The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-13

!. New York February 2.--Thc market
WAS weak throughout the past week.
and reaching the lowest levels since
early last November. Liquidation of
large stale bull accounts carried by
fpeculnt tive interests here and at Liver
poo and New Orleans which started a
week ago Wednesday, has been the fe;l-
ture Of these Developments. saturday.
February, 4. March closed n 1t,4S, May
1t.e5. July 1876. August 1887, which
showed decline from the high level
Eot thct Week Of 81 TO 81 points. From
The previous Saturdays closing prices
there was decline of As 10 IS points
on these options. On Thursday after
noon. March sold as low as 1898 May
i4.1T July 1919, ana Angus; 1874 The
Ghy the shorts from that level did not
sHtend beyond Is and 20 points to the
hiEh Of carly Friday morning.
Mn sid ., l ,.l, was resumed
within 70 points OF the lowest
prices previously mentioned, In tho
next crors options for which October
sold rs high as 1861 al the end 81
uanuary and 1916 for December, there
nss been an extreme decline OF 80 10
hS points against q TO 81 points from
hsEh prices for those months reached
!ust before the break began on Jan
MARY 81 From the highest prices Of
Ehe season Of 1888 for March and
:. > '
iinere has been decline TO the low OF
ihis week az .135 points. or S6.75 per
lo ale h,is5 ?ei ;Sa 'rSeons .ruGtion from
frop and The worlds probable con-
sumption has simply been forcing this
,lGuidation and decline Of the past
fortnight
Movement OF tie CROP
Ihc movement Of the CROP fails to
Ehow The heavy Ealing off predicted by
t.ne pnIis IS running on tho equiv
fient OF q total commercial crcp move
Snen for the season OF over IL DOC. 900
bales The total amount brought into
eisht Tor TINS. week OH the hcurcs Of
,ne N"w fors Gotten Exchange APP
iIro%inla!es ziS,000 palcB. against 1917
WV last year and 215,poo tho previous
year This makes tho total crop mar
5kcfed 50 far from the opening OF the
season on September | to date l00lS.
o9o Poles. aHainsi s,io5, 900 last year.
and ll,ia5.006 in 1905, when the total
commercial movement FOR that season
US eyer i3S5o0o0 bales, against To-
s!pnon iast season From This time
nntl The end OF August last season
- r., We're lust 100000 bales or the
lcTop brought into sight.
\. " the movement from this date Int{I
fS ahc end Of August is no larger than
lnDrinS that period last season. tho
lptdl crop movement Tor this year Will
~, acccrGinsly. l2.0lSOUO ba)os III
th!s connection ii does not seem likely
ltnat the movement viii be as small
iof the balance Of the season as il
,sF lehi !fdr from this date. owing TO
re very heaNy shortage OF the crop
tnen as compared with the much Ia rger
Stop ms year. For these reasons there
II many IN the trade VINO nTe now eX-
iI5odng the. total crop movement for
t'his year viii exceed la,25o 900 bales
Prospects for The Future.
y ms larger crop prospect and TIC
.owei prices for the staple would
hToahcn the conSunptiyr demand or
enc worlds spinncrs with tho revival
ni genera business The latter would
Dc quitc likely 10 develop through tic
getting; the increase in freight rates
from the Interstate Commerce. Co,nnijs-
son in It's coming decision on m
,natter. and also in the event Of tne
hiprcU1e rorr, tcn6erinS Ifayora blc
decision OF tho STANDARD OIL and Amer
.ean Tobacco cases. ConscdlicTitir
f'ereis nov much more likelii1ood
Of estimates on tho worlds CONSUME.
'lon Of American cotton baina raised
during tlln course 0f fho ne5t twr
months from The i1.5oo.ooe nalcs put
nit by ME- l2llson tha reccgniIef
1nsish aaihority on this subjeot II
* Ire neIchborhoud 81 about I3nOO MI
s1ales English spinner appear /,
haHe alrcadS contracted for sutiicicn,
M S0pplleS 70 last them well into In,
summer but Continental SINNERS Ar,
siy much behind their seasons taEin.,j
d 70 date compared witty iast year IS
iYnclally those in France and (;crrrauv
XII SpiDncrs in fhis countr,, ihroue6oi,
rTig Enslara and IN the Southern mil
srg districts have not mad good Ill oiiai
trade prospects or profitable marry,