Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17

ders, boxed. $5dS.2; short-clear sides,
boxed, S6.lOas6.62. Sugars-Cut-loaf UNI
cries. 126l5c.; dairies. 1l@l3c. Eggs
steady: fresh, lie. Cheese unchanged.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 16.-Flour steady;
patents So i0d $3.50.
Wheat-Spot strong No. 2, St23; May,
1870 bid, $3.50 asked; July, 81; September,
Corn2Spot steady; No. 2. IS 1-2c.; May,
35c.; July, 80 I-2c., asked; September, &c.,
bid.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2. Bic.
Bran--Dull; sacked. east track, Gle.
Butter-W eak; creamery, l5qlec,; dairy,
Eggs-Firm at &c.
Whiskey-$l2.
Pork-Higher.
Lard-Higher.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders So; extra short,
clear SIP IL: ribs. S.20; shorts. N5 IL.
Dry Salt Meats-BoXed shoulders. 500:
extra short, clear, 1892 1-2; ribs, $6.I5;
shorts, S5.6 l72
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, O. May l6.-Flour-Un-
changed.
Wheat-Firmer; No. red. s1.25.
Corn-Easier; mixed. SS lie.
Oats-Easy; No. mixed, 80 l-4c.
Rye-Quiet: No. 2, 65c.
Lard-Firm at $3.50.
Bulk Meats-Firm and higher at $3.50.
Bacon-StrOng at T.25.
Whiskey-Steady at Sl.8.
Butter-Dull.
Sugar-Easy; hard, refined, si.7ds6.10.
Eggs-Quiet at &C.
Chee.e-Dull; good to prime Ohio fiat,
9Q9 l-2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, May 16.-4 p. M.-Cotton:
Spot quiet; prices favor buyers; Aneri-
can middling. 3 9-l6d. The sales of the
day were 5000 bales, of which 10 bales
were for speculation aud export, and In
cluded 400 bales American; receipts,
1900 bales. including 1900 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand and closed quiet; American mid
ding low middling clause. May, 3O-6id..
buyers; May and June, 3O-6id., buyers
June and July. 3O-6in3 3l-6id., buyers;
July and August. 3 3I-6ilt3 32-64d., sellers
August and September, 3l-6id.. buyers;
September and October, 3O-6fd.. buyers;
October and November. 29-6IdS 3O-6id..
buyers; November and December.
29-6id., sellers; January and February.
3 29-G4d., sellers; February and March,
3 29-64liS 9O-6id., buyers.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Cotton-Quiets
middling. 63-Sc.; net receipts, 29l bales;
gross receipts, BAL bales; exports-to
bales; forwarded. 80 bales; sales, 1,450
bales; stock. 1924 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1854 bales;
exports-to France, 635 bales; TO the Con-
tinent 4.1G bales: to Great Britain, 6,5yl
bales; stock. 5J4.362 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 13,4d bales;
exports-to Great Britain, l2f9 bales; TO
France 1885 bales; to the Continent, l5.Bl
bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
g. 279 80 bales exports-to Great Britain,
S.2i7, si2 bales: to France, 7S00H bales; to
fhe Continent q 1874 4yZ bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales,
2. 100 bales; June, S. 20; July. 1924: August,
sc. 30; September. 1923; October, S6.3; No
vember. 1924; December. s6.27; January,
Cotton futures closed steady; sales,
81. 700 bales: May, 1914; June. S6.25; July,
8Sl: August, 1884; September, 500; DC
tober. sos; November, s6.Z7; December,
500; January, s63Z.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
LANDS. 3-Sc.: middling gulf, 5-Sc.; sales,
There WAS but a small volume OF bust
ness at the Cotton Exchange to-day
Crop adVlces had an unsatisfactory ave-
rage, but the European cables more tlan
offset this feature, and our market open
ed steady AT a loss of las points. sellers
anpeared TO be scarce. however. and the
market rallied 10 Saturdays closing
figures before noon, after which me
situation was quite featureiess anu i, tn =
finally steady, at a net gain OF las points;
having rallied on late covering. Iotai
sales OF futures, 5000 bales
NEW ORLEANS. May l6.-Cotton fu-
lures ouet; sales $500 bales; May. S.ib'
hid. June. s5.75as.77: July. S5.SJl$1. Au-
INST s. S6li$5.H: September. S1SHso.oS,
october. $5.sSu$5.90: November, x9.slMss ~;
December s5.95QSj96; January so.soaso.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH. GA. May lG.-Turpen
,ine-Market opened steady at &c. with
sales of ll6 casks. and closed nrm a
26 l-gc.. with further sales or 0ov casks
ReceIpts ,S23 casks: stock, ll.7s5 casks.
Rosin-Firm: sales. I65 barrels; receipts
2is3 barrels stock 1899 barrels.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. May l6.-Turpen
t,ns--Firm AT 70 1-2c.: sales. none.
Rosln--Quiet; sales, none; quotations
unchanged.
WILMINGTON, y. c.. May lS.-Tur
pentine-Nothing doing; prices uncnang
ed: receipts. los casks
Rosln-Steady at 9Sc. and 81; receipts
s25 barrels. =, o.,
ana Il 90. receipts. 80 barrels.
Tar-Steady at $40; receipts, liS bar
rels.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, May l6.-tSpecial)-
Peanuts-Farmers' market. fancy. &c..
strictly prime, 2 3-4c.; prime. ep2 l-2c.
common fG2c.: Spanish. soc. The mar.
ket IL steady. with ample supply, and
moderate demand. although the supply