Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-04

Cheese-Steady and Unchanged
LettWe-Unchanged
Whskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. November 3.-More peaceful
news from abroad to-day, and slack
export demand together with a heavy
increase for October in European stocks,
caused a decline In wheat December
closed 1zGAsc lower. Corn lost &c Oats
advanced lac. Pork left off 1-2c. higher.
lard, 2l3Gi5c., and ribs. 212c. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. 2.
Dec. $780,. .eSadt;s 81 66ii 6Sifa9s
May ...,...67Aa12 675s 81 67BaA
Corn-No. 2.
Nov. .......317s 32A 3lA %
Dec. .......32is S23s 32ais S24
May ......337sqN Sil4 1875 S4ais
Dec. ......237s024 2i2s 237sG2i 2iis
May ......AasMA 25ls 2i1snA %
Mess Pork-Per Bbl
Dec. ......S7.S71a sS.05 SS7ls sS.05
Jan. 800 s9.l2is $500 sJ.01ls
Lard-Per 100 lbs.
5 Rss ::t IT, ;5.s:ss sss stSsIs
Short Ribs-Per 100 lbs.
Dec. ......;4.65 si.65 1876 si.G5
Jan. ......si62ls $40 s4.62ls A.61b
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn, 3212M329sc. Flour steady. No.
2 spring wheat. 651k@67c.; No. spring
wheat, eS1sa6ec.; No. 2 red. Csc. No 2
white, Nn2Ilzc.; No. 3 white, 26427c. No.
2 rye, 52n52lac. No. 2 barley, 3idi50c. No.
1 fiaxseed sl.8l2. Prime timothy seed,
$2S5 Mess pork, per barrel. $sasSo5. Lard.
Uoose). s495@s505; dry salted shoulders
boxed. 42sM4%c; short clear sides boxed,
s5Gs51O Whiskey, distilers' finished
goods, per gallon, Sl.25. Sugars cut-loaf.
s5.6i; graduated, 1854. Butter steady;
creamery, 14d22c.; dairy 12l9@l9c. Cheese
dull; creams, 72.Q9l9c Eggs firm; fresh,
l7l&4lsc.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL November 3.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand; prices favor buyers
American midding, fair, I'D; good
mlddling. 3-l6d.; middling. 3d.; low mid
ordinary, 2l-2d. The rales of the day
were 10000 bales, of which 500 bales were
for speculation and export, and included
$500 bales of American; receipts, none.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
middling low middling clause, November.
5g-6id.. buyers; November and Deem
Der, 2 57-e4d, buyers; December and Janu-
airy, 257-6id., buyers; January and Febru-
airy, 257-6iG2 5S-64d. buyers; February and
April. 59-6id., buyers; April and May,
60-64d., buyers; MAY and June, 2 81 lid.
buyers: June and July, 262-64d., value;
July and August, 2 63-Gid.. sellers August
and September 63-6ia3d., sellers.
NEW YORK, November 3.-There was
new record made for cotton to-day.
November contracts selling down to $500.
The general market was pervaded BY hesi-
tation, and the scope OF variations was
confined 10 points. Both classes OF
a he nj on
The bear contingent continues to have the
advantage, apparently Liverpool cables
being anything but satisfactory, as an on
set to the still heavy movement OF new
cotton in this country, and speculation
offering little or no support. shorts were
the best buyers. The basis of covering
was the moderating movement OF cotton,
as indicated by port and interior receipts.
A bar to speculative confidence was the
more warlike tendency of foreign politics,
and the fact that English cotton spinners
were buying very much less than IL was
predicted they would buy. In the after
noon the phases OF the market were such
as to reflect increasing hesitation on the
part Of both classes of traders. The mar
kct was finally steady, with prices point
lower TO / point net higher.
Cotton futures opened steady; Noyem-
Der. $50; December. 500; January. $j12;
February, sic; March, $50; April, SA;
May, $50; June, 1913; July, s5.95; Au
gust. s5.39; September, $40.
Futures closed steady; November. s5.O2;
December, $50; January, y54; February,
s51S; March, S5.22; April. @.27 May. S.Sl;
June, S.S5; July, S.SS; August, So.4l; Sep
TENDER, $40.
Spot closed dull and easy; middling gulf.
3 s-lsc:; middling upiands. 5-l6c.; sales,
524 bales.
Cotton dull: mddling. 5-l6c.: net re-
ceipts 40 bales; gross receipts, 5,776 bales;
sales. 52i bales; stock, ASH bales; ex-
ports-to Great Britain, $50 bales; to the
Continent. s3S bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, $3.50 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 2O,934 bales; TO
the Continent, 81, i02 bales; stock. 1,0S6,509
bales.
Consolidated Net receipts. 1850 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1850 bales; to
France. 1856 bales; TO the Continent.
llS.7O3 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts, 2.6ls,672 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, $3.50 bales: to France. 1889
bales 10 the Continent 576,72i bales.
NEW ORLEANS. November s.-Cotton
futures steady; November A.67 bid; De-
ss%6er a1z tss,. JsHualy' @
April. As2nA93; May. A97ay4.q8: June
s502as503 July. s5O6as5.0e
NAvAL-STORE MARKETS
WILMINGTON. n. c.. November g.
Spirits of Turpentne-Nothing doing; re-
cepts, ll3 casks.
hosln-OuH NJ si.Vo9>LtV, receipts, JSo
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Quiet at $i.25, $3.50,
and 81 80; receipts IS barrels.
Tar--Firm at sl.i5; receipts 152 barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, November g.
Especial Receipts large and bidding
more spirited. Quotations: Common 10
medium Tugs. $l.50q$2.5O: good to fine
Tugs. sfm$550 poor short leaf, $3HS4:
fair to good short leaf SUS: medium
wrappers. sl24$i7: medium 10 good ship
ping. sSqsll; good to fine shipping. SIG
SIG.
DANvIIL.E TOBACCO MARKET.
DANvII.LE, November 3.-(speciaL)-
The quotations of the loose tobacco mar