Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-18

| COrn-LoWer; spot easy; NO. Z. "a SIC. ,
May, "a lac; July, "a l-4c.; september,
| IS 1-2c. asked.
| Oats-Spot higher; No. 2, 81 1-4c.
Bran steady; salable, east track, sack
| ed 64c
Butter-Lower; creamery, 1iql6c.; dairy,
| l4lll5c
Eggs-Hlgher at 91-4c.
Whiskey-Quiet at sl.25
Pork-Lower; standard mess, jobbing,
sl215.
Lard-Lower; prime steam. $685..
Bacon--Boxed shoulders, So; extra short
clear, SIP IL; ribs, N.25
Dry-Salted Meats-Boxed shoulders,
$3.50; extra short clear, S6.S2 IL; ribs. s6.l5;
short, s6.S l-2.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o.. May H.-Flour-
Steady.
Wheat-steady. but slightly lower.
Corn-Quiet.
oats-DuiI; No. 2 mixed. 80 lie.
Rye--Easier: No. 2, Csc.
Lard-Easier at S6.45.
Bulk Meats-Quiet at $500.
Bacon-Firm at 81 %.
Whiskey--Firm at 1913.
Butter-Dull: fancy Elgin creamery,
nc; Ohio. l2Ql5c.; dairy, 1910 l-2c.
Sugar-Easy at lie.
Cheese-Dull.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. May II, Z. Motion
Spot dull; prices, l-92d. lower; American
middling, fair, l5-l6d.; good mlIuiihg,
311-l6d. American middling, l7-32d.; low
middling, l3-32d.: good ordinary, . La. !,
ordinary. l1-16d. The sales OF the day
were 1900 bales, of which 800 were Tor
speculation and export, and included o'oVo
American Receipts. 10000 bales, in
Guiding $500 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed steady; American
middling. low middling clause. May,
29-64d3 30-64d., buyers; May and June,
29-64aS 3O-6ld., buyers: June and july
3 3O-64d. buyers; July and August
33l-64d.. sellers; August and September,
3 SO-6iq3 3l-6id. buyers; September and
October. 30-64d.. value; October and Mo-
vember. 29-64d3 30-6ld.. sellers; Noyem-
Der and December. 3 2s-64q3 2y-eld;' 90 p ny
3 29-6id.. buyers; January and February.
3 2S-64d3 29-6ld. buyers; February and
March, 8 29-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK, May H.-Cotton futures
opened dull but easy: sales. 5000 bales
June. s623; July. 500; August 1882; Sep
TEMPER s5.24; November. So.z5d So.zo; De-
cember, 1926; January, S6.2S; February,
$500; March. $3.50.
Futures closed steady; sales. 1890 bales;
May 1921; June, s6.2s; July. S6S3; August,
s. a. September 1924; october. 1924; No
vember, $685. December, S6.2; January,
$6.29
Spot cotton closed quiet; mddling up
lands, 3-sc.; do. Gulf. 5-Sc; sales, l,2l5
bales.
ceipts. 47O bales; gross receipts. S,o2S
bales; exports 10 the Continent, Loot
bales; forwarded. 663 bales; sales, l,275
bales; stock 179.OS3 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1898 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. $500 bales; to
the Continent, l,556 bales; stock, 5oo,SSl
bales
Consolidated: Net receipts. 26.755 bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 1929 bales; 10 |
France, 1856 bales to the Continent, 49,
1893 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts, S.2s66OS bales; exports-to Great |
Britain, 3,220,7l2 bales; to France, 7s0.9H |
bales; to the Continent, 2,756,O9S bales.
The cotton market declined 2ui points |
this morning, cables belns Disappointing,
and then recovered the loss on wall |
street buying, with "A further advance OF |
TO 4 points following confined unfaVOr- |
able crop accounts and indications OF pos |
sible manipulation Of summer months by |
few leading houses. Trading was at no |
lime active The market was finally |
closed at a net advance of points on the /
near months and a decline Of points /
IN the far months, the latter easing off |
lnder general lack of support.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, May H.-Cotton
'utures dull; sales, 8 400 bales; May. S5.T |
I'D: June $57SGi $50: July. $5.SImS5.SS: Au-
rust S5.SSa$5.S9: September, S5SSaS5S9:
october, s.. $50 s. SO: November, S5.91d$5.93;
December. $5sJas5.97: January, S.9SaS5.99.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. May l7.-spirits
at 26Q26 l-2c.; receipts.
casks
Rosin-steady at s5c.Gsl; receipts. 2s2
Crude Turpentine-Quiet. at 81. 25asISO
md 81 90. receipts 4S barrels
Tar-steady at Sl.l0; receipts. AS BAR
els.
CHARLESTON. s. c., May l7.-Turpen-
firm at % 1-2c.; sales. none.
ROsin-Quiet; sales, none; market un-
hanged.
SAVANNAH. GA, May 17-Spirits or
at &c 1-4c.; sales. LOS
asks; receipts, 2.ll2 casks; stock, 13325
asks.
Rosin-Flrm and unchanged: sales. 2.lOe
arrels; receipts, $3.50 barrels; stocks,
s. ,543 barrels
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, May l7.-(Special)
at l-Sc. for good lots.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, May l7.-(Special.)
irginia peanuts firm; prime, 3-4c.; ex-
"a prime 3n3 l-Sc.; fancy, Lie; Span
IN firm at 05c.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, May H.-(Special.) |
eceipts quite large and market active and
RIM. All good grades in demand. One lot
I fine wrappers sold at $33 per hundred;
ommon TO medium Jugs. $3.50 10 $3.50;
pod 10 fine Tugs. $3.50 to IS: poor short |
az. 50 to s.; fair TO good short leaf, S
81; medium to good wrappers, 50 to 81; |
pod To fine wrappers. SIC to $50: medium |
good shipping. 81 TO $i3 good TO fine
nipping, sli to SIS.