The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-24
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-COTTON-From
start to finish the cotton market was
in another whirl of excitement To-Day.
What many had predicted happened in
the way of repetition of the Lincoln
birthday advance abroad. The Liverpool
market closed at net gain OF o-o4 10
s1O-64 as compared with final prices OF
Wednesday. This meant rampant
market in New ork. The first call here
developed an advance of 10 TO 10 points:
For the rest Of the session the course
of the market was very Irregular ana at
times cratic with an enormous demand lt
from all points in good part from Great
Britain and the Continent. The SCUM
was also heavy buyer. At one tilne .ne
advance was 20 to % points. AZ the
close the market was stea9y at ne, ne.
rise of to u points. Private cables
stated that,a better feeling was Desln-
ming to manifest Itself again IN Enslanu'
that the English market was being 1aV-.
orably influenced by the light inferior
movement in the South. The main rae
tor in the advance, however was lne
unsatisfactory movement in cotton.
There have come into sight this year,
thus far 1910, OS4 bales, against j,.'O,,, ISL
bales for the same time last year There
came into sight in March, last year, 65S,
600 bales, and estimates are very Wlld
as to the amount to come into sight
this March. and on expectation that 1t
will reach the same figures as last year
afternoon. There was no end of buying
power. however, and the market closed
steady.
coTToN-spot closed steady at s-1s
..ing gulf, . 5-16; sales, 224 bales.
Futures opened firm; February, $50;
March, sGs; april. $40; May May go S.64: June
7.sG: October. 760; November, las; De-
cember, 7.4S; January. $50.
Futures closed: February. SIG; March.
SIC; April, Sis; May, SIG: June. s.oS;
I'll, e.. . Co o. n
October. 7.G9; November, 7.53; december,
7.5S; January, 7.G0.
CoTTON-s Steady: middling, . JIG: net
receipts, 1,249 bales; gross. co.'s bales;
sales. 224 bales; stock. 129.S 33 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain. 1922 bales; to the
Continent, 2,1GO bales; to France, go
bales.
exports to Great Britain, G.420 bales; to
France JJl bales: to the Continent, 49,
100 bales: stock. 1.o17.sO3 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, Isl $50 bales:
to France. 81, 203 bales; to the Continent.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5,32I 90 bales; exports 10 Great ire Brltain.
1,4S1 400 bales; to rance, 3lo.J2I bales;
to the Continent, l 7l4.257 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2s.-COTToN--
Futures firm; February nominal: March.
S.72GS.;3: April. S:13aS.I4; May. s'3g
STA: June, S72GS.73: July, S.I3GS.14;
August, S.52e.o.3:'; September, 7.IS11.S0;
October. 7.5C07.52; November. .4OgI.42.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. "a P; M.-COT-
TON-Spot quiet: prices 5-32d. higher;
American miduIng. fair. 1as; good mid
ding, ) 3-1G: middling, 5k; low, mid
ding, ;: good ordinary. 1916; ordinary,
AK. The sales of the day were 5000
bales. and included 200 American. Re
ceipts $4,000 bales, including 12,0OO bales
American.
Futures opened and closed steady at
the advance; American middling, |. m
c., February, ) 2-G4, sellers: February
and March. 4 G3-64, sellers; March and
April. GO-64 sellers; April and May.
4 J6-64, buyers; May and June, 23-ci,
buyers: June and July. + 5O-6i6f q 81.
BUYERS: July and August. 4 4S-64Gl4 42-64,
buyers; August and September, 4 i2-64@
:. 1851, seners; September and October,
4 223-G4, buyers; October and November,
4 1861 buyers: November and Decem-
Der. ! S-G4, buyers.