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Review of the. Markets; and Real Estate Business. REVIEW OP MARKETS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Stocks, Honey, Kichaoge, Boo Is, Grata, Cotton, Provisions, Etc. New York, Feb. 2.?To-day's Btock speculation furnished adequate proof that increased Interest was manifested by the public in the market. This sup? position was based on the extensive trading In railroad stocks which com? prised properties traversing a wide area. Professional operators, perceiv? ing that support from commission houses could be relied upon in an up? ward movement in the standard stocks, devoted their energies in that direction, causing the Specialties to occupy a sec? ondary position in the market. This change of front was In a measure due also to the fact that some of the Indus? trials, which ha'd sustained u substan? tial rise, showed evidences of good real? izing. Recognition of the encouraging general situation and indifference of the local market to foreign complications formed the primary cause of the revival of outside Interest. Important movements appeared to be under way by substantial Interests, as to-day's strength developed In lirst one group of railroad stocks and then an? other ttntll the list showed gains run? ning from one to three and a half points. In connection with the enormous buy? ing of the Baltimore amd Ohio stocks, a statement-that the management had sold $8,600,000 four per cent, bonds of the road, and $2,500,00i) of that of a sub? sidiary line to provide Improvements, accounted for their buoyant rise. As the tendency of prices became pro? nounced arbitrage houses took advan? tage of the level to unload, but their offerings of 10,000 shares presented no effectual check to the current. Long stunding short lines in some of the middle grade railroads' were co\ered and blocks of 1,000 to 3.000 shares fig? ured plentifully throughout the list. In? terest was diffused Into a great variety of stocks, and at times some of the us? ually neglected ones vied with the rec? ognized leaders in point of animation. Early operations Indicated that power? ful Interests were engaged In the metal slocks, us prices of the minor securities followed a jump of eight points in Ten? nessee Coal to 101. This stock suffered acutely from realization as the day progressed, and ended with a gain of but 3%. Prices of kindred properties were bet? ter sustained, but nil relapsed from the best figures. Fluctuations In Third Ave? nue conformed to be of a sensational nature, an early rise of 101 being fol? lowed by a break to 90 on liquidation by interests disturbed by the measures piojected to finance the company's in? debtedness. A rally to 99% occurred In sympathy with the pronounced rise or the general market In the late dealings. Other local utilities lacked feature aside from the Gas securities, which, how over, did not fully retain n substantial rise. Western railroad slocks gave the first indlcution of'strength, and held thelr'c'xtremc rise. ? Among the high-priced Industrials, 'American Tobacco, People's Gas and Sugar achieved a commanding lend oc? casionally, but ended with narrow net changes. Predictions ns to the character of to-morrow's bank state? ment were uniformly favorable, but the advance statistics show that the gain in cash from receipts from the interior nnd sub-treasury operations were placed lit $2,871,118, ns compared with a net gain In the previous week of $6,189, 375. A reflection of the slock market's strength was observed in the bond op? erations, where the absorption was very heavy, of the low and middle grade Issues. The market was broad nnd ?active, transactions aggregating a par value of $2,380,000. United States 4's and 5's advanced %, nnd the 3's derllncd % in the bid price. Total sales of stocks to-day were 590, S00 shares. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Atclvison.20% it. p., pref.75? Atchlson, pre. .. 63% Wnbash . 0% Haiti, and Ohio <i2% Wubash. pref.. . 21',?, Can. Piclllc .... 90% W and L E .... Wya Cun. Southern . 