The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04


rally, and at II o'clock a net rise of 10 to-
90 points Trading at that hour was i'm
s1nensely active. The market for spot cot
ton closed dull. with prices Pig higher on
ard o 1916 for middlinEs gulf. The mar
ket for futures closed steady, with prices
net X points higher.
advance: March, 9.36; april, 9.37 bid; May
and June. $50: July, $40: August. 932;s
september, s.Ao; october, s.o9; November.
7.9s; December. 7-96; January, SO
April, 9.3s; May and June. 3Ss; July: 2:39;
August. 9.30: September, SAT; october
500; November, 7.9S: December, -;
Spot cotton closed dull at SIG higher ,e;,
mldding uplands, Lilo; middllng suli'
8 1916 no sales.
CoTToN-Dul1; mddling. o Lille; net
receipts 72O bales: stock. 13G.G2S bales.
ceipts. $3.50 bales: exports TO Great Sri-
tain. 1896 bales: to the Continent L.
$50 bales; stock, 944,23S bales:
Total since September lstaNet receipts.
1.G15, 491 bales; to France. 5SS,3335 bales; to
the Continent, 500, 500 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3--c0TToN:,;
9.27; May, 9.31G9.32; June, 93iG9332 july
9.3OG3.3l: August 3.12@913: September,
S.31MS.32; October, 7.7S,ri So November,
7.7407.73; December, 7.74@1.75; January,
LIVERPOOL, March 3D. P. Moot
TON-Spot in increased demand; prices
:;-32d. higher; American middling. fair,
) $3.50; good middiing. 1.-32; middl'ns,
5 1882; low middling, . l-32: good ordi-
nary, $50; ordinary. :;l-32. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and
included 10000 American. Receipts, o,OUO
bales including 1,4O0 American
Futures opened firm and closed excited
at the advance; American middlng. l. m:
c., March. 3O-64 sellers: March and
April, 8 26-64. sellers; april and NJ Ma =,
sellers: June and july. 1854, sellers;
July and August, ) 1864, sellers; August
and September, '-G4 buyers: September
November. 4 1864, sellers: November and
December, 3l-64, buyers; December ana
January, 1864, buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March -FLoUR-.Quiet-
er but firm; Minnesota patent, So.io45."o'
do bakers, 81 90G3. C5.
RYE FLOUR-Dull; fair to good. $50
:. Ff-cKwHEAT FLoUR-steady at 81 GO
o. cKWHEAT-Dull at 56@57c.
CORNNIEAL-Dull; yellow western,
SIC.
RYE-steady: No. 2 western, &C.; State
rye. 56Go1c.
BARLE4-euiet; .4 -z0
BARLEY MALl-Dull' "esteih' Boy
Csc -a-,
WHEAT-Spot strong; No. RED, ,I2sc.
OPTIONS opened firm on higher on Ens
fish cables and increased denlalo 1911. liu.t,
shorts: remained strong. Damage repel.s
from France exercised conslderapie th 3Ia
70
net adFancc' MARCH '7zsc'' May
at 12Ac.
CORN-Spot easy No. ., 41!sc. +. {. b;
afioat and .flAc. elevator. options opened
steady and derived suiflclenI nelp Lio.ii
a dull trade. It finally eased off under ler
SHOWS, cstlnate OF iatln Sup Iooa ~ a1n.
easy at 1sc; decline; March closed at az.
May closed at 3:'isd5uHc:, ,o,,o o+;a,s
OATS-Spot quiet NO. = @o7ac' O''ioAi'
inactive but STEADY. e,,,1o e,o
BEEF-Quiet; family, sllWlo' NESS TAo,
1lO.M ,,o,,;or
CUT MEAIS-SteauS' olChleu oelies'
sG.G21aG7 so; do. shoulders, 50; 90. h'lhs'
$9Gl1O50-
LARD-Steady: western steamed, Ho:io;
March closed at St.lo nominal. 1'e1lleo
quiet: Continent, S6-4o: .,.o,,o
PORk-Steady; family, sloNl''..o.
BUTTER-Strons; western cre a;s
2o123c:; Imitation creamery loee--c''
state Ga!IS' !sn,sc convoy 1.roe white