Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-04

Buy Cotton
and Hold It.
IT'S THE ONLY
CHEAP THING LEFT.

NO. nard cdsD. ~ l-Zc., track SePtcm~
Der: g s,Sc; December. - i-Ac asked;
Corn-Spot about steady to firm; No. !.
cash. CSC. bid: September ~ 3-Sc. a8koos
December. 70 s-sc. asked: May, Is l-2c.
Oats-Nominal: No. cash, elevator
&c: September. 10 3-sc. bid: December.
~ 5-sc. asked; May. &c. bid.
Bran-Strong: East track, sacked, 500
Bic; country points. 81 1-2c.
Butterasteady; creamery 5uis i-2c.;
dairy. 10ff16c. -
Eggs-Quet at 10 f-2c.
Whiskey-$121
Pork--Steady; standard mess, jobbins,
rev. $3.50: old. SS.7b
LARD Steady; prime steam. SAC, i-s;
| choice $40
Bacon-Boxed. extra short clear ana
ribs se.75: shorts. $40.
Dry-Salted Meats-Boxed shoulders,
$50; extra short clear and sides, t5.25:
shorts. S6.N IL.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. September s.--F1our-
Steady
wheat-Easier; No. . red. oSaS lac.
Corn-Strong; No. mixed, 81 SIC.
Oats-Ffrm: No. 2 mixed. Dl-1c.
Rye-Easier: No. 2 &9c.
Lard-Easier at Ai0.
Bulk Meats-Firm at $40
Bacon-Firm at $40.
Whiskey-Quiet at I'LL.
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Firm. Z.
Eggs-Quiet at lie.
Cheese-Firm.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. September "a +; NJ
Cotton-Spot in fair demand; prices lower:
American middling fair. 4ib-Szd.; COCA
middling, 41-4d.: American middling'
3-S2d.; low middiing. Sl-s2d:; good oras-
nary. S2-32d. ordinary, 3H-5zd saiss
OF the day were 10000 bales. OF wnicn ~
were for speculation and export. and IN.
cluded 900 American. Receipts, ~"
bales. including 800 American.
Futures opened easy, with moueih,o
demand. and closed steady; American
mddling. low middling clause. Sentemocr'
3 gid, sellers: September and Octooer'
5l-64d, buyers: October and November.
f7-64d., buyers: November and Decemoer'
3 44-64d. buyers; December and January
3 42-siQS 4S-64d.. buyers; January and Fen-
and March. ssss-s4d., buyers; March ana
April. 44-Sid.. buyers; April ana NAY
| 3 i5-64d, buyers: May and June, se-oso''
buyers; June and July, SF-s4d., buyers
NEW YORK. September s.-The cotton
market opened steady. at an advance OF
to points: early cables icing ve,.er
emulation OF orders being somewhat en-
couraging. Following the first CALL SELL
ing orders set In from the Soush. ana
liquidation and selling for short account
became quite general. causing oecune
Of 10 4 points. the basis Of which was
favorable crop news and predictions OF
heavy receipts. Later, tho market !urn-
ed n sharp corner on reports U 1l ~
spot sales while crop accounts were less
favorable. Prices advanced IL 10 10 points
from the lowest with shorts active buy
ars. and easily frightened on claims OF
heavy short interest. The possibility OF
bull speculation getting out or gram INTO
cotton also led 10 cautious seilins ny me
hears and the market closed very steady.
ar a net advance OF to ~ points. or
within a point or two of the best prices
OF the session. -.
Cotton futures opened steady; saies.
4 800 bales; January, ~1o; Feoruaty' %..'
March. Sc Sc; April, 1855: May, %:@. june
INV August. and September. N.o6; Oc-
tober $3.50; November. 1913; December
s' Futures closed very steady; sales. iI'Ioo
bales: January. $3.50; February 49,
March. M.e9: April, 1886; May, sS.ss; sep
tember, S17; the year. $'si' NoVo"''''
S. so: December. @s2 ,,e. a.
snot cotton closed quiet at S-lec. de-
/ cline rriddiing uplands. I@ocs' miuohhs
| Gulf. Use: sales. 1926 bales.
Niddling, Es-sc.; net receipts, none.
srnse < 10 bales; forwarded. 3.o65 oaies;
sales. ,255 bales; spinners. 2i5 bales s'ocn'
We Weekly: Net receipts, none: gross, q, 81.
900 bales: exports--to Great britain ,,lo'
bales; to France, LOO bales; 10 a me Ia ,as
tInent. /. 54S bales: forwarded z;s% p-'e''
sales 20. 9Ss bales: spinners, sss bnies,
Totois to-day: Net receipts. $40 oaies'
exnorts--to France, 1874 bales; stock. w.
CAT bales. .ory, haies.
70 Great Britain. $3.50 bales; 20
France, 5,llS Dales' 10 'ho
bolpg
Tota,s since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 600 bales: exports-to Great or.
tain. 1856 bales; to France ''o'' o'e''
TO the Continent IL bales.
catton futures steady; sales. N,bU baiesi
Santember. Sc sOass. 81; October. +. bI!
Sr1p,,a,nber ~ 6glls667; December, W.os9
a. ~. January, s66onS6.62: February:
e seS Sass s5: March, s6.esase.es; April. %.~u
s'''-' TOLEDO WHEAT MARKET
TOLEDO. September 3-Wheat.Iow
and weak; No. cash. September ana ~
DETROIT WHEAT MARKET.
pETROIT. MICH, September -
vrbs.tA-No. 1 white, % S-4c.; NO. reo'
september. 94c.: December, H'-oc'
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NoprOI.K VA, September S.-tSpe-
ciai 1--peanuts--H and-picked, fancy. 60
s,rictly prime, 25-sc.; prime, 2i.2c.; OIL
srades &C.: Spanish, per bushel. Sc.
prTrRsBuRG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, September g.
uar.at ouiet: Virginia prime, l-ic.; ex.
tra brine. 2i-2c.; fancy. 2s-fus '-oc.'
Spanish 80 f-zc-
'PETERsBURC COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG. VA, September o.
cotton-Quiet at lac. for good lots.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.