49% W and L E 2nd i'hes. and Ohio 2?H pref.27% Chi. G. W.13Vi Wis. Cehtral ... IS -o, n arid' cj ....rjpv C, I and L. 15 EX. COMPANIES. G, I and L, pref. 48 C and E 1 . 88% Adams Ex.115 C and N W ._1151 lAnicr Ex .146 O. R I and P ..108% United "hates Ex 47 C C C and St La 01 Vi Wells Pargo ....124 Col. Southern .. 5% C S, 1st pref. .. 44 j MISCELLAN EOUS. C 3, 2d pref. ... 15',; I>ol. and Hud. .114 rAiuer Cot. Oil . 3l'i T). L and W ....177 A C ?. pref.93 35 and R O .18% Amer. Mailing . 5% ?> and R G, pref. 69% A M, pref.25?,S lOrlo . 11% A S and R .41>.j? Krie. 1st pref. .. 33% A S and R, pref". 90% Gt. Nor., pref. ..157 lAmer. Spirits ... 3% Hock'ng Coal ..17 A S. pref. .17 Hooking Val. .. 34%'Am. Steel Hoop 40% 311lnois Central .113 |A ? 11, pref.83V4 Jow/t Central ... 12V4 A S and W .... 57% Iowa Ceiu, pref. 62--.A S and W. pref 9-1% K C, P and G .. 7% Aider, 'tin Plato 3-1% L E and W .... 21 |A T P. pref.83 3j K and W. pre S4 lAmer. Tobacco 103% Lake Shore .191 jAmer. Tob. pro I3t!?ri Louis, and Nash 79% Anaconda M C 4"% Manhattan "L" 96% Brook R. T.75% Met. St. R'y ....172% Col. Fuel and 1 4G% Mex. Central ... 11% G?ll. Tobacco .. 34V" Minn, and St. L ?4 Con Tob., pref. SO M and St L, pref 95 Federal Steel ... B5V& Mo, Pacific .45%:Fed. Steel, pref. 75V4 Mobile and Ohio 40% Gen. Electric ...124 M, K DJid T _10 .Glucose Sugar .. 56% M, K and T. pro 33 Glu. Sugar, pref 100% N. J. CenttrM ...117 lut'n'l Paper ... 24'A N, Y. Central ..134%!Int'n'l P., pref. . GS% N and W . 25%! leaded? Gas _79 N and W. pref. 71 National Biscuit 36% No. Pacific . 53 Nit Biscuit, pro 93% No. Paclllc, pref 7506 National Load .. 26% O and W . 23 iNnt. Lead, pref KR% O R and N .42 National Steel .. 47% O R and N. pref 76 Nat. Steel, pref. 91% I'cnnsylvaniu . 130%; N. Y. A. B.128 Reading .18 North Am er. .. 14% ?Heading. 1st pre 55%'Pacltle Coast ... 5!Vi Reading 2d pref 2S%>P C, 1st pref. .. 83 R. G. W.40 |P C. 2d pref. ... 03% It G W, pref. .. 80% Pacific Mail 43% Bt. Land S F .. 10%jPeople's Gas ...107% S. L, and S. F P. S. Car .56% lat prof.69 P. S. Car, pref. S7'i 8 L. and 8. F. (Pullman Pal. ...ISO 2d pref.35% Stund, it. and T. 8% 0t. L and S W U%.Sugar.118 Bt. L and S W, Sugar, pref.113 prof. .28%;Tunn. Coal and 1 9S% Bt. Paul .119% IT. S. Leather .. iti% Bt Paul. pref. ..171 iii. S. L.. pref. .. 70% Bt*. P amd O ....112 II. ?. Rubber .. 38W Bo. Paclflo .39%ilJ S. R. prof. ..11)1 ?o Railway ,,..12% West. Union .;. 80% Bo. R/y, pref. ... 60%;Republic I nnd S 25% Texas and Pac. 10%lR I and S, pref. 60 Union Paclflo .. 47% P, C C and St L 70 BOND MARKET. Now York, Fob. 2, 1500. ?United State? 2'*?, avglstered. 102% . Wted States 3's. registered . 309',? hnAMd States 3's. coupon. lfttU United States new 4's, registered .... 133% United States now 4'e, coupon.?>3"_ United States old 4's. registered .. U4Wi United States old 4's. coupon .11414 United States Ga. registered .112% UiUted States G's, coupon .112% District or Columbia 3 65's.Ill) Virginia Centuries . So% Virginia Deferred . o NEW YORK MONEY MARKliT New York, Feb. 2.?Money on call easy at 2@2% per cent.; last loan at 2% per cent, Prime mercantile paper, 4@ 6 per cent. Sterling- Exchange, steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at 4.S7%@4.87% for demand and at 4.84% @4.84% for sixty days. Posted rates, 4.85<(f4.SS%; commercial bills, 4.83V.? 4.84%; bar silver, CO; Mexican dollars, 47%: silver certificates, 59%@G0%. Gov? ernment bonds, Irregular; State bonds, firm; railroad bonds, firm. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. New York, Feb. 2.?Flour, neglected and unchunged, closing steadier with wheat. Rye Flour, Arm. Corn Meal, llrm; brandy wine, $2.15@2.25. Wheat, spot firmer; No. 2 red, 74%c Corn, spot firm; No. 2, 40%c. Oats, spot steady; No. 2, 29%c. Beef, steady; beef hams, S20.G0@21.00. Cut Meats, firm; pickled bellies. G<?r)7%c.; pickled shoulders, 6c; pickled hams, 9%@10%c Lard, firmer; Western steamed, $6-30. Refined, llrmer; Continent, $6.50. Pork, strong. Butter, firm; Western creamery, 21@25c; State dairy. 18@2Gc. Cheese, steady; fall made fancy, large, 12%@13c; do., small 12%@13c. Eggs, firm; State and Penn? sylvania, 18%c Spot Coffee, Rio steady; No. 7 Invoice, 8%c; No. 7 Jobbing, 8%c Mild, steadier: Cordova, 8%@12%c. Sugar, raw, strong; fair refining, 4c. bid; centrifugal 9G test, 4 7-16@4%c Refined, firm but quiet. COTTON SEED OIL. New York, Feb. 2.?Cotton seed oil firm and perhaps a shade higher on a fair demand and strong Southern news. Prime crude, in barrels, 33%c; prime summer, yellow, 37%c; off sum? mer yellow, nominal; butter grades, 38<fi!39c: prime winter yellow, 39@40c; prime white, 39c; prime meal, $24. TRUCK MARKET. (By Telegraph to Vlrclnlan-PUot.) New York, Feb- 2.?Potatoes, steady; Jerseys, Sl.25Cpl.75; New York, $1.50<5> 1.75; Long Island, $1.60(52.00; Jersey, sweets. $2.G0@3.00. BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 2.?Flour, quiet and unchanged. Wheat, very'dull; spot and February, 71%{?71%c; March, 73c; Southern, by sample, 67@73c Corn, spot and February, 37tf?i37%c; March, 37%$T37%c; steamer mixed, 36<5>36%c; Southern white, 37<5?>38c Oats, firm; No 2 white. 31 %c; No. 2 mixed, 29<&29%c Rye, more Inquiry; No. 2 nearby, 5Gc; No. 2 Western, 5Sc. CHICAGO MARKET. Wheat, Corn, Oats, Provisions, Lard, Short ft lbs. etr.. Chicago. Fob. 2.?Direct Paris cables reporting the French crop prospects bad were the potent bull influences in the fairly active wheat market to-day, May closing %@%c. over yesterday. Corn closed %c. and oats %<fi>%c higher. Provisions were fairly active, and strong on light receipts of hogs und J a reduction on stocks. Tho leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Clos. Wheat No. 2? Fob. - - - 66% May . ?7% CSr)H 67% ?8% July . 6S',i GO'.i OS'.i 69>i Corn No. 2? Feb. 30% 30% 30% 30% May . 32% 3314 32% 33V* July . 33% 33% 33% 33;s Oats No 2? May . 23'.I 23% 23% 23% I July . 2214 22% 22% 22% | Mess Pork, per barrel? Muy .10.77VtlO.9fi 10.77% 10.95 July .10.90 10.OT%10.S7%10.97W Lard, per 100 pounds Ma v .5.97% 6.10 G.OT'.i fi.07',i I July .6.07% 6.17% 6.07% 6.15 Short Hlbs. per 100 pounds? May .5.62% 5.95 6.82% 5.92"-'. I July .COO 0.97 % 5.90 6.95 Cash (inotallons were as follows: Flour was. steady: No. :l spring wheat, C5c.: No. 2 rod, B9fi>70c.; No. 2 corn 31%C.: No. 2 oats, 23?i23%c: No. 2 white, 25%<?28V4o.; No. 3 white, 2l%tr25%c; No. 2 rye. 54%C.: No. 2 barley, 3sii42i\; No. 1 flax seed, (1.59; prlmo timothy seed. ?. Mess Pork, per barrel, J9.G0?fl0.S5; lard, per 100 i>ounds, J5.M/y0.f.O; short ribs sides (loose). J?.'ii'Sp COO; dry salted shoulders (boxed), B%M tie.; short clear sides (boxed). $5.9S$pi.0S. : Whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1.23% Sugars; cut loaf, un elv\ ng< d. On the Produce Exchange to-day tho butter market was steady; creameries, 19 S|-24c; dairies, 194J22C. NAVAL STORES. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 2.?Turpentine ] Arm, nl 61c. Rosin llrm, and unchang? ed. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2.?Spirits tur? pentine llrm, at 63%C Rosin firm and unchanged, Wilmington. N. C, Feb. 2.?Spirits I turpen lue firm, tit 62%@53c. Rosin Ami, at 1.2501.30. Crude turpentine llrm, at 1.75&3.00. Tar firm, nt 1.30. The Cotton Markets. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. New York, Fob. 2.?It was an exciting day in tho cotton market, with specu? lation fully as largo if not In excess of that of yesterday. Though bull en? thusiasm was at a high pitch when the market opened, sentiment later was hardly so optimistic, though far from bearish. With a great bull flourish the market opened firm in tone at an ad? vance of ?tJflO points. Energetic and general buying soon carried prices to a level OifflO points above yesterday's closing figures, and for a time shorts were In confusion und bordering on panic. The cables Indicated excitement, with, sensational advances on the English market. From the South came news of large business in spot cotton at an advance of %flp Vic. The Statistical situation abroad ns well as In the belt was shown by weekly figures to be very strong. The Investment public took a greater Inter? est in the staple, an avalanche of buy? ing orders from all points of the com? pass, notably Europe. The advance carried July within two points of the coveted "eight cents," and all signs pointed to May