The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-14

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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK Sept. 13.-COTToN-E:x-
cept for a show of animation durlns. the
early session and several violent pLlce
changes before middayEtnea cotton Hiat rTea
was comparatively tame TO-DAY. Inc
more normal condition of AFFAIRS IN gen,
eral in speculative circles was rsga n.;te.
& by some traders as indicative OIL waning
bull strength
The market opened irregular, with prices
4 to II points higher in sympathy VIII
an unexpected bull turn OF the Llverpo sl
market. The strength on the other slpe
resulted from a number OF causes, 5tne
most potent Of which was a crop estlmate
by Neil, in which he placed the maximum
yield at 8, 10000, naming 9,oOO,OOO as a
more probable figure, however. me
trade here was slow to respond to the
strength In Liverpool, and following the
call the market rapidly easedtoff to about
last nights final bids. In keeping with
our reaction LIVERPOOL also declined,
though private cables declared the easier
turn of the English market was due to
freer offerings of spot cotton from New
Later in the morning the local market
gave a characteristic demonstration of
inherent strength by advancing "a points
on rush of shorts to cover and squirt
of investment buying. This exertion on
the part of the bulls seemed to exhaust
their energies, as during the rest of the
session the market slowly sagged back
under light proht-taking and an absence
OF bull.ba csing Prospects of continued
light receipts and reports that storm
of considerable violence was central IN
the Atlantic States had an effect Tor a
time.
The market closed weak and irregular,
points higher to points net lower
opened I'd .oi irF Sguam
1905; February, 1909; March, 1903; April,
1903; May. 1902; June. 9.9S; July 1000
Futures closed weak and irregular; Sep
TENDER, 1890; October, 1921; November,
1908; December, 9.96; January; 993;
February, 991; March, 994; April, 992;
May, 9.94; June, 9.95; July, $40.
Spot cotton closed quiet at II advance;
rniddling upiands, Il; middling gulf, 1lA;
sales, 81 bales.
corroN-steady; middling, II; gross
receipts, 327 bales; sales, 81 bales; STOCK,
y, 10 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 14,9so bales;
exports to Great Britain, $500 bales; to
{ the Continent, laos bales; stock, 1o,22356
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 67,S65 bales;
exports to Great Britain, l6,991 bales; to
France, 943 bales; TO the Continent, 9,o26
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
1882 bales; exports to Great Britain,
2G,G46 bales; to France, 943 bales; to the
Continent 1865 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-COTTON-
Futures irregular; September, S10.Go; Oc-
tober, S1O.O3NlOO5; November, S9.S099.S2;
December, $9.79M9SO; January, S0.790
$50; February, 979a9.So; March, 9.Slg
9.S3; April, 9.Sl@3.S3; May, 9.S2@9.S4.
Small business; prices higher; American
middling, fair, I 1l-16d.; good middling
ltd; lniddling, Esd, 10 low middling'
6 l3-32d. The sales of the day were 1000
bales, of which 500 We're for speculation
and export, and included $500 bales
American Receipts, i,Ouo bales, lnciud-
Futures opened excited and closed
barely steady; American middling, |. m.
c., September, :2;6id, value; September
and october, q :s,-G4d., buyers; October
and November. ) 55-G4@3 56-Gid.. sellers;
November and December, D 45-64W
) 46-64d., sellers: December and January
5 3S-64d., buyers: January and February,
. 35-b4d., buyers; February and March,
5 32-G4G5 :.33-6ld.. buyers; March and
April, ) 3O-6495 31-6id.. sellers; April and
May, 5 29-64d., buyers; May and June,
) 2S-G4d. sellers; June and July, . 26-64p
) 27-G4d., sellers; July and August,
) 2.-G4d., buyers.
The failure of S. Hills was announced
on the Cotton Exchange to-day. The sus-
pension had no effect on business, as the
firm is a small one.
MANCHESTER, ENG, Sept 13.-The
General Committee of the Master Spin
ners' Federation has issued circular
advising members OF the local associa-
tons to cease work for at least twelve
days in October. Answers are requested
to be sent before the adjourned meeting
of the Federation takes place, SeDtem-
Der DIST. The answers are expected to be
practically unanimous in the affirmative.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK Sent Eel OIIE=AIar-