The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-06


that further successes would attend to-
days operations on the short side were
thrown into temporary confusion by the
unexpected strength abroad. and sought
the first hour the opening figures held
sway quite generally, but later there were
periods of irregularity. the perfect cotton
raising weather over the entire belt get
time active, and at best the crowd was
content to trim up outlying accounts for
q quiet Sunday and as q precautionary
measure pending next weeks Develop
rnents in the crop country. Private cables
ascribed Liverpools irmness to a suduer.
demand for spot cotton from Manches-
ter and continental SINNERS. additional
sales having. been made late yesterday,
bringing the total up to 1000 bales.
Europe was a small buyer Of August cons
tracts in the local market. New Orleans
and other southern interests sold the new
cron positions Wall Street took compar-
ativeIy little part in forenoon specula-
ton The crop news was more or less
conflicting, but bore evidences o. lnpr pr We,
ment following the good weather of the
mast week Receipts were about IN line
with expectations. The market Tor fu-
lures closed quiet, with prices net to .
points lower.
CoTToN-Futures opened steady at the
advance; May. $50; June, 40; July. 9.4s
August 81 septe en- ,e s4y c'9 Sos
January, sos; February, s,o1; March,
Futures closed quiet; May, 9.56; June,
945; July 945: Az august. 80, ssp oe
cember, 500; January, $40; feoruarS'
S.07; March. $40.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands, 9A; middling gulf, ~; saies' none
CoTToN-Ste middling, 9S: gross
receipts, 1897 bales; stock, 5000 bales.
Total to-day and consolidated-Net re
oir,f- = hal 70 q L.. Lob
bales; stock, :75,0I6 bales.
Total since September 1st--Net receipts
2oa Us bales exports to Great re d,g Britain tan
2,0o6,172 bales: to France, 6l3.343 Dales;
to the Continent 2,435, lv5 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 5-CQTToN-
June, 9.33G9.34; August, 9.05@906; Sep
TENDER, S.;S60S.37; October, S.00GS.0 Oh; No
vember, 7.S5MIS6; December, 1-S5Gt.S6
January, 1851 81; February. 7.S6@7. IS;
LIVERPOOL, May 30 P. Moot
TON-Spot in fair demand; prices firm;
American midding, 0 1-16d. The sales Of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 500
were for speculation and export. and in
Guided $500 American. Receipts 1880
bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
at the advance; American middling, |. m.
C., May, 5 22-64, sellers; May and June,
5 20-64, sellers; June and July, 1t-640D
5 1864, sellers; July and August. 3 13-G4,
sellers; August and September. 764, sell
ers; September and October, > S-i4, SELL
ers; October and November. 3S-G4@
4 1864, buyers; November and December.
January 4 29-64@4 1864, buyers; January
and February, 4 27-64td4 2S-64, buyers;
February and March, 1854, buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 5.-FLoUR-ouiet
and about steady; Ninnesota patents, 90
$3.50; winter patents $365lI3.So
RYE FLOUR-Steady; fair to good, $3.50
Q3.l5
CoRNMEAL-Quet; yellow western.
Soc
RYE-Quiet; No. western, 6os.c. +. o.
b. afoat.
BARLEY-Quiet; feeding, 4Ssz@45c.
BARLEY AIALT-Dull: western, 55G65c.
0. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern. Duluth, 76asc.
Options, as a result of firm Paris and
English cables, displayed fair steadiness
to-day helped by strong Northwest re-
ceipts and scarcity of local offerings
Closed steady at unchanged prices. May
closed at 73asc.; July closed at 73Ac.;
September closed at 737sc.
CORN-Spot steady; No. ., 45@Sc. +. o.
CORN-Spot steady; No. 2, 455sc. +. o. b.
Option market was moderately active and
steady all day on high offerings. higher
cables and the steadiness in wheat. Closed
steady and Unchanged; May closed at
44Tsc.; July, 452sc.; September. 452sc.
OATS-Spot steady; No. 2, 2sc Options
dull all day; No. , white oats, May. closed
at 29Bc.
BEEF-ouiet;> family, s12@12.5o; mess,
CUT MEATs-Dull; picked bellies, ITO
SAc.; picked shoulders, 81; picked hams,
S10.50011.
LARD-Easy; western steamed, $3.50.
Refined quiet
PORK-Dull; family, s14.
BUTTER-Steady; western, 16@2Oc. -
T.
lOac.; do. colored, 1012c.: fancy small,
white. 1O@1OAc.; do. colored, 1o14@1015c:
EGGS-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
at market, 131a@14c.; southern, at market,
11G012hc.
POTATOES New York, 1.2511Asd
L 621%: Florida, s3@3.5o; Jersey sweets.
S2.50a3. %.
TALLoW-Dull; city, 42sc.; country,
PfETifRoLEuA1-steady. Refined. New
York, $905; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
So; do. in bulk, $3.50
ROSIN-Quiet; strained, common to
good SLIGO.
RICE-Firm.
TURPENTINE-Stead
CABBAGE-Steady; Florida, per crate.
FREIGHTs TO LIVERPOOL-Quiet
cotton by steam, 21c.
COFFEE-Futures opened duh at I'M
changed prices and ruled exceptionally
ut, with only small operations to even
and Santos were larger, and the spot
situation unsatisfactory, causing a weak
undertone Closed duh at unchanged
prices to 3 points decline. Total sales,
1850 bags, Including May, $500; July,
S6.TO: November, 5000 Spot coffee-Rio
market quiet. Cordova 9A@131ac
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining,