Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-17

$3.50.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March l6.-Cotton-Spo'
In fair demand; American
8 11-32d. The sales OF the day were lV,YN
bales. Of which 800 were for speculation
and export. and included 9.40O American
Receipts. 1903 bales, including IA"
American.
Futures opened n closed quiet. with
a moderate demand; American mlddnngr
low middHng clause. March lS-64a
3 i9-64d.. buyers; March and April, . 1890
3 l9-64d.. buyers; April and May. l9-6fd.'
sellers: May and June, Sls-64qS 2O-6id.
sellers; June and July, ls-6iqS 2-bid-i
buyers; July and August, 4 20-6id., sellers
August and September, 3 lg-6la3 2O-c4d.,
buyers; September and October, 1880
3 20-64d.; October and November. ls-oid
3 20-64d.; November and December,
3 2O-6+d., buyers; December ana january
3 l9-64Q3 2O-6ld., buyers. van.
NEW YORK. March l6.-Cotton-Dull;
middling. 1-Sc.: net receipts, 4S6 bales
gross, 5,4f9 bales; exports-to Great Bri-
tain. 2.2g2 bales; forwarded, 3,4D bales;
sales, none; stock. 1889 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1850 bales
exports-to Great Britain. 1888 bales; To
the Continent, 1000 bales: stock, l.ol,Hl
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1l2,0S6 bales;
eXports-to Great Britain, H,OtS Dales; 10
the Continent, 1858 bales.
Totals since September: Net receipts
1861. T7S bales; eXports-to Great Britain
2,7+6.247 bales; to France. 7l5,339 bales; to
the Continent. 2,29j,Sl0 bales. u
Cotton futures opened quiet; sales, 5'%V
bales; March. $50; April. 1913; May.
$5.gS: June. So. SO; July. S6.02; August, $.O6;
September. $500; October. $500; Noyem-
Der. s6.O4; December. S6.05; January, 8oS
Futures closed steady; sales. I3,OO
bales: March. $5.9j; April. S5.95; May,
s.: June. 500: July, S6.O4; August. 1896:
September, s6.03; October, s6.O5: Noyem-
Der, $6.03; December. sos; January, S.VS.
Spot cotton closed dun; middllng up
laads, 6l-sc.; middling Gulf, 63-Sc.' sales
NEW ORLEANS. March 16.-Cotton flu
lures steady: sales. $500 Hales; March.
s.. 59aS. so: April. S559aS5. 60 May. $50
gust. $5.GSdsj. 10; September, 5.69a$ 40;
October, $5.69d%.70; November. 5000
$40; December, S5.72oS.7S; January
s5.7Iss5.75.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. March 16.-Tur-
pentine-Firm at 80 1-2c.; sales, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales
none.
SAVANNAH. GA. March 16.-Spirits
Turpentine-Opened firm at &c, with
sales of 80 casks, and closed firm at 9n
81 3-4c.; reported sales. 100 casks at Bic,
and lOl casks at 81 3-4c.; receipts, S5'
casks. -
hOElU-E u u EdA'FF ftN
ceipts. 1904 barrels. Closing: A, b, G, ID,
h. and F.. $40: G.. 81. 50: II and !, $50;
X. Sf,65: NJ. $40; n, $l.7j; window-glass,
81 IS; w~ater-white, 81.
WILMINGTON, n. C., March 10
Spirits Turpentine-Nothihg doing; prices
han receipts, &c casks.
Rosin@Steady at $l.2O and H3; re-
ceipts. 53 barrels. 90.
Crude Turpentine-Qutet at NL.D ana ~
receipts, 4 barrels. a., ,orra,s
THE PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, March l6.-(Speclal)-
Peanuts-Farmers' market active; taney,
q 9-+a3c.: strictly prime. 2l-2G2 3-ic.;
prime. ellie; common, 142c.; Spanish
ice.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, March D.-Spe-
firm: Virginias, Sic. Tor
good lots: Spanish firm az 1oc.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, March l5.-(Spe-
ciaIl-Cotton-Firm at 5 Use. for gooo
lots,