reaching that point be? fore midday. But when the bulls were, most confident and In the midst of an aggressive movement, the cable news suddenly changed. Heavy liquidation set In on the local exchange, and be? fore a breathing spell was taken prices had tumbled ten to twelve points. Be? fore midday, however, the market hnd recuperated partially, but spirited bull i speculation did not a train ore vail. Per Blstent expression of opinion that the new crop positions were entirely too high served to create distrust among holders of those options, which in turn checked free buying in the nearer po-< sltions. The market in the afternoon was quiet, but steady on support from New Orleans and Liverpool. In view of the short session to-morrow few operators cared to launch Important new ven? tures, more particularly as advices from South Africa told of a battle be? ing on. Tho market closed very steady at a net rise of 4@9 points. New York, Feb. 2.?Cotton futures opened firm. February. S.OO; March and April, 7.90; May, 7.92; June, 7.93; July, 7.95; August, 7.92; September, 7.43; Oc? tober, 7.27; November, 7.24; December, 7.23. Closed very steady. February, 7.95; March, 7.93; April and May, 7.92; June, 7.93; July, 7.95; August, 7.90; September, 7.44; October, 7.2S; November, 7.23; De? cember, 7.24. Spot closed steady at %c. advance; middling uplands, SVi; middling gulf, S>-i; sales, 657. New York, Feb. 2.?Cotton, steady; middling. 8%; net receipts. 457; gross, 1.49S; sales. 057; stock. 117.707. Total to-day.?Net receipts, 37,762; ex? ports to Great Britain, -; France, 22: Continent, 25.719; stock, 992.441. Total since September 1.?Net re? ceipt? 4,747,900; exports to Great Britain, 1.302,291; France, 523,990; Continent, 1, 490.830. New York, Feb. 2.?The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1: Galveston 1.410,708; New Orleans, 1, 233,316; Mobile, 160.580; Savannah, 776, 674; Charleston, 192.252; Wilmington, 236,623; Norfolk, 288.394; Baltimore, 65, 965; New York, 51.991; Boston, 56,462; Newport News. 12,654; Philadelphia, 32, 289; Brunswick. 57,641; Pensncola. 77. 788; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass, 44,563. Total, 4,747,900. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool. Feb. 2.?I p. m.?Cotton?I Spot, moderate demand, prices 3-32d. f higher; American middling, 3%d. The sales of the day were 8.000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and | export, and included 7,700 American. RecclptB, 8,000 bales. Futures opened firm and closed un? settled and Irregular: February,_L 39-fi4d. seller; February and March, 4 37-G4d. seller; March and April, 4 35-64d. seller; April and May, 4 32-64d. seller; May and June, 4 29-64d. seller; June and July, 4 27-64d. seller; July and August, 4 25-G4fi?4 26-64d. buyers; August and September, 4 20-64 @4 21-64d. sellers; September and October, 4 ll-G4<g>41 12-64d. buyers: October and November,| 4 03-64d. buyer:. November and Decem? ber, 3 C3-G4d. seller. NEW- ORLEANS COTTON MARKET. New Orleans. Feb. 2.?Futures steady; February, 7.81; March, 7.7S<5>7.79; April, 7.7S?7.79; May. 7.78@7.79; June. 7.78rf8 7.79: July. 7.7SI0I7.79; August. 7.6G@7.67; September, 7.20?7.2l; October. 6.99?H7.00: November, 6.98@6.99; December, 6.C9? I 6.70. Norfolk Cotton Market. Norfolk, y,?., Feb. 2, 1900. 1900. 1899. Tono .Firm. Good middling._8 5-16 Middling .8 Low middling .7 9-16 Good ordinary .6% Bales. Sales . 895 Receipts . . 1,656 Shipments . 1,100 - Stock . 41,400 - COTTON RECEIPTS. Thro. Local. Total Smboard Air Line ....100 105 205 Norfolk Southern .. 12 447 459 Norfolk & Carolina .. 2.1 431 456 Southern Railway ....1,366 1,070 2,4361 Total.1,503 2,035 3^650 NORFOLK MARKETS For Grain, Hau, Groceries, Provison, Sc. OMiilndrlinol TTlu.hnnln Prion?, rin rta oihcrnlir iinliKl, nii<l price* ar? aubjebt lo Oiiclundou in mnrkot. GRAIN. HAT AND rice. CORN?White corn, from store, 46c.. mixed corn, from store, 45c; white oats. | from store. 3Se.; mixed oats, 03c. MILT, FEED?Market stcudy; bran, per ton, JIT.o?i: middling, $19.00 per ton. OATS?Steady; mixed, 33c; whito, 3Cc. HAY?No. 1 Timothy hay, car lots,$16.00; ton lots, $15.60; mixed hay. car lots. $16.00; ton lots. $15.00. MILLED RICE?A? to trades-6% to 6%c. ' ROUGH RICE?Nono on the markot. PEANUTS AND PEAS. PEANUTS?Market, new fancy. 