Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-15

lc., ana l2C. over tne May pIlIcs lam
of an oversold December market. mostly
from the seaboard. heavy export sales
here, and small contract stocks caused
a scramble among shorts. May closed Ac.
higher. Corn and oats show a shade adj
vance. Provisions declined 5n7l3c.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No 2. 49,,
R R Rs$ :$ ssi.sg. g., 81 81 $ g.
S 10Y S'':- sli g ssvsa s sIA2toss sIE
May .......332iq7s 1878 SS9s SSfspA
May HeS; ......::.....5S5sssaB 5i7s 2isaa 2iN
Mess Pork-Per Bbl
R 5sS .s :5ssss s :5s7$s s $ # :ss3}s
5 Rss. :.,... ass KS ;tGs ;' ts,.
Short Ribs-Per 100 lbs.
Dec. .......Ml9 AiS Si'fois sS,h
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm. No. spring wheat, I. o; D., eI12c,
No. red. f. o. b., 66Aqoac; no. q corn;
S2IsG32Ac. No. oats, 2i4sa29!!kc.; No =
white. 267sc. No. 2. rye, 5lq5idgc. no;
timothy seed. $2.25. Mess pork. per barrel,
81. 75dS7SO. Lard, per 100 pounds, SLSl12I
$3.50. Short ribs sides qoosel Sta2Hs ,.;.
Dry-salted shoulders (boTe0' t SS@s, IS
Whiskey, distilers' finished goods, per
gallon. N.25. Sugars, cut-loaf, 1854; gran
Mated S.14. Butter steady; creamerles'
24a2rsc Eggs firm; fresh, l9l3n20c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
rrvEPpOOI. November III Z. NJ
Cotton-Spot: Good business done; prices
steady: American midding, 3D.; the sales
of the day were 1900 bales, OF when
1900 were for speculation ana export, anu
Included 141Oo bales of American; receipts,
eco bales, including 5S'5oV paleS Vi
Futures opened quiet but steady, with
n moderate demand. and closed STEADY :
American middling, low mlddllng eldH Ne
November 26l-64q2 62-64d. buyers; no
vember and December, 6O-G4a2 6l-6id:,
BUYERS; November and December, z6o-oia
81 cad sellers; December and January,
G0-6id., sellers; January and February
GO-6id., sellers; February and March'
2 6O-6fn2 6l-64d., sellers; March ana April
. 61-64d. buyers; April and May, 6Z-5td''
sellers; May and June, 22-SfqZ oS-oiu. :,
buyers: June and July, 2 63-6fq3d., sellers i;
July and August. 3D., buyers; August anu tp..
September. S83 Lad, buyers; September
and October. Lad. buyers
result of to-day's fluctuations IN cotton
futures was again 10 points. Ihroush-
ont the session the feeling among the
bulls was more confident than III Soii SUM
weeks, and not a little cotton was pHl
chased on the theory that me l9wes S p poss
ed. Among the influences aiding pun
efforts were smaller receipts than expect,
ed n firm set Of cables, anu
report that mgner o,t pi ne
were being demanded throughout tne
South for spot cotton. ON TINS news
nTices advanced l to points at the open
inc, with the market firm, though qulet.
An official report 10 the effect that llsht
and heavy rains had occurred over Sup,
day i'm the Mississippi valley, ana
throughout the eastern portion OK t'in oT,,,
led 10 further covering late IN the morn,
ing. and before midday prices had scoreu
an advance of 10 points.
The afternoon market was irreguiaa.
easing off several points, under prone-
taking by the more easily satisfied longs:
and several feeble efforts on the part OF
leading bears 10 force reaction. Limited
Investment orders checked any consider
able decline, however, ana at the sloss
the market was steady. at a net gam ..
10 9 points, having advanced TO the pest
figures OF the day I'm the last few minutes
on a small rush of shorts to cover.
Cotton steady: middling, 4%c.; net re-
CENTS. 2 1852 bales; gross receipts, DIV
bales: sales. 52i bales; stock. sl;g40 Dales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts .s S'yoa paie !,
France. 2O.559 bales; TO Continent E'So-
bales; stock, 1861. 0l9 bales.
consolidated: Net receipts. l36, lsl bales
exports-to Great Britain. 96.s6l bales; 70
France, q, 265 bales; TO the continent
totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceIpts. 3.7O.75s bales exports-to Great
Britain. 1878 bales; to the continent
7l8 bales. -, o~,
member Sos,T, S5I2: January. S.i7; February,
$50: March, $j25; April, $3.50; May, 800
June. S.3s; July. s5.42; August, SA1; Sep
TENDER. %4s: October. SS.AI.
Futures closed steady; November. Sl2
December, Sis; January 81; EeofS ~ g
mne. $50; July, S.45; August, s0.Ss: sep
TENDER. $40; October. SOL.
Srot closed at a 1-l6c. advance; mid
ding uplands, SIC; middling gulf. 5Ssc.i
sales. 51 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. November. h.-CCot-
ton-Futures barely oos sses s MeySmSss
Gs4s7; February $t9lqA92; March N91a
seS. April. SOFA 500; May s5.0SuS.O9i
June. s5.l3dS.r; July. S.i7gs5ls
NAVAL STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. c., November H.
Turpentine-Firm at &c. bid; sales, none
Rosin-Qulet and unchanged; sales, none
SAVANNAH. GA. November IL
Spirits OF Turpentine-Ffrm at BIC; sales
33J casks: receipts. $40 casks.
Rosin-Firm: sales. l,27S barrels; re-
ceipts, 2.7i3 barrels.
WILMINGTON, N. c., November H.
Spirits OF Turpentine-F.rm at SSi44Sssc.
receipts, So casks.
Rosin-Nothing doing; receipts, 27s bar
rels.
Crude Turpentine-Steady at a.2S. $3.50
and 81 30: receipts. IS barrels.
Tar-Firm at N.l5; receipts. liz barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. November A.
Special. )-Receipts light this week. Mar
ket Arm at the following quotations: