Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-21

mess slSS: family. Dos,
Lard-.guiet; steam leaf. Nd; kettle
'' Bscs on. pe s asss ;.S SmS a, III
short-rib sides. b-N IL; short clear sides.
Or Dify-sal,.d Mea,s-Easy; looss seouI.
s esss sass Sst.a ssss ~ EN- more so'
Whiskey-Steady at Si.22.
SIT. LOUIS.
ST, LOUIS. MO-, March 2o.-Flour dull
and lower; extra fancy, 81 zSa$5.S5; fancy
H.sSns3; choice. S155as27o.
Wheat-Lower; March, 81 lie, nomi-
naliy; May. ~ l-2c.: July, 50 1-Sc.. BID.
Corn-Lower: March, Is $50; May.
26 5-sc.; July. q S-sc
Oats-Essier; March. loc.. nominaiiy;
May. 10 7-sc.; July. 10 Lie.
Pork-Standard mess, new. H.lb; oid.
Lard--Prime, sas5; choice. As7 L.
Bacon-Shoulders, s-sc;; longs. s-Sc.;
clear ribs, 5-sc.: clear sides. SIC
5 lac i-ss-' e'e'r ''''' '-'S' ''''' ''''
High Wines Steady at si22.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, March 2o-i2:3o p. NJ
Cotton-Demand noderate;. prices CASTER
American middling, ! ls-S2d.; sales, 100
and export. 500 bales; receipts, 100 bales;
American, / 800 bales.
Futures opened opens ,s sssy; d issad Aer
and May, i7,sid.: May and June, ! is-s.d,;
June and July, 15-5@u4 N-64d. July ana
August, l4-6id.; August and september,
I n-e4d.; september and October. ! sid;
October and November tl-oh-; Novem-
Der and December. 3 eO-etd, -
Futures steady at the decline. Tenders.
100 bales. new docket. ..o.s,s
tQ-f4d sellers. MHrCn
and April. is-sfG4 ls-64d,. sellers; May
and June, 4 i7-643l4 1s-64d.. value; June
| and July, 16-6iQt n-eid., sellers; July
and August, 4 i5-stgf lS-e4d:; ASs nssm Ssr
and October. 3-e4q4 4-sid.; October ana
November, 8 62-64Q3 63-64d., value; Deem
Der and January. 4 sl-6tgf e2-eid., sellers
April 81. 4th. 9Th, and 7th will be OBJ
served az Easter holidays on the LAYER
pool Cotton Exchange.
NEW YORK. March 2o;-cotton.pull:
middlIng Gulf, Bite; middling, I lo.isc;,
ports-to Great Britain, Sia bales; Tor,
warded. 372 bales; salee. $50 oalss, all
| spinners; stock. l62. 495 bales.
| Weekly: Net receipts, none; gross' m' v.s
| bales: exports-to Great Britain, u,sia
bales bales France, $50 bales; Continent. !,!ss
| bales Forwarded. 1863 bales; sales, 3,Soz
bales; spinners, l.SN bales ,,o.s -.
| totals to-day: Net receipts, nSos baies,
France. 1.525 bales: Continent. 1904 bales;
stock 667 l6s bales; .,,,.
Totals so far this week; Net receip,s'
| es.a5I bales; exports-to Great Britain
! s., 639 bales; France. 2.O75 bales; Continent
Totals since September lst Net receipts,
i.s3S. as bales; exports--to Great bri un,.
| 1730 726 bales: France, HS,Sf paies' Soh-
| tinent, ,Sss, 40 bales. 90. ga
bales; March, SIS; April, h.sl; Nay. S,ss;
June NSs July 6c Mse; Asss w. NoSsmber.
SI7; December. s7.1s: January. 1N
suns cotton report Cotton advanced :
to points, but lost this, ana decaneu =
10 points on this crop, and TO on the
next closing steady at a general decline
through the list Of about points. with
sales Of l66.l00 bales. -
To-day's features: In the main, tne
news was bullish, and, accordingly, N
spite OF a vague rurnor at one time that
trouble was impending In Wall street.
and also in spite Of considerspls ions
liquidation. and not lite shor, s 81 ,bs,
significant fact, in view OF the reeen.
sharp advance. Dry goods are qulst ~
New York. il is true. but Fail River sold
| 100 600 pieces OF print-cloths yesterday.
The outside interest in speculation 10 not
as large as IT might be, but sun " 70
| larger than 1t was recently. me w an
meeting of the Clearing House Commit
tee proved TO be a weak invention. Con-
soIs were down. owing TO the Egyptian
dispute but this fact had httie or no
influence Liverpool sold In the liquioa-
ton OF straddles. but not 10 any large
| extent Prominent interests idsntined
with the bull side sold at one time: but
later on they bought; II was six Or one
and half dozen OF the other. On tne
other hand, receipts were light, STOCKS
were SMALL the general statistical position
was regarded as strong, and In Texas
the season Ia backward. Furthermore,
Liverpool paid practically no ausn1on :,
word that even to-day's slight decline
there was likely to be only temporary.
Many regarded to-day's decline as only
cotton cay that the end Is not yet-thal
the statistical position is so strong ina
cotton Il entitled to a further advance
and IS going TO get Il.
NEW ORLEANS. La. March 9.-Cot
March, s.57; April, $3.50; May. N.5s June
$3.50; July. S7.59; August, T.5l; September
Nii; October, 1898; November. S.ao; De
NAVALsToRE MARKETS.
p %hL1NGro sfSalns "a e. M sood S
urpentine-steady; machine. DC; ir
Crude TGrpentine-very quiet; soft
$50: virgin. 40.
Tar-Steady at soc.
CHARLESTON. S. c., March 2o:-Tur
pentine-Market quiet; nothing doing: ).
Rosin-Firm; sales none; A and .. y W
C, $40: ID, 81 %; L, $40; f. N.t5; Q. n.Ss
II, $40; /, a.7o; X, N0; u, SIS; M H."
SAVANNAH, GA, March 20.-Turpen
tine-Market continued at &C.. with sale
OF lis casks at quotations. After TN
close of the market sales OF 500 casks wer
reported at Gjzc. for regulars. To-day.
receipts. 1876 casks; exports, GA casks
seasons receipts. go. $50 casks; exports
29s, 70s casks; stock, 1924 casks
Rosin-The reported sales were only 80
barrels tone steady; A, Il, and &, N.2p
ID. $3.50: Il. N45; +, $B; q, $50; "
ss5: /, $40; X. $50; NJ, $50; n, g
/ window-giass s2l2is; water-white. s2D
To-day's receipts. LIZ barrels; exports
barrels: exports, 1.0es,62i barrels; stock