2Sic.-, strictly prime, 2,,?c.; prime, 2Vlc: common, lU@2c.: Spanish, 70c. per bushel. PEAS?Blackeye. $2.50 per bag; black peas, 60@70c, per bushel. COUNTRY PRODUCE. POULTRY?Live, steady; chickens, old fat, 25?27c.: earing chickens, small, steady at 124/HOc.. large, 16020c; ducks, mud, 20c. EGGS?Quiet at 14c. per dozen. ROTTER?Good country, 13@lSc. COUNTRY HAMS ? 8teadv; Smlthfleld. fancy, 13<?l5c: Virginia country, 10?l^Vic. ; good North Carolina. 10@l2Vic. POTATOES?Northern, widte. $1.50@1.75 per bag; new sweets Haynian, $1.25 per barrel: yellow $1 60. CABBAGE?$2.2.^/2.50 per sugar barrol. ONIONS?$l.75ftj2.1.0 per bag, BERMUDA?None. FRUITS. APPLES?Virginia apples. $2.2:?3.00 per barrel: Northern. $3.00if3.75. LEMONS?$3.00 per box. PEACHES?None. PICAS? BLACKEYE. $2.50?3.90 per bag. LIMES?$1.00 per basket. PINE APPLES?10ST12C. RAN ANAS?Per bunch, 60c??$l.E0. COCOANUTS?100 to bag, $3.00. CALIFORNIA ORANGES ? Messina. $1.0tXfv3.25; seedlncs. $3.00@325; navelB, $1.00 41 1.Go per box; Jamaica, $3.00 per box. OKOCER1ES. FLOUR?Market steady; spring wheat, patent. J4.M); winter ??heat, patent, $4.25; wintor wheat, half -oatent. $3.S5; win? ter wheat, choice straight, $3.65; winter vvhoat. family, {2.55: winter wheat, fair to good grudos of extra, ?i.S?; winter wheat super. S2.76ff3.Mk. MEAL?Per bag 100 lbs., 97c.; 90 lb. bags, 91e. COFFEE?Much higher: Java. 2G@27e.; Laguayra, 12V4@13%?.: cholco Rio. 11 j? BVjC.; prime, do., 9%(ffl0%c; fair, do., 'Jiii O'-'-c: common, do., s^fSftc. CHEESE ? Large full cream, 13%c; small full cream. 13%@14c. SUGAR?Market steady. The plan of Edling sugar at delivery prices has been ?uspended for the present. All quotations will he made f. o. b. Norfolk. Cut Loaf. 6.66; Patent Cubes. 6.30: Powdered. 5.25; Fine Granulated. 5.16; Standard Granu? lated, 6.15: No. 8, 4.00: No. 9, 4 55; No. 10, 4.50: No. 11, 4.45: No. 12. 4.40. Granulated, nut up in 2 and 5 lb. sacks, in barrels, 5.25; Gail Borden Eagle brand Condensed Milk Has No Equal as an Infant Food. \ 'INFANT HEAITH"se?t free, ^(foonoio,^* ABBOTT MORRIS, W. W. MARSHALL. NOTICE?All Investors or Homeseekers Will Do Well by Calling on MORRIS, MARSHALL & CO., REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS, new 'phone 884. OFFICE, 158 PLUME STREET. OLD 'phone 020. in cases, 2 and 6 lb. cartoons, 6.25. Sugar has advanced 10 points. i BYKUPU AND HC!JtB3E!> ~ H?rkt: f'rmrr ?: Iho ndvence: syrup, puort to choice. 21@23c; lower grade syrup, 12@16c.; molasses, Porto Rico, 20?28c. PROVISIONS. BULK MEATS?Market firm: rib sides, 6<4c: bellies, eastern, light-weight 6%c.; bellies, western, heavy, Ulfcc HAMS?Sugar cured. HVic. DRY PLATED JOWLS?4%c. PORK PLATES?5%c. MESS PORK?1S9S and 1899, $11.60. HAM PORK?New, 512.26. LAKD?Pure butchers'. In tierces. 7V4c.; compound tierces, as to brand, 6}ifl6c.; SO-lb. tubs and ?0-lb. tins, Mc. more. Wool? Unwashed, tic: bulky, s to Tc. Je*?- r..?hr<1 wool JSe.: black. UHc. to 16c. HIDES?G. S.. 7Vj; green 6?i; dry flint. It: drv ?alt. im; dAiaictd 1. SALT t'lSH. HEBRING?New North Carc'lna cut, $1.25; Eastern, barrels, $3.75(54.75; Potomac, gross, $3 00; mullets. 100-lb. kegs, $4.50; spots. 100-lb. kegs, S5.75; mackerel, good No. 2, $20.00; wlilto nah, new catch. 100-lb. kegs. $3.00; 80-lb. keffs, $2.50; 70-lb. kegs, $2.26 FRESH FISH. Spots, per pound. 6c.; croakers, per pound, 4c; tuylors, per pound, 4@5c.; per pound,?633c.; shad 75c.;?trout. Sc.; sheephcad. per pound, 6c. Dlessis. mwooii, Violett 4 Go. of Now York., have Issued the following circular: Tho cotton exports from America from January 27th to August 31st, 1S99, both Inclusive, were 1,129,000 bales. Prom Sep? tember 1st, 1899. to January 27th, 1900, thoro had been exported from this coun? try nearly 1,900,000 bales less than from September 1st, 1S9S. to January 27th, 1S99. Consequently, to equal the total exports from September 1st. 1898, to August 31st, 1S99, tliero must bo exported from this country, from January 27th to August 31st. 1900. 