The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-21
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-COTTON-The
cotton market was excited pretty much
all through to-day session, with prices
tumbllnS around at much. the same SEN
sational rate as during the great bull
movement OF some Two weeks ago, only
to-day's fluctuations were in the nature
of q collapse in all months.
Speculation swept through the market
in waves and consisted TOR the most part
of LIQUIDATION by holders who had neld
through the late declines stuoporniy.
Weak cables, weakness IN wal! street,
heavy receipts in the; South, weak Sout
ern spot markets, foreign selling pres.
sure and an almost total absence OF
speculative support OF any oeSct,plien L
were the factors which created havoc
in bull circles and prompted the bears 10
invade their opponents territory Inc
opening was irregular at decline OF 10
to "a points. After a rally OF 10 10 II
points the market once more pluhSeSui
downward under terrific selling from al
quarters. Predictions for still heavier
receipts and rumors that southern spot
market were on the verge OF a heavy
slump added to the woes OF the luckless
holders and increased the jubila ton OF
the shorts, who were merciIess in their
raids. The close was barely steady at
about the lowest figures OF the day. a net
transactions were conservatively esti-
mated at $4,000 bales.
corToN-Fu ut IS. o opened & CO.: irregular;
oClODtt, 200, 1SONS1u-
her, $50; December, J.S9; January, 9.42;
February, go; March. 9.42; April, $40;
May, 3.44; June, 3-43; July, $40; August,
9.SJ
Der, 9.S5; October, 9.7G; November, 3.4!;
December, 9.3o; January, 9.36; FEBRUARY.
934; March, $50; April, 9.34; May, 9.36;
June 9.35; July, o.32; August, 9.27.
Spot cotton closed quiet at 4 decline;
miudling upiands 1OE; middllng gulf,
lt%.; sales, lV2 bales.
COTTON-Quiet; middling. 101a; gross
receipts, 1917 bales; sales, TO- bales; stock,
2,511 bales; to the Continent, 36i bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, e26,Si2 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. $500 bales; to
the Continent, 1,36i bales; stock, 2u3,lS
bales.
Consolidated Net receipts, 124,113
bales; exports to Great Britain, 2.,592
bales: to france, II ,61T bales; to the Con-
tlnent, 36,S5S bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
25S,327 bales; exports to Great Britain,
53,212 bales; to France, 12,G2o bales; to
the Continent, 5S,326 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 2o-CoT-
September. 9.SSG2.S9; November, 9l!@
9.1S; December, 914@9.15; January, 9.15@
GIG; February, 9.15@9.17; March, 9.1S@
9.19; April, 9.1sd3.19; May. 9.1999I
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept 2o-CoT--
TON-Steady; middling, 10; sales, 400
bales.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2O-COTTON-The
cotton market opened higher, but prices
afterwards declined in consequence OF
poor demand from the trade and bearish
reports from America.
p. M.-Spot cotton-Small business;
prices lower; American middling, fair,
71lsd. good middling. Esd; middlng,
13-1Gd; low mddling, 11-166.; good
ordinar, 5 27-32d.; ordinary. 19-32d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
which 200 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1900 bales American.
Receipts, 5000 bales, including $500 bales
American.
Futures opened steady and closed bare
ly steady; American middling, l. m. c..
September. 49-64d.. value; September
and October, 5 49-64G3 55-64d., sellers;
October and November, 5 29-64d.. sellers;
November and December, ) 22-64D
5 % Odd, buyers; December and January,
17-64d., sellers; January and February.
y 14-6405 15-64d., buyers; February and
March. 5 12-64c25 13-64d.. buyers; March
and April, 1o-64GI5 11-G4d., values; April
and May, : 9-Gfd., sellers; May and June,
5 7-64@5 S-64d., sellers; June and July,
5 6-64d., sellers; July and August. 5 4-G4d.,
buyers.