Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
Opening. Highest lowest Closing

The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest lowest. Closing
wHEAr-NO.2.
s:S;: 4 5 s f. 4 g. ,. ~
Dec. 1lAa71H 7lh 40 'o's
CoBS-No. 9.
Juno....... slqs So slM az
Juy......... 321saH 3:h 81 80
Sept .....-. 32S4aj3 :. a3A 1926 3%hs
OArs-No 2.
Juiy....... .2ox 23Bas4 Z5?ssts Eost
Sept......... 2lIS %lpS Tvs LIB
NESS PoEx-Per 8bL
July. ..... $3.50 Sa70 So4D s332N
sept....... 9.77IS 99) $50 $50
LARD-Per 100 10.
July. .s5S2ls s5.SJ 500 % ~
sept......... $50 592j6 5s2,s 5.s2te
SHORT RrBs-Per 100 lbs.
July. s541h s5.3716 s5.371s
Sept ....... 800 5.o7h 5.4o o.41H
Cash quotations were as. follows: Flour
feeling weak and standard brands quoted
at $3.50, with prospects OF 50 being the
market price. No. 2 yellow corn, 81 lie.
wheat, 73nSOc.; No. 2 red. Sc No. corn,
81 Lie. No. 2 oats, q lie; No. white,
sc; No. white, &c. No. barley Sln
33c No. I faxseed, Sl.i4. Prime timothy
$9.l5. Lard. per 100 pounds, %.10aS5.S0.
Short rib sides Qoose) S.2jdsj.6O dry
sailed shoulders (boxed, $685.; short
clear SIDES lboxeoD, $5.S0ftS6. Sugar, cut
1i0l6c.; dairy, II 1-2Qlic. Eggs steady;
fresh, 9 Lie
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, June 1L-Flour-Dull and
lower.
July. 80 3-4nSlc.; August, 75c. bid; southern
wheat, by sample, Sjd93c.
CCrn-Firmer; spot and the month,
81 1-2n35 3-4c.; July. 30 3-4d56c.; august
36c bid: southern white corn, % S-id3oc.
Oats-Dull and easier; No. Whlte. "-p
80 1-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. near by, As S-ic; No.
western, 81 l-4c.
Grain Freights-Very dull; scarcely any
demand; unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter. Eggs, and Cheese-Steady and
unchanged.
Lettuce-Per basket. S1.25QsL5O.
Whskey-Unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. June IA p. Moot
ton-Spot i'm moderate demand; prices un,
changed American middling, 9-l6d. The
sales of the day were 5000 bales, OF
which coo bales were for speculation and
export. and included 1900 bales American;
receipts, 22,oOO bales, including 1880 bales
American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed barely steady; Amerl-
can middIlng, iow-middling clause, June,
5l-64n3 32-6id., buyers; June and July,
3l-6iu3 32-6id., buyers; July and August,
3 5Z-6id., buyers; August and September,
3 32-6id., sellers: September and October
3 3l-6id., sellers; October and November,
29-5fIl3 3o-6id., sellers; November ana
December. 3 2S-641I3 29-6id., sellers; De-
cember and January, 3 2S-6ia3 29-6id.. sell
ers; January and February, 2S-e4W
2y-64d., sellers; February and March,
3 2g-6id, value; March and. April, 2S-64q
3 30-6td. buyers.
NEW YORK, June H-Cotton-Dull;
middling. 9-l6c.; net receipts, 597 bales;
gross, 1I6l bales; eXports-to Great Brlo
tain 97 bales; to the Continent, DOB
bales; sales, 666 bales; stock. III no bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 47oS bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 5.16l bales; 10
the Continent, G,92i bales; stock, S66,'@
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1856 bales;
eNports-to Great Britain, 1853 bales' 10
the Continent, 20,S9 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. S4lG.255 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 1854 049 bales; to France, So,6l4
bales; 10 the Continent, 2SS 1893 bales.
There was an irregular and fever1sh
market for cotton futures to-day. with
total sales reaching 69,lO0 bales, and the
tone finally steady, at net loss OF oqL
points on the summer months, and one or
iG4 points on the new-crop positions. The
influences were generally bearish. Gables
were disappointing Weather and crop
conditions generally in the cotton belt
were of a bearlsh average, ana LED 10
some local realizing and TO some selling
for short account. There was an absence
of outside speculative support. The course
OF August contracts to-day led TO further
fears of manipulation, and more or less
inundated the entire market
Cotton futures closed steady; sales. 69,-
100 bales; June. S6.i2; July, &.i4; August,
s6.4S; September, 1921; October, SG2o; NO
vember 1924; December, s6H; January,
$3.50; February, sGS5; March, $685..
Spot cotton closed dull; mlddling up
lands, 9-16c. middling Gulf, 6lS-l6c.;
sales, $3.50 bales.
Futures opened quiet and steady; sales,
/. 800 bales June, s6.52; July. S64S; August,
$685.; September. $6.2S; october, S627; No
MEMBER 500; December. $500; January,
s63l; February, $685.; March, $3.50.
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June A.-Turpen-
tine-Dull at 25c asked, "a lie. bid; sales,
none.
Rosin-Firm; sales. none; quotations I'M
changed.
SAVANNAH. GA, June 14--Spirits of
Turpentine-Firm at "a 3-4c. bid; sales, u
casks; receipts, 2,9j1 casks.
Rosin- Firm and unchanged; sales, none
receipts, 453 barrels.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. June 14-Spirits
Turpentine-Firm at "a l-2q25c.; receipts,
b casks.
Rosn-Frm at 81 and slO5; receipts. llS
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Steady at 81, $780,
and $40; receipts, GO barrels.
Tar-25c.; receipts, so barrels.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, June H-(Special)-
The local market for Virginia peanuts,
farmers stock, is strong, but decidedly
inactive. A few dealers seem to be hold
ing on 10 their stocks, though for what
purpose is not apparent There are few
Spanish nuts in sight and the price of
these has jumped TO zoe. per bushel. The
demand for the export trade Is satisfac-
tory. Prices of Virginias are: Fancy
l-2n3c.; common stock, &c.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, June H-(Special)-
Market quiet, with moderate receipts;
fine grades i'm demand. Quotations: Com
mon to medium Jugs. 2 i-2 TO lie; good