6,000,000 bales of cotton. To show the lmpossibility of exports of any such quantity, wo submit the following: Tho total vJsiblo supply of American in this country on the 27th instant was 1.74S.0CO bales, and on tho same date, tho amount marketed of the present crop, according to the Financial Chronicle, had been 6.57S.S19 biles. Assuming, as wo do, that thin crop will realize S.750.000 bales means that thft invisible supply in this country was, on tho 27th Instant, about county was. on tho 27th instant, about 2,200,000 bales, which, added to the visi? ble supply, gives a total of both In this country on the 27th Instant of about 3,918,000 bales. Tho Financial Chronicle of the 27th in? stant makes Southern consumption to that date since September 1st, 1S99, 611,000 bales, and Northern mill takings to same date, 1.5S2.393 bales, on aggregate of 2, 193,000 bales. Tho total of Northern spin? ners takings and Southern consumption for all of last season was 3,589.401 bales. Consequently, if this country consumes no more than last season (whereas It will consume 250.000 to 300,000 bales In excess of last season). It means that to equal It 1,396,000 bales will bo required between January 27th and August 31st. 1900, for domestic consumption, in addition to 2,1!':!.0G0 biles, as above, to the 27th in stnnt. Then, again, there must l>c ral l ied over on September 1st next In this coun? try at least 400.0G0 bales of visible and In visiblo supply, and, deducting these two amounts from 3,948,000 bales, it shows that there will be left for export, not only to Europe, but to China, Japan, Mexico and Canada, from January 271 h to August 31sl, 1900, about 2.152.0!? bales, against exports during tho same period last year of 4,129,000 bales. These figures nrc startling because of tho supply, particularly when taking them In connection with the worldj? con? sumption of American cotton, In regard to which we. h ive to say, as follows: According to tho authority on European mill stocky and consumption (Mr. Thomas Ellison) the aggregate amount consumed by English and Continental spinners Is now 103,000 hales weekly, of all kinds, 600 pounds'each. Taking the dally report of tho Liverpool market It shows that the proportion of American cotton sold to that of all kinds Is about 90 per cent., nil I, no doubt, the same proportion Is true of tho dally Continental sules of cotton of all kinds. Assuming, however, that only S.". per cent, of European consumpion Is American cotton and this represents, out of 163.000 bales weekly, about 139,000 bales of American. The. weekly consumption of Southern mills, according to the Finan? cial Chronicle and Secretary Hester, la 30,000 bnle9. The consumption by North? ern mills must certainly be 40.000 bales weekly, or a total of 209.000 bales. To this must be added tho consumption of American by China. Japan, Mexico and Canada and elsewhere. Assuming that this aggregate is only 6,000 bales week? ly, it gives a total weekly consumption by the world of 215,000 bales of Amer? ican, or ll.li'O.OCO bales per annum. It can bo safely said, however, that the spinning world is to-d-ay consuming, of American cotton, an amount per annum of 11,200,000 bales, cquul to the largest consumption on record? that of last year ?when It was largely stimulated by tho low prictv The world's buying power, however, has Increased so materially dur? ing the past twelve moutlis as to show that the higher pr'oes for cotton, Instead of lessening consumption, is stimulating the productiveness of tho world's cotton manufucturlmr industries. With a cron this season of event 8,750.000 bales, and adding to it 1,000,000 bales brought over on September 1st, last, of the world's vis? ible supply of Amerrlcan of 1,962,000 bales, would still leav* on Septeimbeir 1st, 1900, a dellclt between supply and consumption of 1,500,000 bales, but It would also leave the world's visible supply dangorously small, and smaller thun on September I3t of any year slnco 1889. the crop of which season was 7,311.600 bale.s and et wlUoh time the price of middling cotton In New York was 1114 cents, against 8Vs cents to? day, these statistical conditions, as wo have presented them, an advance of great pro? portions, and, in giving this data as hero? in contained, we do so In order to show what has been for a long time past the basis of our bullish views for che ??taplo and which we havo continually put forth. In our market letters to the local and Southern press, during tho past flvo months. (Signed) Atwood, Violett & Co. ? fo3-u F. S. STELLING, BROKER, HOOM 400 CITIZENS' BANK BLD'G. STOCKS, GRAIN, COTTON. Private wire to New York. Orders ex? ecuted Instantaneously. ju30-Um T. F. Rogers, booms :09. :io. m Columbia build. 