Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-19

ana unchanged 10 D pOtitN MS l
II. 500 bags, including August, S.SOns5.09;
September. s5.55. Spot Rio quiet; No; :;
invoice, 6 1-4c.: No. z. jobbing, 63-c. Milo
steady; Cordova, SQl5c.
Sugar-Raw firm; refining. 3 3-4c.: CEN
trifugal, 96-degree test, 4l-ic. Kennel
steady.
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. August 1s.-The dry-goods
trade is quiet to-day. the buyers In town
restricting their trading as much as pos
sible TO the jobbing stores and the sup
plies which need immediate replenisning
and high novelties. The general market
has gained very little from this store
trading. Mail orders have been fairly
numerous, but there are not many heaVy
orders registered, so that the daily ave-
RACES do not reach any surprising hgures.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, August 1S-Urgent covering
by shorts to-day, occasioned by yood
cash demand, rescued prices IN the wneat
nit. September closed ! l-Sc. higher ana
December declined 5-Sc. Corn LETT OF I'M
changed 10 1-Sc. higher. oats are unI
changed. Pork advanced &C.; lard declined
Sc. ribs remain unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as foliows:
Opening highest -owssI Closing.
wHSAr-No.2.
Aug. s s5 70 s ssS CO.. Sss.
De-. ........ ostsa63 oSisl 62ss o2*
Nay....... 641s ooh os9s oo@s
COKs-No.e.
Aug...-... 3lb 3lA sOss 81
sept.......... 3 isaA 3IAa% 30ssals 3lMa%
S S:s 80. SO sss sssss.4 sss sa'sas
OATs-No. 2.
sep;.....". 2oiS POS ish 2oH
hay......... 2Z4s E<b ~~s ~~ss
MSS PoRs--Per Dbl
sept...... $3.50 ss.97IS $3.50 ss.97h
oct........ 500 So o $50 $50 s s'so
Dec........ oSO SVO w" WV
LARb-Per 100 ms
sspt........ s5.12ls s5.15 s5o2h s5.iio
4ci........ PIN SlJ kih% so so
SHORT RIBs--Per 100 lbs.
Sept 1913 s5.i5 shi0 sS.is
, Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
steady. No. yellow corn, 81 1-2c. NO.
spring wheat, II 1-2c.; No. red, nc. NO.
2 corn, SIC. No. oats, 20 lie; NO.
white. "A 1-2a26 l-2c.; No. white, 70 l-Zg
6c No rye ~ 3-4G43c. No. barley,
SSa45c. No. fiaxseed, SSe.; new, soc. Prime
timothy seed. $3.50. Mess pork: per barrel,
S8954$9 Lard per 100 pounds, S5.Vl La
S512 1-2c. Short rib sides doose), S505H
$50; dry-sated shoulders looxed),
81 62 i-2ds4I 1-2; short clear sides (boxedl,
Butter steady: creamery, IL l-2alSc.;
dairy, I261l6c Eggs steady, fresh, 12c.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, August lS.-tlour-Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-DuIl and lower; spot, 75a75 l-4c.
the month, 7fGl74 1-ic.; September, a. l-f4
II lie; December, &C.; southern "heat'
by sample, 72MTc.
Corn-Weak and lower; spot, 30 3-4HS6c.;
the month, 80 1-4435 lie; September,
IS lac. southern white corn. $l4SSc.
Oats-Steady; No. white, SuZ5c.
+ Rye-Easy; No. 2, near by, 47c.; No.
western, 49c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged,
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Fggs-13 1-2Ml4 1-2c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-75c. per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL August lS.-.Cotton-spot'
fair demand; prices easier; American inau-
ding. fair, 13-l6d.; good mlddilhs'
8 9-i5d; middling. 3-Sd.; low middling,
2 7-32d.: good ordinary, l-l6d.; ordinary
27-Sd. The sales of the day were IV'Vo
bales. of which 500 bales were Tor speG,u-
Iation and export, and included $40 DaieS
American; receipts, 1000 bales-no Amer
Futures opened steady, with a fair de-
mand. and closed quiet; August, io-viu.'
sellers; August and September . .i,vfr
2 15-sid' sellers; September and OCTOBER,
3 l2-646I3 l3-G4d., sellers; october ana NO,
vember 3 II I'D, sellers; November ana
December l0-6la3 1-6id., sellers; ~
cember and January, lO-ofqS ll-oid', ser eil1
ers January and Fepruaa and March Ie,yh
iO-Gld., sellers: March and April, li,oi N
I9-eld BUYERS; April and May, 3JZ-64p
1S-eld.. sellers; May and june Sl3-oid''
buyers. -.
NEW YORK. August lS.-The cotton
market opened steady, win prices o,oc;
higher on better cables man WaS ii,aiye
from Toman's report. which report CLAIMS
that the past month OF unfayoraple Wed
Their has reduced the outlook OF the crop
by $4,000 bales. The market turther au-
yanced lat3 points, AFTER Whlch lheie wa"
a reaction to yesterdays closing hSures;
outside reports failed 70 materiailze' anu
the market further eased OF, WIN prlsss
shovyine a loss of 10 4 points from the
| highest figures. Later, however, tne MAJ,
ket braced up on covering and lnVestIiient
buying. closing steady with prices snow
ing a net advance OF ln4 points.
Cation easy; middling, f-6c.; net re-
ceints none: gross receipts, III bales; ex-
ports-to France 1863 bales TO the Conll-
| nent. 81 bales; forwarded ~ Dalss s". 80
| .O46 bales; spinners, S7s bales Stock w.
w Totais to-day: Net receipts. 1893 bales;
| exports-to Great Britain, 100 bales 70
France. 3G3 bales; 10 the Continent 80
bales: stock, 1881 Dales 90, h.io,.
Consolidated: Net receipts, ~ Dalesi
exnorts-to Great Britain, S2l5 bales 70
France, 3sf bales; TO the Continent E's"'
bales. -. ~. 70
| CENTS. g529690 bales; exportS-to Gre3s
britain. 3,4g9, 40 bales; 10 France, SlS,osz
bales: 10 the Continent. 2,S9S.2ss bales.
Cotton futures opened steady AT the aq-
vance; August, $o5o' osptei zen 49, 49,
500 Janua.y .; SO. = :, Mav u q 'e''
E,utures closed steady: August %,.6o'
sentember. s5.61; october, 1854: Noyember
e. rs. December. $50; January, xHi feD~
rIiary. s5.Te: March. $50; April, Ss5; May
| sj6. ~ e,eo MD
ditpo unlands. Use; sales, loo bales.
NE.W ORLEANS. August 1s.-Cotton ri-
lures Quiet and steady; August. s1.So oid
| Sentember. s. 2SEI SD; October. %5lntoSS,
| November. $535n$5.36; December. sS.nn
| q ii: January. * 4+a s545; February. Soa'w
| s.. As; March. $5.blGis5.0Z.
NAyAI~sTORE MARKETS.
| SAVANNAH. GA, August N'-spirlts
| of Turpentine-3 5-fc.; sales ~ CASKS
| receipts a.lG casks. 49,
| Rostu-ftrm and unchanged; sales, -')S'
| barrels; receipts. 1903 barrels.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., August B-Tur-
nenfine-Market firm at 20 l-2c,; sales,
Ros,n-Firm; sales. none.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. August IS
| spirits OF Turpentlne--Steady at % l-2V
| &c: receipts 1ss casks.
Rosln--Firm at CSC. and 81; receipts, JOG
Crude rurpentne-steady at u.io. N.eo
| and sl.e0: receipts. "A barrels.
Tar-Efrm at $40; receipts. ITO barrels