The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-27
COTTON MARKETS.

: NEW YORK. March 26.-COTTON-..
The cotton market to-day was the least
interesting Of recent months. Prices on
the opening call were point higher to |,
point lower. Cables reflected equally UNI,
eventful conditions abroad, and there.
was little work on in the way OF acreage
market dragged chiefly under local ilitlu-.
cnces, easing 4 to $ points below the
closing figures of Saturday, when the de-
cline was arrested by covering. There
was some pressure carly in the day in
the way Of long cotton, which made it's
appearance more or less freely when lib
eral estimates on receipts for tomorrow
and the week at leading points In the
South added to the pessimistic sentiment
now being quite generally shared by. the
local contingent. Private account from
Liverpool were not encouraging regard
ing Manchester, rather unfavorably af-
1ected by weather reports from the East.
Just before the close there was little
rally on covering. but the market was
finally steady at a net decline of 10 s
points.
COTTON-Futures opened quiet: March
(offered), $50: April, $40: May. $40;
June, 9.34: July, e.33; August, 42l; Sep
T.sS; December, January and February,
7O7.
Futures closed steady; March, o.ss;
April and May. 9.36; June, 92s; July,
9ober sio N s;1 se 7.ss; DECEMBER
.7.95: January, 1856; February, 1877.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
e7s; middling gulf, JOS: sales, 6,534 bales.
COTToN-Dull middling, 97s; net re-
ceipts, 43S bales; gross. 1854. bales; sales,
6,53i bales; stock, 1882 bales; exports
to Great Britain, sol bales; to the Conti-
nent, SIT bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, ,G75 bales;
exports 10 Great, Britain. 1891 bales; to
France, A10,059 bales; to the Continent,
l7,266 bales; stock, 1SS334 bales.
exports to Great Britain, 1891 bales;
to France, 1OOS9 bales; to the Continent,
q .956 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5,S72,2o bales; exports to Great Britain.
j ,S19.941 bales; to France, 62S,S04 bales;
to the. Continent, 2o44,6 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March ae.-coT-
ToNaFutures quiet: March, e:2s; April,
9.2S; July, 9.25@3.2G; August, 9.01@9.02;
September. SGT; October, 7S9@7.91; No
vember. 7.7S@7s0; December, 7.T@I79;
January, 7.7S@7.SO.
LIVERPOOL, March 2GA P. Moot
TON-Spot in moderate demand; prices
1-32d. higher; American middling, fair,
81; good middling, GIG: middling. 81;
low middling, $751; good ordinary, 3-10;
ordinary, 5. The sales Of the day were
5000 bales, of which 500 were for specu-s
lation and export, and included 1900
American. Receipts, $4,000 bales, incl,d-
ing 1900 American.
Futures opened easy and closed quiet
at the decline; American middlng, l. m.
c., March, 5 1854, buyers; March and
April, 5 21-64, buyers; April and May,
5 1864, sellers; May and June, 5 1864,
sellers; June and July, 5 12-64d5 1864,
sellers; July and August 5 1864, sellers;
August and September, sos 1-64. sellers;
September and October, 4 3A-64@4 43-G4,
INV nNto - nd rar,1h
sellers; November and December. 4 2S-64
al 1864, buyers; December and January,
4 24-64@4 25-64, buyers: January and
February, 23-64@4 24-64, sellers.
LIVERPOOL, March 26.-The Cotton
Exchange will observe the Easter holt
days by closing Friday, April 18th, Sat-
urday, April lAth, and Monday, April