Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-24
THE COTTON MARKETS.

THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, August 81 p. M.-Cot.
ton-Spot i'm limited demand; prices
higher: American middling. fair 1920.
good middling, 9-32d.; American mid
ding. 3-8d. low middlinz, I'D. good ordi-
nary. 1924. Sales of the day were 6.1S
bales. OF which 500 bales s~erc for specu-
latlon and export, and included 58 bales
American; receipts, 1900 bales, including
200 bales American.
Futures opened steady, with fair de-
mand. and closed firm; American mid
ding. low-middling clause, August
ii-6id3 50-G4d, buyers; August and Sep
TEMPER. Id. sellers; September and Octo-
ber 3 57-OiQS 5S-6td.. buyers oeto'
Der and November, 5l-6iQ3 52-6id
BUYERS: November and December.
Der. 49-64d., sellers; December and
January 47-6+Q3 4S-6id., buyers; Jan
Uary and February, 47-64u3 4S-6id.
BUYERS: February and March, 4S-6id.,
BUYERS: March and April, 3 4s-6id., buyers
April and May 3 60-6id., sellers, May and
June. 5l-64d.. selers; September, ID.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Cotton-Quiet;
net receipts, none; gross, 9,4yO bales ex-
ports-to Great Britain, l53 bales; TO
France, POO bales; to the Continent, 4sS
bales; forwarded. 800 bales; sales, 1000
bales; spinners, 100 bales; stock actuaD,
4l.675 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 662G bales;
exports-to Great Britain 1l.735 bales; TO
France. 220 bales; to the Continent, 493
bales: stock. 50, l39 bales
Consolidated Net receipts. II, 842 bales;
eXports-to Great Britain. l.735 bales; 20
France, go bales; to the Continent, l93
bales.
Totals since September lst: Net receipts,
6,Gj5 G23 bales; expOrts-to Great Britain,
3.G9G9l bales; TO France 7O1, 1872 bales; TO
the Continent 2l49,7n bales; to the Chan
mel, J,iN bales.
Cotton futures opened irregular: sales,
400 bales; January, SOB; February. SIO7;
March. E.OS; April. N02; September. S7l6;
october. NO7; November s.; December.
81.
Futures closed firm; sales, 2i9OOO bales;
January, I'll; February Tl4; March
N17: April, $40; May. S.23; August. 1896:
SeDtember NS3; October. sis; NoVem-
ber Sill: December. Sis.
SCOT closed quiet; middling uplands. SC. !:
mlddling Gulf, l-ic.; sales. 1900 bales.
NAVAL~STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c., August o.
Spirits Of Turpentine-Steady at 25u25Izc.
Rosin-steady at sli5 and sl.25; receipts,
S9l barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Steady az $3.50. sl.SO
and $3.50; receipts 6 barrels
Tar-Quiet and steady; receipts, 2i3 bar
rels
CHARLESTON. s. C.. August 23.-Tur-
pentine-Firm at 25c. bid; sales, none
ROsin-Firm; sales, none; \, y, G, ID,
and f.. $40; i, sl25; q, $780, II and /,
si.i5; X. $50: NJ. Sl.55; n. SIS; window
glass. sl.s0; water-white. 1870.
SAVANNAH, GA. August 2.-Spirlts
Turpentine-Firm at &C.; sales reported.
8Sl casks; sales. l.7t2 casks, OF which AS
were from Brunswick.
Rosin--Firm; sales, 3,l75 barrels: re-
ceipts. 1917 barrels; quotations I'M
changed.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
NORFOLK. VA. August 23.-(SpeciaL)-
Peanuts-Firm; fancy. &c.; strictly prime.
2 5-Sc.; prime. 21sc. on grades. &C.. Span
ish. per bushel. ssc.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, August 23.--Market
firm: Virginia prime. &c; extra prime.
siac. fancy. 2AQ2 7-8c: Spanish In de-
mand at 02lzg35c.. as to quality.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, August ZB.-Cot-
ton-Firm at sl-sVS l-4c.. for good lots.