The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
COTTON Markets.

Nsw York February S-The cotton market
as not active to-day. bat prices improved,
and the close was firm At a net advance OF
from sf7 points. The opening Vas steady 81
an advance OF SOS points In response 70
higher cables than expected favorable week
y trade reviews covering OF shorts snn
buying OF July by some OF the lescing trade
houses. A renewal Of yesterdays late selI-
ing movement and scattered reaiizias sent
prices of , o. : points from the best during
the early trading. but offerings we're neitner
heavy nor aggressive. and the marker soon
nrrned I'D again closing AT practically the
best point OF the day Some attention was
attracted by rumors that Northern yarn
spinners we're receiving requests TO cancel
contracts. and these reports may have IN
spired Of the early seil!ss. but they
denied by local yarn dealers snc Here
evidently ignored in the later tradinS Inc
nrInness of Liverpool was attributed to the
rapidly decreastre visible supply. small Bonn
hay receipts and prosperous trade conditions
in Lancashire Western goods distributors
continued report an active healthy bust
ness with collections goods. and. generally
speaking. reports from the dry goods trade
we're considered favorable. Rumcrs that local
garment workers who have nov been on
strike for some time had decided TO return
TO work next week. may have helped the
market somewhat IN the late trading. when
there were also reports circulating % more
active spot demand both from exporters ana
domestic spinners
Cotton. quiet: middIinE. 1855. net receipts
i bales. gross. LN7 bales. sales. 10 bales
stock. i53.szs bales. export CosstVisc, AsSs
bales
Total TO-DAY - All rrrfc-NNf re0elp-t
L. So bales. export 10 France. lis bales; TO
the Continent. - bales. stock. SAILS bales
Consolidated At al ports-Net receipts
l. 50 bales. export 20 France. ~ bales 20
the Continent. 10 bales.
Total since September ~ all ports-Net
receipts. Sol%1-7 bales. export 90 Great
Britain. -.7ss.s2 bales. 20 France s7lsss
bales, 10 the Continent. 1<ss.07s bales: to
Japan i$7s-a bales; - Mexico. 2eoo bales
View orleans February s-co;toa future,
opened steady ~ an advance OF 90 points
on good cables and POOR weather mag.
The market however. was ouu throughout
to-dav's session There vas no fuetaafion
81 prices aud the close steady = net
advance Of s1S points Private advicrr stat
81 that the continent was buying Liver
rs.of and that offerings were not large. This
Vas taken 10 mesn that the poiiyrai sit
nation In Europe Vas somewhat more en-
fouraelng kilograms from The cotton grow
ing holt complained that too much rain and
cold weather were interfering With farm
work some short sclling resulted on The
forecast q generally fair weather Tor the
cotton belt over sunday but ~ did not de-
,.-ers rrices much LATE IN fh~ session the
market stcadicd up and advanced rather
strongly or ttr uucont-rnNd rumcr that the
rarncnt workers strike 81 New York had
6een settled. AZ tho highest trading months
we're ie9fg points over the closing level 90
I ~e~terdar spot cotton steady ana urchang
Cd. middiine. . s-isc sales on The spoi 80
haies and none ~ arriy-. Closing fufur~-:
I Februsrv II 81. March. rs. May. y -. Jniv.
} 1. 81. August J.. -. September. n -. October.
H.. December. III
rfve-r,sei Fetfrsry Spot cotton aui~s I.
rrtc~s unchanged. American mfddifnE fair.
81. good ruiddiinr. 1ls. ufddiinr so. low
rofddifos- "a. GOOD ordinary. 50 1rdlnary.
49, The sales q the day we're 100 bai~s.
81 With ~ we're Tor speculation ard export.
snd fr~l,sded go American. Receipts 800
I baies. no American. Fut1ree orsnrd quiet
snd closed cuiet and STEADY
~ssl Orleans Februsry S-V~esiy Revi-v-
cnfv moderate volume % busiress vas
done IN tie cotton ruark-t THE week. The
carnival holidays cut into fredtne 20 some
extent and the market was Affected BY the
dizziness nov generally IN 81 - the large
cotton markets Of IRE world u vas BE-