Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, March S1.-l2:9O P.

LIVERPOOL, March 3.-lz:D Z. NJ
Cotton-Demand moderate: prices firm;
S S%sFlcan %asan Oc bales speculation
and export 800 bales; receipts. 5000 bales
American. 1.5Oo bales
Futures opensi steady; demand pos9dr:
1 fR s-sid.: My and June. 4 it'd; septem.
Der and October, Sid; November and
DECEMBER 6l-e4d.; December and Janu-
Futures quiet. Tenders 1900 bales. new
i2:i5 p. M.-American spot grades ad-
/ 23-s2d.; good mlddllng. 15-s2d.; middling.
/ i3-32d.; low middling. 6,led.; good or
binary : s-isd ordinary ,alsi} a. anr,, and NAV
July and August. 1l-6tai l5-e4d,. sellers;
August and September, ll.6td,, value;
September and October 3-efgi $50
buyers: November and December and De
cember and January, Gl-G+Gs3 62-s4d., sei!-
ers. Futures closed very steady.
NEW YORK, March S.--Cotton--Mld-
ding Gulf. l,1sc.; mlddling, ! S-lsc.; net ne,
bales: forwarded, i'59i bales; sales. 2.is3
bales; spinners, 9oi bales; stock. lSS'4e2
bales
exports-to Great Britain. 1888 bales: to
the Continent. .3,sl2 bales; stock. 5sS,Ssi
Totals % far this week: Net receipts,
5.222 bales; exports-to Great Britain, ~
Continent. 1855 bales.
Totals since September list: Net receipts.
4755.6I5 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
the Continent. 1,4is.753 bales.
Futures closed easy; sales, 1920 bales,
April, S5s; MAY. S.ss; June. 1851: July
1885, August Mss ssp'en be- p M1 1r-
SIMS cotton, report: Cotton advanced
6 10 points, but lost the improvement,
and closed unchanged TO points higher,
with the tone easy. ana the sales. f11"
To-dsy's features: With such factors as
a higher market In Liverpool, good
spot demand here for export. more ac-
tfvity in the southern spot marker, iair
exports from the ports. light receipts at
some interior points. small estimated re-
ceipts at New Orleans tomorrow, and a
strong statistical position 70 assist II, the
market advanced to-day: Prices lost most
OF the Improvement before the close.
however, on realizing sales. Reports were
received, stating that the Ohio river is
rising. and that there Is a possibility OF
the Mississippi being similarly affected.
The ST. Louis Republic published dis
patch from Georgetown, Tex, stating that
no cotton had been planted as yet. be-
cause OF cold weather, and that the acre.
age will not be as large as that OF last
year. Paris. Tex. reports: 1T Is hard
to feel any way but bearish. when we
see the whole State turned into cotton
patch to-day. Believe farmers are plant
ing with the expectation Of selling at 4
cents In the interior They talk that
way, at least. The weather Is good. and
the ground I'm most excellent condition.
In In, fact. everything is favorable at pres
NEW ORLEANS. La. March 81
Futures steady. sales. $500 bales: April.
$3.50; May. N.63. sSne, N.61; July, $50;
August E.fs; september, $40; October,
@;ss; November. 1885; December 1888, =,
be closed on Good Friday. April Sd. and
on Saturday. April %th.
NAvAL.-sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. March 3i.-Ro-
sIn--Firm; strainei, $50; good strained.
Spirits OF Turpentine- Steady; machine.
25c:; Irregular. 2h4c.; crude, nothing doing.
Tar-F1rm at SOC.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. March s.-Tur-
pssias-SEs;r.n At Nc; sales 10 sa sRs =
rs: b, aso: d, H.te; +. as; o So:
II, SIS; I. Sl.65; X. $.7s; N, N.S0; n, N.s0;
window-glass. s.; water-white. els.
SAVANNAH, GA..- March 3i.--Turpen-
ess pena e os m e At e ws sales
Of sos casks; receipts, 6a casks. Receipts
!Ss the yer s s7Sa e sns shiP2% ssa 0
cs ESs'n ali '@Ss;srsis; end q nn; 3.
F9Si y y Nsir 6 MI . j: a DIX:
s ssscis ss sss s s ss., sitfSa Ssrs's .h a
ms1ts, 1.e7 ~ barrels; ssock on hand
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