Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-04

tvhla not active. ruled quite ilrm mos oa
the day. on local support and nght loIe, as'
buviug. fOUr1ed on bulllsh EuIoPeSaIi
bies Near the close a furry or oealias
sssos the nrIces downward. Holiday III
Rrs titan market proved something ot .
rhee. upon speculation Close easy =, av 900
net loss Of TO 10 points S ssi Is,,sTv
bags including DecemDeI, 800 Mill
SSSs Spot Rio firm, but quieler' NH"
firm. .e,,re 21s-lGc.:
Centrifugal SO degrees test, 4o-loc'; hi'-
lasses sugar, s-l6c.; refined STEADY
THE DRY-GoODs MARKET
NEW YORK. November S;-Anothsr
ouiet day in the dry-goods market nds ga a.
Va ,snorted. The weather has peen pau.
"a tbe near approach of elections nus nus
affected the attendance OF puysIsii djno
marICet continues strong. Some ieauNS
iines OF eastern drills. brown plvaSneinf
and blue advanced &c. ga cot,ons' Prints
Arm. Shifting prints in good deinano ios
snring Ginghams unchanged Butiaps
scarce. strong. and sc. higher.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MAkhhI.
BALTIMORE. November S.-Nour-Dul
and unchanged. A.. ..,-.h
Wheat-Very dull; spot and the month
60 l-f06s Csc; December, ~ S-t9hc'; SOUTH
ern. by sample, 6Sq7Oc.
Corn-Very dull; mixed. spot. and the
month. oSd3S l-4c.; December, q 3-445Sc..
new or old, November or December, Sin
81 i-lc.; January and February, 80 3-4gS1c.;
southern white corn, new, 3o455c
Cats-Firm; No white, SOdSlc.
Rye-Dull; No. 2. near by, oSc
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Cheese-Unchanged
Iutter-Firm and unchanBeu.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO November 3-Wheat fell
again to-day under thu influence or ac-
formulating stocks, and closed at 4 loss
M isd5sc. Corn declined knhc. and OATS
isc Provisions were strong and I'M
changed ss,,or.s.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
pe whe ..'... Is, as e4sah $50 esHas,
May .......iS as 49,. ia 12hq3s
Dec ORR ,,..H:.o:..si.a4 aAaa. sSs, s9oo,%
IAN. ...S0l, S0ie SJas 5O,s
Nay i; ......S25sqsa Sz7sqao S2Aqas S2'4a%
DS o-'. .'.. NO. + sg.sA ss,, ssss,,.aB
May ......2l as ziis "a NS
p. Mss. POLO. ross- per ' ssla,s $50. a!ss
Jan. ......Ss.sJ $5''-i2 T''D' T'-f@
Lard. per 100 lbs .-o-,,
Dec. ......S0lV 49, go n ~
Jan. ......s5.zfi2 S5.Z32 20 ''-'
short Ribs per 100 lbs ,,.-
P Dec ......,i,ss,l sls5 ;isais 49,
cash quotations were as follows: No.
,.oiio,y corn. g2G32ibc Flour quiet ana
EASY. No. 2 spring wheat, ese'Oi2e' 80. No;
snrIng wheat 64n7l12c.; No. l 60 90 'Vs " "
No. corn. S2QS2i4c. No z oa's; 20 ~ "
, white. 26d2sisc: No. white, Zl2c; NO;
. we b1e No. 2 barley, 3Qhc. No. l
faxseed. A.29ii. Prime. timothy az, $50 q 1a
q 9O Mess pork per barrel Ss'VogsS, 49,,
lard. per 100 pounds, s9l igeSoTHV 9nited
rib sides loose) ARGSo.-" ebor, ciear
siaes CboxedD. S5.3oqS5.95. WhIskey' az
tiIiers' finished goods, per salloni S$titt'
sugar. cut loaf, S.V; srdhaa,a' 49,
p,,5ts, firm: creamery, l542SAc; uaiIg'
14Wlgc Cheese steauy 1i0"'~' ''
Eggs strong; fresh Ice.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
rr,rppoOr, November 81 y. Moot
Ii go $50 IN fair demand; prices higher'
..rJpon niddling. Ltd :, good MIC
b an 7-s2d. middling. B-S2d.i low mo
ding 3 2-s2d: good ordinary Si-J-u'' AZ
binary 15-32d. the salss .o 0t ,,sTe for
sneeuIation ana export. and inclgueiI ~
Anerican. Receipts, 4,OyO Daies, Wciu"'"s
2 80 bales American. .,,.o, ,.r,
Futures opened quiet ana closeu ,,l ill.,
s.haSy. American middllng, low mlouiins
sio,,sS November, 6l-6iq3 62-tfd., SER
ers November and December, W-pty
scf,e.d .seIlers: December ana Jsnudry'
. saSi63 eO.Sid. sellers; January ana req,
ruarv. 5s-64d5 5y-6id., BUYERS , roJtu a.
