The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-06
PEANUT MARKETS.
<NoRFOLK,# V a., March 5.-PEANUTS-
COTTON MARKET,

NEWsYOR E, March j.-COTrON-Bear
sentiment was almost unanimous on the
Cotton Exchange to-day, and selling on
rallies was the aim of nearly every trader
liverpool manifested underlying weak.
ness OF no small Importance. Selling Or
ders were cabled herezfrom Great Brit IN
and the Continent The southern wires
also brought considerable bear business
to the local pit Under these influences
the market started easy in tone. with
prices down j ITO u points, and gradually
sank until net loss of Z to S points was
apparent Heavy port and interiorsre-
ceipts, with claims that not only was an
increase likely, but that southern. holders
were dumping out the remnant of cotton
held for high prices in fear of further
breaks added to the intensity of bearfsh
convictions here and in Liverpool. May
and July came III for the brunt of the
selling pressure. though August suffered
severely also. AT noon the loss had been
reduced to ) to points by light profit
taking by room #scalpers. who looked for
sidecing the late &c. decline too much.
But an attack directed from New Or
leans carried prices downward to 8
points soon after the noon hour EST
and Houston tomorrow with a better
showing OF the, semi-weelSly interior town
statement than. expected. gave the market
a turn for the better later. Once more
liquidation and bear pressure forced
values downward. and the market was
heavy until near the close. when it
steadied on covering. and closed STEADY;
unchanged to . points lower on other
months.
coTToN-spot cotton closed dull at 1se.
lower: middling uplands. s l5-fGc. mid
ding gulf, . ::;-1Gc.: sales, $500 bales.
Futures opened easy; March. S.56: April,
s.54 May, $50: June, sos; July, $50;
August. SEQ: septeml3er. 72o: October Ct
Futures closed steady: March. $50:
April, $50: May. s.G;; June, So; July.
SOL August, SD; September. 7.?2 Ccto-
her, 7.76; November, I.65; December. i.6;';
January, I.G2.
%COTTON--Dull; middling. S 1'-1G; net
receipts. TO- bales; gross s.: 81. bales; sales.
to the Continent, 53G bales; to France,
100 ba les.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 34Go1 bales:
exports to Great Britain, 1926 bales: to
bales: stock. S773,224 bales.
Consolidated-Net5 receipts. 1920 bales:
exports to Great Britain, 23,S51 bales; to
Franco, ISL. bales; to the Continent, 1858
bales.
Total since September 1st-Net REGENTS.
3,?2t,741 bales; exports to Great Britain
22lo,74o bales; to i France an, :,1:s9s. bales to
the Continent, 1.l0iI bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 5--COTToN-
Futures closed steady; March, S.5S@S60:
AZ
S.:5Sns. 80; July, S.57Ms.:is; August. S.:.90
$50: September, 7.1997.76; November,
7.43GI.13.
CHARLESTON. S. c :. March ;5.-CO1'-
TON-Nomil;l; midd!ing, SIC. asked; no
sales.
LIVERPOOL. March 81 p. Moot
+ TON-Spot demand fair; prices ;',:52d
lower: American middling, fair. 13-32d. :;
good middling. J:3-16d.; middling, sd. !;
low middling: e7-:2d.: good ordinary
the day were 10000 bales, of which 800
We're for speculation and export and 10 in
cluded 1900 American. Receipts, $4,000
bales, including 10000 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet: Amer,
lean mddling. l. m. C.. March. 6o-64a9
4 G1-G4d., BUYERS; March and April,
4 G0-t;4d. buyers: april and May. 4 59-tjid.,
buyers: May and June, + 59-G40t4 Go-6ld.
sellers; June and July, : 59-64d., value;
july and 4Ausust,-4 .JS-64d.,S BUYERS; Az
gust and September, 4 49-6iGt4 50-6id,
sellers; September, 4e-G4@t 5o-64d. sell
erS: October, GO. C., 4 29-6ld.. sellers;
October and November, 22-64@ S-64d,
sellers.