Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-03


$50. June. $50 Spot Rio strong; No.
7. invoice. $637 IL; No. Z, jobbing 800 IL;
mild firm and held higher; CordoVa'
$10O6sl6.
centrifugal. 96 degrees test, 1-Sc.: re-
fined strong; mould A, 5l-2c.; graduated
3-16c.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Dry goods closed
unsatisfactory i'm all lines. The week mas
been a discouraging one for sellers. Inc
war situation has made tradlng lmpossl-
bic in most cases, and sellers have prac-
ticaly ceased to seek business. Inc
situation in print-eloths continues un-
satisfactory. The sales OF odd goods du-
ring the week were very light. Other sta
pie cottons and printed goods present an
unbrolSen record Of dulness.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, April 2.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged
Wheat-Firmer; spot and the month.
80 1-4dg9 l-2c.; May. $l00Q$lo II; steam
err, No. red, 80 S,l49tc.; southern Whe or
by sample, 95c.qSl; do, on grade, %g
80 3-4c. 40
Corn-Strong: spot and the month, $40
"a lie: May. "a 1-S6t34 3-Sc.i steamer mix
ed, 30 l-2HSS 5-Sc.; southern whlte corh'
35G36c; do. yellow, S3ll34 lie.
Oats-Dull and easier; No white, 33g
SO I-2c.; No. 2 mixed, 30a3O lie.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 near by. So l-2c.;
No. western, 50 3-4c. -.--.,o
Hny-F'irm: choice timothy, $l2.50nN5.
Grain Freights-Quiet and easy; steam
to Liverpool. per bushel. 3 Lac, for May;
Cork, for orders. per quarter, IS. 3D., Tor
April; S. for May.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged:
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per basket, Si.25QN.5O.
|. Whiskey-Unchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, April 2.-F'lour-Dun.
Wheat-Dull; No. red, 93a9fc.
Corn-Steady; No. mixed, S2c.
Oats-Dull; No z mixed % l-Zc'
Rye-Quiet; No. 2. SIC.
Lard-Firmer at &.9o-
Bulk Meats--Steady at $50.
Bacon-Steady at $3.50.
Whiskey-Firm at 81
Butter and Sugar-tlrm.
Eggs-Dull at SC.
Cheese-Quiet.
ST. LOUIS. April .-Flour-Unchanged.
Wheat-Higher; No. 2 red, cash, eleya-
tor, 9Sc.; track, 98a9S l-2c. April, ~ Lac. !;
May, 80 l-2c. asked; July, Is 7-SHi9c; sep
TENDER, Is 3-4c; No. 2 hard. cash, 20 l-Zc
Corn-Spot higher; No. 2, cash. q lie. !;
April, &c; May, q 1-Sc. bid; July. Is S-sc.
bid; September, % l-4c, bid.
Oats-Higher but dull; NO. 2, cash,
26 1-4c.; track 26 LIARS 12c. April, Is lac. {;
May, % lie; July 2 S-4c bid; No. 2
Bran-Duil; sacked, east track, Csc.
Butter. Eggs. and Whiskey-Unchanged
Pork-Flrm and higher; standard mess
Iard2@Higher; prime steam. s.; choice,
$40. .o,ol,,- ~.
extra short clear, $50 IL; ribs 100;
short. s56 1-2.
Dry-Saited Meats-Boxed shoulders.
$62 1913 extra short clear, So.Z IL;
ribs, s.. %; shorts, $5.8 l-2
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April al p. Moot
ton-Spot quiet; prices favor buyers;
American middling, 1-l6d. The sales or
the day were 1000 bales, OF which 500
cluded 500 American. Receipts, B,VO
bales, including l2.3cO American.
Futures opened and closed quiet, with
a moderate demand; American middling,
low middling clause, APRIL S2O-64d,' euy Buy,
and June, 3 q -64lt3 22-6id., sellers; June
and July, 2l-6fa3 22-6id., sellers; July
and August, 3 2l-6iq3 22-6ld., buyers; Au-
gust and September, 2l-6id., buyers;
September and October, 20-6448 2l-6id.,
sellers; October and November, 1870
3 2O-6ld, buyers; November and Decem--
Der, l9-6id., buyers; December and
January, 1864. buyers; January and
February; ls1e4d.. buyers. co,,or-or,st.
~
midding, 3-l6c.; net receipts, 200 bales;
gross. 2'SSl bales: sales, 1856 bales; spin
ners. 165 bales; stock. 1884 bales;
Totals to-day and consolidated; Net re-
ceipts, STA bales; exports-to Great Bril-
tain, 1871 bales; 10 France, 1913 bales;
TO the Continent, ll.752 bales; stock, Slo, =
1874 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
7,9OS.e25 bales; exports-to &C Great c Britain,
| 2S2l,65S bales; to France, I3t,tSI Daies, 10
the Continent, 25O6. S3 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales,
$500 bales; May, S.sl; June, S.94i July,
IS. So: August, s5.99; September. S5.s6; Oc-
tober, .s5.s6; November SN; December
Futures closed steady; sales. 1880
bales; April. $50; May. 1914; June, $5.G;
July, s.: August. 500; September. s.;
October $50; November, S.; December,
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands, Slice; middiing Gulf. 67-icc. (;
sales. 1866 bales
NEW ORLEANS. April 2.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady; sales, l20o bales;
April, $3.50 bid; May. $.0as5.5S: June,
September, October, and November.
s.. 65Qs5. 81; December, s5.6sa$5.70; Janu-
airy, IS. 70Qs5
CHARLESTON, 5. c.. April 2-Tur-
pentine-Firm at rs 1-2c.: sales, none.
Rosn-Flrm and unchanged; sales.
none.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April 2.-spirits
OF Turpentine-Flrm at q l-242Dc.; re-
Rosins-steady at $40 and a.2S: re-
ceipts. 1T barrels.
Crude Turpentine--Steady at N.eo9$2;
receipts. barrels.
Tar-Quiet at Soc: receipts. % barrels.
Turpenline-Opened firm at DC. with