The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-18
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NEW YORK Jan. lI.-COTION-A con-
siderable portion OF the advance estab-
lshed in cotton futures during yesterday s
wave of covering and investment buying
was swept away early to-day by small
avalanche of liquidation and some bear
pounding. There We're several reactionary
movements later in the session. but prices
failed to rally to the final bids of last
night.
On the opening the feeling was easy.
with prices down 3 to points, ilnmedi-
ately followed by an additional drop OF =
TO points under selling for both ac-
counts. which seemed 10 come from nearly
all points Toward midday there was a
change for the better but in the early
afternoon sheer dearth of supporting or
dcrs caused prices TO slowly sag, alter
which variations were Insignificant ana
business practically fiat
The market was finally steady. with
prices ) to 10 points lower While the
English cables proved fully as favorable
as anticipated by the trade here. the
Liverpool market took q decided list to-
ward the bear side on the opening. and
continued to decline on what appeared to
be general supporting. Our markt 1ol-
lowed sharply until OPS was reached Tor
March and 80 for May, when demand
from reactionists checked further decline
and caused Liverpool to steady and close
considerably up from the lowest
COTTON-Spot closed dull; middling up
lands, 9Tsc. middling gulf, 10lsc.; sales,
Futures opened easy: January, 900:
February. o.:;9; March, 90; April, go;
May. $50; July, 221; August, geo; Sep
tembeI. Sol: October SO: November
S 10: December. $40.
Futures closed steady: January, $50;
February, 9.::3;: March, $50; April 92S;
May, OPS: June, 926; July, 9-26; August,
9.o&; September, $40; October, 81; No
vember, $40.
CoTTON-DuIl; middling, 97lc: net re
ceipts 71ti bales; gross. .315 bales; stock.
1o1,I bales; exports to the Continent. 400
bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 2d.3G9 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 12,'''4 bales; TO
France, $500 bales: to the Continent r.
$50 bales; stock. SI6.2:1 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, ,13S,t21 bales;
exports to Great Britain, lJ,S12 bales: TO
France 6.11o bales: TO the Continent, H.,
oD4 bales
Total since September ist-Net receipts.
tGl0o20 bales. exports to Great Britain,
] SOS, 9S7 bales: to France. 49,, OPS bales;
to the Continent, ,:i3G, i5I bales.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-FLOUR-Weak
and again very dull, With buyers 1oWloc
unGei- the market. Winter stralshrs, IS. Iu
asst: Minnesota patent, siGf.2o.
RYE OUR-Steady.
BUCIIN HEAT FLOGR-Dull.
REORGANIZATION
CORNA1EAL-Easy.
Il \ E.-s ,eaGE-
BARLrA-Duli.
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
W I1EAI-Spot steady; No. red, 19hc
f O. b. atioau. Options displayed more
weakness to-day after momentary stead1-
ness at the opening. Heavy unloading or
aers came in during the forenoon. and
prices dropped a cent a bushel- Any dis
position towards d subsequent rally was
checked by an afternoon cable estimating
;; bic Argentine crop and export surplus,
unit! near the close. when shorts put up
the price a little. Closed steady at 3s01Ac.
net loss January closed at TSAc.; March,
79asc-; May, 1910.
CORN-Spot firm; No. ., Acc. elevator
and .l5lac f. o. b. at1oat. Option market
was rather steady all day, III spite of the
wheat break, influenced by tair clear
ances, poor grading and demand from
shorts. Closed firm at 8912c. net adj
vance January closed at 461ac.; March,
4Jc., May, ;4c.
OATs-Spot quiet; No. ., 3ol.c. Options
dull but steady with corn.
BEEF-Steady. Cut meats steady;
picked bellies, S7.5O@S.JO; picked shout
ders. S5.75a6; picked hams, ss.5o@o.25
LARD-Steady; western steamed, STD.
Refined steady: Continent, S7.s5; South
America, $3.50; compound, s5.30I5.621a
PORK-Firm; family, S150lG; short
clear, S143GGlI: mess. S13.75@14.775.
BUTTER-Firm; creamery. 16M2lc.; fac
tory. 11Ql14c.: State dairy, 14@l91&c.
cHEESE-Firm: fancy large, fall-nlade
1I54@l PFC; fancy small, iall-made. ua4@
1.c.
EGGs-Firmer:& State and Pennsylvania.
asWe11Ac; western, averaged packed, at
market, ,13@2oc.
POTATO Es-steady: JerseTs, s1.a3@1
Nsw Mo- ie Jersey Sweets, $i.75as island
TALLOW-Steady.
PETROLEuM-Easy.