The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-27

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PEANUT MARKETS.
NORFOLK. VA, Feb. 26.-PEANUTs-
Farmers stock nuts are now quoted as
follows: Fancy, use: strictly prime. 2asD
2kc.: prime 2:sc common ANN ID 15sn as
Tone OF market easy and lower.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW zYORk, Feb. o6.-COTTON-5The
cotton market to-day reflected an I'M
new business was attempted. a feeling
Of caution led to a mutual desire TO
Iiquidate, and in this way quite a bust
ness was transacted without eha III ME
were disappointing, and the early OUTLOOK
was for liberal port receipts frees gave
way to 10 points on the opening cali'
which finished the weakest perlou o.. .: sne
market. The subsequent course OF prices
was irregular, but in the main upwards.
Before noon the opening loss nad Deeh
recovered, and still later business m
creased the advance to net gam OF 20
points. The reaction originated IN coy
ering, started by later better cables, al
though the English news as q whole was
not considered satisfactory. private ad-
vices stated that The failure on the part
OF Liverpool to respond to our advance
of Saturday was due to relief in the way
OF arrivals of cotton, which met the I'M
mediate wants of spinners, In the carry
afternoon it was apparent that the morn
ing official estimates for the ports was
not justified by the actual movement
The local contingent throughout the SEES
sion was anything but confident, and the
fact that Houston and New Orleans est1-
mates for tO-morrow's receipts were
higher than last years figures led to
some selling for short account, notwith-z
buying cotton. Just before the close an
effort was made to sustain the market,
which closed steady at u net decline of
points to a net advance Of ) points.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at
the decline; March, SO; April, SIT; May
and June. SIS; July, SIT; August s.GS:
Der, 7.G1; December, 7e2;; January, 7.6t;
Futures closed steady; February and
March. ssh; April, s.s7; May and June,
S.S6: July, S.SI; August, $40; Septem--
Der. SIT: October 80; Noyember and
December. 7.GS; January. 80.
Spot cotton closed dull; middling up
lands . 3-l6; middling CULTS, ZIG;
sales, 1920 bales.
COTTON-Firm; n1iddlins, oh; net re-
ceipts, SO bales; gross, ISL bales; sales
80 bales.
exports to Great Britain, 1921 bales; to
France, 397 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 55,33s bales:
exports to Great Dntain, 74.S0l bales; to
France, II ,092 bales; to the Continent,
1886 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
1882 .96O bales; exports to Great Britain.
II, 500, 300 bales; to France, ISL $40 bales;
to the Continent, 1,7G7,613 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, Feb. 26.-COT-
TON Futures = February, S72 bid;
SIT; 'J june S s.7ens.77: July July. s7sas:n: Aue
gust. S.59aS:6O; September. 1.Sj91.?0
October, 7.54@7.55; November, 7.44G11.45;
December, 7.44@. 40; January, 7.4GGg Ill
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Feb. o6-COT-
TON-Market firm; sales none; middlins
81.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2G.-4 P. MOOT
TON-Spot-Modcrate; prices 1-16d. low
er; American middlng, fair. 52s; good
middling, 3-16; middling, 5M; low mid
ding, ;; good ordinary. 1916; ordi-
5000 bales, Of which 500 we're for specu-
lation and export. and included 1000
American. Receipts, 1000 bales, includ-
ing 12.700 American.
I Futures opened quiet and closed steady
at the decline: American middling, |. m.
c., 5 4-G4@5 5-64, buyers; February and
arch, 2-G4@5 3-G4, sellers; March and
4 Go-64, buyers: May and June. 4 57-64,
sellers; June and July, i 54-6l@o 5S-64;
July and August 4 52-64GI4 52-G4; August
and September, 1864, buyers; Septem-
Der and October, 4 27-64; October and No
vember. 4 1864: November and Deem
Der, i 11-G4@4 1864. buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-FLOUR-Dull
and easy in absence of buyers who We're
discouraged over the tirmness of mills in
face of wheat's break
RYE FLOUR-Steady.
BUCkWHEAT FLOUR-Firm at S1.75
al So
CONGRATULATIONS at 5G@J7c.
CORNMEAL-Dull.
RYE-Easier: No. . western. 6S1sc.
BARLEY-Dull; feeding, 4314G4Gc. New
ork
BARLEY sNALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Spot easy; No. . red, 14c.
Options opened steady on better cables
than expected, but Immediately weak
ened under heavy Northwest receipts,
bearish weekly statistics and free short
selling. Heaviness continued pretty
much all day, attended by a very light
local trade and disappointing export de-
nand; closed weak at 1495sc. net loss;
luarch closed at 734; May and July, re.
CORN-Spots steady. Options market
opened steady on light country accept
ances, February advancing little on a
demand from shorts, but later prices
eased off from the top, at which the
closing steady and unchanged took place;
July, 40$sc.
o<AI S-opOt duiel, ->O.
CUT MEATs-steady; picked bellies.
qo.G2lsIl.5o; picked hams, SoGlo.5o.
LARD-Essy; western steamed. s6.lo.
Refined easy; Continent, $500; South
America, $500: compounds. sG@6.121
BUTTER-Steady: western creamery,
z,M24c:: State dairy, 1s@23c.
CHEESE-Firm; family moderate; fan
cy. large or small, 13c.
EGGS-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
131iDl5;2c.; southern, at mark, 14A@
141hc.: western, at mark. 14Mc.
POTATOES-Stealy; New York, $500
1.S714.
TALLON-Firm
PETROLEUM-olea
ROSIN-Quiet and steady: strained,
common to good, S1.75;
TURPENTINE-Stea at 551h@56c
RICE-Firm.
cABBAGE-stcady; Long Island. s4a6
per 100.
FREIGHTS. TO INTERCOLLEGIATE
+ COFFEE-The market opened steady.
with prices 5 to 10 points lower, following
a loss &4GHlf. at: Havre and 4 partial
Apfg. decline at Hamburg. with no ca
pleS from Rio and Santos on account of
holidays. This led to local caution, While
general undertone was easy following
weaker ruling of the spot and a lack Of