Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-31

Dec. .-..... blAaotR c2staA otA WANNA
Nay........ 634sa635s 6ilsaA $685. "a
C0Rs-No :.
Aug .-....... 997s 30as :9alaA 20sal
2934aS 3O@s SSSia1s 3o1s1t
s.S s sSsA ss.a's s sss. ss,s az
seps....... l9Is co.'s 1919 20
May......... - 2sA <-et
NESS PoRg-Per Dbl
Sept. ..... $3.50 sSS7t5 ss.s2N sss5
0ct........ s,so s92.e $50 s'esH
Dec........ 900 So-R 900 S'""
LARD--Per 100 loA
sept........ 1918 $500 sal5 sS.I7X
Nay. SIS 80 6so S.37H
suoBr RBs-Per loo los
Sept ........s5 27n s527A sS.27& sa35
oct.......... $40 5.37% $50 ODD
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
2 yellow corn, 3inSl lie. Flour steady.
No. spring wheat. sc; No. spring
corn, $Oi-sa5o sac. no. ? oats. 2lc.. No.
2 white, q l-2u2i l-2c.; No. white. p sag
% l-lc. No. rye. i3 l-2c. No barley,
390+2c. No. / iaXseed, 81 IL; new. Sic,
Prime timothy seed, 40 q Mess porn,
pounds t SNgS.22i-s, short-r6 sides,
loose. s6.20aS.50, dry-salted shoulders,
boxed, A50aN.75; short-clear sides, boxed,
81. 75H$5S5. Sugars-Cut-loaf unchanged.
Butter firm; creamery, l3all lie; dairy,
2ql5c. Eggs firm; fresh. u lie.
THE COTTON MARKETS
LIVERPOOL August So Il. I.-Cot-
ton-Spot in moderate demand, prices
1-32d. lower; American mlddling, fair,
23-S2d. good mlddling. 3l5-52d.; mid
ding. 5-l6d.; low middhng, 5-S2d. good
ordinary, 3D.: ordinary, l2-l6d. The sales
OF the day were 5000 bales, OF which 500
bales were for speculation and export,
aud included $500 bales Americani re-
celpts, 1900 bales, including 1900 bales
American.
Futures opened quiet and steady with
a moderate demand, and closed steady,
American middling, low mlddling clause.
August. 3 l3-6JQ3 ll-6id.. sellers; August
and September, 3 l2-6iu3 l3-6id., buyers;
september and October. 3 l0-6id., buyers,
October and November, lO-6id.. buyers,
November and December, 3 Slid, buyers,
December and January, S-6id., buyers;
January and February, s-t4d.i buyers;
February and March. 3 sid, sellers;
March and April. 9-6iq3 lO-Gid., buyers;
April and May l0-6in3 HID, sellers,
May and June. 3 ll-0ld., buyers.
NEW YORK. August 3O.-Cotton-
Steady; middling Bic, net receipts, 100
bales; gross receipts. lO72 bales exports
to Great Britain. $50 bales forwarded.
none: sales. l.29S bales-all splnners; stock.
50. 800 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 40il bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, l,1S bales
stock 1750 90 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1901 bales;
expOrts-tO Great Britain, 92e2 bales; 10
France, ~ bales; TO the Continent, 2,lG
bales
Totals since September Gst: Net re-
ceipts, $685. 7 bales; exp0rts-tO Great
Britain, 3.5Z9.7A bales 10 France, sl6, t5i
bales: 10 the Continent. 3,005.T7j bales.
Apathy reigned. supreme throughout to-
days session on the Cotton Exchange.
with fluctuations the rarrowest perhaps'
In some weeks The market opened duh,
with prices 3 points lower. subsequently
recovered the loss on light local support,
and for the rest OF the session failed 10
show positive leaning either one way or
the other a bearish Interpretation OF the
initial English cables, and a few scatter
ed foreign selling orders, were responsible
for the early decline while the reaction
was due In good part 10 covering Dy
tired shorts, who saw no prospect or a
radical change In the near future. The
market showed some signs OF waYering
early I'm the afternoon. there being mar.
row. half-hearted effort on the part II
the bear crowd Some stronger bulls alb
sOrbed all these offerings and the sellers
soon became buyers. Scalpers operated
In an Indifferent way on both sides Of
the account The few sales for European
10 be hedges against recent purchases Of
spot cotton In southern markets. The
market closed quiet at net loss or ZUi
points.
Cotton futures opened duh. September,
$3.50; October, &.54; November. S.57; De-
cember. 1851: January. 1914: February.
s5.6s; March. S.72; April, $40; May. S.7s;
June SSl
Futures closed quiet: August nominal;
September, S5l: october. .f5.3; Novem.
Der. s5.5s; DecembeT. s5.sl; January, So,
February, $50; March. S72. April D.'Sl
May. $50
Spot closed steady; middllng Gulf, &C..
middling uplands. 5 3-ic.. sales. i,Zys bales
NEW ORLEANS. LA. August 10
Cotton futures dun August nominali
September. x5isGs5.l9; October. s.isuf5. 2Ol
November. s. 22nS5 "a; December, S.HI
S2s: January. S.3lqG.52; February,
s5.32qs5.36; March. S37q5.3s.
EAVAL-STORE MARKETS
SAVANNAH. GA. August s0.-spirits
Turpentine-Firm az q i-2c.; sales, 80
casks: receipts, 1913 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales, 2.iN
barrels receipts, 5.3a barrels.
CHARLESTON, =. C., August 20.-Tu-.
pentine-Firm at q lie: sales. none.
RosIn-Firm and unchanged; sales.
WILMINGTON. n. c., August 30
Spirits Of Turpentine- az IS i-2Qg7c.i
receipts, 20 casks.
Rosin-Firm at 81 and $50; receipts. 10.
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-F1rm 20 no. fi.eo
and 81 50: receipts. 20 barrels.
Tar-Steady at 80: receipts. I9 barrels
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 3o.-(speciaD-
Cotton-Quiet at 5 5-sc. for good lots.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 20.--(speciai.)-
Virginias firm on basis OF 3f-zc. for
best grades. Transactions IN last severa
DAYS heavy and stock reduced. Spanish
no sales
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG August 3o.-(special) J.
Market very quiet, with light receipt
and offerings. No shipping In market
Quotations.: Common 10 medium luss, s
ia So. good 90 nne Tugs. NgsS.JO poo
short leaf, Stas5: fair 10 good short Leaf
ssT,ST .5O:, medium 10 good wrappers, W.
az. good 10 fne wrappers. Sl2u<20
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK. VA. August oo.-(speeiaI., ,
Hand picked. fancy, +l-2c.; extra. ss-sc
re. spanish shelled. No. 1. ti.c
farmers stock. fancy. 3i-3c pnms
fS4 10 &c.: farmers spanish 70 10 ~
bushef.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
NORFOLK. VA. August 3o.-(speciail-
Peanuts-Farmers' market quiet fancy
Sic: common. sgse: spanish. roc. Lssh
AZ m ma for All RrQtSS-