Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-09

month, bbHbb l-4c.: OCTOBER, % i-Sub5 l-Nc.s
December, g. 1896 1-Sc.; southern wheat,
by sample 6O067c.
Corn-Easy: spot and the month. % 3-iQ
80 Use; the year. 80 SIC. asked; southern
white corn. 3iq35 l-2c.
Oats-Dul; No. white, western. 2bQ
26 lie.
Rye-steady; No. near by, 47c.; No 2
western, IS 1-2c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Flrm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per bushel box, soc.
Whisky
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, September S-Bad reports
Of the Russian wheat crop and heavy ex-
port shipments for the day, together
with fresh sales for export at New York,
gave a strong closing to-day TO a gene
rally firm wheat market, and September
left off 5-S03-4c. higher. and December
rose S-SQ5-Sc. Corn lost 1-Sc. Oats are up
l-Sc. Provisions firm. Pork advanced 20c.;
lard. II 1-2c., and ribs. 15c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing.
WHEAr-NO.2.
Dee. COS eo}la% Goals SoN
May........ 62Hi SO 623s SO
CoRN-No. 9.
Sept..,".". 80 30als 2g3s 30
Dec ........s oOts oOtBd4 <O9s 80
May........ 321ss4 525s 81 32A
0ATs-No. ..
Sept........ 1924 1OhaB I0ek JON
Dec......... lN1H 1873 lNfs 1898
May"........ 2lSSa3i I'm @li8 2lA
MESS PoaE-Per Bol.
Oct........ $40 $3.50 ss.4O $3.50
Dec.'..... $40 $50 SO $50
Jan....... $40 9.57]s 90 9.55
LARD-Per 1901 pl
oct........."s4s9H $500 sts2H $500
Dec. 4.S7le 5.d5 4S7Is b.05
Jeu....-.... s97|s 5.l26 497Is 5.l2h
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs
Sept ........s5 10 $3.50 s5.15 $3.50
Octs.'....... O'gU O.oO do $50
Jan ......... 4.75 4.77Ia 475 4.7715
cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
quiet No. ? yellow corn. 30 3-4lt3lc. No 3
spring wheat. 5Sa6Sc.; No. = red, Ga la
Csc. No. . corn, 30 l-2dS0 5-Sc. No 2 oats,
~ l-4a2O 1-2c.; No. white, . 1-2d2lc.; No.
white, % l-2le23 l-2c. No. 2 rye 1913 l-2c.
No ? barley, TQi3c. No. | flaXseed, SSc.;
new. S9c Prime timothy seed $40 Mess
pork. per barrel. SS.J0HSS.5j. Lard, per 100
pounds, 5.s0aS5.92 -. Short rib sides
QOose), $5.15uS.4O; dry-salted shoulders
boxed, $4.50uSi7J; short clear sides Obox-
ED, @55d$9.6j Sugar cut-loaf, un-
changed. Butter steady; creamery, 13W
&c; dairy, ii l-24lJc. Eggs steady; fresh,
l24l2 lie.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, September S-Cotton-
Spot. good business done; prices un-
changed; American middling. 3 9-S2d. The
sales Of the day were 1900 bales, of which
500 were for speculation ana export, and
included 1890 American. Receipts, l,WD
bales including 800 American.
Futures opened quiet, with moderate
demand and closed steady az the advance;
eI
September, ii-GlU3 l2-6id., buyers; Sep
TENDER and October, 3-l0-6id., sellers; Oc-
tober and November. S-Gid.. value; Mo-
yember and December 3 1-6iu3 std, sell
ers: December and January, 1910
3 S-G4d.. sellers; January and February,
3 7-64d3 Sid, sellers; February and
March, Std, buyers; March and April,
3 9-G4d., sellers; April and May, 5y-6hp
3 lO-Gld., buyers; May and June, 3lO-bhp
3 ltd, sellers; June and July, 3ll-6iW
3 12-e4d., sellers.
NEW YORK, September SECTION
Steady; middling, l3-l6c Net receipts,
none; gross, s97 bales; forwarded, @I
bales sales, $50 bales; spinners, SO bales;
stock A. G35 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, Ils8 bales;
stock, ls0S3 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 39572 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1915 bales; 20
France, S6j bales; TO the Continent, 4,25o
bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
,eipts. 90 S6S bales; eXpOrts-to Great Bri-
tain. 2S. 81 bales; 10 France, $50 bales; 10
the Continent 4.2iO bales.
With cables decidedly stronger ana re-
1ecting a continued active demand from
English spinners for spot cotton, with re-
ports from the cotton belt very dis |
'ouragng regarding weather conditions. |
md with misgivings regarding the gov
,rnment crop report, to be issued Satur- |
.ay. our market while quiet, opened at |
an advance OF 203 points. and further inn
proved 3 10 5 points. Buyers were, Tor |
he most part, shorts who covered quite |
Freely until II became apparent that out |
siders were not very sharp after cotton /
IN speculative or investment account. A |
)eriOd OF realizing arrested the advancing |
endency and turned the market Zlt3 /
POINTS. There was some buying for new \
ong account, however, and, taking the |
80 as n whole, the longs had decidedly |
he advantage. The traders generally are |
disposed 70 pursue cautious policy until i
hey hear from Washington next SatuF-
.av regarding the crop. one factor In the
ir,nness to-day was q decided drop OF |
ne quicksilver in northern sections or the
'ottOn belt which led 10 predlctlons vi
horts. AT the best point to-day our
market showed net rise OF 10 points, and
losed steady with prices ) 10 10 points
higher than those Of last night.
Cotton futures opened quiet anu HtUs |
october. 1852, November, $751; Deem
,er $50: January. fj64; February, sos;
larch. &72; April. 1914; May SIS.
Futures closed steady; September. $3.50;
october. $3.50; -OyTmber, $50; December,
60: January s5.sS; February, 1913;
larch, s5.1; April, SD; May, s5d; June
Spot closed steady at a i-lG advance:
Kidding Gulf. e1-l6c. middling upiands,
lg-l6c; sales, $50 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. September Section
,ltures steady; September, S.l3; october. |
2s6iS5 %. November. S. 2sH$52S. Deem
Err E.Sl0s532: January, S.5Jqx.1; Feb
nary &. 40fls5.H; March, S5.4ia$o.D; April,
!. IA $40; May, S5.5lgs55S.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. 3. C.. September s.
pirits Turpentine-Market firm at &c;
ales, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales.
one.
WILMINGTON, n. c., September S.
at 2S42S lie; receipts.
- casks.
Resin-Quiet at si.O5 and slio; receipts.
&c barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at s.10 and
CO., receipts Is barrels.
Tar-4Firm at sl.30; receipts. 100 barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
pE.Tf,RS'BfIRG. SeDtember S-(SDeeiaf \