Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-15
THE COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. May li-12:30 p. M.-Cot-
tOn-Quiet; prices easier, American WlI-
ding 4 13-32d.; sales, 1000 bales, Amerl-
can. 100 bales; speculation and export
800 bales; receipts, lO,OVO bales; American
GOO bales.
Futures opened easyi demand POO poor:
July and August, 4 l3-6id.; August and
September. l0-6id.; September anu OSIo-
Der. 4 42-6id. October and NovemDei'
3 60-Gid November and December oS-oiu.
i245 =. M'~American SPOT grades, 1-22d.
lower; American middling fair. n.l6d.;
good middling, l5-32d.: middling, 5-sd.
low middling, $50; d, good ordinary
4 sgd: ordinary, M-32d.
p. M-American mlddling low mid
ding clause; May I li-64u4 ls-Gid.. value;
Nav and June. 4 l6-6ifii l7-64d.; June ana
July. l4-6id., value; July and August
TENDER. 4 9-Gi1i l0-64d., buyers; Septem-
Der and October, 1-64d4 2-6id., buyers
November. 3 59-6id3 e0-6id.. sellers; NO,
vember and December. December ana
January. 57-eid bgyssE5S S ssISrs F a
ruarv and March, 5S-6if3 J9-64d., sellers.
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK, May lt-CottonISuieti
middling Gulf, Sic; middling. Lie net
receipts, none gross l,257 bales; exports,
TO Continent 45l bales. forwarded, ~
bales sales. ll5 bales. all spinnersi ftock'
1870 l0l bales. ooo
Totals tO-taNs net IfAftHA'. of"n'
exports-to Great Britain, !. l0S bales; Con-
tinent. 4jl bales; stock, 39i52l bales
Totals so far this week: Net receipts
30 1856 bales; exports-to Great Britain
1883 bales; France, 200 bales; comment
Totals since September list: Net receipts,
5O}4555 bales; eXports-to Great Britain
20Ss. 233 bales; France, 1890 bales Con-
Futures closed steady: sales 81, 800 bales;
Nav. $500; June. 500; July, $500; August,
500; September, N43j October w; no
vember Sis; December Nl; January
E.i7: February, ST.l9: March, 1913.
suns cotton report: Cotton opened
unchanged, to points lower. recovered
the loss. and advanced / to points,
closing steady with td prices d Gay yhenans'o 10
To-day's features: The Liverpool mar
ket was weaker to-day; good rains were
reported in sections of the south, where
dry weather has been complained OF.
The speculation was dull. The crop move
ment continues free, and there was some
realizing. Yet prices did not decline.
There was a slight recession at one tlne;
but the market soon rallied, and small
advance ensued In some instances. Ihe
prominent bull did little, II anything, but
local operators gave the market thelr
support. The South also bought mere.
The Signal Service predicted light frosts
for the northwestern portion or Texas
This section does not raise any cotton,
but the prediction Of frost In the state
| induced some shorts 10 cover. Inc new
crop months are adversely auected Dy
| expectations of large yields.
NEW ORLEANS May lS.-Cotton-Fu-
| lures quiet and steady; sales. lSlO0 bales
| Nav. S.71: June S.6S; July. T.6S. August
| 81 G) September, 500; October, 500; No
| vember. s6SS: December. $3.50; January
| S6.93. ..
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. y. c., May l3.--Rosin--
! Steady: strained, 81 80. good strained, Sl.40
J Sprits Turpentine-2ii2u2 3-Sc.
Tar-Steady at $l.lO
Crude Turpentine-Steady; hard, $50
soft, $40: virgin, $3.50.
| CHARLESTON, May H-Turpentine-
| Firm at 23i5c.: sales. none.
| Rosin-Firm; sales none; A, b, G, ID
| and Il. $40: + and G, $50; II, Sl55; /
| 81 80; X. $l6j. NJ s1.75; n $50; window
| glass. 80. water-white S205.
SAVANNAH. GA, May H-Turpen
! tine-Market opened quoted at &c. PAID
and bid, with sales OF 623 casks, anC
closed the same, with sales Of 2Si casks
| receipts, .7SS casks.
| Rosln-Flrm and unchanged; sales, ZOO
| barrels: receipts. 1926 barrels.