Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-20
THE COTTON MARKETS.

Cotton-Spot i'm falr demand and prices
easier; American middling, fair, 3y-ltd.
good middling 3-sd.; middllng, 35-l6d.;
low middling. Bad; good ordinary.
27-Sd.; ordinary, 2H-l6d. The sales of
the day were 10000 bales, OF which 1000
were for speculation and export, and In
cluded $500 bales of American; receipts,
10000 bales including $500 bales OF Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand, and closed, barely steady;
American middling. September, 35-l6m
8 6-64d., sellers; September and October
3-64d3 Aid, buyers; October and No
vember. 2-64d., sellers November and
December LTD. sellers; December and
January 31-6Id.. sellers; January and
February, 31-6id., sellers; February and
March, 1-6iG3 2-6id., buyers, March and
April, 2-64nS Sid, sellers; April and
May, 2-64N3 3-64d., sellers; May and
June. 4-6id., buyers; June and July,
j-64d. value.
NEW YORK. September 19.-Cotton-
Quiet; middling 5-Sc.; gross receipts,
PSI bales; sales, Sii bales; stock, $3.50
bales: Continent, 4I bales; France, 100
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 80, iO1 bales;
stock. 276,576 bales; Great Britain, H.i2S
bales: Continent, 497 bales; France 100
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. $3.50 bales:
Great Britain, 81 ,079 bales; Continent, 5yl
bales; France, $500 bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
ceipts, 236,525 bales; Great Britain, 6S,02
bales; Continent, 26,566 bales; France
IS $40 bales.
Cotton opened steady; futures-Novem-
Der $5.l6; December, $3.50; January, S5H;
February, $40; March, SOB; April, So01;
May $3.50 June, $564
Futures closed steady; September, $JG;
October. $5.2S; November @.33; December,
SS7: January, $42; February s5i6;
March, $3.50; April, 1854; May, S557; June
$500
Spot quiet; middling gulf 57-Sc.; mid
ding uplands, . 5-Sc.; sales. 3B bales.
The net results of to-day's transactions
in cotton futures were not particularly
gratifying TO either bulls or bears
Fluctuations were narrow ana Sluggish,
and the professionals were in control
from the start. Whereas a sharp break
had been looked for In futures at Liver
pool. in response 10 our weakness OF sat
urday, that market showed Indifferent
sympathy. opening only l point lower,
which loss was partially recovered De-
fore the close. On this news the more ac,
tive options In the local market opened
3G14 points higher, with shorts consplcu-
Ous BUYERS European representatives.
purchased in a small way, ana around the
opening buying orders were received from
the South. From time to time during the
session commission houses were noticed
TO be taking small lots Of the January
and later options, but this class Of busi-
ness was small in the aggregate. FOL
lowing the improvement at the opening.
the market sagged on point Dy point anu
showed no positive leaning one way or
the other. The close was steady, with
prices net unchanged 10 points lower.
Among the factors which inundated
the bull crowd and correspondingy en-
couraged shorts, were favorable weather
reports from all sections OF the belt,
fewer advices claiming damage By she'd
ding rot and worms. and decided In
crease In receipts, both at the ports and
at interior points Showers TO heavy
rains during the past twenty-four hours
were said TO have greatly improved the
outlook in Texas and other sections OF
the Southwest, while in the central and
eastern portions Of the belt. clear wea-
ther and normal temperature were great
y benefiting the plant
NEW ORLEANS, September I9.-Cot-
ton-Futures quiet and steady: Septem-
Der. $i95 bid: October, sL96li 1871: Novem-
Der. sf99MS5.01: December s5.6Hsj.O5;
January. S5.O94s5.10 February. S.13uS5.l5;
March. S5.lsQs5.2O; April. $j.2lg$5zS; May,
S.. 24a$5.26.
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH. GA, September 49,
Spirits OF Turpentine--Firm at &c; sales,
1872 casks: receipts. 1879 casks.
Rosln-Firm and unchanged; sales, ,f0s
barrels; receipts. 4lS barrels.
CHARLESTON, s. c., September 49,
Turpenttne-Market nrm dt ~ l-zc., sdles,
none.
Rosin-Firm: sales, none; unchanged.
WILMINGTON, y. G.. September -
Spirits Turpentlne-Flrm At y l-2a25c
receipts l0l casks; sales at 2:5, F. NJ. at
70 and 70 lie. . .,-.,
81 barrels. "a, ga "a
Crude Turpentine-Firm at slW ana
| a ~. receipts Il barrels
Tar-Firfn at $3.50: receipts. s75 barrels.
DANvILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANvII.LE. VA. September l9--tSpe-
c,aIl-Wrappers: Fancy. sionsi5; good.
s5Sas,e' medium. sl5nS2l: common. slo9
| TX Finers: Good sSnfi0. common. "a
sis Cutters-ts I$2o. Smokers-&9N.
| rxoort tobaccOs-t6QSls. Bright wrap
nerS in active demand. South Carolina
tobaccos the principal offerings this
week.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
| PETERSBURG. Sept. le.-tspecial)-
| Receipts and offerings very light. Mar
ket dun. Quotations: Common 10 medium
| Iugus, s3dA; good 10 fine Tugs. .sias6: poor
| short leaf. SSaA.5o; fair 20 good short
] leaf. $6dN; medium 10 good wrappers,