Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
Opening. Highest Lowest Z

April. s4@sss 9ssss sst.x.ys. s s4a
May........25aA 23ls 24Nas4 Itst
July..........26A 2o5s 29Hsa<o -o'tts,o
September. .27ls wv 2fN ~HS
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May ..i7,sa.s IN ~ In
July........ lshsss. lsst lsss
September. .lssssly lS7sal9 1874 ISM
MESS PoRl-
S MSy.:.s SEE s.7s,s 500 $50
, Ssy...... AZ e, Is; IS . as as as
SHORT RIBS
May. 4.67Bs 5.ezl, 4,s9f 1853
july. Anew 472ls 400 ho'sa
Closing quotation Flour dull, easy,
81 spq SGSaan ES NS s sSTias w Ss
pork, sS.i5g.S.5o Lard, H.2alsi21,s short
Tb sides $1,000 prysSalsed sssSSul @.
Whiskey. Sl.lS.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION sToCK-YARDs. ILL. April 2
Cattle-Receipts. $500 head; market weak;
common to extra steers, S3.754s5.50; stock
ers and feeders. S25Gs45o; COWS ana
bulls. ST. 750$3.75; Texans. S2uN.D.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; mark firm;
heavy packing and shipping lots, 5000
10; common to choice mixed, s3.eouAD;
choice assorted, stlOQSil2 IL; light, $3.50
6fi15; pigs S3nsi.l5.
Sheen Receipts. 5000 head; market
firm: inferior to choice, s5.5oa$5; lambs,
$S.s $3.50.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI April 2-Flour-Quiet
and steady: winter patent, NoJas7o;
Wheat-ouiet and steady; sample red.
s5e
Corn-Actlve: yellow ear, 25c.
Oats-steady; rejected white, lsc.
Lard-Steady; steam leaf. Nio; primo
Dry-Salted Meats-steady: shoulders.
s475; short-rb sides, SLS'l2 short clear,
S; clear bellies. sos. 49,
short ribs, So: short clear, $50; clear bel
lies. $5.50n<s75.
Whlskey-s,eady at Sis.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. April -Flour--Unchanged
Wheat--Firmer; May, STAG; July,
70 3-Sa73ikc bid; August, 10 3-sc bid.
Cotn-Steagy; May, % 5-SQ22sic.; July
2ic ,s,e
bid go.
Lard-Prime steam. AO7is; choice, $Ll5.
Other articles unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April 2.-l2.9o p. Moot
ton-Demand fair; prices steady Aniss AMER.
can middling. Adj. Sales, 4OvO bales;
American, 3, 100 bales; speculation ana sx-
port, 800 bales. Receipts, 5000 bales;
American, none. -.
April. May, June. July, August. 5S-6id.;
August and September, J7-6id.; Septem-
Der and october. 5l-6id,
Futures quiet at the decline. Tenders
at to-day's clearings, 80 bales, ne"
p. M.-Cotton-April, s9-sid.; April
and May, 5S-64d.; May and June. 2s-WP
3 59-6id, buyers; June ana July, Ses-e.y
3 59-6Id. buyers; July ana august, oo,cfg
3 59-6il. buyers; August and september,
3 56-64q5 57-G4d.. buyers; September ana
October, 3 JO-5iq3 5i-6id, buyers; october
and November. 46-fid., buyers, Novem-
Der and December, Hid, buyers, De-
cember and January. i4-6id.; January
and February, 44-5id
Futures closed quiet and STEADY.
Weekly cotton statistics: Total sales
for the week, IS 900 bales; American, S2.oo
bales. Trade takings. including forwsro.
ed from ship side, 5000 bales. Actual
export, 500 bales. Total Import, H,vo
bales American, 1900 bales. Total stock,
900 bales; American. lltiyp oaies.
900 bales. Spectators took go bales; ex-
porters took 1900 bales.
NEW YORK. April 2,-cotton--Quiet
and steady; middling. 5-l6c; net receipts,
Great Britain. sos bales; forwarded. 80
bales: sales "a bales; stock, 1888 bales.
Weekly: Net receipts. 1867 bales; gross.
is ~ bales; exports.to Great Britain. L
1922 bales; forwarded 4l0i bales; sales,
$3.50 bales; spinners, 2,224 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, s9i7 bales;
exports-to Great Britain; nsa92 bales;
Continent. 3,743 bales; stock. 6So.19 bales.
Totals so far this week: Net receipts.
81. Sy1 bales exports-to Great Britain, g.
500 bales; France. 9,ti5 bales; Continent.
Totals since September isi: Net receipts,
62l9.1 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
273S.iA bales: France. oli,73S bales; Con-
tinent 7.7l0272 bales; Channel, 6,tM bales.
Futures closed steady; sales, y 20 bales;
Nli; August. H.12; September, ssss; DC
tober. 500; November. 1911, December.
$3.50; January. 1854; February s6@.
The following are the totai net receip,s
of cotton at all ports since September ].
1896: Galveston. i.30i,l10 bales; New Or
leans. / 938. 500 bales; Mobile, 2ss.9i5 bales;
Savannah. 7eS 400 bales; Charleston. S8.-
2se bales: Wilminsion zS,iS na ds. Nor.
New York. 105.705 bales; Boston, 1000
bales. Newport News. 1851 bales; phila-
delphia, 80 l6S bales; West Point, 30 bales;
az bales: Pensacola. 6OfN bales; Texas
city. 81 .lS7 bales Total. 6.2i9.l SJ bales.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2.-Cotton-Fu-
lures closed STEADY; sales. 2sVo baisa'
April. s6.s5; May, $g; June. w.: J1y,
1851; January. s6.si.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. April 2-Rosin-
Firm: strained, x.f5; good strained, N.oo.
Turpentine machine. &c; ir-
regular. ~ 1-2c
Tar-t'irm at soc.
Crude Turpentins--Quiet; hard, $40;
soft. 81 so; virgin. nothing doing.
Receipts OF spirits OF turpenune. ~
casks.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., April 2.--rurpen-
tine-Firm AT Is i-2c.; sales, none.
Rosln-Firm; sales, none; IL, G, ID, ana
Y. SIS: +. $50; q. $50: and L. $40;
X. N.5: NJ. $3.50; n. $40; window-giass.
e. 10; water white. $40.
SAVANNAH, GA. April 2-Turpentlne--
Firm at n Lie: sales. 80 casks; receipts.
223 casks. -
Rosin-steady and unchanged; sales. d
barrels; receipts. lar barrels.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. April 2-cot.
ton-Firm at i-s97 lac. for good to best
lots.
pErERsBuRG PEANUT MARKET.
pETERsBURG. VA. April 2-vir.
s,rtas steady. Prime, &c. :: extra prime,
si-ic.; fancy. 2i-2c.; Spanish steady at
n i-2Qsoc.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA. April 2.-Farmers
cuief and steady: fancy, S.Sf12 3~ic.