Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16

feature during the forenoon. In the at
ternoon covering Of shorts was feature
Early in the day the market was weak;
later the phases were steadier. The IN
formation from Liverpool was disap-.
pointment, and early reports as TO Wea-
Their conditions in the South were also
bearish. Under these influences our mar
ket opened at loss OF ld1le points, and
further decliped 2Q3 points. Reports from
Fall River were favorable, as were also
advices from dry-goOds centres. II was
noticed that commission houses bought
whenever the market showed decided
weakness, and that New orleans buying
orders were numerous This arrested the
decline, ana later the market recovered
part OF the early loss on forecasts of
weather in the cotton belt. The failure
OF a Liverpool cotton house, recently
prominent as a bear factor, made no inn
preston on the market to-day. Efforts
were made by leading shorts 20 discount
the long cotton, but they failed. The close
was steady and 1 point higher to points
net lower.
Cotton steady; middllng, 5l9-1Gc. net re-
ceipts, 53S bales; gross receipts. 52ij bales;
sales l29 bales; stock, S)4s5 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 49, 638 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1854 bales; TO
Continent, 1856 bales; stock, 1,3i562l
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 2sOt75 bales;
eNports-to Great Britain. 6S.193 bales 90
France, 32lS3 bales; to Continent, @,76S
bales
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts. 5,039lI6 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 1,76S lsS bales; 10 France 375.G04
bales; to Continent 1,292,2O7 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; December,
SOL; January, $3.50; February $3.50;
500; July. S6.G8; August. $j.G7: September,
$J.67; October. 500.
Futures closed steady; December. $3.50:
January. 1886; February, $3.50; March, Sj.j7;
frIx
$51; August, Sl; September, $5.65; Octo-
ber $500
spot closed steady; middIing uphnds,
l3-l6c; do. Gulf, Lice; sales, ~ bales.
NEW ORLEANS. December 15.-COtton
futures steady; January, $50905.11; Feb
quarry, sll5Is5l6; March, $50; April.
S.GYS5.27; May. S.3ldS5.32 June. 1880
s5.37 July, s.. 4O6lS5 ~; August, S54odSj p;
September. 1872 bid; october, fj.53d$5.S5.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. > c., December b.
Turpentine firm at BE. asked: sales none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales,
none.
SAVANNAH, GA, December l5.--Sprlts
of Turpentine-Closed firm at 30 l-2c. bid
sales 4l9 casks at l-2c. lower; receipts Sl3
casks
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales $500
barrels; receipts, 4O6i barrels.
WILMINGTON, ". c., December b.
Spirits Of Turpentne-Firm at 1898 lie.
receipts, 81 casks.
ROsin--Firm at 81 1-2c m$1 O2 IL; re-
Crude Turpentne-Firm at sl.30 $3.50
and $3.50; receipts. 81 barrels
Tar-Firm at $i.l0; receipts. SH barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December H.
cial.)-Receipts large; market quiet and
Tugs, $50 TO 81; good to fine Tugs, s. 80 to
$3.50; poor short leaf, g TO 81; fair 20
good short leaf, $3.50 to $3.50; medium TO
wrappers, $3.50 to SIS; medium 20 good
shipping $3.50 10 $40; good to fine ship
ping, $3.50 10 SIG.
DANVLLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANVILLE, VA, December 15.-(spe-
cial.)-Prices are wen maintained despite
the heavy receipts, on both dark and
bright tObaccOs. Quotations: Wrapper
Fancy, $iO0 SO; good, &O4S4O medium,
S2OaS0; common. a2QS5O. Flllers-GoOd,
sass: common. S3500$7 Cutters-Fancy,
$3.50; smokers. SJGS7; exports, $l2a$23:
nondescripts, S25OuS6
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA, December 15.-(spe-
cial.)-Hand- picked, fancy, 3Ac.: extra,
&c; Virginia shelled No. |. 3hc; No. 2,
&c: extra large, &c; Spanish Shelled, No.
]. &c: farmers goods. 2izc.; Spanish. "
to Coo, per bushel.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, December l5.-(Spe-
Peanuts-Farmers' market firm. Fancy,
2iac.; strictly prime, 24Q24sc.; prime, &c;
The demand for all grades at present is
good.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, December B.-(Spe-
ciaL)-Virginia Peanuts-Very firm at 2AD
use for good TO choice; Spanish very firm
at 5Sc.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, December 15.-(Spe-
ciaL) firm at 5lzQ55sc. for
good lots.