Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
CINCINNATI.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, July 26.-4 =. M.-Cotton-
Spot moderate business; prices firm;
American middlng, 4i4d The sales OF
the day were s,oo0 bales. Of which go
were for speculation and included g66
American; receipts, 300 bales, including
1890 American.
Futures opened quies with a poor de-
mand. and closed steady, at the advance;
July 13-6iq4 li-64d., sellers; July and
August, l2-6id.. sellers; August and
September. 4 S-64d. sellers. September
and October, 4 17-6id. sellers: October
and November. js-6i1t3 59-eid.. buyers;
November and December. 53-6id.. sell
ers December and January. 5i-64Q
55-64d.. buyers; January and February;
5 5S-Gfa3 5i-6ld., sellers; February and
March, 5 55-6id., buyers: March ana
April. 55-64d, sellers; April and May,
56-Gia3 d-6id.. buyers.
NEW YORK. July 26.-Cotton-Quiet
and steady; middling. l5-l6c.; net re-
ceipts. none; gross 1904 bales; exports
TO the Continent 200 bales: forwarded. SS
bales: sales. GEO bales; spinners, $50 bales;
stock actual. G6.S97 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. N2 bales;
exports-to the Continent. 800 bales; stock,
1905 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts l.l62 bales;
exports-to the Continent. $50 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
6.6O7l76 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
2 1895. 557 bales 10 France. 6s9 l55 bales; to
the Continent. 2l35, All bales TO the Chah-
mel 54H bales.
While business I'm cotton futures was
unusually slack to-day, the market show
ed unmistakable signs OF strength. open
ing steady. at an advance OF 4g0 points
prices further improved lac points. with
the market finally steady, az net Aln
of fd9 points Better news from Liver
pool than looked for. reports or damage
bv continued heat. dry weather In South
ern and Central Texas and portions OF
Arkansas, and hardening tendency on
the part OF spot markets, both in this
country and abroad. all tended 10 cneck
selling and send shorts TO cover. n mum
Der OF attempts were made 10 RAID inc
market, but at no time througnout inc
session We're there evidences or weak
ness Several slight reactions followed
selling for profits by timid longs. but
rally inevitably followed The BULK OF
the business done was for local account,
with October receiving chiet attention.
Considerable switching OF the August
option to the more remote positions was
a feature New orleans and foreign IN
terests were early purchasers but turned
sellers AT the highest point,
Cotton futures opened steady at the
advance: sales. 400 bales; January, $.SS;
February. Sl5; March. N.S. April & 3 s9
October Si3; November SO6; Deem
Futures closed steady; sales 6lCOo
bales; January. Sis; February, Nl9'
gust. s752: September. T.25; october. Tl7;
November, T.l1: December. SLl3;
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady;
middling uplands. l5-lGc.; middling CUR,
S 3-l6c sales. 600 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, July 6.-Cotton-fu-
lures steady and quiet; sales, II y 90 y bsies;
july. S75G776; August. N.46QT.47; Sep
tcmber. S699lDs7.0l October, SSidyb.so, ,
November. S. s5qB.S7; December, $3.50
S3.S9; January, s69lGS8; February,
Sc. 9ldS69G March S6.GnS.@.
NAVAI-STORB MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c., July 26.-Splrits
Turpentine-Firm at 2i42iec.; receipts
4 Rosin~Flrm at aNasl.25; receipts 400
barrels. 400
Crude Turpenhne-Q quiet ut $3.50, $50,
and $3.50. receipts. 30 barrels.
Tar-Recelpts, 155 barrels.
SAVANNAH. GA. July 26.-Turpen-
tine-Firm at 25c.; sales, l,32S casks; re-
ceipts 1.s70 casks.
Rosip-Firm; sales, SOeo parreis; re,
CENTS I. 053 barrels. quote: A, b, G, and
ID. N.25; e, sl3O; L, $1.35; G, $40; II. 9.55;
s6: *. l.6O; VI. $l.65; n. sl.s5; window
glass. S265: water-white. $40.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. July 26.-(Special.)-
peanuts-Market firm: fancy. 2Aa3c.:
strictly prime 2lzG2 3-sc. prime, 2a2 l-sc;
SPANISH Sc: low grades. 1hql&c.; hand
picked. fancy. 4Q4Ac; extras. &C.. third
grade. pee. No l Spanish. shelied, SIC;
No. / Virginia. &c.; No. ? Virginia. 2hc.
Good demand for all Virginia stocks.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, July B.-Market
steady; Virginias-prime. 2l-ic.; extra
prime. 2 1-2c : fancy, 2 3-4c.; Spanish firm
at " lease.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA. July @.-Cotton-
Firm at 7-SnSc. for good lots.