Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-24
opsnla: a,sn,.. De~s,. Closing.

Closing quotations: Flour quiet and
steady; hard spring wheat patents, $50
sLl9; hard-wheat bakers, ss7sasS.ZS. in
sacks; soft-wheat bakers. SpS.8; win
ter wheat. A0N30. in wood. No spring
wheat, % 5-s975 Csc; No, red. S9se s-sc;
Is 5-Sc. Mess pork. S.S5aS90 LarG,
1881 1-2d$3.90. Short rib sides, S9OuSil5:
dry-salted shoulders, S5gaSLi5; short
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION STOCk-YARDS, ILL, February
3.-Cattle-Receipts, $500 head. Market
$S5Oas5.S5; stockers and feeders $SQsiz5;
cows and bulls, NSeaS5.'0; Texans WOO
Hogs Receipts. 10000 head. Market easy
early closing steady: heavy packing ana
shipping lots s. 30Q $780, common 20 choice
mixed. S.40G$36 1-2 choice assorted.
8lOQS65; light, S.45g 1852 IL; pigs $3.50
sheep-Receipts. 1000 head. Market
firm; inferior to choice, 250aAlo; lambs,
s''''e'''i'' CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., February 2.-Flour--
Winter patent, A.55asL75; do. fancy.
''' Whe eat No 2 red. soc.
Corn-Actiye; No. 2 mixed, % l-2c.; No.
white. p l-2c.
Oats-Active: No. 2 mixed, iSaiS i-2c.;
Lard-Kettle, $3.50; prime steam. 5000
Dry-salted Meats-Steady: shoulders.
S425: short-rib sides Siz; short clear,
SL25; clear bellies, $40; boxed meats, Lie.
Bacon~steady; loose shoulders. $3.50:
short ribs, $500. short clear. A.62 IL;
clear bellies, 1925; boxed meats, 1-ic.
more.
Whskey-Active at s1l7
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. MO, February 3.-Flour--
lHrhaN2FU.
Wheat-I.ower; May 81 i-SaSi Lie;
July n l-2c. bid
Corn-Higher; February 2Oc.. nomlnally;
May p lie; July, p 1-2c
Qats-Lower; February, 16 1-2c., nomi-
naly; May. IS l-sc.
Lard-grime steam, 1917 1-2; choice,
other articles unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL February 23.--l2:S0 p. NJ
Cotton-Market quiet: prices firm; Ameri-
can middling, 29-32d; sales, 1000 bales;
American, 800 bales; speculation and ex.
port. 600 bales; receipts, 1900 bales;
American. 500 bales.
Futures opened quiet; demand poor;
American middlIng. low middling clause;
February. 3 6.Gd,; February, March,
3 55-64a3 56-64d.; May and June, 5s-Gid.;
June and July, 3 6-6id. July and August.
1894, also 3 57-6id.; August and Sep.
December. 3 $3.50.
Futures quiet and steady.
12:45 p. M.-American spot grades, 1-32d.
higher; American middling falr, 3-Sd.,
good middlng, Lied; middlIng, 3 l5-i6d.;
low middling BID; good ordinary,
J-Sd.; ordinary, 5 7-l6d.
L. M.-Cotton -- American mlddling,
low middllng clause; February February
and March March and April 56-6id..
sellers; April and May, 56-6id., buyers;
May and June. June and July, 3 56-GfW
3 57-64d' sellers; July and August.
September and October iS-gid., buyers;
October and November. 4i-6ld.. sellers;
November and December. A3-6Id.. sellers.
Futures closed steady.
NEW YORK. February 23.-Cotton-
Steady; middllng. Z l-Sc.; net receipts. $50
bales: gross. 1881 bales, exports-to Great
Britain, 500 bales; TO France, l,29 bales;
to the Continent 7l66 bales; forwarded,
1903 bales; sales. 1888 bales; spinners, 1913
bales; stock. 267 46l bales (actuaD.
Totals to-day Net receipts. 1905 bales:
exports-tO Great Britain, 800 balesi 10
France. $50 bales; TO the Continent. 1888
bales; to the Channel, none; stock, 93l,7
bales.
Totals so far this week: Net receipts,
5000 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
1851 bales; to France. go bales; TO the
Continent 3S,9l2 bales; to the Channel,
none; stock. none.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
1885, l9 bales: exports--to Great Britain,
2516l5l bales; 20 France, 532339 bales; TO
the Continent. 1,47S,532 bales; 70 the Chan
mel, 5,aSl bales: stock. none.
Futures closed steady; sales 1000
bales; February and March, $3.50: April,
1856: May. SOL; June. N.06; July. $40;
August. N12; September, %U: October,
$500; November. S6.7l; December. $40.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS
WILMINGTON, n. c., February B.
Rosin-Firm; strained, sL45; good strain
ed $40.
Spirits OF Turpentine-Dull: machine,
% t-2c.; irregular. 25c.
Tar-Firm az SOC.
Crude Turpentine-Steady; hard, $LSoj
soft $50; virgin, nothing doing.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. February a.
Turpentine-Dull at 26c.
Rosln-Quet; A. -. c, and r. s1.35; F.
81 40; G.. $l45; II. $l50, !, N.co; X, $40;
NJ. $50: y, HS; vindow-glass, $3.50;
water-white. s2io
SAVANNAH, GA. February 23.--Tur-
pentine-Firm at DC; sales, 512 casks;
receipts 32+ casks.
Rosin-Qulet and unchanged: sales,
none; receipts, 3,475 barrels.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKE4
PETERSBURG. VA. February d.
Virginas, dull; prime, 3-4ui 7-Sc.; extra
prime. 2G2 1-Sc.; fancy, 23-Sc.; common,
1-2c.; Smelling stock. i4l Lac.
Spanish. quiet at 75c.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, February a.
Market steady at 67-Sa6 15-i6c. for good
10 best lots