The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-19

+. MEM 1OflN. an. 1S.-COIION-lhe ne
cotton market was in decidedly better
form most Of the session. The foundation
of the Improvement was the more favora-s
bic turn Of affairs in South Africa, and a
greater exhibition of strength by Southern
spot markets. Our market opened steady,
with prices :; to s points highern sympa-G
thy with an advance of ! TO > points at
Liverpool Active covering by room
shorts and fairly good buying for Wall
street account. supplemented by large
purchases OF March and May cotton by
arbitrage houses. led TO further slight i'm
provement. after which the market quiet
eu down and prices slowly fel back Inc
January option displayed surprising
strength exporting houses and belated
shorts best buyers. The South was 4 fair
operator on the bull side from time to
time Sentiment, as rule was uhilis-
1akabl- more confident than III week
or on the strength OF me st;..istic,'l
nosition<rhe purchase of 10000 bales at
an advance OF JIG at New Orleans also
helped the market. Receipts We're con-
sdeably inside of predictions. me mar.
ket at the close was steady VITA near
months TO points higher ana lar
months 1 to points lower
COTTON-Futnres opened steady at the
advance: January, 7.44; February, 'ii'
March and April. I'D; May e ana I'LL
G31 October, CTS; November, o.'"' Ie
CemDer. G.Io. 10,
,.utures closed steady: January, 49,
February 7.::;9: March. 40; April. IA
May. 1.4:i: June. '.is; .lulN 80; -! W.
742: September. G.SS: october; o'"' No
venber. G.Gy: December. CTS.
Spot cotton closed quiet ut l-1f advance;
nidd!ing upands, "a; middlinE gulf :;
sales. no bales.
COTTON-Quiet ana steady; middlins
7:,;: net receipts. isl bales; gross. 1,G:,S
bales; sales, 40 bales; stock, 124''s3
bales
Total to-day-Net receipts. 2O,GS1 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain. 5000 bales: to
the Continent 15.753 bales; stock, 9s3,6!'
bales.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES receipts, 13ioi% bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, Hall: to
France S43S bales; to the Continent. g.
Tota. since September 1st-Net receipts,
4,:;3O,1G2 bales: exports to Great Britain,
1,149,1GS bales; to France, i,4jo pales;
NEW ORLEANS. la, Jan. 1s.zCoT-
TON-Futures steady; January ~ old
February, 7.22aIe24; March. 134N':23;
7.2SGI.2o: July, 7.29m7.31; August I.1$s
III; September, 6.7iG6.1s; October G.o1e'
G.5;i.
CHARLESTON. S. G., Jan. 1s:,GoT-
TON--Narket firm; sales, none; middIing.
ZIG.
LIVERPOOL Jan. 1S.-COTTON-Spo
in fair demand: prices 1-16d. higher;
American niddling. fair, ! l3-1G; good
middlng. as; middling GIG: good ordi-
nary. 80; ordinary. i! L.; low mid
ding. 3 1-:i:2. Sales 1000 bales, of which
2.GOo We're for speculation and export, and
included $500 American. Receipts, +,no
bales including 800 American
Futures opened and closed steady at the
advance: American lnidd!ng. !. m. G..
January. 2i-64M4 25-Gi, value: January
and February j 2O-G41t 21-G4. BUYERS;
February and March, 11-G444 1S-G4,
sellers: March and april, 4 14-GM4 l.'-0i,
sellers: April and May. 4 11-64. sellers
Nav and June, 17-ii4 buyers; June and
July, 4 :5-G414 Gel. sellers: July and Au-.
gust, 3-G4. buyers: August and septem-
ber 3 G1-64M:; 62-6t. buyers; September
and October, } 52-Gl. sellers: October ana
November, :; 43-G4M3 46-G4. buyers.