Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-08

Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn. 3iAq35i4c. Flour Gull and un-
8 spring wheat, 65470c.; No. 2 red. 7Sa76c.
No. 2 corn. 34Nn34Nc. No. 2 oats, 27h4
271ac.: No. 2 white, Sgq3lc.; No. 3 white,
29Aa3Oc. No; 2 rye, SSc. No. 2 barley, 800
Prime timothy seed. $3.50. Mess pork, per
barrel. S9.20Qs9.25. Lard. per 100 pounds,
Sc. 22bd$.25 Short rib sides Qoose), A.50g
$3.50: dry-salted shoulders (bOxed), H.3712W
$3.50: short clear sides boxed), SuS5.l0.
Whiskey. distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. S1.G6. Sugars-Cut-loaf, 1913; granu-
lated. 1913. Butter firm; creams, Havoc.
dairy. 1ll2d1Sc. Eggs steady; fresh, u%c.
Cheese steady; creams, IAd1212c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April 7.-Cotton-Spot in
fair demand; prices firm; American mid
ding. 33sd. The sales Of the day were
10 300 bales. of which 800 We're for export
and shipment, and included 800 Ameri-
can. Receipts, 1900 bales, including 600
American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed steady at the ad-
vance; American middling, low middling
clause, April, 2O-6id3 2l-64d., sellers;
April and May, 2o-6inS Y-e4d, sellers;
Nav and June, 2O-6iq3 Ibid, buyers;
June and July. 3 2l-64d., sellers; July and
August. 3 2l-6id., sellers; August and Sep
TENDER. 3 20-6fd3 2-6id.. buyers; Septem-
Der and October, 3 20-64d., buyers; October
Hn0 NOANIllDfIH . =l~ViAHH AAN
Der and December. 3l9-64n3 20-6ld.. sell
ers. December and January, 1860
3 2O-6id., sellers; January and February,
3 19-64Q3 20-6ldY buyers; February and
March, 320-6ld., buyers.
NEW YORK. April 7.-Cotton-Quiet;
middllng. 63-l6c.; gross receipts. 2.Q0
bales. sales, 800 bales; stock, l53, SsS bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1852 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 3,lA bales; TO
the Continent, 81 bales; stock. 7sl, 12S
Consolidated: Net receipts. 70.s25 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 2 f.2i3 bales: to
France, 1857 bales; 10 the Continent. 49,
O93 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts, 7,s55.sOi bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 3.15l,762 bales; 70 France. 66i. 797
bales; to the Continent, 2,375,5OS bales.
Very little interest was manifested In
cotton futures by either professionals or
outside investors to-day. This apathy
was. as during the earlier part OF the
week. due chiefly 10 indefinite and con-
tinued contradictory news concerning the
condition OF the plant where out of the
ground. Weather news was also con-
nicting. while English cables noted more
or less hesitation In the future market.
Our market opened steady at an dvance
OF 2a3 points, this Improvement follow
ing the appearance OF a few southern
buying orders and quite bullish initial
English cables. Later cables proved less
encouraging. winch. Win q Withdrawal
NJ New Orleans support, together with
renorts of a failure In Wall street. caused
a reaction 70 last nights figures. The
Se,sational phases OF the stock market
dele attracted considerable individual
in,erest among the cotton trade. but
ntboryyise made no impression. Light TO
Jii,,n0 frosts were again reported In the
Snr,byester States. and In the old por-
,icns ~ the belt preparations were be.
H. ye,arded by rains The forecasts held
n 80 some encouragement TO the bear fac
80, however. clearer conditions being
irdicated. although frosts were promlscd
a. the northern portion OF the belt FOR
n-rioht' The crop movement was slight
Is, smaller thar anticipated. the weeks
changes in the statistic situation were
nretty much as report and informa-
Ion from southern spo markets were
much the same as that OF the past few
DAYS. The market closed steady and net
unchanged 10 3 points higher.
Cotton futures opened steady NJ the
aSvance: April, 1881; May. S.Ss: .Jnns
s5 %. July. S5.9e August. S.97: September'
s5 "a: October. s597; November. s5.ss: De-
cember. s.: January, s6.o5; February. s6N:
Fu,nres closed steady: April. $3.50; Nav.
zfS. June. $3.50: July and August. 50 IS:
Santember. sS.g2; october. <5.95: Noyem-
her. x.N; December. S.: January. $50;
February. sos; March, s6lc9.
Spot closed quiet and unchanged; sales.
FaIiowing are the total net receipts of