Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.


hardly enough cattle here 70 make mer.
ket; Prices were about steady. and for
choice lots about noninae. Common g
good dressed beef steers sold at !t04
ns ssgpn WITH a1 9a0s export % sa;ss s0, .os e
and hcifers were In good demand, and
prices averaged 1oc. higher than = week
ago Texas cattle sold at steady pricee,
while calves brought $2s5.
There vas. good local and shipping
demand Tor hogs, but the large offerings
lowered prices about &c. Sales were made
the bulk Of the safes being at &sSOg$3G.
Prices for sheep we're firm. and thcro
was good general demand. lambs
sold at $3.50 up to $40 for coed to choice
the poorest. to sLc5QtAS5 for choice to
prime natives. Texans brought $1,000
$3.50. and westerns largely 81 so5$i5)
Receipts: Cattle. $3.50 head: hogs, ee.0W
mead; sheep. 5000 head.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, May H.-Flour-Firm and
ports. none sales. 200 barrels.
o, "hea,-Ea sier: spot and month. 81 $50
Slc.; July. g 1-2g7s 3-4c.; August. "a ice:
stoeH 81, s 500 bushels; exports. none;
southern wheat. by sample, 1dSsc
Corn-firm; spot. 30 1-2c. bid; month,
80 y-sc. bid; June. 3od3o 1-sc July. 30 1-SV
80 l-fc.; receipts. s. s35 bushels: exports.
none; stock. 1.2st,775 bushels: sales. 2).00o
bushels; southern white corn, IS f-2c.; DO.
yellow 32c.
Oats--Strong; No. white. 27Q2sc.: No.
mixed, 21-sa2jc.; receipts. 5.672 bushels;
exports, none; stock. 1873 bushels
Rye-Firm: No. 2 nearby. Al lie: No.
2 western, Al 3-4Gi2c.; receipts, 10.505 BUSH
els: exports. none; stock. 90.3ss bushels.
Hay-Quiet and weak; choice timothy.
Grain Freights--weak and demand poor:
steamer 10 Liverpool. per bushei. 1-2 TO
Id, May; Cork for orders, per quarter,
rs. 1-2d. 02s. 3d., May
sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter, Eggs. and Cneese-Steady and
Whiskey-Unchansed
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. O.. May 1L-Fiour--QuIet.
Wheat-Firm: No. red 9l@s2c.
Corn-rirm; No. 2, mixed, POPS LEO.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 mixed, Il l-202c.
Rye-Steady; No 2, 36c.
Lard-Quiet at 1915.
Bulk Meats-Steady at 81. sos49o.
Bacon-Steady at S5.55Gxo0
Whiskey-Steady at s1.l9.
Butter-Dull
Sugar-In fair demand.
Esgs-Weak at Z l-2c.
| Cheese-FIrm.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, May 1t-Cotton-Futures
opened steady at the decline: sales. 1900
bales; January. 1888; February, 1921;
March. $.s5; May. s.35; June T.5s: July.
$40; August, 1870 September. T.0s; oc-
1884
Cotton futures closed steady; sales. $40
bales; January, 1891; May, s'.<3; June.
S ~: July, S.l6; August. S.Ss;, Septem-
her, Soi; October, ss.S; November. sisS;
Cotton: Spot closed firm; mddling up
lands, 13-16c.: middling Gulf, Lice;
safes. 2,947 bales.
The cotton market opened steady at
decline OF 300 points On near positions
and lN2 points on the new crop months.
The opening figures were the lowest Of
the session. The market closed steady
and point lower TO points higher, with
total sales OF 500 bales. The spot cot
ton market continued to hold command
Ing strength throughout the session. The
early weakness Of the market was the
result of disappointing cables. The Liver.
decline of 1-32d.. and OF only 1000 bsscs,
were particularly disappointing. IN view
OF the rally made by our market yester-
day afternoon.
Cotton firm; mIddlIng. 7l3-1sc.; net re-.
ceipts, none; gross 1.157 bales; exports
to Great Britain $50 bales forwarded, 3ei
bales; sales, 29f7 bales; spinners liza
bales; stock. 10000 bales.
=. Weekly: Net receipts $50 bales; gross,
II COS bales: exports-to Great Britain, 6.2G5
bales; to France. $50 bales to the Con-
tinent 1O2S3S bales: forwarded. 2,l53 bales;
sales. ISIS bales; spinners. 1886 bales.
Total to-day Net receipts 2iss bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 5,332 bales; to
the Continent, 1888 bales; stock. 40s.9c9
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 3i,2s9 bates;
exports-to Great Britain. H,435 bales; to
France. 427O bales; Continent 91O7 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
5ls.ts bales exportsluto eGreat Britain.
2.910. 337 bales; TO France, 6s2753 bales. 10
the Continent. 1.974Si6 bales; to the chan
mel 5.4S1 bales.
LIVERPOOL, May IA p. M.-Cotton:
Spot I'm moderate demand; prices lower;
American middling. 45-32d.: good mid
ding. 9-32d. American middling, Sgd:
low middling, S-32d.; good ordinary.
the day were 1000 bales. OF which 500
We're for speculation and export. and In
cluded 600 American: recelpts 900 bales
including 1850 American. Futures opened
mand. and closed steady, with near .po-
sitions lower and distant positions high
err; American middllng, low-middling
clause. May, 46-eid.. sellers; May and
4-e4d.. buyers: July and August. 4s,s4d
44-6id. sellers; August and September
4d sellers; September and October,
57-6sd.. buyers, October and November,
3 52-sid,, sellers; November, and Decsm'
Der, O-64d., sellers; December and Janu.
airy. 4S-6fQ5 10 Sid. buyers; January and
February. 3 4s-64a3 i9-sid, buyers; Feb.
ruary and March, ie-6id., buyers.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, ~ c., May 1i.-Spirits
TurpentIne-Steady at rs 1-4c.; receipts. I
casks.
Rosln-Nothlng doing; receipts. 800 bar
rels
Tar-Firm at sl.O5; receipts. 223 barrels
Crude Turpentne-Steady at $40. $50
and $3.50; receipts, 25 barrels.
SAVANNAH GA. May H-Turpen.
tine-Opened at % l-8c., with sales OF
1883 casks, and closed firm. q. % 1-2c..
with sales of 1i6 casks; receipts, 2.6sf
casks.
Rosln-Flrm; sales. 1913 barrels; re-
ceipts 43f7 barrels; A. II, c, and ID, $40;
T.. 81 .45; Il. sl.5o; G.. sl55; VI. sl60; /. si.s5:
X sL75: NJ $40; n. Sl.g5; window-giass,
s2i0ltS2l5: water-whlte, S2.35GS2 10.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG VA. May 14-Cotton--
Steady at 1-2q7 3-Sc. for good TO best
lots.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, May 1i-vir-
ginias quiet at 2G2 3-Sc. for good TO best
lots: Spanish quiet at Toe.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, May I-Farners'
market Quiet and steady, with a ten
dency. probably. upward; fancy. $50
3-ic.; strictly prime, l-iu2 3-Sc.; prime.
2I2 Use: Spanish. Sic: low grades ! l-zVp
/ 3-ic.; hand-picked fancy, l-4q3 1-2c.;
extras. 1-2a2 Sic: third grade, &C.; no.