Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-09
Opening. Highest

yellow corn, 34iRc. Flour steady No. 3
spring wheat. 69QIlsc.; No. red, 7ZAc.
No corn. 335su34l2c. No. oats, 2il2d
2a.c.; No. 3 white, 25ika2Sc. No. 2 rye,
GOlga6IIbc. No. L haXseed 99c.; new, 81.
Prime timothy seed, &.iO. Mess pork, per
barrel. $3.50 $50. Lard, per 100 pounds,
5.O1Iza$5.20. Short rib sides Qoose), Al54
500; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), $3.50
$3.50: short clear sides (boXed), $5l5Qc6
Whisky. distillers finished goods, per
gallon. $1G. Butter weak creamery,
l3ia4lSc.: dairy, l14l5l2c Cheese firm at
slguyc. Eggs steady at PIC.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, July S.-Flour-Quiet and
Whea1NFumer; spot and July 7f4a
7i3sc.; August, 7Jq7j4c.; september l644
76ioc. southern wheat, by sample 7Odioc.
Corn-Firmer; spot and July, 3I#Q34c.;
August, 3724 G3ec., September, 3Sg5Shc.;
southern white corn, 4l4nRc
Oats-Dull, No. 2 white, 32u32lzc.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 near by, 5ici No. :
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Butter-Unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, July 81 +. Motion
Spot. small business prices hardening
American middling, 3 ll-5zd. The .es OF
the day were 5000 bales. Of which 500 bales
were speculation and export and includ-
ed $500 bales American; receipts, 1909
bales. including $500 ba.es American.
Futures opened steady, with a moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
middling low-middling clause, July,
3 a0-Gid.. sellers; July and August. l9-6in
2O-Gld.. sellers; August ana September
3 1g-etd sellers. September and October
R 1S-6ld.. sellers; October and November
3 l7-6id.. sellers; November and December,
December and January, and January and
February l6-G4d.. buyers; February and
March l7-64d., sellers March and April.
3 l7-Gid3 lS-6id., buyers; April and May,
3 lS-6ia3 l9-6ld., sellers; May and June,
3 l9-6id.. buyers.
NEW YORK, July .-Cotton-steady;
middling 3-l6c.. gross receipts, 1,NDi
bales: sales. 1,s4S bales; stock, l5J, o64
bales; exports-to Great Britain, bales
to the Continent 70 bales; TO France, i'll
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 2,4B bales
exports-to Great Britain, 1905 bales. 20
France. Ill bales; TO the Continent, J,22S
bales. stock, IA 099 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 48 bales;
exports-to Great Britain 1906 bales; 20
France. Ill bales; to the Continent, 0'2Z9
totals since September 1st: Net re-
CENTS. S259.273 bales; eXpOrts-oD Great
Britain. 3,li92n bales; TO France, isz'o''
bales: TO the Continent, 2,1lo, III bales.
The cotton market opened steady IN
tone with prices 2a3 points higher, on
active buying, stimulated by firm Liver
pool cables and discouraging accounts
from the heart OF the Texas cotton terri
tory. An unfavorable review OF the crop
situation by the Chronicle did not serve
TO help matters, az far as shorts were
concerned, and revived confidence In the
hull ranks From the start the bear IN
terest was the leading buyer. with Euro
pean brokers close seconds. Commission
houses had a moderate number OF orders
which helped 10 swell the demand and
buoy prices up 10 a higher level Senu-
ment was favOrably disposed toward the
staple In the main. ideas concerning the
damage done by floods IN Texas having
undergone considerable OF change over
night. The market for futures closed
Cotton futures opened steady; July,
& SO. August. 1851; September. 500; Octo-
her s rs; November, s5.7S; December. $.S2;
January s5.s7; February, $3.50; March.
q az: AprIl. $3.50; May. g.
Cation futures closed steady; July, $50;
August $.e6; September. S.6S; october.
x.75; November. So; December. SH;
january. S.S; February, $sl: March,
81 s2: April. Ss7: May. 1901.
Spot closed quiet and l-l6c. higher: mid