The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-16
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-COTION-1l ne
market for cotton futures opened oaiely
STEADY to o points lower, anu iuie '
generally weak during the lolehooli, ""
ing to pear aggression and absence "
anything like bull defence. INC leac!ts
sellers Of yesterday started IN on me :;
call to depress prices still further ana
70 dSlodge weak long stuff. Tho cables
were sized UP as of beariSh average, ths
crop intelligence was encouraging, as
whole wnlie the weather reports told or
needed rains in the eastern belt ana
tolerably clear conditions west OF the
Mississippi Valley At the lowest point
OF the forenoon prices We're q to points
under the closing OF last night, making
the net loss since MONDAY 81 10 % points,
shorts feeling manifest uneasiness over
me oVerSOlu condition OF the market.
E'rOm the feeling OF nervousness shorts
subsequently became positively frightened
and were soon in full route. Covering
was stimulated by a forecast for dry
weather over the entire belt Tonight and
tomorrow, and predictions for continued
light receipts. On the upturn the tore
considerable portion of yesterdays de
cline was wiped out. During the balance
OF the session the market was extremely
1everish, with a toerabie firm undertone.
The close was steady, with August l
point and other months to $ points
higher.
COTTON-Futures opened steady; 4Au-
gust, 9.2l; September, $50; October, $40;
y oVember, Sd; december, Sd; January,
80; February and March. S.29; April,
$50; May, S.34; June, Ssh
Futures closed steady; August, 9.29;
September, S.7l; October, $50: November,
$50; December, $50; January, $50; Feb
ruary, SIS; March, $40; April, Sal; May,
S.43; June, $40.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands. lU1s; middling gulf, 10l4; sales, $50
bales
CoTToN-ouiet; middling, 1o1s; sales,
- bales; stock $3.50 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 5S1 bales;
to the Continent, 1,4l2 bales; stock. 81 ,4O1
bales.
yonsolidated-Net receipts, o,4e5 bales;
exports to Great Britain, LOSS bales; to
the Continent, l,ss2 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
oaHa 81 bales; exports to Great Britain,
SO 40 bales; to France, 69,9SS bales;
to the Continent, 200, 4G6 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Aug. 15.-CoT-
ToN-F'utures closed quiet and steady;
tober, S254S.25: November. S.144s.1o; De-
cember, S.l4; January, S.l4GS.l3; Febru-
airy, S.lG4S17; March, S1S@S.2O; April,
s.2oas.22; May, s25cSs.25.
krHARLEsToN. S. c.. Aug. 15.-coT-
sON-Quiet; sales, none; middling, 9la.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 15.-COTTON-spo
in limited demand; prices lower; Ameri-
can middling, fair, . l5-16d.; good mid
ding, 2l-32; mddling, . 1892; low mid
ding, 1882; good ordinary, 9-32; ordi-
nary, 3D. The sales of the day were
1900 bales, of which 500 We're for specu-
latIon and export, ana included $500
american. Receipts, LOGO bales, all
American.
Futures opened easy and closed quiet
but steady; American middling |. N. Co.
August. . 1864, sellers; August and
September. ) G-64G5 7-64, buyers; Sep
TENDER and October, 4 54-64M4 55-64. SELL
ers; October and November 44-64G0
i.'-6t, sellers; November and December.
39-t4a4 40-64. sellers; December and
January. 3G-G4Q.4 1864, sellers; January
and February, / 3G-6404 :55-64 value;
February and March, 33S3-Gi94 3i-G4
sellers; April and May, i 3l-G46J4 SGT
BUYERS