Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

Cash quotations were follows: Flour
steady; Minnesota. hard patents. s3.4OQ
wheat. G2 1-2965c.: No. spring wheat.
CSC. No. 2 red. e4c. No. corn, 90 $50
% lie. No. 2 oats. q Stare; No. 2
white. q l-2Q25 1-2c. No. 3 white. % 1-See
4Jc. No. l fiaxseed 9Oc. Prime timothy
seed. S2.37 l-2. Mess pork. per barrel.
N.7cqN.75, Lard, per 100 pounds. A.75@
A.77 IL Short rib sides 0oose). $10as5S0;
dry-salted shoulders (boyed). 81. 50u
si.2 ~: short clear sides CboxetD. $3.50
s5.35. Whiskey. distlllers' finished goods.
per gallon. Sl.25. Sugar, cut-loaf, $.72.
granulated, $3.50. Butter steady; creame
ries. 13al9 1-2c. diaries. 12Q17c. Cheese
steady at 71-2a9c. Eggs firm; fresh, l3Q
Ice.
THE COTTON MARKETS..
LIVERPOOL, October s;1Cotton-
Closing: Spot quiet; prices 1-S2d. lower;
American middlng. fair, Sl-2d.; good
middling; 3 s-S2d; middling Gulf, SS-32d.;
25-S2d.; ordinary. 2l9-3sd. The sales OF
the day were 5000 bales, OF which 800
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1900 American. Receipts, l,OO
bales-all American.
Futures opened steady with a moderate
demand and closed quiet at the decline;
American middling, low middling clause,
October, .q3 Lid, sellers October and
November, 363-6i93d.. value; November
and December, 2s2-64d.. sellers; December
and January, 262-6+ll2 Esd. sellers
January and February 262-6ia2 G-6id.,
buyers; February and March, 2-63-6ia3d,
sellers; March and April. Sq3 lid, sell
ers: April and May, lid, buyers; May
and June, 2-64d., sellers: June and July,
3 Slid, sellers; July and August, 3-GiQ
3 4-64d., buyers; August and September
3 4-s1d., value.
NEW YORK, October s.-The cotton
market opened dull, with prices l 70
points lower, under sheer absence ar
speculative support. Speculation lacked
snap and vim all through the short ses-
sion. with fluctuations very narrow.
Shorts feared TO sell, owing to reports OF
further rains In the central portion or the
belt still more serious turn in the yell
low-fever district and growing belief
that Mondays government report VIII
show a condition of less than 746. Liver
pool market had lost its activity, whilst
demand from investors was entirely lack
ing. Following the call many room
traders gave their attention TO settling
outstanding obligations. fearing 10 take
chances over Sunday and Monday The
late market for cotton futures was a
tame affair, with unimportant changes In
price The close was quiet and steady,
at net unchanged prices TO points lower.
Spot closed dull, with prices unchanged.
on the basis OF > 7-l6c. for middling up
lands and il-l6c. for mtddling Gulf.
Futures opened dull; october offered al
s5.a; November, S.23; December, 1929;
January. 1914; February, >J.3s; March.
$543; April, s5.47; May. s5.s2; June, 1914;
July, 1851; August. 500.
Futures closed steady; October. S.A;
November, 1923; December, s5.29; Janu-
airy. $685. February. 1913; March. s. ~;
April. $780, May. SOL; June. $3.50; July,
$3.50: August. $500:
Spot closed dull: middling uplands,
57-i6c.; middnng Gulf. Lice; sales. none.
NEW ORLEANS. october s-Cotton-
Futures steady; october, @S; November
s4spqA9: December. As6; January. 500
sol; February s5.05dS5.O6 March. S.llW
s5l2: April s5Ieq$5.17; May, S5.2lq&.22;
June s526as5H.