The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
COTTON MARKETS


NEW YORK, Feb. 16-COTTON-The
cotton market opened barely steady and
points higher to points lower. 1t was
clear from the first that the trade looked
against the entire list should the situa-
ton take Il turn favorable to such a
move. Light port receipts and cables
fully as good as expected for a moment
held bears in check, but soon general
selling set in on a large scale.
Stop orders on March holdings were
reached shortly after the call. and served
to undermine cotton for later delivery.
March promptly broke 10 points. with the
later deliveries following at a more con-
sentative pace. The break was attended
with considerable excitement and more
active speculation than recorded in some
weeks. There was little growth in COM
MISSION business. however. the public
fearing the liquidation of cotton now held
action of March did much to confirm
opinions in this respect. While there
were Slight reactions later in the morn
ing on fiurrieS of room profit-taking, the
general course of the market was down.
ward.
The market for futures closed steady.
net unchanged to points lower.
COTToN-spot closed dull at &c. lower;
middling uplands. 93sc- middling gulf,
93sc.: sales, 8 bales.
sutHres opensd barely ste stHady % Fe mg
905: June oo2; July, .9.o$; August. SGT;
September, Sd: October, T.9S; Novem-
ber $50; December, 7-S9.
Futures closed steady; February, $50;
March, S.96; April. sos; May. 9.02: June.
geo: July. Dol: August, SGT; September.
S.23; October. T.99; November. 1872; De-
cember, 7.SS
CorToN-Dull; middling. 9aSc.: net re-
ceipts, 232 bales; gross, 252 bales; stock,
143. 967 bales.
Total to-day and consolidated-Net re-
cepts. 1896 bales; exports to Great Br Sri
bales; stock. S94, 1856 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
$500, 10 bales; exports to Great Britain.
zoos, i0S bales; to France. 49o.92I bales;
to the Continent 151 ,029 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1G-coTToN--
Futures closed steady; February. 500
May, s.95@S.9G; June, 9.ol@9o2: ! ju W.
sos; October. 7.7o@I1.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 1G-1 P: Moot.
American middling. fair. Sad; good mid
ding. 5 15-32il.; nddling, ; 1o-32d.; low
middling, 5-s2d.; good ,T ordinary mar as
of the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
We're for speculation and export, and d 1no
Guided 800 American. Receipts. 1000
bales. including 1900 American
II
American midding. !. m. G.. FEBRUARY;
> 1G-G4@5 17-G4d., buyers; February and
March. 12-640I5 13-64d.. buyers: March
and April, ; 11-64d., value: April and
Nav 3 9-64m5 10-G4d.. sellers: May ana
June. ) S-64d., sellers; June and July.
; 6-64d, sellers; July and August . 3-Git9
: 4-G4d. sellers; August and September,
4 55-64d. buyers: October, e. O. c.,
4 35-64d, buyers: October and November.
e. O. c., 4 26-G4d., buyers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Feb 1G.-FLOUR-Un
settled and quiet. with traders 10 to zoe.
apart on some grades: Minnesota patent,
81 lO04 30: winter patents. S36o04.
RYE FLOUR-Quiet; fair to good, S2so
@3.15.
ago.
soc
RYE-Steady. No. western. G1c.
RARLEY-Quiet: feeding. 4SI31c.
BARLEY M.ALT-Dull western, ESQ
nc.
WHEAT-spot dull; No. . red. soa4c.
Options opened easy on account OF dis
appointing cables heavy Australian eX-
ports prospects of bearish weekly sta
tistics on Monday and scattered unload
ing. The market finally rallied a little
changed. March closed at 79Ac.; May,
Soc: July. 791ac.
CORN-Spot fimr: No. 4s14c. Option