Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-03

Prices about at yesterdays figures.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. September ALSO +.
M.-Cotton-Quiet; prices firm, American
middlng, 4 S-sd.: sales, 5000 bales Ameri-
can. 1910 bales; speculation ana export
500 bales: receipts. 200 bales, all Ameri-
can.
Futures opened firm; demand good;
American mddling low mlddling ciause'
September. S0-6iff4 4-ssI4 Esd. sep.
TENDER and October 25-stu4 3-s4V
2i-64fi4 2j-6id. October and November
4 Z2-6iui zi-64d: November and Deem
Der, l3-6i0i 2i-6id.; December ana Jan
uary. 4 22-6iGf4 2O-6id January and Feb.
ruary. 2-sIa4 2O-Su. January and
February. 20-64llf 22-64nf 2S-64H4 2l-siW
4 22-6ift4 23-eid; February and Marcn.
4 24-eietl 22-eiq4 2-eiat 2-etd. Msisn
and April, 25-6id4 2i-e4n4 A-s'a4 2f-sAd.
April and May, 2i-6iQi 25-eid.; May and
June. 26-siui 2i-6iu4 2-6fd
Futures quiet at the advance. Tenders,
100 bales, new docket.
l2:45 p. M-cotton-American spot
fair Lied. good midding. nd mia,
ding, 5-sd. low middling, lad. GOOD
ordinary, 4 lS-32d. ordinary, '-Szd
u. -Cotton-American niddlins,
low middling clause; September, = Sz-esV
33-64d; September and october. 2o-tid,
buyers; October and November. 2i-6fd,
sellers: November and December, 3-eia'.
sellers; December and January, : S-c4d,:
and March, 4 ACID March and April.
4 25-64d.; April and May. 2i64d., sellers
May and June, 27-6id., sellers; June ana
July, 2S-6id
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK. SsNtember 2.-Cotton-
Quiet; middling Gulf, 9-l6c.. middline,
5-l6c.; net receipts, none; gross, I've
bales; forwarded, - bales; sales, 90.
bales; spinners, 81 bales; STOCK os'esS
Totals to-day: Net receipts. l4.sA bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 3,i00 bales con-
tinent. none; stock. 24lSS5 bales ,....
Totals SO far this week. Net receipts,
1906 babes: exports-to Great Britain,
1928 bales; France, $50 bales; Continent
lOO5i bales
Totals since September list: Net receipts.
1858 bales: exports-;o Great Britain,
$3.50 bales; France, 1913 bales; Contineng
l62 bales
Futures closed easy: September. N.so:
October, N.9s; November S.s'; DecemOe es
March, Sis; April. $50; May, $50; sales
suns review: Cotton was at one time
TO II points higher, but lost the I'M
provement. and closed easy at a net de-
cline OF 10 TO IL points, with sales OF
25S000 bales.
Cotton causerie: The speculation to-
day was less active. and the fluctuations
i'm prices were within comparatively mar
row limits At first there was an al
vance, under the influence OF rise IN
the Liverpool markets. both Tor futures
and for spot The spot markets IN TINS
country were higher I'm most instances;
and fairly active. and some oelateh
shorts. nervous over the continued az
vancing tendency OF Liverpool, covered,
while unfayorable crop news continues
TO be received. But II was n day OF rea-
llzing and under the pressure or heaVy
sales to secure profits on the. recent
sharp advance prices reacted, lost the
early Improvement. and slowly decllned'
l 4 apA the SqIlrh sold.
NEW ORLEANS September Got
ton-Futures easy; sales. $500 bales
September. s7.7s; October, S7.6i; November,
| 81 IS. December. T.7f; January, NLs: tep-
ruary, SIS; March SIS; April. VIZ
NAVAL~sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. September .
Rosin--Firm; strained, Sl.S5 good strain
| ed, $40. III,
! 2l2,c.; Irregular PIC.
| Tar-Quiet at $l05. 10.
! Crude Turpfntine-Quiet; hard, w.
soft. 1855: virgin. Sl65.
! CHARLESTON. S. c., September p
! Observation-Disclosures firm at H1zc; sales
Rosin-Firm: sales 800 barrels; A and
b. $50: c, ID, and f., $40; i. $40; g.
| Sl35: n. Sl.i5; i. $50; X, N.tO; Nj, N;S
| Y. S175; window-glass, A@; water-white
/ $3.50. 1.
! SAVANNAH GA. September 2-Tur-
nentine-Market opened at p l-SQ2 Lie.
| and closed firm at - l-Sc. bid.
| Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales az
| priyate terms after close of market; quote
! a. y. {. ID. and T.. Sl.35. + and q, N'to
II. SIS: |, Sl.55: X, $3.50; Nj, $40; y
| $40, window-glass. $50; water-"hite' =