1no. granby street. stores. Store 90 Roanoke avenue. Ofllces Granby and Commerce streets. Two new stores on Urunby street. Store 112 Alain street. Btora No. S3 Commerce street. Kiui? No. 19 Punk street. Sloro No. 45 Commercial Place. Store and dwelling No. COS Main street Wurehouse 100 Water Blrect Storo No. S76 Uute olreet. Warehouse Noa. it ana U Wood.?ldo l*no>. Two offices in the Albemnrlo building. DWELLINGS. Dwelling 2(i3 wHIougllby avenue. Dwelling 283 Granby street. Dwelling No. CO York street. Two dwellings In Mottu Uloek. Ghent Dwelling 61 Grnnby street. ?09 York street. Dwelling No. 90 Bousb, otreot. Dwelling In Mottu lllock, Ghent. D walling No. 222 Yoik BtreoL FOR SALE. Vacant lots In all parts of tho city. Valuable water front In Br.imblclon, adjoining N. w. It. R. Co. Valuable water front In Portsmootn, between Ferry Dock and Navy Yard. Dwelling York Place and .lames street. No ? llnmdton avenue. 3l<) Uute street. 69 und 71 (old numbers) Bank street. 43, 51, 63, ?."., 57, 611 Hank street. Hardy warehouse, Nlvlson slrcoL 209 Chapel street. Store 47 HoanoKe avenue. 201 Cumberland strtct. Nos. 6 s und 7u Puol street. 210 Park avenue. _2S7 C ran by street._ Yorksi ret-t. 154 und 156 Wolf street. 896, S9S Church street. f>> lUito street. JC9 und 111 Uruwn avenue. 273 York street. 74 end 76 Y'ork street. 74 und 76 I'.oanoke Square. J32 Brown avenue. 622 und 624 Rule street. KG I.'lgh Btrect. 43 Queen street. 5H Lank street. 14 and 16 Roanoke dock. 130 N. Marshall avenue. 10J High street. 601 Park avenue. 31 Cumberland street. lf.O Rule street. 7.-i York street. 422 and 421 Highland avenuu. 265 York street. 2C9 York street. 41S. 420, 422 und 421 Freemason street. 210 Bunk street. Warehouses 246 and 34S Water street. Dwelling DC Boush street. Dwelling '.91 Bute street. VIC, and ISO \V. Main street. 652 and 55G E. Main street. Elegant dwelling 127 College Place. 6 tenement houses on Kent streut. IG Hill street. IS, 20. 22 and 24 Roanoko dock. W. H. H. TRICE & CO., Real Estate and Rental Agents, COR. BANK AND PLUME 8TREET31 'PHONES 66S. FOR RENT?RESIDENCES. CS Y'ork street. 216 clalborno avenue. Corner York nnd James streets. New house on Granby street. Avenue "A." Atlantic City. 121 Washington street. 2<W Covo street. 219 York street, possession at onca 123 York street. 26 North st. iS Holt, corner Fcnchurch st. Ifi North street. 106 Cove street. ?i nice houses In Atlantic City. STORES. PI Ronnoko avenue. 525 Chuich street. f.S5 Main street. t'.?3 Main street. Desirable store corner Cove and ten church streets. Stable on Madison street. Drs'.rable location for light factory, in? cluding stables, Brambleton avenue, J120 per year. . _, Tenants must turn oft Water Pipes In fre.exlnir weather or .pay damages. atci <on nal1-s 'iiiin DAY, By the Morris Auctlo?-house. 43 and 44 Wauhlnstun St., opposite City Market. LA ROM SALE- OF FINE FURNITURE, ?&1C?Wo will sell for account of a tarty leaving- the city, at our Auction House on SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. 