to the Continent, 996Gl2 bales
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 13.-COTTON-
Futures closed steady: December. GA
pc: January, 91SM9.19: February, 9.l58
9l7 March, 9.11G912; April. 9.1cU91e;
May 9.O9@21O; June, 907@9,O9; July.
9Gd9.06.
IIvEPPOOL. Dec. 13.-COTTON-Sn
moderate business: prices :;-3od higher:
American ,nidding, fair ; 2J-32d; good
mjddling :, 1,-3od.: 1niddlng. 53sd: low
middline, ) 3-16l: good ordinary. 4 1J-16i;
ordinary. I 11-l6d The sales of the !av
We're 5000 bales of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included 700
American. Receipts, COCO bales, incud-
ine. % 600 American
Futures opened quiet but steady. and
closed steady: American middling, !. M
c. December ; 1S-G4d, sellers: December
and January, 13-G4d.. sellers; .Iarugry
ana February. ) 13-64d. sellers: February
and March, > 1O-64Gll 11-G4d., value:
March and April. > S-G4@5 9-64d., sellers;
April and Nav. ; G-G4d, sellers; May and
June, :: 4-G4d.. sellers: June and Julv.
: Lao, odd hI1vers: July and Aug1s-
4 63-G4d., sellers; August and September
4 4o-osGi 5o-G4d,, value.
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