Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

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Winter patents. sLi5asL75; do, fancy.
wheat--Firmer No req. 9ic
. Corn.Firmer; No. 2 white. a i-2c.; NO.
oats-ouet; No. 2 white. p lie.
., Lard-kettle. 1862 10; prime steam.
Dry-salted Meats-sh shoulders. H75:
short-rfb sides. $as7 l-2: short clears. IS;
vance.
- Baeon-Loose shoulders. s.; short ribs:
go; short clear $50; clear bellies, $500
$40; boxed meats, i-Ic. more.
Whiskcy-N.H.
ST LOUIS.
ST LOUIS. NO. March i7.-FIour--
Higher; patents. sisJuSL5; fancy, $40
81 choice, N2)N&.3O
Wheat-Firmer. May. 50 lie. asked;
July 7Fi7i f-Sc
Corn--Higher: March. &c; May, 2 l-sc.;
July, % i-2c asked
oats-Higher; March, II lie; May.
Is l-Sc.; sally. IL J-Sc
Pork-standard mess, new. 1870; old.
Lard-Prlme steam. 81: choice. SilO.
Bacon-Shoulders, s.; extra short clear.
S0S5; clear ribs, $40; clear sides, $50.
Dry-Saltcd Meats-Shoulders. t4s5: ex-
ira short clear s.; clear ribs. S5l5; clear
sides. $5.25.
High wines-steady ct NiS
Baggng. "a pounds, 3-Sc.; pounds,
SIC.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL March E.-i2sO p. NJ
Cotton-pemand fair. prices easy: Ameri-
can middling. ID. sales. 12Oo bales-Amer-
lean, ll.ioO bales; speculation and export.
500 bales; receipts, 5000 bales-American.
$500 bales
Futures opened quiet; demand moderate:
March and April. April and May, and May
and June. 5S-644S 5S-6id; June and jury
and July and August. 3 j9-6id.; August
and September. 57-Gld.; September and
October. 3 5l-Gid.; October and November.
3 f6-6id; November and December and De-
cember and January, 3 b-6id. Quiet at
the decline.
Tenders. 100 bales new docket and 30
bales old docket.
1245 L. M-American spot gradc-. i-3sd.
lower; American mddling. fair. 1850:
low middling, G-S2d. good ordinary.
4P M.-March. March and April, April
and May. May and June, and June and
July. 3 5S-6ia3 59-6id;. buyers; July and
tember 3 56-6ili3 57-Gi1.. buyers; September
and October. 50-6i6l3 5l-6id., buyers: Octo-
Der and November. 3 l6-6ld buyers; No
vember and December and December and
January. l4-6ta3 std, buyers.
Futures closed steady.
NEW YORK. March l7'-Cotton--
Steady; mldding, Z lac. net receipts. 355
bales; gross receipts. S.ll5 bales: exports
TO Great Britain. 16S5 bales TO the CONT
nent, 1906 bales; forwarded 1913 bales;
sales. 1902 bales; spinners. 1873 bales; stock,
$50 SIG bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1851 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, I224 bales; 10
the Continent, 5,li3 bales; stock, 7Sss6O
| bales
Total so far this week: Net receipts. a.
| 729 bales: exports-tO Great Britain. 1868
bales; to France, $500 bales; to the Conti-
I ont lIaNI
Total since September 1st: Net receipts.
| 6,09S50S bales; eXports-to Great Britain,
/ 2,6i95J5 bales 10 France. 693,3H bales; TO
| the Continent. ] .S32 g22 bales
Futures closed steady; sales. $500 bales;
| March. SOL: April. N0i; May N.O1: June.
| SIP; July, SIG; August, Nl7 September.
] $3.50: October. $50; November. @.Sl; De-
/ cember 1884,; January $50; February,
$3.50.
The SUMS cotton report says: "spot cot
/ ton here was unchanged. with sales of 33s
bales for export and f93 bales for spinning;
| 200 bales were delivered on contract Thd
| " dull More of the traders, especially
| the younger element. were gathered about
the Geographic bulletins from Carson City
/ than there were around the ring. Liver
pool and New Orleans were small traders
/ here. but the speculation was I'm the main
| OF a local professional character. Al the
| opening prices declined slightly, In SYM
/ patty with a decline in Liverpool botn
| for futures and spots After the first
| transactions however prices rallied ana
advanced slightly. The high water in the
Mississippi river checks selling ana prices
! are easily advanced on small purchases.
Liverpool sold here, but New Orleans
| bought. The receipts AT the ports were
! light the spot markets were firm. and the
exports were liberal. The decline In Liver
pool was attributed 10 unfavorable politi-
| cal advices from the Levant."
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March lI--Secre-
/ tary Testers sem-weeltly statement az
| the thirteen leading interior towns I'm 1871
shows: Receipts. li26 bales; shipments,
| 1881 bales: stock. 26jl3 bales
In 1895: Receipts. 1850 bales; shipments,
| p. l02 bales stock 2li65l bales
I'm 1895: Receipts 2.2l9 bales, shipments,
"a .30i bales: stock, 2SS367 bales.
Cotton-Futures quiet: sales. 1900
bales March, $3.50: April, SOS; May.
s693: June yG93, July. 1894. August, s6.A;
| September S6.6l; October, B.03; November,
! S6J5; December. $500
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. y. c., March IL
Rosin-Firm; strained, $l45; good strain
Spirits Turpentlnc-steady; machine.
| 26 i-2c: irregular. pc.
! Tar-Firm al 81. -
Crude Turpentine-Qulet; hard, N.5O;
soft $3.50; virgin, nothing doing
CHARLESTON. S. G., March loot
ton-Firm; sales. Is bales; mlddlings'
| l5-l6c.
TurDentinc-flrm, sales none.
| Rosin-Firm sales none; a. y, 9, ID, ~,
and f. 81 40; c. Sl.l5; II. $50; !. $50. X.
Size. NJ. N.75; y. $50; window-glass, $50;
| water-white, sos.
SAVANNAH GA, March H.-Turpen-
! tine-Firm at 20 lie; sales, 80 casks; re-
ceipts. 10 casks.
Rosin-Flrm, sales. 800 barrels; receipts.
1856 barrels; A. b. c, ID. and T.. $50 + and
&. SlGj; II and I. $50; X and -, 81 81,
\. 81; window-glass, 2.25; water white,
$3.50.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, March H.-Market
firm at l-SQ7 3-l6c. for good 20 best lots.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, March n.-Vir-
ginias-Firm; prime, 7-SG2c;; extra
| Drime. 21-SlI2 lie; fancy, 25-Sc.. or
Grades. lI-lGl S-fc.; Spanish firm al SIC.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. March H.-Fancy
21-2c.; strictly prime 2u2 l-4c; of grades.
! lG2c.: Spanish, zoe. per bushel. Farmers
market active and strong, with upward
| tendency.