The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-COTTON-With
the exception of a feeble bull flourish at
and unsettled to-day with the bear fac
ton holding the better position Ut me
close. The speculative PUBLIC at no Tune
took an active part in operations. E2tter
Liverpool cables than expected. with Il
small port movement South. gave the
market a steady start. with prices 10 .
clement and the South figured as fair
buyers of the near months around the
opening. and for a. time the indications
rather pointed to still higher prices But
the outside support soon ceased the Eng
lish market took a list to the bear slde
and liQuida ton set in. Prices were sensl-
midday had not only lost the opening i'm
provement, but were down j to points
from Saturdays closing, with selling tor
both accounts popular. In the early at
teruoOn the feeble condition OF the market
was Intensified by larger estimates tor to-
mOrroWs receipts at New Orleans ana
ance of selling. orders from New Orleans
and the West. the latter chiefly May cot
ton. Prices withered several points
further, with the market showing marked
ries of covering on fears of Il higher
Liverpool market tomorrow caused reac-
tionary fluctuations. but the general trend
of the market was steadily downward
under fitful general selling and almost
total absence OF speculative support. at
the close the market was steady, with
prices net S TO II points lower.
CoTToN-spot closed quiet at &c.
lower: middiing uplands, 9Ac.; mlddling
gulf SIC. sales, l.9l0 bales.
March. 9o5; April, 900, May. IL; June,
SOS; Sovember. sol D De-: : 30.
Futures closed steady; February. 500:
March, sol; April. S.2S; May, s:o1; June,
500; October. $50; November, 100; De-
cember, I.SI.
coTToN1,ouiet: ,niddling. oAc5: net re.
sales. 1910 bales: stock, 14S,114 bales; eN-
ports to Great Britain, co. bales; to the
Continent. 100 BALES.
Total; to-day-Net receipts. 20.363 bales;
exports. to Great Britain, 2,423 bales: to
the Continent. 5000 bales; stock. soo,lo3
bales.
exports TO Great Britain, ESQ bales: to
the Continent, 2S906 bales.
Total since September lst-Net receipts.
5,7GG,9S0 bales; exports to Great Britain.
2,l56.6l2 bales to France, $4,000 bales,
to the Continent. 1851. 44S bales.
ToN-Futures quiet and steady; Febru.
airy, S.92 bid March, S97@S.9S; April, S96
@S97; May, S.96@S97; June. S94@s,9G;
u1S s94GS So A ee3nbsr s2STss f 3, Seq No
vember. T.72@7.74.
CHARLESTON. 5. c.. teD. 2o-COI-
TON--uiet; middling. &C.; sales, 100 bales.
LIVERPOOL Feb. 2j-4 P. Moot
TON-Spot moderate business: prices
steady; American middling, 11-S2d.; the
sales of the Gay were 5000 bales, of which
500 We're for speculation and export, and
included 1900 American. Receipts, 5000
bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet
but steady: American middling. !. m. c.,
February ) lS-64M5 19-G4d.. sellers: Feb
ruary and March. 14-64@5 15-64d., buy
ers; March and April. 5 13-Gi05 14-64d..
sellers: April and May, , 11-GaGD5 l2-64d..
buyers: May and June. > 10-GtGl5 11-64d.,
buyers; June and July, 9-64d.. buyers:
July and August 3 It'd. buyers; August
and September ;.9-64d.. buyers: Septem-
ber 4 59-6id.. buyers: October and No
vember i ;;6-G4d., nominal: October and
November, 4 .9-G4d., nominal.