Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-23
THE COTTON MARKETS.

Spot quiet; prices unchanged;' American
middling. 3 3-32d. The sales of the day
were 10000 bales, Of which 1000 were for
American. Receipts, 300 bales, all
American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
mlddling, low mi9dling clause, December,
3 2-64d., sellers; December and January,
3 2-6fq3 3-5id., sellers; February and
March, 8 3-6id.. buyers; March and April.
3 i-eid., buyers; April and May, 3 SID,
sellers; May and June. 3 6-6id., sellers;
June and July, 6-etl3 7-64d., buyers; July
and August. 3 1913 s.6id.. sellers; Au-
gust and September, 3 SID, sellers; Sep
TENDER and October, 3 Sid, sellers; Oc-
tober and November, 8 Sid. sellers.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The cotton
market was for the-most part dominated
by local or holiday influences. The opening
was quite steady, some months showing
a 1-point loss, but most options selling at
an advance of ~ points. The early
cables were without effect. Later cables.
however, caused a better feeling here. the
Liverpool market making a net gain Of
1al 1854. and showing spot sales OF 10000
bales, which became the cause Of n sharp
demand from some local shorts. who were
easily scared, There was further en-
enlargement In the way OF Wall-street
support. At the same time, reports
reaching here from the dry-goods market
and from Fall River were also OF an en-
couraging character. The result was an
advance Of 5M6 points. but the scare of
the shorts was soon over. and once more
the market turned easier and became m
active. FOr the first time In recent weeks
reliable parties had reports from the
southern spot markets. indicating more
disposition TO sell. The afternoon phases OF
the market were quite Interesting. The
fact that considerable January interest
remained yet to be liquidated continued
an element OF uncertainty, with the pro-
liability Of wider contrasts between the
later positions, as compared with Ian
uary. Close steady and l TO 3 points net
higher.
Cotton firm: middhng, 5 ls-l6c.; net re-
celpts. 42i bales; gross receipts. l.025 bales:
sales. 53 bales; stock, $500 bales; ex-
ports. cOastwise. 1903 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1890 bales;
EXPORTS 10 Great Britain. 1908 bales: 70
France. SIP bales; TO the Continent.
1903 bales; stock, 1,353.397 bales.
Consolidated: Mt receipts. $685. GA bales:
exports 70 Great Britain, l59. 1871 bales: to
France. a.f72 bales; to the Continent.
43. 45 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
5.9S7.S 3 bales: exports TO Great Britain.
l.ssi.1g5 bales: 10 France. as 94 bales: TO
Cotton futures opened steady; Deem
Der, S5.4l: January, $50: February. S.43:
March. &.f1: April. S.49; May, $3.50. June.
S.57; July, $50; August, s5.65; September.
S.59; October. S59.
Spot closed firm; mlddling uplands.
s 1896: middling Gulf. s Lie: sales. 5l3
bales.
Futures closed steady; December. S.43:
January, 5.A; February. S.6: March.
$3.50: April. $3.50: MAY. 1851: June. $3.50:
July. s5G3; August. $50: September, S.a:
October. SOL
NEW ORLEANS. December 22-Cotton
futures steady; December. s. bid: Janu-
airy, 500; February. S.10d511; March
s5.i37S5. Il: April, S1snS2: May. $5.2ad
$50; June. S.2sdS.c): July. S.3tas5.3; Au-
gust. $5.33d$5.35; September. S.37 bid: Oc
tober, $3.50.
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. N. c., December r.