Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29

Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
firm. No. yellow corn, 35g35 lac. No. 3
spring wheat 70Q75c.; No. red Tic. No.
z corn, "a 5-Sd3i 3-ic. No. 2 oats, q liza
% 3-4c.; No. 2 white, &c: No. 3 white,
u 1-2d2s i-2c. No. rye. 43li3 lac. No. 2
soc. Prime timothy seed, $50. Mess pork.
per barrel, ss.30ns925. Lard. per lOd
pounds. t5.30@s5.35. Short rib sides. s525u
500; dry-sated shoulders (bOxed, stl00
Sugar. cut-loaf, unchanged. Butter UNI
changed. Eggs unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, July 2S, z. Motion
Spot in fair demand; prices hardening;
American middling, l5-52d. The sales of
the day were 10000 bales, OF which bOo
were for speculation and export, and in
cIuded s4Oo American. Receipts, 400
bales-all American. =,
Futures opened steady, with fair de-
mand, and closed quiet; American mid
ding. low middling clause. July, 23-64W
3 24-Sid.. buyers; July and August, 2S.aV
2i-64d.. sellers; August and september,
October, S2l-64d3 22-64d., buyers; October
and November, 20-64d., sellers: Novem-
Der and December. 3-2O-6id., sellers; De-
cember and January, 20-64d., sellers;
January and February, > @-Sid.' buyers;
February and March, 3-H-6id., sellers;
d
April and Map, 3 22-64Gi3 Z5-s4d.. value.
NEW YORK, July 2S-Cotton duh but
steady; middlIng. Slice; net receipts,
none; gross. S62 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 6.ei2 bales; TO the Continent; GIG
bales; forwarded. 342 bales; sales, 2065
bales: stock. 96.02i bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1888 bales:
exports-to Great Britain, 6,6i2 bales: 70
the Continent. GIG bales; stock, 2os3s
bales. 49,.
exports--to Great Britain, 1880 bales: 70
France. 2,6iS bales; to the Continent, $3.50
bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
celpts. S,49s.077 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. S.46s.0ss bales; to France, Sl5,2oS
Cotton futures opened steady; July. $50;
August. 1856: September. $3.50: October
1894: November. s595; December, s5.99;
January, 1904; February. s6.0S; March,
ss;12; April, ,ss,1i; May s6T; .,,.
August 1884; September. s5.S7: October
IS: November. 500 December. s606; Janu-
airy. 1910: February. s6.14; March, S.1S;
April. ss2i; NAV; @.25.
Spot closed dull and steady; middling
upiands. Slice; middling Gulf. 65-16c.;
The cotton market made a substantial
Improvement, owing TO the multiplying
number OF unfayorable crop reports from
the Mississippi Valley and east or that
region and from Texas. In the former In
stance claiming injury from excessive
moisture and In the latter from drought
A few days ago signs OF increased specu-
latlve interest set In. There was some
sharp trading In the morning for foreign
account and some covering, which sent
prices no 2li4 points. This improvement
was subsequently lost Again, however.
the market rallied, at the best showing
a gain Of points. The close was steady
ar a sd7 points advance.
NEW, ORLEANS La July &--Cotton
futures steady; July nominal: August
& q. hid: September. $se5dE67: October.
g. ssls5 GO: November. S.726is5.7t: Deem
her n T7FIt5 78: January, 5.eEfS.S: Feb
ruary, $5s49$5S5; March. D.SSas5.ss.
NAvALrsToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. July 28.-Spirits
or Turpentine-Steady at 25q2f1-2c.; re-
ceipts. 142 casks.
Rosln--Steady at 20 l-2qT i-2c.; receipts,
543 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-steady at 81, r.0,
and sl.Ea; receipts, 20 barrels.
Tar-Quief at $40; receipts, 1876 barrels.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., July 2s.--Turpen-
at 41-2c.: sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales,
none.
SAVANNAH GA. July 2s-spIrits Tur-
at Csc: bid; sales. zol casks.
az 5l-2c.; receipts, 2S24 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged: sales. 1909
barrels: seceipts. 600 barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. July &-tspeoial)
steady, with light offerings and light re-
cetpts. Fine dark wrappers In active de-
nand and very scarce. Quotations: COM
mon 10 medium Tugs. SAT-; good to fine
Jugs, sass: poor short leaf. S.a0fS; fair
to good short leaf. $0H; medium TO
rood wrapperx $SasA: good TO fine wrap
pers. N3f5S2s: medium TO good shipping.
isayl5: good TO ine shipping. a59>l6
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA. July B.-t6peciai.)--
Hand picksd; fancy. <i,ac;; extra. sksc: