Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-12
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The leading futures ranged as follows.
opening. higneS- loves. Closing.
WHEAT
Feb........6tss 6fgs 63ls $50
May. .... ...n6fs 6Gse G5is sss
July.......66ls $50 o6I4 0ossax
CORN
Tys Fen. s ssS s5s a,s
sept '.'..........ssai ? So. ssss,s sss,s
OATS
; S;S :::.:iis &! r. ~ ~ s's i
MSS PORE
May ..l022% io.22iS 1000 l0.o2.s
July....- 1928 1928 1920 1920
Land
Feb. 5.4g4 s,4eN S.4gH A49,s
judy July 5 5.95,4 S s.Ss S.7c' G s9S
Feb. s.os'a s.o2,s s.os.4 s.cgls
May. 5.25 5.27Is 5.17k 80
July. 80. > 80 o.35 5.e7jS 5.2'ss
Cash quotations.: Flour was dull and
unchanged. No. spring wheat. 81 Len
s. lie; No. red. 81 l-2u59c. No. corn.
q 3-lc. No. ? oats, 10 1-2c; Mess pork:
rib sides, S4O5u$Ll0. Dry sailed shoulders.
sl75qs5. Short clear. sLS5gAT H. Whis-
kye. sl22.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET,
UNION STOCK-YARDS. ILL, Febru-
airy .-Cattle-Receipts. $500. Market
steady: common to extra steers: $40
s465; stoclSers and feeders. 81 60lfs2 NJ;
cows and bulls si50aSS60: calves, $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts. $1,000. Market easy, and
De- lower; heavy packing and shipping
lots, A.25HS4F 1-2; common to choice
mixed. s4zdN.40; choice assorted. ;4.20fe
s427 IL; light. Aas4l7; pigs. ss.25asts6.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 Market steady;
Inferior to choice, S2.5og$3.35; lambs, $500
si65.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. MO, February ii.-Flour--
Wheat-Lower: February, 81 1-2e.; Mag.
G. l-2c.; July. &c.
Corn-Lower; February, % i-2c.; May.
26 7-S927c.; July, 2S lac.
Oats-I1ower; February, 10 lie; May,
20 l-2c.; July. l9c.
Pork-standard mess. new, sO.i2 i-2;
Lsrd.Prime steam. s5.27 IL; choice.
Bacon-shoulders $50; longs. s-4c.:
clear ribs. Use: clear sides. IS.
Dry Sailed Aleats-Shoulders, 4 Ste:
longs, 5 lac; clear ribs. 3-sc.: clear
High wines-steady. at si22
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o.. February IL
Flour-Strong; winter patents. $l.J0n<3.6j.
Wheat-Quiet and unchanged.
Corn-Quiet and unchanged.
80 lie.
PorlS-Actlve and easier: mess, sl025;
clear mess, Sll.25; family, s225
Lard-Easy; steam-leaf. 7-sc.; kettle
lard. l-Sc.; prime steam. sales $50.
Short clear sides. 3-ic
Nhiskey-Quiet and steady, at si.22.
THE COTTON MARKETS
LIVERPOOL. February 1i.-l2:3o p. NJ
Market easy: American mIddhne.
9-l6d. Sales, 5000 bales; American. 7sp
Dales: speculation and export. 500 bales:
bales.
Futures opened easy: demand poor:
March and April. 4 25-6id., April and May.
2i-6id.: May and June. 2S-6id.: June
23-6id August and September. eO-eid
October and November, l-6id.
1875 p; M;-Cotton-American spot
grades. l-Szd.. lower; American middlIng
fair, 7-Sd.. good middllng. 4 5-Sd. mid
ding l7-S2d; low, mlddling. lid;
good ordinary. 5-l6d.: ordinary. l-sd.
=. M-Cotton-February. 26-siD
4 H-6id., buyers; February and Msrch,
I 2i-silt 25-64d., value; April and May
23-6idt 24-6id.. sellers May and June.
( 22-6ld4 2s-e4d.. buyers: June and July.
22-6ifii 23-e4d, sellers; July and August
i9-e4G4 2O-6ld.. buyers; September and
October. lO-Cid4 1874, buyers; October
and November. s-sI0i 7-eid.
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK. February Il-C0ttor-
Asy; middling Gulf, 5-l6c.; middIing.
Net receipts. none: gross. l.sOs bales:
sales, 22o bales, all spinners; stock. Isl, OIL
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 2s.7O4 bales:
exports, Great Britain, 1850 bales; France
s.i9O bales; Continent. none; stock, Ss6, as
bales.
Totals so far this week: Net receipts.
ee5lS bales; exports, Great Britain. 1900
bales; France, l2,76l bales; Continent sg.-
32i bales.
Totals since September ist: Net re-
Geipts, fl49So bales; exports. Great
Britain. l.5S2392 bales: France 81 ~
bales; Continent, 1855, 306 bales.
Futures closed steady; April, s.. so: Nav.
Iy3; June, N6; July. N.9s; August ya;:
september, N.72; October s75s: Novenl-
per, MoS; December, 1876. Sales. 5000
The Suns cotton review to-day saws:
cotton declined 2 10 points but rallied
me present erop-month closing ids points
lower, and the next crop unchanged IN 2
points higher. The close was steady. after
sales OF 10000 bales
To-day's features: with Liverpool lower
ana receipts comparatively liberal. and
With Manchester sluggish, cotton goods fn
this country very quiet. and spot mar
kets for raw cotton quiet ard declining.
IL Is not at all surprising that futures
should have. given way in New York to-
day. Stil they rallied before the close,
particularly the new crop months
A belief that the difference between the
grades will be revised very shortly tends
10 strengthen March. and there was also
rumor that an exporting house stands
ready TO receive 20 coo bales on March con
tracts. All this tended 10 give a steadier
tone 10 the market before the close.
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covering this afternoon. There was less
pressure 10 sell and more DISPOSITION ~
buy. The venezuelan question Is believed
to be now out Of the way. Money is terd-
ing towards lower rates. Too many pe0-
pie are banking on big acreage. and =
big crop next season. and every now aud
then the shorts IN the next-crop months
find that they have oyersold themselves.
months accordingly closed higher. though
this crop was a shade lower. parity be-
cause OF selling for Liverpool aud Con-
Tlnental account
NEW ORLEANS. LA, February H.
Cotton-Futures steady; sales, 800 bales;
February. $40: March. N.7S: April. Nh;
NAV S.s2: June. Nss: July. s. ~: August,
N.H: September. N3s: October. $3.50: No
vember. E27; December. N.ss
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. y. c.. February ~.
Rosin-Stfained. Sc good strained. N-Se
d Sic; irregular. e Lie.
Tar--Steady, at Soc
Crude Turpentme-F irm: hard rot
quoted. soft. $50; virgin. $3.50
SAVANNAH. GA, February u.-1ur-
peatine. Is sac. Tor regulars: sales ~
casks; receipts. lA casks.
Rosln--Firm,. and unchanged, Win sa'rs
OF 500 barrels
=. cHARLEsloN; 4 Ga Fsp as,ss none one