The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-05
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-COTTON-While
the market for cotton futures was not
active to-day. it oVercaIne an attack made
by 4 prominen banking concern, which
has been until this week recognized as
bul leader. This concern made fierce
attack on the market late yesterday at
ternoon. and renewed 1t early this morn
ing, withdrawing later in the SESSION
This concern sent bearish kilograms by
lhe thousand all over the country, yet the
market made stubborn resistance to the
selling pressure that followed. and. after
opening steady at decline OF 10 !?
points the course Of prices was upward
al one time showing q net gain of . to G
points. and finally closing nfln t, an add
Vance of ; TO ) points. In view OF the
prestige of the house referred to- the
insignificant response made to their bear
isil predictions excited much comment, as
rejecting inherent strength The south
eln markets with one exception all Sus-
tanned former prices for spot cotton This
phase CT the situation led to covering,
especially as receipts at The ports con-
tinued upon small scale, and advices
from the interior We're not calculated TO
help matters. During the morning there
was quite a good investment demand from
the Nest and South. Europe traded on
both sides of the account. The market in
the afternoon was more active and
firmer.
COTToN-Futu-es opened steady at The
decline; January. 7.27: February. rs:
March, 81: April. TO: May, 1.a5: June,
csi o eS s ss5 o Sovsmbe her S7
Futures closed firm; January, 7.36: Feb
ruary. 7.:3'7I; March. 40: April TAP: May.
IA: J'', IA; July, al: August, 49,
SeptemDer G.3S: October. Gs7: November.
SPOT cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands, TX; middlins gulf, S; sales, 1874
bales.
coTTot?.NS-.steady: n,iddline. ~: net re
36i bales: stock. 1I7s7o bales.
Total to-daE-Net eceipts. 1856 bales:
1s2 bales: stock, .o47. a56 bales
Consolidated-Net receipts. 1lS.793 bales:
exports to Great Britain. 4f,351 bales: TO
France, 1851 bales; to the Continent,
s. SCI bales.
,Tota. since scrtember 1st-Nct receipts.
l'gE.oS , baies: exports 10 Great. Britain.
los, 922 bales; TO France. 4$4, 24o bales;
Nsw ORLEANS. Jan. 4.-CoTToN-
Futures steady; January, HIGHS; Feb
ruary .l'@1:1s; March. 7.2o@7.2l; April.
1.27: July, 5:2S9!2o; August. 7.1lG7.1o;;
September, 6.1"a6so: October, 664dG.65.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 4-coTToN-snot-
Good business done: prices lower; An,eri-
can middling. fair, ! ll-1Gd: good mid
ding. AZ middling. 4 ZIG: low r1idaling,
9-32: good ordinary 3-a2: ordinary.
:: 1852. The sales Of the day We're 1900
bales. of which 1000 We're for speculation
and export, and included IL. 400 American.
Receipts. 1000 bales. including 200 bales
American.
Futures opened easy and closed steady
at the decline: American ,n;dd,ing, l. M
c.. January. 4 l6-G1G4 17-Gt. sellers: Janu-
airy and February l3-GsG4 1864 value:
I3ebruar& and March, / 1o-GfG4 11-G4,
buyers: March and April. S.GiI4 9-64.
BUYERS April and May. t:-G46l4 1854. sell
ers: May and June. 4 1904 5-64. sellers:
June and July, 2-G4G4 3-Gi, BUYERS, July
and August. 4 1-Gt, value: August and
September 3 G1-Gf buyers; September
and October 3 1854, sellers; October and
November 3 1854. sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-FLOrR-Steady
and moderately active; buyers still hold
out for concessions. and are only supply
ing immediate needs.
gYt9 &FIOITR-FirIn.
BITckSyHEAT@ F1lOUR-Steady
CORN fcAIs-Siea6r.
RYE Steady. No. . western, SSss.c
BARJgEY-i1uII. "a
BARLEY IAET-Quiet.
WTHEAT-Spot steady; No. 2 red, 75,,sc.