New York, Feb. 19.
The cotton market early advanced on higher Liverpool opening advices, covering and commission house buying. Later, the market partially reacted in sympathy with lower Liverpool closing cables, and liquidation. Finally, again advanced on trade, speculative and foreign buying and closed firm with quotations ranging from 9 to 14 points up.
The rubber market to-day closea quiet and featureless, owing to a lack of support. Higher cables and a moderate factory demand helped sentiment. At the last call-over. quotations ranged from unchanged to 3 points up.
Wheat prices in Chicago closed steady to-day on a better export demand, bullish crop estimates, covering and the generally unsettled European political situation. At the final bell, gains of % to % of a cent were recorded.
New York Cotton New York Rubber 9.00-00 +10 Mar.
1490 M +03 910-10 414 May 15.08-08 +03 +10 July 15.20-20 +02 109 Sept. 15.30-33 unch.
925-25 113 B/A
921-21 411
New York Sugar No. 4
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