8rd, commencing at 10 o'clock, Bedroom Suits, Parlor Suts, Lounges, Siilefcoords Ex? tension Tables, Chairs. Hall Racks, Wardrobes, Carpets, Fine Rugs Drug? gets, Laco Curtains, Portieres Hair and Felt Mattresses, Springs, Crockery. Glass Ware, etc. Sale positive. R. R. MORRIS, fe2-2t Manager. Special Commissioners' Sale -OF Valuable High Street Warehouse. PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE Circuit Court for the olty of Ports? mouth, rendered on the 1,5th day of Sep? tember, 1899, In the suit of William H. Stewart and A. R. Courtney, trustees, vs. William A. Nlemeyer and others, wo shall Proceed to sell on SATURDAY, February 3, 190O, at 12 O'clock M., at public auction before the courthouse In tho city of Portsmouth, Va., THAT CERTAIN ,LOT OP LAND, with the Improvements thereon, situated on the south side of High street, In tho city of Portsmouth, and bounded as follows: Be? ginning at a point on tho south side of High street forty-two feet east from its intersection win Crawford street; from thenco running cast along High street thirty-four feet; thenco south one hun? dred and thirteen feet; thence west thir? ty-four feet, and thenco north one hun? dred and thirteen fcot to tho point of beginning. The building on tills lot is a large three story warehouse, suitable for any whole? sale business, and Is numbered 115 and in High street. TERMS?One-third cash, balance in two equal Installments, to bo paid six and twelve months from dale of sale, for which deferred payment bonds, with good personal security, bearing Interest from day of sale will be taken and t'.tlo reserved until further order of tho court. Tho purchaser to have tho option of pay? ing tho whole of the purchase money in cash. A. R. COURTNEY. -WILLIAIM H; STEWART, KENNETH A. BAIN. Special Commissioners. I hereby certify that the liond required by the above mentioned decreo has been duly executed. Teste: C. T. PHILLIPS, C. C. By E. THOMPSON. D. C. JOHN C. N1BMBYER, ja3l-lds Auctioneer. .?i < i i<>\ ?-ai.i.s t ui rmr: hats. T>~7VnrrT?iTP~(7i^^ oTa ly certain deed of trust made by John W. Harrell to tho undersigned as trustees, dated the '2nd day of July 1S?S, and rocord ed In the Clerk's Oflicu of the County Court of Norfolk county. In deed bosk 210. p. 122, we Hhall proceed to sell at public auction. ON WEDNESDAY THE 7TIc DAY of February 1900. at 12 o'clock m. In front of the court-house door of said county, in the City of Portsmouth, the fol? lowing property, to-w't: LOT WITH IM? PROVEMENTS, situate d In the County of Norfolk, Va.. and numbered 201. on tho plat of lands of the South Portsmouth Land and Improvement Co. See plat book 2, pages OS and 59, suld Clerk's Otllcc. Terms Cash. POSTER BLACK ALVAH H. MAHTIN FRANKLIN D. GILL Ja27-tds Trustees. W. R. Fentress & Son. GENERAL REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL AGENTS. 18 BANK STREET. SECOND FLOOR. FOR RENT. DWELLINGS, res York street. 220 Wllloughby avenue. 435 Rute mrcit. Jan. 1st. 1 Pool street. 3 Railroad avenue. ID Dartmouth street. 3 very dealrabls rooms, SU9 Hank street, store and dwelling. STORES. SO Granby street. Jan. 1st, 1900. 7X and SO Water street, .inn. 1st, 190*. ?12 Bank street. Jan. 1st, 1900. 77 Commercial Place. Jan. 1st. 1300. !C9 Bank street, dwelling above. Pudding corner Water and Madison. 235 Brewer street, rooms adjoining, 424 Freemason street. FLAT. 424 Freemason street. For further information 'phone 61?. FOR SAL ET AT A BARGAIN. M4 feet on Church street and two Lots on Mary's avenue. For further particulars apply to He L. P?GE, Mo. 22 Bank St. FOR RENT. Nie? hou:*e, Virginia Place, 9 rooms, $25. 199 York street. 8 rooms and Lath.$35 313 Wllloughby uvc., 7 rootru nnd bath; $18 549 Main street, 8 room* anil bath, ITS South Kelly avenue, at bridge, 7 rooms and bath. Nice houso on Graydon avenuo, 9 rooms and bath .$25. 280 Chapel street, 8 rooms .$15. 2G Dartmouth street. In good order. 203 Covo street. 0 rooms and bath ....$20 20 North street, 7 rooms .$20. Several farms near city for year 1900. Br'.ck house, with 7 acres of land, In Kempsvllle by month or year. FOR bale. Dwelling 013 South Reeves avenue; two on Cumberland street: three on W1I loughbv; one on South Kelly; several farms "on salt water. Also land by lot, block or acre. MONEY TO LOAN. H. C. H0GGARD & CO.* PHONE 749._$6 BANK STREET. H. G. wiLLmms & son RENTAL ACENTS, ROOM NO. 8 TALBOT BILDINO, 171 MAIN STREET. For Jbie>?t. - 4:o Sheldon avenue. 217 Gibbs avenue. Rooms Co2 Highland avenus. 209 Colley avenue. 65 Poole street. One ;u-w houso on Chapel street extend? ed, cheap. Two new houses on C avenue, Hunters vllle. convenient for street car employes. Call to see us or ring us up over New Phono $88.