Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-03
THE COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. December 2.-Cotton-Spot
I'm fair demand; prices favor buyers
American middlng. 3 l-Sd. The sales or
the day were lO,0OO bales or Whlen l,goV
were for speculation and export, ana IN
Guided $500 bales American. Receipts
~ 900 bales, including 81, 800 bales Ameri-
can. IA,
a moderate demand and closed STEADY
American middling, low middling clause
December 4d., value; December and jan
uary, 3-64d., sellers; January ana req,
ruary, 3 5-6id., sellers; FEBRUARY ana ana
March. 3-6fGi3 4-6id., sellers; March and
April, 4-Gid, value; April and May, 4-ei
as Sid, buyers; May and June, 0.efV
3 SID, sellers; June and July. 6-6id..
buyers; July and August, 7-6id., sellers;
August and September, 7-5id., sellers;
September and October 7-6id., value Oc-
tober and November, 7-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK. December 1.-The situa--
ton. as summed up before the opening or
the market this morning, favored the
bear faction, and the general opinion pre-
vailed that prices would open l S,
Liverpool cables were a distinct dlsap-
pointment, the crop movement promised
10 fulfil early estimates, while weather
reports were quite favorable 70 harvest
ing operations. Foreign representatives
were known TO be in possession OF quite
generous selling orders and leading bears
showed a disposition to pursue an ag-
gressiye policy. Opening developments
brought out unexpected resistance on the
part of the market 20 any eonsideraDle
decline the range of initial sales being
az a loss OF points 70 gain OF 1 point.
For a few minutes little further change
was made, the selling pressure from
abroad satisfying initial buying orders In
hand January shorts were seen 10 be
seeking cover causing relative firmness
in this delivery. The close was barely
steady, at unchanged prices, TO point net
decline. the market having broken In the
10 NH a.
Cotton-Steady; middllng, 5-sc.; net re-
ceipts, / $50 bales gross receipts, $3.50
bales; stock, 101.723 bales; exports 20
Great Britain, 1850 bales; 10 the Conu-
nent 6.6Sl bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 6o7i7 bales;
exports to Great Britain, $3.50 bales; 10
France, 3,47S bales; 10 the Continent,
1926 bales; stock, l.2sOS3S bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. $3.50 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, l702l8 bales; 10
France, G,3S2 bales; TO the Continent,
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
cepts, s91 bales; exports TO Great
Britain, 1.530133 bales; 10 France, 2G,1A
bales: TO the Continent, 1,07f622 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; Deem
ber 5.37; January, s5.3S; February, S.43;
March, $50; April, $50; May, S64; June
S57; July. 1851; August, 1888; September,
Futures closed barely steady: December
1888; January. $40; February, S.42: March,
So a; April $54s: May 1913; June. 1856;
July. $3.50; August, s5.e2; September, $50;
October, $3.50.
Spot steady at a lice advance; mid
ding uplands, 6Ssc.; middling Gulf. 67sc.;
sales none.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2.-Cotton
futures closed dull; December, 1871 bid;
January. $gs5.02; February. S.GaS.0;
March. S51lqSI2: April S5i64s5l7; May.
s. 22dS5 %; June, S.27us5.2S July, S.3D
So 32: August $5.S2d<.33; September, 1874,
asked; october. 1915. asked.
NAvAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. S. c., December o.
Turpentine-Market firm at &c. asked;
sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet; sales. none.
SAVANNAH. GA, December 2.--Spirlts
casks; receipts, 5,136 casks.
Rosin-Firm; sales, 1,e21 barrels. Quote
closing: A, -. c. and D. 81; + and +, sl.00:
G. 81 70; II, u.2s; !. $40; X, $50: VI, sl6o:
y. $40; window-glass, t2lo; water-white.
$40
WILMINGTON. n. C., December a.
Spirits Of Tu,yentins--steady at 'SAc.; re-
Rosln-Firm at s7lAc. Gsi.o24; receipts,
267 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Flrm at $3.50. 50. and
81 receipts, 81 barrels.
Tar-Firm at tl.eO: receipts. S3f barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December a.
Especial. )-Receipts very heavy: market
firm and prices well sustained Quota
tons: Common TO medium Tugs. $50 20
a. 80. good to fne Tugs, - TO IS; poor short