Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-29
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changed: American middIng. 5-l6d. Inc
sales of the day were 5000 bales, or winch
500 bales were kor speculation and export
and included s.7o0 bales Americah' re-
ceipts. 2,40o bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet. with moderate
demand. and closed steady; AnerIcan
middling, low middling clause, Marcn'
i6-6il3 17-6id.. buyers; March and Aprii'
3 16-64u3 17-6id. buyers; April ana May
l7-64d., sellers; May and June, i7-etd..
buyers: June and July, l7-6id., buyers;
July and August. 3 17-6ig3 ls-64d., sellers:
August and September, n-64d., seiiers'
September and October, 316-6igS la-ei ,,
sellers: October and November, l6-6id.'
16-6id., sellers; December and January
16-6id. sellers; January and February
1a64d.. sellers.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Cotton-Quiet
at 1-16c.; net receipts, 500 bales; gross
receipts, 5.446 bales; exports-to the Con-
tinent 1883 bales: forwarded. 6Go bales;
sales. 300 bales; stock. 1895 s5 bales.
Totals to-day Net receipts. 1902 bales;
exports--to Great Britain, 6,2B bales; 10
the Continent, 23,5Oo bales; stock, 9SS,2SS
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. "a 100 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1859 bales; to
the Continent. 30. 29l bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts, 1874 sS4 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 2siS.S92 bales; TO France. iZ4'I'
bales: to the Continent, 2.iS2. $50 bales.
Cotton futures steady; sales, 200 bales
March, $50; April. 1913; May. S.2; June,
1854: July, $780, August. $3.50; September
$3.50: October, s5.Ss; November, $3.50; De-
Cotton futures closed Steady: sales,
1890 bales; March. s5.sl; April, 1871 I;
May. $685. June, $5S7; July S99; August
1902: September. S.99 October, $5.SS; NO
vember, $59S; December. $500; January,
$02
SPOT cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands. 6 i-Sc.; middling gulf, S-Sc; sales
Sc0 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2S-Cotton-
Futures steady; sales, $500 bales
March. nominal; April, s5,52. bid: May,
s65Sqs5.59: June, s56l; July, S.65uSeG
August. 1857, September. s5.66as 5.6I: DC
tober. s566as567; November. Ss5qS5S,
December $5.696s5.70; January, Ss.n, Did.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS
CHARLESTON, S. c.. March 2S.-Tur
pentine-Dull nothing doing
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales
| none.
SAVANNAH. GA, March 2s.-Spirits o
| Turpentine-Firm. at 3Oc. bid; no sales
receipts. 800 casks.
Rosin-Frm and unchanged
WILMINGTON. N. c., March 2S-Spirit
OF Turpentine-Steady, at 29lz0SOc.; re
| ceipts. 81 casks.
! barrels.
Crude Turpentine-F'irm. at $50 and s.
| receipts Z barrels
Tar-Steady and unchanged; receipts
| 80 barrels
THE PEANUT MARKET
| NORFOLK. VA, March 2s-(Special.l-
Peanuts-Farmers market active: fancy
23-4G3c; strictly prime. 2l-2N2 sac.
prime, 21-4c.; common, ld2c.; Spanish
| 16c.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, March 2S.-(Spe
cial. )-Market steady at 7-Sc. for GOO
| lots.
PETERSBuRG PEANUT MARKET.
| PETERSBURG, VA, March 2S.-(Spe
cial .)-Virginas firm; prime. 7-Sc.; ex
ira prime, &C.; fancy, l-Sc; Spanish firm
| az