The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-21
X Dec oO-cOTTON-The

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cotton market advanced l. to IL points
to-day Inherent strength and new bull
ish influences were the cause for the gen
eral Improvement in values and for
sem-scate OF the bear forces ASIDE l1, lr ION
some OF the oId-time leaders, the Dull
norton of the trade took advantage OIL
the ri e to secure profits. Little e!iefSS
was put forth to interest the inNesliiis.il
public ana from opening 10 cio9t''o ~,
rations were in good part for the set.le-
ment of outstanding obligations prior ~
the beginning OF the triple-holiday ad-
journment. CIV,
on the first call the market was ilrH'
with prices l to ) points higher. THESE
figures proved TO be the lowest OF the day,
as after the opening persistent demand
from the shorts resulted IN steady up
ward movement throughout the hst.
FrrOpeau interests. a number OF pronlI-
nent southern houses and several floor
leaders bought on the advance, chleily
January and March contracts The ca
bles were favorable, but the dominant IN
fuenca was OF a further decrease in the
The -sfin1ates for to-morrow's arrivals
were under the ideas OF even the bulls
and the probable amount in sight tins
week was cut from 1880 TO '5.1.oco.
mills and Manchester At the close the
market was very steady, with prices net
to - points higher
Der, 0.G3; January 9,46: February. 9.31;
March. G34; April Is: May, 9.24; June,
J.2t: July. 30: August, S.9a
Futures closed Very steady; December
March. 944: April, $40; May $50; June,
93322: July $50: August, 9.G4; September,
~S.4t: October, S.07.
Srot cotton closed steady at 1-1G higher;
midGlng upland 10 1-1G; middling SUlf,
los; safes, % bales
CoTrroN-Quiet: middling, 10 Lie; net
receipts 800 bales; gross, 1910 bales;
sales. 23 bales; stock, $500 bales; exports
to the Cont nent 2jJ bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts 27.T11 bales:
exports TO the Continent, 1850 bales;
stock. 971.1Gn bales.
Consolidated-Nct receipts. 22O IIi2 bales;
exports to Great Britain. J4.119 bales; to
France $3.50 bales; to the Continent, 5S,
9S4 bales.
Total since September ;st-Net receirts
4,1S2,549 bales: exports to Great Britain,
1924 1927 bales; to France, :;2O,lI0 bales;
to the Continent, J09,J19 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. cO.-COTTON-
Futures closed quiet and steady: Deem
Der. 9.43 bid January. 9.aSft9.:D; Febru-
ary 9.:3l09.37; March. 9.::2Gi9.;3s3: April,
o.}na9a2: May, 9.2949.3o; June, 9.27G929:
July, 9.2JGi32G.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2o.-COTTON-Spot
moderate business, prices SteauJ: aHieF!-
can middling, fair. ) l3-lGd.; good mid
ding Jlad: middlng. , l:i-::2d low mid
ding. ) 7-32d.; good ordinary. 31-32l.
ordinary. Id. The sales of the day We're
5000 bales. of which 500 were for specu-
lation and export and included 6000 bales
American Receipts 1900 bales, includ-
ing 5000 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady, and
closed firm. American mddling, !. m. c..
December, ) 22-G4G3 23-64tl value De-
cember and January. ) 2p-itd. buyers;
January and February. ) 17-6fGI5 le-G4d.,
BUYERS: February and March, ; 15-64d.
sellers; March and April, . 12-ii4@
; 13-G4d., buyers: April and May, 10-Gtd.,
sellers; May and June. ) 1915 S-G4d..
buyers: June and July. , J-6id.. buyers:
July and August. 2-f41., buyers: Au-
gust and September, 52-G4d-, sellers.