The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-09
COTTON IS ACTIVE
AND STILL RISING
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improved English Cables and
Strong Southern Markets
THE STREET SOLD FREELY
II 7
FOREIGN RISE ASCRIBED TO
SPINNERS' BEING SHORT
UNABLE 10 GET NfEDgD SUPPLIES HERE
Hardening Cloth and Yarn Markets. Quiet Bui
Firm Late Market Close Steady at a
Net Advance Of Three 10
Twelve Points.

New York. Feb. S.-SOnle good sized
inquiries in the dry goods market today
for brown cottons and for print cloth
yarn goods. Narrow odds in the latte.
in good demand at full prices. Brown
Sheetings tirmcr. Bleached cottons In
steady request for moderate quantities
at firm prices. Denims firm. Ticks
against buyers. Some lines of checks
advanced half cent Prints without
change Ginghams continue strong
Leading makes Of quilts advanced 2h
To D cents. Cotton Innings firm Silsa
in good request. IIosiery,and underwear
well sold for fall and tone Of market
Very firm.
COTTON YARNS.
New. York, Feb. S.-No. 1851 aud 12c-1
warps at 15-1512: No. 14c-1 warps, al 16
No. 1ts-1 waaps, at 1872; No. 20s-1 warp,
ut 171a; No. 22s-1 warps. ut is: No
2Gs-1 warrs. ut 1872; No cs to los bunch
yarn. at1315-14 No. 1851. at 141a-15:
No. 14s-1. at 16: No. 1851. at 1917: No.
20s-1, at 171a-1S: No. 22s-1 at is; No.
2Gs-1. at 1S1a; No. $50 ply soft yarn. al
u: No. 1852 ply soft yarn. at 15l2-16;
No. S. . ply hard. at 141a-15; No. los .
ply hard. at 15-15h: No. 1872 ply ,hard.
Mt 16; No. 14s-2 ply. at 1919: No. 16st2
ply, at II; No. 20s-2 ply, at 20; No. Dis
ply, at %; No. 2Gs-2 ply. at 23: No 3Os-2
ply yarn, at %: No. 10s-3 ply. ut 32-322
No. Ss-3. 4, and > ply at Az; No. 20s-1
ply chain warps. ut 81: No. 24s-2 ply
chain warps, at %: No. 2Gs-2 Ply chain
warps at 24; No. 30S-2 ply chain warps
ut 1864; No. 16s-3 ply hard twist at
II: No. 20s-3 ply hard twist, ut 20; No
2Gs-3 ply hard twist, at 20; 400 up SO
market very strong.
COTTON.
New York. Feb S.-I'he day in the
cotton market started with bear Scram-
bic for cover and squirt of very active
trading. the English cables having inn
proved FIR better than developments
here last night warranted and news
from the South portraying exceedingly
strong conditions in all spot cotton mar
kets. Numerous buying orders from Eu-
repcan points. together with large gcner-
III buying from this side sent the ncat
months up eight to ten points on the
opening. The remote options for Il time
attracted comparatively little attention
and were unchanged to two points high
or ON the first call As the forenoon
progressed The local contingent manifest
ed Il desire 10 realize profits. bur mas
much as the needs Of EIro.P continued
unsatislied. this selling d.! not materially
disturb the ruling of prices
New Orleans sent a number of liberal
orders for the summer positions hut sold
the new crop deliveries In Il SpasmOdic
way. Wall Street sold with great free
dom. Private advices from the English
market asc1ibed the rise abroad to in
ability of SpinnerS to secure cotton in
the amounts, desired on this side. Hard
ening cloth and yarn markets added to
the concern of shorts who turned for
cover in confused way and showed
great nervousness all through the session
Our market in the late session was firm
but comparatively quiet. The majority
of operators preferred to await tomor-
rows English cables before changing
their position materially. The market
closed steady ut net advance of three
10 twelve nointS.