The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-08
~o-rroN MARKETS.

vOpr- Ian 7-COTTON-CoEer-
ing and protit-taiinS carried " 10 W
anl down in the cotton marhet 1890 800,
--l1a ADVANCE took place in the notl4AilS
nc - s,ra IN fullish news from ABROAD,
r,I,ila the declines occurred III lile q eIi
,,oon ON bearish receipt estimates lol 70
,orror- Sneculation was active durlhS
the early hours, there BENG d ENt? ~
ticoable growth OF investment BUSINESS
An aGanCe of : to 4 points created CON
s+erration in The bear ranks ana active
hIIyjnc. for this account in con!unctloii
GOOD support from the South. wan ooee''
the spinning interest and E-uro5e'
the market tlrm start Win PiAoe -
10 points higher. a.
Ian1Iarv began with a jump to loc.
while March and May scored soou Salits.
Following the call the market was lilaue
additionally strong by reports that SPIN
,1ers and exporters were experiencing
Great difficulty in securing spot cotton,
even at G. advance, in the South.
All the forenoon the feeling was arm:
Shortly after noon there was a turn ABOUT
for profits and falling OH OF out Snl,.
buvinG due to larger estimates 1or New
Orleans and Houston tomorrow. during
the afternoon values kept within the I'M
mediate vicinity of Saturdays iinal bids
and speculation followed mario" chan-
mel Clearances were the largest for a
single dav in weeks, reaching nearly So
At the close the market was barely
steady, with prices unchanged to points
lower.
coTToN-Tutures opened firm: Jan
uarv. 1000: February. $40: March, o,GS;
April, 9.GS; May, oG:i:;; June, $50: July.
o.co; July, 90: August. 9:26i September
.TG; October. SO; November. $50
Futures closed barely steady; January,
0.Sj: February, 9.G2; March, 9.1S; April,
90; May, 90: June, 9.o2: July, 94S; Au-
gust 9.19: September, SEC; October, ST.
Spot cotton closed dull; middlinS up
lands. 10A; niddling gulf, 10i2; sales, 100
bales
COTTON-Dull: middling, 1Oll; net re-
ceipts, III bales; gross. S,0ol bales;
sales. 100 bales; stock, 95,075 bales; eS-
ports TO Great Britain, o12 bales; to the
Continent, 200 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 43.31I bales:
exports TO Great Britain, 37.S9G bales; to
France, S,70t bales: to the Continent, 81,
696 bales; stock. 9l7,lS4 bales
Consolidated-Net receipts, 66,9G7 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. ;;9.:':}c0 bales; to
France, 26,6IG bales; to the Continent, 40
32S bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
4.G9l.51S bales; exports to Great Britain,
!, I3G, DAG bales: to France. lul,l94 bales:
to the Continent. 81, SJ7 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 7.-CoTToN-
Futures closed quiet; January, 9.54M?.55;
February. GolG9i..t.iJ. .harCn. JJolJ.li,
April. o49Gt9.lO; May, 9.4S6949 June,
9.4I@o. 10; July, 9.i6494I; August 909@
90.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 1.-COTTON-Spo
in fair demand; prices lid. higher;
American middling. fair. 1-;;22:;d.: good
middling. ) 23-i2d.: middiinS. 5&sd.: low
niddling, :, 7-l6d.; good ordinary. l:!-16d;
ordinary ) 15-1Gd. The sales of the day
We're 5000 bales of which 300 were for
speculation and export and included 900
American. Receipts, G,00O bales. all
American.
Futures opened quiet but steady and
closed steady: American middling. !. m. c.
January ; '4-Gfd., buyers; January and
February , ;i1-64d., buyers; February and
March / 2S-ti4d.. buyers: March and
April ) 2l-64G5 26-G4d.. sellers; April and
Nav 23-G4d. sellers; Nav and Trnn
:, 2o-tiId.. buyers; June and July,.5 1S-64d,
value: July and August . 14-Gld. value.
August and September. 4 6:;-64 cd,
buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. Inactive. being
checked by the sharp afternoon drop in
wheat Quotations were nomnally I'M
changed.
RYE FLOUR-Steady.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Steady.
RECOMMENDATIONS
CORNME,AI1-FirIn.
REE-Steady.
BARLET-Quiet
WHEAT-Spot quiet; No. . red, s234c.