The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-05

mid day the advance had been Increased
TO o to Ill points. while at the sbest hg s,
ures OF the day net rise OIL ~ 10 70 -
points was apparent. :
The close was steady, with prices 70 =
points above the final prices OF .yester7.
day. The conclusions OF the trade ana
the public We're founded upon buiilsn ca
bles and disappointing information bear
ing upon the crop condition. IlVefpool
advanced in sympathy wit n YESTERDAY
Improvement here, and later displayed
inherent strength of itszown on a scare
2 of foreign shorts following, reduced crop
estimates from the South and claims that
cotton shipped by Manchester spinners
representatives in the interior OF the belt
would not reach the English mills in the
time allowed. Buying orders We're abled5
to our market and helped to strengthen
bull convictions.
News from Texas to the effect that
the damage to the crop in that State by
the recent floods would reach 400, 600
@oales gave. additional strength to the
market mari IN the early afternoon Firnness
IN southern spot markets, estimates for
small receipts at leading towns and a
forecast Tor wet weather over the central
and a; western sections Of the belt We're
pun lnflunces OF no small Importance.
Near the close selling for profits broke
the market several points. Trading was
brisk throughout the session.
:. CoTToN-Futures opened steady at
the! advance; October, s1O.29; November,
1901; December, 9S9; January, 900;
HeDi udiS, 2.31, Marcn, 3ou; April, y.S9;
May, 9.S9; June, 900. July, $50; August,
$50
. Futures closed quiet and steady: octo-
Der, 1882: November, 1908; December,
March, 9.92: April, 9.92; May, 9.93; June,
9.93; July. 9.91; August, 9S2.
Spot cotton closed steady; n1iddling
uplands, 1O5s; middling gulf, lbs; sales,
217 bales.
COTTON-steady middling, 1919: net
receipts $50 bales; gross, I,O7S bales;
sales. pit bales: stock, 31,629 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 713 bales; to the
Continent. $50 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 40,011 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 22o3o bales;
to to = France 1900 bales to the Continent
Consolidat ed-Net receipts. 2499S5 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 57.619 bales; to
France, 26,33I bales; to the Continent,
.039 bales
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
ST s2S bales; exports to Great Britain
110,143 bales; to France 50357 bales; to
the Continent, 207,04S bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 4-coTToN-
Futures steady; October, 9.Ssa9.So; No
vember, 9.7oG9.71: December. 9.67G9.6 S;
January, 9G1@9.GS; February. 9.70G971;
March, ?,72Q974; April, 9.72@9.74; May.
9.73G9.I5.
LIVERPOOL Oct 4.-COTToN-spot
moderate business; prices easy; Ameri-
ding, 6i2d.; middlng. 61-16d.; low mid
ding, GID. good ordinary, 53sd.; ordi-
nary, 5Ad. The sales of the day were
1000 bales, of which 200 were for specu-
lation and export. and included 5000
bales American. Receipts, 1000 bales, in
GLIDING $500 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady, and
closed steady; American middling. !. m.
G., October, 5 G0-G4@5 61-64d., BUYERS;
October and November 5 45-64d., sellers;
November and December, > }9-64G1
4O-64d., sellers: December and January,
:5o-64Q5 36-G4d., buyers: January and
February, 33-G+d., sellers; February
and March, :;l-G4d.. sellers: March and
April, 2S-64G5 29-64d., buyers: April
and May, . 27-64d., buyers; May and
June. 23-6415 26-64d.. buyers; June and
July, . 24-64d., buyers; July and August,
23-64d., sellers.