The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-24
COTTON MARKETS.


cotton market opened with prices . to is
points higher. this being an Indifferent
response to string carly cables Ifoln
Liverpool. The July and August con-
tracts alone scored an advance of more
than 6 points. Soon after the opening
well-nigh perfect crop accounts from
every part of the belt made their appear
ance felt, as did excellent Weathr aC-
counts PREDICTIONS for the best weekly
crop report from Washington received
this year. tomorrow, added to the trnidi-
ty OF holders, who finally turned ABOUT
and unioaded q considerable portion OF
their STAPLE Light local and southern
bear speculation increased the heayinesS
of the market near midday. Not only dld
the new crop deliveries make iull Feac-
ton, but sank several points below Sat
urday's closing before the selling move
ment subsidized. Nearly every broker IN
the pit had selling orders, though these
for the most part. We're scaled upward on
the theory that the 1irmness in Liverpool
would cause our market to advance fully
j to 20 points. The bull squirt in the
English market was charged up to New
Orleans buying orders, which in turn
stampeded foreign bears and stimulated
bull speculation. Late changes on
Change were of an evening-up character
and small at that. Prices fell into a mar
row rut. The close was quiet, with prices
net 10 points higher to ) points lower
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
advance; July, 500; August, $50; Septem-
Der, $50; October, SO: November, S2S;
December S2i; January, S23; February,
SO; March, SIS; April $50
Futures closed quiet; July, 9.91; Au-
gust. 9,32: September, $40; October, So;
November, So; December, S.19; January,
$40; February, S.2l; March, S.24; April
SIG; May. SO.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands, 10; middling gulf, 104; sales. 1850
bales.
COTTON-s Steady; middling, 10; net re-
ceipts, ) bales; gross, 81 bales; sales
lose bales; stock 39,@42 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 32It bales
exports to Great Britain, 1G2 bales; to the
Continent. 3.47c bales: stock 1924 bales
ConsOlidatcd-Net receipts, 9,4iS bales
exports to Great Britain, 1G2 bales; to the
Continent 3,416 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
CAST 15 bales; exports to Great Britain
IBIS, I52 bales; to France, 693,029 bales;
to the Continent, 2,672,246 bales.
LIVERPOOL. July 23.-CoTToN-spot
in limited demand; prices higher: Ameri
can middling, fair, Slid; good mid
ding, b.; middlins, 10; low mid
ordinary, > 1-32. The sales OF the day
We're 1000 bales, of which 400 were for
speculation and export, and Included
:, 700 American. Receipts, 5000 bales, in
Guiding 400 American
Futures opened steady and closed
steady; American Esddling, ]. m. C., July,
. 1864, value; JUL and August. . 39-G4
buyers; August and September, > iS-G4
buyers; September and October G2-Hi,
sellers; October and November, 4S-GfIC
i 1864, value; November and December
i 42-64, buyers; December and January
39-G4, buyers; January and February,
:iI-t4 buyers: February and March,
;}5-64, buyers; March and April, / 3t-G4
buyers.
LIVERPOOL July 23.-The Cotton Ex-
change will be closed Saturday and Mon
day, August 18th and 9th.
NEW ORLEANS. July 23-COTTON-
Futures barely steady; July, 10-lG@lO.1S;
August, 9.51@9. September, S550s5G;
October, S.144S.13; November, S020S.03:
December, S000S02; January, S000S.02;
February. S.O2llS.0l; March, SO44S.06;
April, S.0GQS.OS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 23.-FLOUR-Marlzet
was in an inactive state.
CORNNEAL-Quiet; yellow western,
95c.
BARLEY-Quiet
BARLEY MALT-Nominal
WHEAT-Spot weak; No . red. SIC.
Options opened steady on a little cover
ing. but eased off and were rather weak
during the day under large winter wheat
receipts, liquidation. easier cables ana Tor
eign selling; closed weak at lisc. net de-
cline: July closed ut SIC; September.
size: December, $2}sc.
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larry Wei ~ ooS % ~ iI I,I,t,,,,
offerings. Closed steady at lsG$sc. net
aGFal!cJ, d ulS $3.50 o. 10 - - =
Al 81 I1,c, y 0ntions duu and
49, 80 81. :
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