Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
lo-sid. buyers; June and July, siO-sig

9 10-eid., buyers; June and July, Sio-sig
3ll-64d., sellers.
NEW YORK. September 3.-Cotton-.
Quiet and steady; middling, 63-tc. neo
receipts, none; gross receipts, % bales'
forwarded. Is bales: sales. S9 bales; spin
ners. 73s bales; stock. 5l.657 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 6,G2 bales;
exports to the Continent, 400 bales; stock,
175. 562 bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts. 1865 bales; exports-to Great Bri-
tain. 1896 bales; TO the Continent, 40
bales.
Cotton futures closed quiet: September,
S.F; October, s5.52: November, 1855; De-
cember, S.5S; January, $5.e2; February
S.66; March, $50; April, S.7i; May. 500;
June, $50
Futures opened barely steady; Septem-
Der. $40; October, 1858; November $685.
December. $50; January, $3.50; February
s5.6s March. s572; April, 1874; May. ST.
Spot closed quiet and steady; middling
Gulf, &C.; middling uplands, Sac; sales.
S39 bales.
The cotton market opened barely
steady, with January unchanged, and
other months 1 TO points lower. Follow
Ing the call the trading basis was TO 3
points under the final figures of yester-
day. with business exceptionally light
The easier feeling was directly due TO
weak set Of English cables Considering
the weakness abroad our market exhibit
ed relatively steady front Reports OF
further heavy rains i'm the eastern por-
tons Of the cotton belt and bearish crop
accounts generally checked bear selling,
and led the more confident bulls to IN
crease their holdings I'm a small way.
Speculation was very slack late i'm the
forenoon, with the close quiet at net
loss OF TO points.
SPOT cotton closed quiet and steady.
with prices 1-l6c. lower on the basis OF
3-4c. for mi1dllng uplands and &c. for
middling Gulf Total sales of $50 bales.
including 73S bales TO spinners and 10l
bales for export direct shipment.
Port receipts estimated for the day at
5000 bales, against Abs bales last week.
and 10,2S bales last year
Port receipts estimated for the week nj
$1,000 bales, against % $50 bales last week.
and 1854 bales last year. At Memphis.
81 bales, against 10 last year. and at
Houston. 4,50l bales. against 6.976 bales
last year.
NEW ORLEANS. September 3.-Cotton
futures quiet: September. s515 bid: Octo-
Der. S9i6dSl7; November. S.20uS521: De-
GemOer. @2ldS5.25 January, &.29d&.S0;
February; S32G$5.33; March, s5SeQS5.S7i
April, $5S9aS5.4O; May. S5.42as543
NAVAL-SToRE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. September g.
sales. none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged sales none.
WILMINGTON n. c.. September g.
Spirits OF Turpentine-E'irm at n 3-ic. (;
receipts, so casks.
Rosin-Flrm at s1as15O; receipts, 299 bar
rels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at g10 N.e0.
and Si65; receipts 4S barrels.
Tar-Very firm at 25c.; receipts. 100 bar
rels.
SAVANNAH, GA, September d
Spirits of Turpentine-Firm al Csc; sales,
Az casks; receipts. 167O casks.
Rosin-F'irm and unchanged; no sales.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, September ESPECIAL
Market very quiet, with light receipts
and offerings. No shipping i'm market
Quotations: Common TO medium Tugs, =,
1850; good to fine Tugs. Aas550: poor
sGdS750: medium to good wrappers, 500
80; good TO fine wrappers, Sl2q$D.
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA. September 3.-(Special)
nd-picksd, fancy, sl-2c.: extra, s5-sc
Virginia shelled. No ]. sl-2c.; No. 3
fife; Spanish shelled. No l, 4l-2c
farmers stock, fancy. s1-2c.; prime
sst 10 &C.; farmers Spanish. 70 TO 500.
bushel.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, September 3.-(special)
Peanuts-Farmers' market quiet; fancy
s3-4c.; strictly prime, si-zc.: prime, "a
si-4o.; common. 2aSe.; Spanish. Toe. Light
demand for all grades.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, September 3.-(Special)
There is more inquiry and better feet
ing in the market. Virginias, l-2c. fSr
best grades; Spanish, sale of 1000 bags
or more at p. n. l.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, September 2-(SpecialD
Cotton-Quiet at 5-Sc. for good lots.