Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
CHICAGO LTvE-sToCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK-YARDS. ILL, February
c-Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head. Market
firm and l0c higher; common to extra
steers, S3.7OaS.5O; stockers and feeders,
s8QSL25, cows and bulls, Sl.SaSS.1S;
Texans, s2.50qS435.
Hogs Receipts. % 600 head. Market easy
and 1-2a5c. lower; heavy packing and
shipping lots, $320qs3.i7 II; common to
ed. s3.4OaS.5O; light, sS.S5aS5.5O; pigs S.2SV
81 sheep-Receipts, 5000 head. Market
firm; inferior to choice, S2.5OaN; lambs.
S3J0uS5 -
CINCINNATI, February 5.--Flour-Win-
ter lsltents, sL6JqS4S5; do, fancy, A20V
$40.
Wheat-Quiet; No. red soc.
Corn-Quiet; No. 2 white, q lac.
Oats-Steady; No. mixed, lsc.
POrk-Clear family. $50.
Lard-Kettle, A.37 10; prime steam, $3.50
Dry-Saltcd Meats-Shoulders, 4c.; short
rib sides, 41-4c. short-clear sides. lie. !
clear bellies, S-ic.; boxed meats, lie. adj
ditional.
Bacon-Loose shoulders, 41-4c.; short
ribs. lie, short clear, 5-Sc.; clear bel
lies. lac. boxed meats, lie. more.
Whiskey-Active at NH
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, MO, February 5.-Flour--
Unchanged.
Wheat-Higher; May, 81 s-Sqsi lie. ask
ed; July, lie; asked.
Corn-Steady; February, 2Oc., nominaliy;
May, p SAC. bid; July, 23q23 l-Sc. bid
Oats-Easier; February, is 3-4c., nomi-
nally; May IS lie bid.
Pork-Standard mess, new $3.50
Other articles unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, February 5.-l2:3O p. NJ
Cotton - Quiet; American middling,
3 3i-32d; sales, 5000 bales-American 1900
bales: speculation and export 800 bales;
receipts. 1000 bales-American. 100 bales.
Futures opened quiet; demand moderate;
American middling. iow-middling clause.
February and March, 5I-6fd.; March and
April 3 5S-64d; April and May, 3 59-64d. /;
Nav and June 3 G0-G4dH3 59-64d.; June and
July, 6O-6id.; October and November,
49-6td.
Futures quiet. Tenders, 1900 bales.
Weekly cotton statistics: Total sales or
the week, 5000 bales-American, $4,000
bales: trade takings, including forwarded
from ships sides, 5000 bales; actual exr
ports. 5000 bales; total imports, l5oOoo
bales-American, 1870 bales; total stock.
1 2Sg. 600 bales-American, 1,li2VOO bales;
Total aaoat. 2s5, 900 bales-American. %. 800
| bales. speculators took $500 bales; ex-
porters took 800 bales.
p INSTRUMENTATION middling,
| low-middling clause, February and March,
| 5T-elli3 5s-64d, buyers; March and April.
| 3 5s-64d., buyers; April and May, 5y-6id.,
Hnyers. MAY and June, 6O-6id, sellers
! Tnne and July 3 6o-6id. July and August.
! 4 el -e4d. sellers; August and September
| q s9-e4d. buyers; September and October,
| ? SS-s46l3 54-64d sellers; October and No
venber. 3 Esd, buyers; November and
| december, 4s-64d.
FSltures closed quiet and steady.
NEW YORK, February 5.-Cotton-
| STEADY: middling 5-l6c.; net receipts
none: gross receipts. 5,593 bales; exports
| 70 Great Britain, 2. 200 bales; TO the Cont
nent. 500 bales: forwarded. 2.902 bales
| sales. S57 bales-all spinners; stock, 2Sj, ~
| GALES.
celpts 1887 bales: exports-to Great Bri-
| tain is.si4 bales; to France. 760 bales: &C
the Continent, 5,371 bales; forwarded, s.5Z
bales; sales, 7,o7i bales; spinners. IN
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1908 bales
exnorts-tO Great Britain. 1871 bales: e
| france 65i9 bales; TO the Continent Is, Is.
bales: TO the Channel, none; stock, 9ss. ~
Totals so far this week: Net receipts
,as fSs bales; exports-to Great Britain
| 5sss sss bales: TO France. 5i7.s2f bales I,
the Continent. 1.37i.13 bales; 10 the Chan
mel. 5.4s bales: stock. none.
"a zoo bales: February. 81; March. ssN
xnSil T.lo: May. Nl7: June. N2i; july
Coz. August N.26; September 1874: Octo
her and November. sass, December. s6.Su
NEW ORLEANS, February Section
Futures steady; sales; Is go bales Feesu
s Ss: T June n s'oi: July n August s x
Contender. js.sS; October. MSS, November