Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-04

but dull; No I, invoice, so.tS i, ~. -
tobblng SIP IL; mild quiet CordoVa'
sugar-Raw strong and higher fair re-
fning 37-Sc; centrifugal C5-degree tesU. |
43-sc; molasses sugar. 5-Sc sales, ZVo
bags centrifugal go; Nsnn -, si1sn: |
and higher. No. 10, 1 lac NO H. f"-i0~'
No. u, 3-16c. -
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 3.-The market
for cotton goods continues very sslo1ns
I'm all directions. business Is on sl llo,,
ally improving scale ana We asilde" -
of prices is still upward. Advances ol
i4c are reported in Indian Head brown
sheetings and In Erwin denims Hrihts
selling at full recent advances. I'M
cloths not offered al l-Zc; BuIldps
strong Improved demand and prices up
1.sc Tor both Dundee and Calcutta goods.
Woollens I'm better demand and tone more
cheerful.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. February S.-Flour-Dull
@' Wheat~Wesk; spot and the month, I'D
IS l-Se. March l1s 7 5S9[ 7sc l-4c' Sou'Ne'"
Corn-Easy; spot and the month, 80 1-Sg
I0c. March. 20 1-4G49 lie; southern white
and yellow corn, 81 3-iG4O lie;
Oats-steady; No. white % l Ieap Nv
81 lie: No. 2 western, 6} l-ic.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Unchanged.
Whskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 3.-Under pressure
of heavy liquidation to-day wheat de-
clined la from the top price or the session
Near the end, however heavy export
takings brought about a reaction and May
I l. III n Corn
clned &c. and oats &c. Pork lost Z2l2c;
lard 10ql2lAc., and ribs, &c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. 2.
3 NSy ::: Ei5:S7: 4 4 81 80. 4 81
May ....".sS%aH 1914 s7asa1s s7B
July .......$SSS7sqh $s1sqb $3t $HaSS
! Sept. ......39 os1s oS7s oois
July .......26% 267s 263sqlA 26la
Mess Pork-Per Bbl.
May ........slO.iO 5000 $lO17ls 5000
Lard-Per leo Lbs.
NAY NAY ....~.s ss@ ssssS5 ;s55Eg& ; ;5.5s
short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
Nay ; ;5l5 Sss!55H 5ssis =! 5e.s
Cash quotations We're as follows, No. 2
yellow corn, 36Q35i2c. Flour dull and
| neglected. No. spring wheat, 6941c.
10 spring wheat ae ei4 ;1e 30 o pTa
! 273. Q2Sc.; No. 2 white, 3Ol2q3lc.; No. s
white. 292, d3olac. No. 2 rye, 55c. No. 2
barley 4lli52c. No. l fiaXseed. $l.l4A; prime
timothy seed, 2.&G2y1. Mess pork per
! barrel. SiOG 1910. Lard per 100 pounds
! s. 55q $5.57ls. Short ribs. sides doose). $40
| ass. Dry-salted shoulders Cboxedl 444
! $50. Short clear sides (boXed), SlOdSo ~.
| Whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
| gallon, A25. Sugars, cut-loaf, unchanged.
Butter, firm; creamery, 3qlHzc. dairy
lOlkdl6c. Eggs steady; fresh, H12alSc.
! Cheese steady and unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL February "A p. NJ
Cotton-Spot quiet; prices favor buyers;
American middling, 9-32d. The. sales or
the day were 5000 bales. Of which LOW
and included 1900 bales American; re-
ceipts, 1900 bales-all American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand and closed barely STEADY; Amer
can middling. low-middling clause Feb
ruary, 32-6iQ3 S}-64d.. February and
March. 3l2-6idS 13-6id.. buyers; March
and April, l3-6i4S li-6id.. buyers; April
and MAY. l4-64d3 l5-6id., sellers; May and
June, 315-64d3 l6-6id.. sellers; June and
July. l6-64d., sellers; July and August
3 l7-6id. sellers August and September
3 i7-6ld.' sellers; September and october,
3 l7-6id.. sellers; October and November
17-6id., sellers; November ana DecemOer
it'd, sellers; December and January
NEW YORK. February S.-Cotton-
Quiet at slice; net receipts, $50 bales
gross receipts. l,7a bales5 sales, 200 bales
stock, $3.50 bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 2i.957 bales
| exports-to Great Britain, H,SS bales; 70
France, 2,25O bales; TO the Continent, 5'6R
bales: stock 9Sl.G9 bales.
| Consolidated: Net receipts, 1880 bales
exports-to Great Britain. 93,lSO bales; 70
France, "a 1853 bales; to the Continent H.
Totals since September list: Net re.
ceipts 6,7S9,76l bales; eAp9rts-to G ear si'
britain. 273s 4S2 bales; TO France, 1924
haies. TO the Continent, l,S8O,O0o bales.
TJouidation was the order OF the day
AZ the Cotton Exchange, In keeping VIII
the general selling movement TOT rea ca.
izinq nurposes apparent on the stock TX
cba1ee the Produce Exchange, and otnel
SnecuIatiye centres. Yet influences aparl
from the leading weakness shown by the
English market were quite as oulllsh az
ed irregular and easy at decline OF
| to 2 points. and broke sharply untll th'
reading level was can points below th'
closing figures Of yesterday. AT times tn'
, | ,oarlxet looked as If II were going t'
| TEES hut the short interest was no
irciined 10 increase its responsibilities
so,ne Of the bears took advantage OF tn'
decline 10 cover. especially in view o
the bullish influences, which included ligh
sctuaI and prospective receipts al TN
norris. continued bad weather In the COT
ION belt, generally firm southern spo
markets. continued good accounts iron
SINNERS as 10 orders and outlook FAVOR
able reports from the dry-soods trace
, more predictions from the South or cur
Jailed acreage, and scant use or fertll
izers. At the decline. quite "A NUMBER o
, having orders made their appearance, an
Win the air clarified through the liquida
ton Of some of the weaker long account
there was a much steadier feeling; Whii
the friends of the staple believe tnat IN
market was In a healthier position ina
for some time, and they bought with som
degree of freedom in the afternoon, Ma
Contracts sold of 6.Od. and August sol
| down 10 85. During the late afternoo
the various phases OF the cotton marke
$ | here were better. Covering set IN, an
: Investment orders came 20 light tn
. marker closed steady at net loss or
] 10 points. s aas,. rehrrar,
ss oS' March 5000; April, s0o: May, 800
I'm une Sc 10: July. Bll: August, s6i5; Sci
ys,nher 1884: October. 1914; Novembe
$50; December, so.| ALI,
Sno, closed quiet AT l-l6c: declin
f1dltng uplands. 65-l6c.. middling GU