Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-15

| buyers; October and November. 3 l0-6fQ
3 ll-Sid., value.
NEW YORK. December l4.-Speculation
In cotton futures was not active. Through
| out the session the market showed con-
siderable irregularity, but in the main the
course of prices was strongly upward.
| The market opened steady at unchanged
prices to an advance OF ] point, ana fur-
Their improved to Gu7 points. Covering
was a feature and buying for investment
account was also conspicuous. Liqulda-
ton Of profitable long interests checked
the rise, and caused some reaction from
| the top prices of the day but the under
tone Of the market was directed by a
steady though only moderate stream OF
| buying orders. a portion of which came
from abroad and the South. The English
market advices, indicating net gam OF
j, in futures i'm Liverpool, after barely
steady opening. took our market by sur
prise. The bulnsh feature was supple
mented by reports from the South, indl-
eating a further rise of Lea in the price
Of spot cotton at several points or accun-
ulatiOn. interior towns as well as ports.
IL was also claimed that conditions i'm the
dry-gOOds district and at American spin
ming centres were favOTably inclined. An
other bullsh influene was the failure OF
port receipts TO come up To the predlcted
figure. Unfayorable weather reports
alarmed the shorts, the official forecasts
including the statement that the coolest
weather Of the season would be expert
enced i'm the South Atlantic states and
Florida tonight. The close was steady,
at a net gain OF to points.
Cotton-Steady middlng, l3-l6c.; net
receipts. l22 bales; gross receipts, 452
bales. sales. Isis bales: stock. 9i.l02 bales;
exports to the Continent 257 bales.
Totals to-day. Net receipts. j4,52l bales:
exports 10 Great Britain 800 bales; 10
France 5.713 bales; to the Continent. $3.50
bales; stock l.31 81 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. &o.53l bales;
exports 10 Great Britain 5l.579 bales; to
France. 81, l63 bales; 10 the Continent, 6i28
bales.
Totals since September lst: Net receipts,
1889 f7S bales: exports 10 Great Britain.
1.7jl.jH bales; 10 France, 375,60i bales 10
the Continent 1,2G4702 bales
Cotton futures opened steady; December,
Sj6; January 55l: February. S5l;
March. SJ.jl; April $3.50; May, @.6l; June,
@G}; July. $jCi: August, S.1; September,
SOP. October. $50
Futures closed steady: December, $3.50;
January. $3.50; February. 500; March,
&57: April $751; Nay. 1854; June, $5.G7;
July, 500: August SJ.H; September sos;
October S5.1.
Spot closed steady: middling uplands,
l3-lGc.: middling Gulf, 9 Lice. Sales,
The members Of the Cotton Exchange
will vote tomorrow on the question Of
closing business on Saturday. December
2ith. and Saturday. December 3lst.
T.
ton-Strong: December. $519 bid; January,
S5l0d$51l February. Sj.15d$j.17; March.
I.2lN S5.Z2; April. $5.26dS 1921: May, $500
S.32: June, s5.36Q&.37: July, S5.40u$j.n; Sep
TENDER. 1913 bid; October, 1916 bid.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., December IL
Turpentine-Firm at 37c. asked; sales,
none.
Rosin-Unchanged; sales, none.
CAVANN GA Dapamtp. II -Cpfrits
Of Turpentine-Opened firm at 37l5c., with
sales Of " casks, and closed firm at $50,
with sales Of 400 casks; receipts. 5J2 casks.
Rosin-Closed firm; sales, 707 barrels; re-
d. and f. 95c.; +, 81; G, $L1O; II. sl.2j; l,
N.35; X. $50; NJ. Sl60; ~ SL70; window
glass, g: water-white, $2.2j.
WILMINGTON. y. c., December IA
Spirits Of Turpentine-Firm at S7AQ37hc.;
receipts. 70 casks.
Rosin-Firm at s7lAc.aslO2ll; receipts,
Az barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at s1SOas2; re-
ceipts. none.
Tar-Flrm at Sl1O; receipts, Oil barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET
PETERSBURG, VA, December IA
easy. Quotations. Common to medium
lugs $3.50 to 81; good to fine lugs $3.50 10
$3.50: poor short leaf, g TO 81; fair 10
good short leaf, $3.50 to $3.50; medium 20
sOOu wrappers, 81 10 $40; good to me
wrappers, $3.50 TO SlS; medium to good
shipping, $3.50 TO $40; good TO fine ship
ping, $3.50 to SIG.
DANVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANVILLE. VA, December 1i.-(Spe-
cial.)-Prices are well maintained despite
the heavy receipts on both dark and
bright tobaccOs. Quotations: Wrapper
Fancy. $i0H$55; good. $30a$i0; medium,
S20N$0; common, Sl2dS30. F'illers-Good,
$QS9: common, 3.500T. Cutters-Fancy,
AiHS20; smokers. $J0S7; exports, Sl28$23;
nondescripts. S250HS6.
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA, December 1i.-(Spe-
fancy, Shc.; extra,
33tc. Virginia shelled No. l, 3Hc; No. 2,
&C.: extra large. &c; Spanish shelled, No
!. &C.: farmers goods, nc; Spanish, 20
20 60c per bushel
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, December B.-(Spe
NORFOLK, VA, December H-(Spe
Peanuts-Farmers market firm. Fancy,
21Rc.: strictly prime 24422sc.; prime, 2lsc.;
common grades. 12ic. Spanish nuts. 62lac.
The demand for all grades at present is
good.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, December B-(Spe-
cial)-Virginia Peanuts-Very firm at 214l0
23sc. for good 10 choice; Spanish very firm
at 5Sc.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, December 1l.-(Spe-
firm at 5i2q55sc. for
good lots