and March. 3 58-6id. sellers; March ana
sllu u . sS-sld.. sellers: April ana
Hns sv z 57-ei6S 5s-sid., buyers May ana ana
Iune 57-4Q3 5s-Gid., buyers; June any
Juiy 3 s7-eia5 5s-6td sellers, Jul ,s a
AuSnst 3 57-6lg3 5s-6id., sellers; Augus1
M sentember. 3 55-6iq3 5e-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK. November 3.-Cotton.,
Il e.
balss: gross receipts, 53S bales; Stock NO.
0-g Totals to-day: Net receipts 2s,S6s bales;
exports 10 France, 1884 bales 10 tne Soh-
tinent, II 40 bales stock, s' SS1 oss p,sies
exports 10 Great Britain. 1906 bales; 70
France, 1892 bales; u the Continent o.
O66 bales ,... ~. reooints
2OOi l78 bales; exports 10 great 5eo tiau. 10
SO $40 bales: 90 France, ao'oVV D''eS' ~
the Continent. 54S,s29 bales: r,..oro-
Cotton futures opened steady; DectIn-
Der. H20; January, y1.23; feorgsay' 800
March. T21; april SO M1S9X' sSeS a S9s9.
and July. $50; August w. Sep'eH'Oe''
s6s7. october, 1922. .zoo.
'' Futures closed firm; November, HSo;
December. 1871; January, N3o; FEBRUARY.
n sS: March. H.37; April, 1913; May, $,.4l'
June. S7.42; July, T.4i August w. sep
snot closed quiet: middling uplands,
2 sl GS middling Gulf, Bile; sales.
none. $780,. 80. ,,or,,
1rhe market for cotton futures was very
active All day, with sentiment strongly
huliish. on proof that the crop was 70 Do
a short one and an aggregation OF tfltno-
~ infuences seldom brought together. ia
vorable cables and reports that severe
cold wave had descended on the cotton
bslt during the night gave shorts Ieasoh
FOR surveying their position crltlcaliy'
and on the call the market ruled steaoy,
with Hrst sales at an advance OF 70 =
points As the day progressed the iesl-
ing OF unsasiness on the part o. the
hears changed 10 ono OF general alarm,
In news stating that killing frost had
visited most OF the belt within the past
txenty-four hours, and further notinS
sharp rise in spot quotations Investment
crdars soon began 10 pour In from wall
street New Orleans bought heavily, and
F,uropa snapped up offerings or tho far
months Prices were soon advancing by
Leans and strides, with buliish sentiment
~ fever-heat Encouraging press advices
from the seat o. war in South Africa.
foracsst for continued freezing tempera-
lure over tho belt, predictions Tor stiil
smaller receipts for the ensuing week and
rl,mors that dealers In the South were
disposed to hold OF for still higher prices.
aided IN strengthening the market. The
weekly summaries we're also builish. In
fact. hear traders had little In the way
OF news TO comfort them. and gave at
tention strictly TO making good over
sales OF the past two weeks. The market
broke quite heavily az times, under spurts
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