Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-16
THE COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL August Is, 1880 p. M
Cotton-Demand light; prices steady;
American, 4l3-32d. Sales. 1000 bales;
American. 300 bales: speculation and
export, 500 bales. Receipts, 1000 bales;
Future opened quiet; demand mode
rate; August, l6-64ai lS-6id; August
and September, lid; September and
October, 1904 9-Gid.; October and NO
vember, 1854; November and December,
4 1914 Gid; December and January,
f-6id.; January and February, 44-G4Q
Sid; February and March, 45-6i;
March and April, 1854.
Futures steady, at the decline.
Z. M.-August, AIRED, sellers; Au-
gust and September 4 1884, sellers saI
September and october, 41-54du4 s-5id.,
buyers, October and November, 4 esd,
buyers; November and December, De,
cember and January, January and
February, 45-6tqi 6-6id., value; February
and March $50 sellers Sellers March ana anS
May, 47-64g4 S-64d.; May and June. S-S4g
9-6ld., sellers.
FUTURES closed quiet, at the decline.
NEW YORK, August 15.--Cotton-Dull;
middling Gulf, S7-l6c.; middIlng, eS-loc,;
net receipts, none; gross receipts, none;
sales, 2iS bales, all spinners; STOCK 6''fsO
Totals to-day and so far this week:
Net receipts 1872 bales; exports, Great
Britain, S.5l6 bales; stock. 1881 bales
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts, 51sl2l5 bales; exports, Great Bri-
tain, 2,2J7,557 bales; France, 46l,56S pales'
O2 futures steady; sales 7s. 40 bales; Au-
gust 81 "a; September, T.58; october, X.6i;
November, SOL; December T.66; January,
}769; February, S.7S; March, WIS; April
The Suns review: Cotton declined 2 70
4 points rallied, and advanced 20 =, Dut
lost part of the Improvement. closing eulee
and steady at net advance OF points
on most months; August advanced ID
points The sales were $500 bales.
Cotton Causerie-There was slight de-
cline in prices at the opening, put thc
loss was quickly recovered. ana an ~
vance followed. Liverpool was lower and
the spot sales there were small, while the
receipts OF new cotton were liberal. bul
on the other hand bad crop reports con,
tinue to be received by the bushei. ana
there appears to be no let-up 70 the
drought In the Southwest. To-day the
oficiai weather report showed good rains
in the Carolinas and Georgia, but there
was no moisture worth speaking OF re-
norted IN the drought strlcken Districts
II was stated that Nell Brothers would
iseue "A buliish circular, and this report
had a stimulating effect on the market
to-day. The signal-seryicc predicts con-
tinued fair weather. with the execution
~ posslbly local showers on the coast or
Alabama Mississippi, and Louisiana
during the next thirty-six hours ,, Inc
Chronicles weather report was pulilsn.
The South bought here.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. August 15.-
Cotton futures steady; sales, $500 bales;
August, s45; September. T.S2; October,
NsS; November, S3s; December. T43:
January, $40; February, 1854; March,
NAVAL STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. August 15.--Tur-
pentine-Narket firm, at 2i422c.: and
{. g.S; ID and Z, si.S0; F. $40; @. sl-35;
III, $40; /, $.45; X. $50; NJ, N.55: ~
si60; window glass. 10; water-whlte,
LIS.
SAVANNAH. GA. August D..Turpen-
tine-Steady. at y s-ic.; sales, l5O casks
After the close there were sales. OF 800
casks al % lie; receipts. 1858 casks.
Rosin-Firm; sales. 1900 barrels; receipts.
IA g: H sis5; no. k. h.s5: N. y7o y.
&. ": window-glass. Sl.S5: water-white, u