Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-17

Mess Pork-Per Bbl
May .sloO21a slOO2is $3.50 1896
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
May .....s...s 5.e2ls $3.50 s55Ils $50
July .......$ 5.55 s-a5u 5' 30 5 5s3a
Short Rlbs-Per 100 Lbs.
May. ........:9%@ $SG9A $tsSA s ~
Sept. ........ .... o.Zz1a
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn. S5Aq352lc. Flour quiet. NO.
2 spring wheat, 67Q70c.; No. 3 spring
wheat, 64d70c.; No. 2 red, TIC. NO. z
corn, 35h035l5c. No. oats, H4c.; NO:
white, 30iac.; No. 3 white. @lzqSOAc. NO.
rye, 55AQ55Ac. No. barley, 42a5li2c.
No. ! flaxseed. s.17; new. N.z0Ac. Prime
timothy seed, S2.45. Mess pork, per baf-
rel, $9.SO0Se.s5. Lard, per 100 pounds. M.45P
sif7i2. Short-rib sides Qoosel, NoJa S:oo.
Dry-salted shoulders boxed. 4hGt ssc.
key, distilers' finished goods, per gallon,
l25 Sugar cut loaf, unchanged. Butt
ter firm; creamery. 14q23c.; dairy. 1lzp
lsc. Eggs, fresh. zoe. Cheese unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS
LIVERPOOL, February 16.-Cotton-Spot
in good demand and fair business done;
prices unchanged; American middling,
fair SGD. good middling, S5sd.; mid
ding. Tied; low middling 3Bd.; good
ordinary, 31-16d.; ordinary, Esd. The
sales OF the day were 1900 bales, or
which 2OcO were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 1000 American. Re-
ceipts, 1900 bales, including S,1OO Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet, with n moderate
demand. and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling,. low .middling clause, req,
ruary. 23-6id., sellers; February and
March, Z3-6id3 2i-Gid., sellers; March and
April. 8 23-64d3 N-64d.. sellers; April and
May. 2i-s4d. buyers; May and June
25-6id., sellers; June and July, 2o-eig
% -64d, sellers; July and August, 26-6id,
sellers August and September, 2o-6id.,
sellers; September and October, 25-6id.,
sellers; November and December, 3 25-64d.,
sellers December and January, 25-6id.,
sellers.
NEW YORK, February 16.-Cotton-
Futures opened steady; February, S.26;
$631; July, Sc 80; August, 1874; Septem-
Der. October, and November $50; De-
cember. $6.2s
Futures closed steady; February, s6.52;
March, s6.S3; April s6.S2; May, $.55; June
s63l; July s6.32; August. 1854; September
1924; October, s625; November, 1874; De-
cember, 1921; January, 800
Spot opened firm; middlng upands.
65sc.; do. Gulf, csc. Close firm and UNI
changed. Sales, 2i5 bales.
Cotton-Firm; middIing, 65-l6c; net
receipts, 50 bales; gross receipts. 245
bales: sales. 100 bales; stock, 1855 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1853 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 25O56 bales; TO
the Continent, 1850 bales; stock, s69S6S
bales.
eXports-to Great Britain. AZ. i76 bales, TO
France, 7l2 bales; TO the Continent, 1851
bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts 696S 73l bales; eXports-to Great
Britain, 2,@2,2lS bales; to 81 France, 6le'ls'
bales: TO the Continent, 2.OION7 bales.
Influences bearing on the market to-
dav were even more bullish than those
earlier i'm the week but local longs eX-
hibited considerable hesitation about SEN
sational rumors from abroad. Inc open
ing was steady. at unchanged prices 10
a decline of 2 points. The Liverpool
news failed to meet expectations, and
led TO considerable realizing, which
caused a light sag IN certain months.
Immediately following the opening how
eve- shorts became uneasy, IS a result
~ small receipts at ell ports. reports or
haavv rains I'm the Atlantic States. gene
rally unsatisfactory weather In other por-
lions OF the belt, and persistent rumors
that even at a shade higher price the
osgerino Of spot cotton was meagre and
in many instances OF Inferior quality
Prices moved up several points on cover
ing by this class or traders, together
with buying by representatives. OF SOUTH
ern commission houses. Realizing set In,
and before the selling movement was ar
rested nrices had declined 4 TO points.
ctiI later reports had IL that the Paris
renort was entirely without foundation.
Sellers again turned their attention 10
The bull side which, with renewed de-
mond sent shorts back to the best
dg,,res of the day. and for the rest OF
the session the feeling was quite bullish,
although realizing at the close sent prices
of a few points. The official estimates
for Tomorrow and the official forecast
were unuuestionably favorable 10 the
long contingent. The market closed
steady In tone, at net decline OF to
points.
NEW ORLEANS. February l6.-Cotton-
Futures steady; February. S5.6; March.
Is os1is5 &c: April s5.9sds6; May, $02QS6.05;
'June. s603ms6.0i; July. s606a$6.Ol; Au-
gust s6O3Iss.0t Sentember. S9i6S 1886;
october. s5.g5ds5.9s: November. $3.50 S5.SS;
December, s5.sSas6
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. February L.
Special. )-Cotton-Firm at 6l-sa6 l-4c.,
for good to choice lots.
NAVAI.-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, ". c., February Is
Spirits OF observation-disclosures re-
ceipts, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; receipts,
36 barrels.
Crude Notwithstanding doing.
Tar-Unchanged; receipts. y33 barrels.
CHARLESTON S. c.. February l6.-
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