Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-05
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Nhl'AdO LlN f-SIOCh MAltlNtI.
UNION STOCK-YARDS. ILL, Febru-
airy 4.-Cattle-Receipts, $500 head; market
strong TO l0c. higher; common to extra
steers. S.6OaS55O; stockers and feeders.
S.25nN.l5; cows and bulls, si.pm$3f5:
Texans. s2.50QS5.2O.
and sc. higher; heavy packing and ship
ping lots, S.30nS.45: common to choice
mixed. $500 >3F lie; choice assorted,
5toQS5.5o; light, S.SJGS.5O; pigs. $3.50
sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; market firm
and unchanged.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February -Fiour--Flrm
and unchanged
Wheat-Dull; spot, Sc 1-2c. bid; May.
50 S-fdS3c.: southern, by sample, &6tSSc.:
do. on grade. S2fiS7c
Corn-Steady; spot and February. rs SIS
as 3-fc; March. % l-Su26 3-Sc: April 2Ife
q l-Sc.: May. 2Sd2S Lie; steamer mixed,
% 5-Sn2S 3-ic.; southern white, q 1-su2Sc.:
do yellow. 26 l-2127c.
Oats-Quiet and steady: No. 2 white, ~
G2i lie; No. mixed. 2l022c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. February 4-i2:S0 p. NJ
Cotton-Demand fair: prices hardening:
American mid4ang. 29-32d.: sales. 10Cw
bales: American, $500 bales; speculation
and export 300 bales; receipts. 5000 bales:
American, 81 800 bales.
Futures opened steady; demand mode
rate; American middling. low middling
clause. February 3 1854. also 5y-6id.;
February and March, 5S-6id. March ana
April, 59-5id.; April and May, c0-6id;
and July 36l-6id.; July ana August.
62-6id.; August and September, 2eo-Sh.;
September and October. 56-6id; October
and November, i6-6id.
Futures steady.
12:i5 p. M.-Cotton--American spot
grades. lied. higher: American m.ddiing
fair. i3-S2d.; good middling, 3-S3d.; mid
ding. S1-32d.; low middling, l3-isd.; good
ordinary, ll-l6d. ordinary, l-21.
p. M-Cotton-Amcrican middling. low
middling clause, February. 57-6i4f3 5S-6il.;
February and March. 5T-Gi6i2 5s-6id.. buy
ers; March and April 5S-gtgS 59-64d., buy
ers; May and June. 3 60-5id., buyers; June
and July 60-64u3 6l-6id buyers; july
and August. 6l-6id., buyers; August and
September 3 5a-s4N3 G0-6fd.; September and
October, 53-64fl3 j4-6id.. Sellers October
and November. is-Gfq3 5o-5id.. sellers;
November and December iS-64a3 is-Gid.s
sellers.
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Cotton--
Steady; middIng,. 5-l6c; net receipts. II
bales; gross. 39l bales; exports to Great
Britain, 1894 bales; to the Continent, l,5n
bales forwarded, 81 bales: sales. fl3 bales,
spinners, SlS bales; stock, 2s5. l95 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, l5,7@ bales;
tltdb i-ftVf HLi,o, ~
France, none; to the Continent, LY1 bales;
to the Chanpel, none; stock lob 033 bales.
Totals so far this week Net receipts.
So 100 bales; eXpnrts-to Great Britain, oy,-
606 bales; 10 France, H.Oai bales; 10 the
Continent. 1906 bales; to the Channel,
none: stock, none.
Totals since September 1st: Net receipts.
$500 2f bales; exports-tO Great Britain,
235l. 021 bales; to France 81. fC5 bales; 10
the Continent. 1,355S8 bales; TO the Cham
nel 5,4sl bales; stock. none
Cotton-Futures closed quiet and steady:
sales, 5000 bales; February. $685. March.
s7.Oi April, $40; May. SH; June. 81;
July, 1925: August, N.27; September S54.
october. SsS3; November. s6.s4; December.
$685..
NEW ORLEANS, February 4.-Cotton-
Futures quiet: sales. 1890 bales; Febru-
airy $500; March, S6S3; April. $3.50; May,
S. 90; June, 800; July. sos; August. s63:
September 1858; october, $5; NcYemDers
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. February A.
Rosin-Firm; strained. us; good straineds
Shirts Turpentine-Flrm; machine, &c.;
irregular. - i-2c., bid
Tar-Steady at 95c.
Crude urpentine-Nominal: no trade.
HARIESTON. $. c., February 4.-Tur-
northumberland firm at &C.; sales, mona
Rosin-Kirm sales, none.
SAVANNAH GA. February f.-Turpen-
tine-Firm at 26 l-Sc.; sales, 800 bales; re-
ceipts, 1913 casks.
ceipts. 2S75 barrels.