The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-10

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general, despite the optimistic turn OF the
cables. LIVERPOOL reported 5firner on, ceH.--s
ering and buying for the ccount Of euro
pcan spinners, while the situation IN ssouln
Africa was ken to be less grave, but
after the closing Eng ish ables had been
thoroughly digested by the local contin-9
gent cur market began to give way
slowly. Shorts were more reliant, ana
buying on investment account was eXcep-s
.tionally ight. r Reliable information to the
effect that southern markets were holding
their own With little difficulty, hat
.ceipts We're light. and would probably
continue so during the rest fof, the week,
and favorable sem!a We, INTERIOR
bun speculation, ut the same time not: in
any considerable degree checking shorts
Hcaviness in the stock market and re-
newed fears of disaster 10 the British
forces in South Africa served TO depress
the late market. The market closed bare
II steady, with prices 3 10 . points ret
higher. SIS -
airy, 100. February 7oS;; March, 2233
April {. %; May. June, 7.o9; July and
August, $50; September, G.sS; October,
GIG
Futures closed barely steady: January,
715: February. 7.1o; March. I.19: April,
70: May, 7.25:5June, 7.26: July, !. Is; AI-1
gust, ~; September, Gs;, October. G.G3;
November. G.G0.
Spot cotton quiet: middlng uplands,
I GIG; n,iddling gulf. 1915; safes, 100
bales.
& COTTON middling, GIG; net
receipts, $50 bales; gross, 3,6G4 baies'
sales, 100 bales: stock, 1ls31S bales.
exports to Great Britain, G,35i bales: to
France. ,9O5 bales: to the Continent, 5,1oo
bales; stock, 999.4sS bales.
Observation-Disclosures receipts, S0.9S2 btles;
exports to Great Britain, 1862 bales; TO
France, 1853 bales; to the Continent,
ASST bales.
Tota since September 1st-Net receipts
1852, 700 bales; exports to Great Britaln,
1,OSSG73 bales: to France. 462,726 bales;
to the Continent, 1,244,CoO bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. o.-COTTON--.
Futures closed quiet; January. 1.02 Did,
February, 7.0SGl7.o5; March, I.050I.O6;
April: 7.G6@7:OS; May. I-cS@l799; June,
G.3s; September. GOOGLE; October. G.5o@
Co.,
LIVERPOOL. Jan. o.-COTTON-Spot
Quiet: prices steady; American middlins,
i 13-S2d.; sales of the day We're 5000 bales,
Of which 500 We're for speculation and ex-
port, and included 7,70O American. Re
ceipts. 5000 bales American.
TuluTeS upcllSu iLt llle ituNdllCc, &iI!eiI--
cam middlin, l. M. c.. January, 15-64
sellers: January and February. 11-6i@
1861. buyers; February and March,
S-Gl@4 9-G4, buyers; March and April.
6-64. buyers; April and May, 4-6a. sell
ers: May and June. 2-6i, sellers; June
and july. 4. sellers; July and August
G.-64. buyers; August and September.
:; 5S-64, buyers: September and October,
:; 5O-c4. buyers; October and November,
g 1851, buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9-FLOUR-Unusu
ally quiet and weaker in tone until near
the close, when it improved with wheat.
RYE FLOUR-Firm.
BUC<WHEAT FLOUR-Firm.
CORNMEAL-Firm.
RYE-Steady: No. >. G0l9c.
BARLEY-Quiet.
BARLEY NIALT-Dull.
WIIIAT-Spot tirmer; No. 2 red, 752sc
Options opened weaker declined under
bearish cables. reports that snow was
preceding the cold wave West, and an I'M
expected increase in Bradstreets world
stocks. But shorts overSoid, and IN the
last hour. prompted by war news and eX-
port talk. We're forced to cover, causing
sharp rally. The close was firm at 80
&c. advance; May. 74Isc.; July closed at
1875.
CORN-Spot firm: No. .. IL. Options
opened weak on able news and was dull
all morning, later in the day 1t improved
materially with wheat and on light offer
inss West. Closed firm at &c. net adj
vance; May closed at SOC.
OATs-spot quiet; No. ,, 29Ac. Options
quiet.
BEEF-Quiet
CUT MEATs-Quiet; picked bellies
$5.2J.
LARD-Easier; western steamed. sG.15
nominal. Refined steady.
PORK-Steady.
-BUTTER-Steady;w western creamery, %
@30c.; State da ry, 2042Sc.
CHEESE-Firm; fall-made fancy, small,
12%tG13c.
EGGS-Weak; State and Pennsylvania,
POTAToEs-Quiet; New York, s15o@
1.I5; Long Island, S1.5On2; Jersey sweets
S2.50a3.J0
TALLOW-F'irm: city. 5Ac. bid.
PETROLEUM-Quiet.
ROSIN-F'irm.
TU7RPENTlNE-Ste
R1CE-Steady.
CABBAGE-Steady at S4M6 per 100
COTTON BY sTEAM-To Liverpool
COFFEE-Opened steady, 5 points ad-
vance to ) decline; undertone steady. Cow
ering was the principal local feature. The
market closed firm at 10 to % points net
higher. Total sales. 1880 bags, including
January. S6..5; February $3.50: March
Sc :o1G.5:I. Spot Rio strong; No I in.
voice. IKE; No. iobbing, &c.; mild firm
er; Cordova, sl4aG12lAc.
SUGAR-Raw Very firm. Refined firm
err; No. 6, Si.50; standard, S4.5J.
COTTON-SEED OIL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3-Cotton-seed oil
are still in the market at a lower figure
than holders will concede. Prices closed
about unchanged. Prime crude, 3163l1ac.;
prime summer yellow, 35l4GSGc.; off sum
nod