The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
Richmond. ya,.aJune %, 1900

No. . mixed .............. %
No. 3 mixed .................. 2Sl3
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PEANUT MARKETS.
NORFOLK, VA. June 23-PEANUTs-a
prime, 2lsc.; prime, PIC; common, 134@2c.
pound Spanish, Sl.05 bushel
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June 23.-COTTON-The
market for cotton futures opened steady
in tone. with prices point. higher to
points lower, later being in sympathy
with uncertainty In Liverpool, a less bull
ish "Chronicle'' review than looked for
and war news from China. Far from en-
couraging bear speculation, however. the
decline was used by local Shorts as an
reports were pouring in from nearly every
section of the belt, while the West and
South fairly flooded the market with
buying orders. Prices advanced y points
in a less number of minutes before lhls
demand showed the least sign-of abaunS.
Wall Street and other outside interests
were heavy purchasers OF the ne" crop
options. Shorts were panlc-Sulckeh anu
in wild stampede, making frontic efforts
to cover up. Holders steadily gained con,
tidence, and could be induced to sell
freely only around the top price. Nine
cents for August brought out several
large blocks, which the market absorbed
speedily.
CoTToN-Futures opened steady; June,
300; July, S.97; August, SIS; SEPTEMBER
SIS; October, $40: November anG De
cember, 500: January. sol; February,
sos; March. S.I1: April, S13.
Futures closed steady: une. 90; July,
90; August. $50 September sol; oc5o-
Der, SAG; November S.26; December. sd:
January. 30; February, SIS; March,
$751; April, S.33; May, S.36.
Spot closed quiet at a-16 advance: mid
ding uplands, 9h; middling gulf. 9a4;
sales, 1900 bales:
CoTToN-Q rniddling. 91s; net re
ceipts, SO bales; gross. 515 bales; sales,
400 bales; stock, G7,157 bales.
Total to-day and consolidated-Net re-
Britain, 81 bales; stock, 199,562 bales.
Total since September 1st.Net receipts.
633S,060 bales; exports to Great IT, Britain.
2,179,696 bales; to France. .6S9,oZ6 bales;
to the Continent, 2,G11,S4t bales
NEW ORLEANS, June 2s-CoTToN--
Closed firm; June. 942 bid: July, 9-=l@
$50; August, S.9iIS;93: September, 90"
cember and January, S.O7@S.0S; February,
s.o99S.11; March, S.12@s,14
LIVERPOOL, June 2S-CoTToN-
Small business; prices higher: American
middling. fair, ) 11-16d.; good middling,
5 :S-32; mddling, 81: low middling, 5ls
good ordinary, ); ordinary; 1916 me
sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which
500 We're for speculation and export, ana
included 5000 bales American. Receipts
5000 bales, including 400 American
Futures opened firm and closed steady;
American middling. |. m. c., June, > 1864,
buyers; June and July, 7-G4, buyers
July and August 4-64, sellers August
and September. 59-64, buyers; septem-
Der and October, 4 43-64G4 44-6i, sellers;
o. 4-t3
sellers; November and December, 2I-64@
2S-G4. buyers: December and January,
2J-G4M4 26-G4. buyers; January and Feb
ruary, 26-64. sellers; February and
March, 4 23-64G4 24-64 buyers: March
and April, 4 23-6464 1864, buyers.
NEW YORK PRoDTCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, June 23.-FLOUR- Strong
and nomnally 2jc. higher; winter pat
entS, S4.25Qii15.
oRNNIEAIlFirm; yellow western,
RYE-1rregular; No. western, Coo.
BARLEY-Dull: feeding, 4404oc.
BARLEY MALT-Nominal; western,
64IG1c.
WHEAT-Strong; No. . red, 9014c. OPP
lions We're generally strong all the morn
ing, except for few light reactions under
profit-taking. The advance was intiu-
enced by phenomenally strong cables, hot
Northwest weather, bad crop reports and
tremendous speculative buying, supple
mented by heavy local covering Prices
Closed unsettled at 33sGic: net advance
July closed at 92c.; September, 92ll2c. De-
Cember. 92s4
CORN-Spot firm; No. >. 1910. Options
We're strong and active in sympathy with
wheat. and. on active buying stimulated
by higher cables, yesterdays export trade
and crop damage rumors. Finally eased
off under heavy unloading, and closed
unsettled at sc. advance; July closed at
4Tlhc.; September, 4Shc.
OATS-Spot firm: No. firm. Options
quiet but very strong.
BEEF-Firm; family, S10.50912;; mess,
qvG950.
CUT MEATS Steady: picked bellies,
s,ssi9 do shoulders, 500: do. hams, 1913
@1O.25-
LARD-strong; western steam, SIT.
Refined strong: Continent, $500.
TOMBSTONE; family S13.73@14.5o.
BUTTER-Firm; creamery extras, 16@
100: State dairy, 15Glat2c-
CHEESE-Dull; large white. 924c.;
PoTAToEs-o Chill, $i25a175;
southern prime, S1.50G2,25.
CABBAGE-Steady; Florida, per crate.
s1.23@1.7;.
EGGS steady; State and Pennsylvania
at market. 13G,l,c.
pLboMeue5 city s. rd per package 2gs
I'EIttOlAiL ts-'i--l9ulel Ileiiiett, 4\tN
York. SIS5; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$3.50.
ROSIN-Quiet; strained, common to
good. S1.:l5
TTRPENTINE-Ea at 45laG4Gc
RICE-Firm; domestic, fair to EXTRA
6ls66lac: Japan, i3sM4Sc.
COFFEE-Spot Rio easy; No Z invoice,
S3sc.; mild market quiet; Cordova, ola
bic The market for coffee futures
opened barely steady, with prices > to 10
points lower. under liquidation following
London, European and Brazilian market
and much heavy receipts at Santos With
warehouse deliveries in this country mod
crate. Spot buyers retreating and abso-
.lutely no outside speculative interest to
give support against the new crop move
ment The close was steady at net UNI
changed prices to l. points decline. Total
sales. 10000 bags. including July, 81;
September. S7.1561.20; October, SIS.
SIC a E--Sfrnr,o..- fair refining. 4lSc Pc