The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
COTTON MARKETS.

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NEW YORK, March Sat the opening
of the cotton market to-day prices adj
vanced to j points on general buSlhs,
but particularly among the shorts, OWNS
TO better cables from Liverpool than eN-
rected The March option sold up to SO,
May, SIS: July, S.'t, and AUGUST. So.
The demand here was supplied by COM
mission houses and the largest spot cot
ton houses were heavy sellers. Later
there was u slump, and when late cables
reported Il. loss OF all the early advance
al Liverpool with the closing price snow
ing d net decline of about point there
was IA break here to about last night
prices :;
regular course, though finally stiftcnnS
up on q fresh scare OF oVer-Sold PIT IN
forests and the appearance OF outside
buving orders Rumors that Neil was to
come out tomorrow with a bulllSh clrcu-
lar in New Orleans and Liverpool. inten-
sitied the alarm or shorts ana encou 1l.l
Increased support from the bull element
interest The market was active with
sentiment favoring high prices. August
proved to be the strongest option on the
list and led the upward movement. In
vestment support in the last houf was
very active. Al the close the market was
very steady with prices showing Use
OF 9M1J points for the day.
COTTON-Futures opened firm; March.
SIT: April, .s.4S; May; $50; June, $40;
October, 779; November, 7.GS; December,
Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands. S'sc.; middling gulf, ?isc.; sales,
l425 bales.
Futures closed steady; March. SGT;
April. sol: MAY, S;;54; juno, S26; July.
ber rs; November 100; December. 7.66.
coTroN-steady; middling, s5sc.; net
receipts, PA bales; gross ~; ;5oS bales;
Total to-day-Net receipts, 22.316 bales;
exports to Great Britain. 15,412 bales: to
France. 62t bales: 70 the Continent, 6.5oo
bales; stock, S49.526 bales.
Consolidated-Nct receipts, 1920 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 5351 bales; to
France, 1,2s1 bales; to the Continent.
Total since September 1st.-Net receipts.
59S4G$1 bales: exports to Great ire; ts Britain,
to the Continent, IL ,lo1 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March s-CoTToN-
Futures firm; March, SIS; April. S.640
S s NlS 0' aSsst 'S s7s" :qs Sep
tember, 7.74@776; October. 7.57G7.5o; No
vcmber, 7.as; December, s45@s.46.
CoTToN-The following are the total
net receipts of cotaon at all ports since
September !, 1900:
Galveston, 1865, 4o1 bales; New Orleans,
1915. 100: Mobile, 121o'o; Savannah, $50
445; Charleston, 204. :2.93; Wilmington. 246.
6SS: Norfolk ;25. OCT; Baltimore. 5O791:
New York, 1891, Boston, IL. 532255; New
port News, IS,ll3, ton!l1uel!ollla, IoooI J,
Brunswick, 6O,9So; Port Arthur. j., 267 :;
Pensacola. 1oJ,51o. Total, o,9S4.651 bales.
LIVERPOOL. March ST p. Moot
TON-Spot in fair demand; prices 1-'2d.
higher: American middling. fair. 8 15-32d.;;
good 1niddling, 5 :S-16d.: middling. 3-l5d. j;
low middlng, 4 27-S2d.; good ordinary.
4 l9-31d ordinary. 11-32d. The sales Of
the day were 1900 bales, of which 1000
were for speculation and export and in
Guided II 100 American. Receipts none.
Futures opened quiet and closed easy;
1 57-64a4 5s-6id. buyers: March and April.
4 57-64d. buyers; April and May. 4 16-64M
4 57-64d. buyers: May and June. 4 56-64d.-
sellers; July and August, 4 56-64d. buy