Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-29

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CHICAGO. October 2s.-Weaker cables
to-day and slack export demand caused
a decline in wheat. December closed l-Zn
80 lower. Corn and oats lost l-Sc. Potk
declined 1-2c.. and lard and RIBS DC, each
Leading futures ranged as ioiio"a'
opening. aighsss .ow,ss Closing
wHEAT-No.
9 9ss s6itau 6i:sa,G a5iiaoo eo,ssG
May. 665sa67 G79s 062s o'a]s
CoRS-No
1 De-. ssais $i% g $$9,As,S
Mey........ 3i1saA J4's 81 of'saA
oATs-No ..
pe,,,...... 93sl 2sy(asS 23lless 23'.a@
May".....,. 24I ~f@sa'V IA 80
NEss PoRK-Per Bb.
Dec........ s7s2x s7.se& sz77,t $50
Jan........ SOO V'O-fs o'o'14 ''"'N
LARp-Per iOOlpa
Dec.........s4s5 s4s5 $3.50 Sassy
Jan......... 49O 4.99b 400 400
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
Dec..........s46O $500 si.60 - 60
Jan 49,. 4.6J 4.65 AGO 4o2R
Cash quotations were as follows: No; 2
yellow corn. % 1-ia32 S-Sc Flour steady;
No, spring wheat say l-zc' 40 c7l5
spring wheat. 63a6j l-2c.; No. z req, pa
CSC. No. corn, 81 1-Sa32 lac. NO. oats
9t3-tI25c.: No. . white, % l-2u27 l-2c.; No.
2 white 25 l-2d26 1-2c. No. rye 80 l-Zn
SIC No. barley, S34iSc. No; tiaNseed,
99c Prime Timothy seed W. a. MI ,oS
pounds. $S5a$4S IL. Short-rib sides
doose). A95as52O. Dry-salted shoulders
(boxed). 41-26f4 3-4c. Short clear sides
(boxeO, s51OQS52O. Whisky. distillers
finished goods, per gallon. So. sugar
cut loaf, unchanged. Butter easy cIeali ,L.
Cheese
at former prices. Eggs hrln' IreSh' "V
II l-2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, October 2S.--Cotton-Spot
In fair demand; prices steady; American
middling fair. Sl-2d.; good middiing,
Id, middling. 31-l6d.; low mlddllng'
| . 29-32d.; good ordinary, 23-4d.; ordinary,
sled. The sales of the day We're lOVJo
| bales, of which 800 bales were Tor specu-
! lation and export. and included 300 bales
| American; receipts, lLUO bales, ihcluulhS
! l6. 400 bales American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
mddling. low-middling clause. October
| 2G2-6ia2 6S-6id., buyers; November
| 2C2-6Id.; December and January, Gl-6id.'
sellers: January and February, 26l-6ld''
| buyers: February and March. 262-6id'
| sellers: March and April. G2-6lp2 b5-o4d,
buyers; April and May Z65-elaSu., sei I,,-,
| Nav and June. 3n3 lid, sellers; June
and July lid, buyers; July ana Au-
| gust 2-6ld value. August ana Septem-
Der. 2-6ilt8 Std, buyers.
NEW YORK, october &.-While the
| cotton market was very quiet to-day II
was also very steady. PUBIC caDles anu
weather reports failed TO make mucn I'M
| pression either one way or another Prl-
Vate cables were decidedly hopetul ds 10
the outlook for business with EByptldIl
| summers The market was generdlly
| steadier owing chiefly 10 covering OH NJ n
mart of the more conservative shOrts, WI"
! feared that the market had been extern
| siyely oyersold at lOw prices IL was ar
Ncult To interest traders IN cotton az IL
! speculative venture. because the move
| nient continued very heavy, ana soIie
| were predicting a new record TOT MAN.
mum receipts. TO dispace the record es-
| toblished last week. The market there-
| fore had but little support beyond dn5 I
| furnished By the shorts themselves. ms
| was sufficient TO hold prices, put nor 10
advance them 10 any considerable extent
,rbo market was finally quiet az un-
! changed prices 20 points net hlsher
| Cotton dull: middling. 3-sc.; net re,
| ceints 3sO bales: gross receipts, DfOi
| bales: stock. 72.9S2 bales; exports TO the
C 2tiniSht to. SI Net receipts 1858 bales;
| axnorts-to Great Britain, SSH bales; 20
! France llt3 bales: 20 the continent "V
bales. stock. S4722 bales.
! Consolidated: Net receipts, iM,-yS Dales
! axnorts-to Great Britain. 1880 bales; "a
| France. q. s2f bales; to the Continent 10
80 TofaIs since September lst: Net re.
! ceints 22ll g6l bales; eXp0rts-to Ereat
| Britain. 1858 bales; 10 France; H'''''
bales: TO the Continent, 45S'V2l bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet and steady
! October and November, $40; December
S5I5. January, $5.22; February 80
| March s5.S2; April, S.3; May @'h'
June. sj.44: July, SH; August, %9y -. No
Futures closed quiet; october, VIZ; NO
,,d,,ber S512: December S.l8; January
e. 90. February. S526; March, @3li April
s5S5: May. $40; June, s5A; July So'f'i
A sSot closed dull; middling Gulf. Bose
middIing uplands. . &c. safes Ionv y,
odtton m all ports since September ISL
CoIveston. is. $50 bales; New Orleans
isT sgI bales: Mobile. 76A5 bales saVan-
nab 27S 9i6 bales: Charleston li9Vd gales
Wilmington, l3i,92l bales; NorIoln, VI W.
boies. Baltimore. 2,6S7 bales; New hoIk
o. COO hales. Boston 81, s2l bales; Newport
~ 80 2l3 bales; philadelphia. 400
49,. brunswick. 45.55i bales; Pensa'
cola % Az bales; Port Royal, ll'eJo pales
I0Isi;t =,01iR5f,EANS. October 2s-COtton-
,F,tnres dull but steady; october N.IS pa 9il
J u'1,,,Ier 81 76Gsi77; December. NAl
a. 81. January. As6qAN; FEBRUARY ss:' ~
3, o., March. .L96nsL97; April. S.ol4SI-
Nav S.O6Gs5O7; June, SlpsS.E' july
S515n$j.lI. .,. c,o.aroent o1 IN
o,orl6,s visible supply OF cotton shows a
Increase for the week just closed OF - S099,
: hoies against an increase or 5z5S,s las
,'e., and an increase Of 32S,2S5 In 1884.
SS Tha total visible is 3. 2963l4 bales, agalhs
| iei 2ei last year. OF this the total .
I1nncyican cotton is 3,l055li bales, agalp'
. 5aa 9si last year and OF all other hlhd
incIuding Egyptian, Brazilian, indian etc
,ot coo heles- against $4,000 last year.
NAVAI~STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s. c., october S--Iur
, nentlne-Firm at Bic; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; safes
, SAVANNAH, GA, October esprit
NJ Turpentine-Firm at 30 l-fl35 lie
sales s23 casks; receipts. $50 casks.
: Rosin-F'irm: sales. i7IO barrels: quot
closing: A, y, c, and ID, A.0; r, SLID; +
81 %. q. Q25; III and !, $40; X. N.40; NJ
SIS: y. $40; window-glass. 81; water
WI" WVviI1LMINGToN, N. C.. October %
Spirits OF Turpentine-Firm at "a $40
"a i-ec.: receipts. ice casks.
Rosin-Notting doing: receipts, SS5 bar
crude Turpentine Firm at SIS. sl$
and 81. 80: receipts. % barrels.
Tar-Firm at $i.l5; receipts. lis barrcl'
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