The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27

some scattered buying for Il reaction, which
tees were stopped on Monday there would
be Hurry of old crop shorts. That position
consequently led the rally in the later trad
Ing. but business taper ed OFF on the advance
OF about los points from the low level of the
Indicated an Increase OF from to 10 per e cent
In the acreage OF Texas and Oklahoma.
selling In connection With ia favorable " edviees
AZ 20 the outlook In the Southwest from
that recent rains have been eSoess depo' iS
louisa ma and Mississippi. and there were
normally low temperatures. but local bears
considered uncertainty as ia May notices the
main factor on the late rally.
cepts o 9S Sales %Ea. s
oss bales: export Coastwlse. $50 bales
CSC m"ta a., to-day at an ports-%st receipts,
Gaes e r sxper & Gas sTa" i
Continent iIG7' bales; stock, s!e..i5 bales.
""S So EXPORT at al" receipts
bales; to France. esH bales: export '" to the
Continent, i7,e74 bales
H He rrceiPts $, isiS5I bales eXpor, to Great
b n,Iesi"' S ,h naies TO France a2os5s
Japan scl,93o bales: to Mexico 5000 bales.
cotton fell 10 new low levels FOR the week
and season In the trading of The short Sat
strong henr interests. hut the decline was
held within moderate limits because OF "a
I
shorts who. in spite OF the promise OF fav-
9rabie weather In cotton region over Sun
PROFITS over the weekend Considerable H.
quotation Of the long account Was in evil
conflicting reports regarding the old crop
positions and evidence that they be-
small trader. on the opening the tone was
steady and prices were 3aS points up First
ing Al the lowest Of the morning the trad
ing months were ta5 Isintss, under the las,
steady at net loss or ld2 points. Spot
cotton auie, and unchanged middling.
futures closing bids: January. ii,2o: April,
llss' May, i?lo; July, il.so; August. ll.55.
ni les. '''sS October MS December
| New orleans. La. April .6.-weekly Re
/ sure from the bear Side from start to finish
This week. The high prices made ON
the highest The trading months we're SGIo
points over the close or ia.t week. AT the
range was 2iu9s points. The close was at a
nc; loss OF lsnls points bears were encour-
from tie larser ' part OF The pq pel rhs r neMs
from the Interior had its unfavorable feat
cred 10 be Of great Importance. Early In the
! week Texas was complaining about drought
hut this was etrectual!y relieved by rains
, later in the week. From the middle OF the
week on temperatures were too low for this
time OF the Year and some Injury re-
ported among fields OF young cotton in con
sequence. hut the majority of traders seem
ed t" think that the damage done WAS no,
material
AT all times shorts were proAt-takers on
rather a larger scale. and this buying Of
covers 10 realize gave the market support.
which probably kept II from going lower
than IL did. Little buying for long account
was IN evidence. and much liquidation OF
long interest was accomplished. Friday was
first notice Gay for May in this market. and
considerable selling followed the putting
out OF notices for 1000 bales These notices
were promptly stopped, hut they had Il
sentimental effect on the marekt never
thelcss.
In the spot department prices lost &c, that
middlnR closing at L. l-l6c. against IL 7-l6c.
last week and ll'sc. this week last year.
Sales on the spot amounted to l5tO bales
against IA. last week and 3.430 this week
last year: sales to arrive amounted to $50.
bales against l523 last week and 1875 this
week last year