Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-12


ton of a large export business to-day
together with the strength In corn.
caused a sharp rally In wheat. AFTER an
early decline, December wheat cioseu
3-fa7-sc. higher. Corn advanced eosc.
lard. Z 1-2dI10c., and ribs, Sc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening. aighest, lowest. Closing.
wHEAr-No.!.
D Dec. tt;isiSaM e4% o3Asx o4ss
May........ e<ssa1s $685. 64hass 65hass
CoRS-No...
Oct ... 29h 30is 2SM 3US
Dec ......-. 207Ss30 30ls 2szs ~ 30st
May........ 90 o<SsaA "is""" 40
OArs-No 2.
Dec ......... 2l9saIs 2iM 2tN. 2lNaM
Mey"........ @Ehs @oA ~~N rs
MESS PoRK-Per BoL
Dec. ....... $3.50 s7.76 $500 N7o
Jan........ $50 S.95 $50 $3.50
LARD-Per 100 10.
Dec. s467N s4.s0 g. CIV $3.50
Jan. ATM 400 ATM &so
SHORT RIBs--Per 100 lbs.
Oct. .....s5.20 s5.27Is s5.l7Is s5.27
Jan ......... 4.67l< 4.o7% A57ls 4oTk
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No, yellow corn, 2s$-4qSoc. NO.
=
wheat. 62q6s 1-2c.; No. , red, 66c. No.
corn, 20 l-2a2s Sac. No. oats, &c; No. 2
white, "a 1-2q25 l-2c.; No. white, q $40
"a S-ic No. rye. 4Sli4S l-2c. No. bar
ley, S2I45c. No. / fiaxseed. 80 lie. Prime
timothy seed. s2S5. Mess pork, per bar
S47Oas4S5 Short rib sides Qoose(, SlOq
s. So; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), H.50W
si62l- short clear sides (boKed), 5000
$40. Whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon. sl.25. Sugar, cut-loaf, un-
changed. Butter steady; creamery I5p
2Oc.; dairy, 12G17c. Cheese firm; creamery.
71-2QS 1-ic. Eggs firm; fresh. hl-Zc.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, October 11.-4 +. M
Cotton-Spot, good business done; prices
2-S2d. lower: American middling. Sid;
ordinary, 21-4d. The sales were 1900
bales, OF which 500 bales were for specu-
lation and export. and included n'So
bales American; receipts, u,GO bales-aii
Futures opened easy, with moderate
demand, and closed quiet and STEADY;
American midding, -mlddling clause,
October, 263-64n3d., sellers; october ana
November, 63-64d., sellers; November anu
December 2SS-eid.. sellers; December and
January. 62-64d., sellers; January ana
February 62-G4d., buyers: February ana
March, 2G3-64d.. sellers; March and April
3D., sellers; April and May, Sl-6ld., sell
erS. May anu June, l-Of8o --VtN't DNS
ers: June and July, 32-64aS 3-64d., value;
July and August. 4-64d, buyers; August
and September. S3-o+aS 4-6fd'
NEW YORK, October u.-Speculation
I'm cotton proceeded with caution to-day.
It was assumed that yesterdays decline
eliminated the weaker long interests anu
cleared the market OF that pressure and
on this theory the market opened STEADY
at a 10i2 points advance, and further al
vanced lQ2 points. The improving ten
dency of the market was assisted by the
indication of weli-sustained interests on
the part Of English spinners In spot COZ
ton. The movement of new cotton CON
tjnues on heavy and burdensofne scare,
despite which the foreign demand Tor
cotton shows broadening activity. Inns
condition caused hesitation on the part
OF would-be sellers for short account
especially as the yellow-fever quaran-
tino remained a factor The low price az
which cotton Is now selling forbids bear
confidence, while 1t falls 10 attract tne
attention of spectators or lnvestnsn.
buyers. Some buyers were claiming that
the actual spot sales In the LiverpooI
market were 5000 bales in excess OF the
amount officially reported. THIS WOUND
make the unusual total OF D,Vc Dales.
The market closed quiet and STEADY, WIN
prices / point lower TO point hisher;
s5l6: November, SlS; December, $.Zt;
January, S.2s; February, S.3; Marcn n
s5S7: April, so; May, S.i5; June, S5'is;
July, s552; August. S.57. .-
Futures opened steady; October, @io'
November. SIS; peceEser' M szsi ' Ss1
April. $50: May, $5.4s; June. $50
Spot closed dull and easy; middlng
uplands. $3.50; middling Gulf. 55-Sc';
sales, 1886 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. october l1.-,cotton fn-
lures quiet: October. S.s; On N9vsin ,ary ;
s5s7a;5Ss; December. @slgss;Mo;, 'a Marrb
SMGSOs: April, S.1lg$5l3; May, S.HV
;5.ls; June, $5.22G;5.2.
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
VII .NINGTON, n. c.. october IL
Shirts Of Turpentine-Trrm at SVa1s l-Zc';
re Notwithstanding doing; receipts, ia bar
Crude Turpentine-Firm at N.l5, N.7o,
and a. 10: receipts. 80 barrels. s
HOuiet at 81 10; receipts, HS barrels.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. october u.-Tur-
nentlne-Ffrm at 2Sc.; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged' safes
none ., e,,.
.SGA,v,rAnent,netsteady at 20 l-2Q3oc.; sales,
or casks; receipts. i,Hs CASKS. -o
81 ptosinMFirm and unchanged; sales. 1,072
barrels; receipts, 4,Ts3 barrels.
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET. =.
st'FFOLK, VA. october n.-tSpecial.)
usnd-picked, fancy. 4l-2c.; extra, 5-sc:
Virginia shelled, No. /, sl-2c.; No. 2
ei-lc': Spanish shelIed, NO i, SIC.
farmers stock, fancy. 3f-zc; prime
a3-i to &c.; farmers spanish 70 10 "c'
'' PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, October lL-(sne-
c,al1-Virginia's nominal at 595 I-5c. TOT
hest grades. Spanish nominal at Soc.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA, October u.-tSpeciaLD
Pearrts-Fsrmers' market quiet; ia a,1s
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MAkkET.
PETERSBURG. VA, october n-tspe,,
cial.)-Market steady, WIN larry SOU
rommon TO medium Tugs, $40 to tz.oo,
I'm ~ f,ne Jugs. $3.50 TO IS; poor short
,seS "a 10 "a: fair TO good short lear. =
80 "a. medium to good wrappers, %
90. GOOD TO fne wrappers. hz.U 10 W
sosdinm 10 good shipping. " TO $io; good
- fne Shipping. $3.50 10 U.s.
nANvIILE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANyrLLE. VA, October ii.-(Speciaf)
o,a,ations of loose market are: Wrap
1arS@Esncy' S35Q150: good, t44$35: me
f,um siSMS25; common, az4n5. F1iers-
Cood 005e; common. x,uN cutters
Fancy. N.d$1& Smokers-S9N. Ex
ports-SiSds22-
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, October 1--(Spe
ciai.)-Cotton--Firm at &c. for GOOD lots
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