The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-05


| Cotton. quiet; mdd!ine i,.,p: gross re-
! ccIpts. 4.h5i haies. stock isiT?, ia es: export
to Great Britain. 5ih1 BATES 10 France, 4SS?
| bales; TO tho Continent 80 oa!es; Coast
MISC, :,;jI bales
To;ai to-day at a,i por.s-Nc, receir;s.
$50 bales cApor, To Grcnt Britain. .'i",>
/, aaleS to france. 500 bai's TO the Coni!-
neni. $3.50 bates; TO Japan. 5I"5 bates;
con.oiida,ed ai nj porte. Nc, receipts
'4aaiS bncs: export 10 Great D.,iin. otai
na.cs 10 Franc. $50 bn,es; tho Cont
; ntn,. Ha3'J tsicr: 20 japan. ii>f bales.
lV;a since ScPiu.ber, at al ports Nst
receipts. ifS.>i baics. c@ror' 10 Great
Britain. S.7,a.5sn bsics: to france l.1,2,tSs
i, osics; to the Coaiincnt aS;osca naIes; TO
Japan. i'osi3 bales. 10 McNico ',.3s oa!cs
Sen or.e%as. A?:. '.lieayy ou.l"=. IN
! duccI - rua!oTS Of ast u, tn ;hc dNoes
over le ho.da:, and acUsa liona! estl1iatcs
! o. the reduction a. acreage ~ The bth
5rouEht a3out NJ advance o; prices III thP
vo;tUn ira.tct to-day. The lie, at ;Me ccsc
octng iTI.? points over yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. point OF to :.
points VI compared with i!e close q! yes
tcTday cables were no; UP 10 expectations
and the weather map NOT very favor
sole. Covering 'or over the Enstcr holidays,
however caused an advancing ;endeuc!, and
around the middle %! the morning the mar
kei displayed remarkable strength ~
ports that lcadtac bulls p.otnincr! spo,
and planting Interests we're buying freely
o. uoia crops, 7ncohHrmef reports oi :.
break In thc Miittss!ppi .cvec south OF H!ch-
man, and large estims Ter OF tho reduction
In acreage stimulated bu.inH until the ring
va. active aud large volume - ausincsh
"ns being done. In ;re afternoon rumors
concerning breaks IL tao Mississippi River
leNc"s In ArkInsa-, Tennessee and M!ssis-
sippi caused renewed buy Ing. and tho most
active months were j. n p points UP FOR til,.
day w'tH the late crop abou; po!nts up
from yesterday. Spot cotton, lie. M;
! :nidd!inr, II S-!sc. Sales on The spo, so bales
and 1880 TO arrive. Futures closed steady:
April Ills: MAY n.@i: july. ii.2i: August
Ills; SeptemoeT, NO.. october. il.0i De
| ceinbcr, h.V.i January. ii,05
| New Orleans. Apyi .--Waekly cotton he
vio~.--Fhe cotton market This week tr.ed
| at an advance % l5u 70 points over last
| The highest prize touched we're reached TO-
day. which were nc., tho closing owing 10
/ the Easiu. holidays AT ;he highest che
| trading mo@ths were = q - points over u-;
! week. close. at the lowest which was yes
;erday. prices We're : IL points under las,
weeks c!ose. III" strength! thar developed
on The Weekend wa altogether uncXpcricd
as the trade had been looking forward 10 a
Very dp.l d.! ~ hceHinS wth the ho!laav y
ceiling "o'n bS the tnarnei during ,hc Pc
I az i"e week was llot ALTOGETHER unfavorab!e
/ "Ll 700 iaueh ain :cll IN sections. and Tho
: Stf.sSh 'dca Wa$ tina; the oackwar6nes o.
4 The rrop haG ircrca.cd II anythtn- T'hi
+ 10 their covering IN vc.uir!c on ,hc y.cl
/ enc Fat"eE thar carry thcir commitments
+ ote! t"e 'tiP'e n"!'GH%s IN ;hc 30; market
me tane was good and prices rose one.
i guar;tr o. cent. m!dd!!ng closing at liS-,6
/ asa!ns; ietb-i6 last wot!. and i,;.ts mis-
Week !asi year. Uusiuess was restricted n
! s'na oTerin.' sale. on the spot amou;t .
Cd 10 only !@9 Da.cs "sains; $3.50 las, wee,
! rive amounted 10 40 bnl.s against 40,
! iaa; wees and @.@i1 This Week Las, ycar