Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21

nut local situation entlrely destitute "
speculative interest. closing duh and un-
changed 10 points lower; sales BOP
bags including October. 80: December
$50 spot Sull; spot Rio dull and feature
less: No. T. invoice. &.l2l-2; No. 4 loo-
bling sGs2 10 mild quiet; Cordova. sSeS5
Sugar-F'irm. with upward tendency,
fair refining. 3 Sac; centrifugal (so-degrce
tesO. 41-ic.; molasses sugar, 3i-2c.; re-
fined firm. with upward tendency; NO. D,
7-lsc.: No. T. I 3-sc.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. October 2O..-Flour-F'irm-
er: western superior. s2.3ogS.IO.
Wheat-Strong and higher; spot ana t IlS, |
month. IS 1-2d76 5-sc:;. Novemoer, 80 S-SD |
76 ice; December, &c l-2nI6 o-sc.' SOUTHERN
wheat by sample. 71dI! l-2c.
Corn-Strong and higher; spot ana the |
month, ~ 3-4a37 7-Sc.; November 81 9-SP
q Bic; new or old. November or -, Dece I'm
| ber 81 3-SH37 5-Sc.. January, 81 S-Sa5' o,Sc'i
February. 81 l-2c. bid; southern white
| corn, 81 Lease.
oats-Firmer; No. 2 white, western
! - 1-2d30c.
| Rye-Strong and higher; No. near by.
| 54c; No. western. sec.
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
! Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, ZId
| 22c.; DO. imitation, 17dlSc.; good ladle, $50
| lie
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Lettuce-Unchanged
| Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 2O-Rumors OF
| forthcoming European war. and enormous
| export engagements to-day, caused a
decided rally in wheat prices December
closed with a gain OF 2l-fnZ 5-Sc. Corn
| advanced 7-Sdlc Oats improved l-2dO-Sc.
Pork aud lard left off at an advance of .
" l-2c each and ribs rose l-2dlOc
The leading futures ranged as follows:
-openiug. aighsst .owest Closing.
wnEAr-No.2.
D pee'.... o;7laes osjtassjcsss es
May........ essays 6sbs osss 6s94a%
CoRS-No.g.
oct......... 80 s2sa 80 s@A
Dec ......". 32ssaS 3:Stas rs a,s S.s
OArs-No. 2.
Oct Oct, s ssss s ass $ :9's'N S Sa}s
MESS PoRs-Per sbL
Dec...... sS.l5 sS.l5 sS07N $50
Jan.... 885 $40 9.@1h 9.32]s
LARo-Per l0oIps
De,.........s5.O76 s5.I2N s5O5 s5.lsl4
Jan....,.... A15 800 0.l2S9 DIM
SHORT ktBs-Per 100 lbs.
oct..........s5A5 s545 s. 40 $40
Jan ......".. 4s5 4.s7I4 $50 i.oT1p
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm. No. yellow corn, 81 0-sc. NO. :
spring wheat, 67QSSc.; No: spring wheat
6Sq67 l-gc. No. 2 red. g l-2Q10c. No: 2
corn, 80 l-2c No. 2 oats 24c.; No. white.
Z6agic No. white, 25q26c. No rye,
~ lac. No. 2 barley, &qi5c. NO l max
seed. 94q9jc. Prime timothy seed, 700.
| Mess pork per barrel, S.SdS.lO. Lard,
per 100 pounds. 5.10aSAl5. Short rib sides
0oose). $5.0o6jS5.i5: dry-salted shoulders
boxed. A.joq 81 20; short clear sides tbox-
ed), S5.3oa15 10 Whiskey, distillers' hnlsh-
ed goods per gallon, N.25. Sugar, cut
loaf. unchanged. Butter firm; creamery
lSa21c: dairy. l2qisc. Cheese steady and
unchanged. Eggs firm; fresh !, , 1Se.
LIVERPOOL. October % +. Mot
ton-Spot in fair demand and good busi
ness done; prices l-32d. lower; American
middlng, fair 15-32d. good middlng
Slid: mddllng Lied; low middling
l6-32d; ordinary, 2s-l6d. The sales - g, %
the day were 1900 bales of which 1000
bales were for speculation ana export
and included IL 100 bales OF American; re
cepts, 400o bales including 500 bales
' Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
< demand and closed steady; American
middling, low middling clause, OctoDer
3D. value; October and November, 80.
BUYERS, November and December. 26l-6id.
sellers December and January, 6S-oil
26-Gfd.; January and February, 6l-6iG
63-6id, buyers; February and March
3a3 -6id., sellers; March and April
lad, buyers; April and May, 32-eid.
buyers; May and June, ibid seli t.,i : !,
and August, 4-6iaS 5-64d., sellers Au
4 gust and September. 5-64d.. sellers.
NEW YORK, October 2O-Reports o
" killing frost In numerous localities IN tu
Southwest led 10 considerable ACTIVITY il
the start OF business in cotton future
this morning. The nrst call oeVeiops'
considerable alarm on the part OF IN
TO shorts and demand 10 cover was lh
10 feature, supplemented however " az -,
e. crease Of investment orders. ThrousH
OUT the session Investment buying on IN
81 weaker intervals was more active ina
=. for some time past. 1ne carry adFIce
q from Liverpool were Disappointing. Late
55 cables showed a change for the better J.
the English market, and private advice
indicated that reports were In circuiatiV
abroad claiming killing frosts III Nortn
ern Texas, Oklahoma, and lndlah LII
tory. and lighter frosts In Northern ten
nessee Alabama, and Georgia, and TIA
I'd cold rains were prevailing in the SOuth
e west and mississippi valley MUCH u
S same reports we're In circulation mere
The effect of the frost news was see
90 IN a firm active market at the Openin.
with prices showing an advance OF "a
Us points on the first call Subsequent
us there was a partial reaction under hqu
o. dalton, and stu later raiiy on inrth ~
us official weekly bulletin, which was calc'
ne lated TO CONFIRM the earlier advices
10 The day Still later traders Attached IN
re marian 10 the fact that the cola We
ny ther I'm yellOv-fever districts would p'
sS an end 70 the apprehensions from I'M
'e- The market was finally steady. wit
IT. prices / point higher 10 ! point net lowe
having broken sharply at the last M
az ment. under a withdrawal OF buyers al
az heavy realizing. ~.
aS cotton futures opened quiet; Mover
her s. p. December. S5.2s; January, -
T. February. s537. March. $50; April ~
MAY. $50; June, 1854; July %.OS; a
Futures closed steady; october. So
November. ssh; December $50: Januar
rat e. n. February. $3.50; March, 80 apr
S.3: May. S.f7; June, S.5l; july '0.'
w S5ot quiet and steady. with prices
~ the bssis Of 5f-l6c. for uiddling uplai
and elise. for nddiing gulf
nd NEW ORLEANS, october 2o-Cottor
1et E,,tnres steady; October. t4S bid; Mover
bsr "a SsaS4 80: December. H@tN'
January. A9sa$499; February S0'gsJ!
March So5a$5f0; April. &.HQS9 10; Ma
nd; s., 1916 %; June, s52iGS.25; July, 90
1873. .l,
sht NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
'ck CHARLESTON $ c., october O.-Tu
nentIne-Firm at Soc; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sal
none ..
WILMINGTON, n. c., October
~ snirits Of INirpentine-Firm al 81 J.
he s5s-lc'. receipts. Is casks.
Rosin-Firm at sla$l.06; receipts. 3l9 D