Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-15
Opening. High

Cash quotations were as follows: No; 2
yellow corn, 3iasM35isc. Flour steady.
No. spring wheat I2uI3i2c.; NO. : req,
7in7j4c. No. 2 corn, 3isp3hsc No.
oats, 2j442Cc.; No. ~hlte' -gtc'' 81 81
white. 27q2sac.; No; z rye. Soc. ~. 80 Co..
barley, 3GQ%c. No. flaNseed; Sl'o5' new new,
Sl06. Prime timothy seed, $Z.5). Mess
pork. per barrel, S.5OaSS25. Lard, per
100 pounds. N92' a9N0lle' Sh9rt-rio sides'
boxed boxed. sL i,51 short-ciear sides box
ed &5GS5lO Whiskey. distilers' finished
goods. per gallon. $l,&. Sugar-Cut-loat
unchanged Butter firm; creams. l5l2d
1sc.: dairy. 1ONi5i.c. Cheese easy at
73.nS4c. Eggs firm; fresh, lZ'2c'
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, June H. 4 =. M.-Cotton-
Good business done; prices unchahSr"'
American middllng, l3-5zd. me sHi nao
of the day were 1900 bales, of which l'1vo
were for speculation and export, ana IN
cluded II 300 American Receipts, 300
bales including 5000 American.
Futures opened quiet, with moderate
demand and closed quiet and steady;
American middling low middlng clause
June, July. and August, 22-6lQ3 &-6id''
sellers: August and September. IBID.
buyers; .;eptembcr ana october N-eiN
3 22-6id. buyers; October ana NONenneI'
2 2O-6ift3 2t-6id., buyers; November. De
cember. January, and February 1850
3 20-Gid. buyers; February and March.
20-6443 2l-6ld., sellers; March and April,
2l-64d, buyers; April and May ) 2Z-tid.'
sellers.
NEW YORK. June li.-Cotton-Quiet;
middlng. 5-l6c.; net receipts, l6i bales;
gross receipts 500 bales; sales, loo bales;
stock. 10 ~ bales; exports TO Great Brl-
tain. 81 bales; TO the Continent, -'W0
| bales
exports to Great Britain, 3,l9 bales = to
tho Continent 27Si bales; stock, 6lh3S
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1851 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, l.lO3 bales; To
France, 26,3O6 bales; to the Continent
500 bales.
Totals since September 1st Net receipts.
.292 bales; exports to Great britain
937S. 3o2 bales; 10 France. 1929 bales; to
the Continent, 2Gi5,0jS bales.
Speculative operations I'm cotton fu-
lures were conducted within conserya-
tive lines. traders having 10 decide be-
tween bearish crop accounts and bulllsh
reports regarding the outlook for the
manufactured article Inc latter was
generally favorable Private cables were
particularly encouraging as 10 tks out
look for business with the far East. The
market opened with hesltatlng move
ment, resulting I'm an advance OF point
TO "A similar decline on the first call. SUBJ
scquentlv the market took a generally
lower level. but on the weakest intervals
showed a loss Of only points. There was
no outside support given TO the market
and the favorable crop adVlces from the
cotton belt gave local bears the upper
hand most Of the time Spot cotton IN
the South was reported I'm good demand
az former prices on foreign as well as
domestic account, which added 70 the
prevailing preCdutiOn Of the pears.
Trading dragged. particularly I'm the AZ
ternoOn. and the market was finally
steady at net l point higher 10 l point
Lover.
Cotton futures opened quiet; June. S5S7:
July, $3.50; August. $J.9l: september. A~;
October. Sj.91: November, S5.92; December
S.o5: January, $3.50: February. f6W.
March. s6.oj; April. SfO7; May, $el2.
Futures closed steady; June. NN6: July.
$3.50; August $751; September, %.s'; Oc-
tOher, $3.50; November. JA2, DecemDeG
$5.6; January, So; March, $685. april S6V5;
Cottom-spot closed quiet. steady. and
unchanged. Sales. 1000 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. June LECTION fu-
lures steady; June. G.l3u $'i, july, $500
$j.7l; August, $3.50 Sj.61; September. {y.6lH
SC2: October. &.GlNS.62 November S'.ozp
$5.G3; December. $500 $6E January
Sj.GgQ $50, February, $J.1Zus513; March,
$5.75as5.77.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, June r.-(SpeciaL)
Cotton-Qulet at &c. for good lots
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE. June 3.-Calves-Market
holds it's own on all the better grades OF
veal calves. such keeping promptly sold
I'M from day TO day, Demand good Tor
smooth stock. Heavy. rough calves, how
eyer, are draggy. unless offered down
We quote as follows Strictly choice
yeals. per pound, 6n6i4c.: good veals. per
pound. 5ia0jhc.; rough 10 good, per head.
SlTSS Sheep and Lambs-Under light Of
ferings the market Is hrmer, and at quo
tations there is good demand Tor
smooth. fat lambs and choice sheep, while
an undesirable stock is dull and neglect
ed. We quote as follows: Spring lambs.
good 10 choice, GlgNG1.c. per pound; poor,
small stock ji2d6c. per pound; sheep.
per pound. choice 3izH4c.; good. per head.
Sg25n$3.75: Inferior per head Slu$l.Jo; old
bucks. per head. $2.50aS.J0.
CHICAGO. June 12-There was a mode
rate general demand for cattle to-day at
steady prices. Fancy grades sold at $50
1880; choice steers. $525Ns5i5; mediums.
s. SOG$l95: stOckers and feeders. $3.50
S5 Is; beef steers, si35aA75; bulls. S.7Oa
$40: cows and heifers. $500 $40: west
ern-fed steers. A60ds5.3O: Texans. $3.50
&. calves. St25M$7.20. Trade In hogs was
lively and prices advanced fully Sc. Fair
TO choice, ss.77izHS.Si2; heavy packers,
s3GOd$375: mixed S3.65uS3.STia; butchers.
81 65q$3 So; lights. $3.G5nS.90; pigs. $500
1913 The meagre supply OF sheep ana
lambs was too small 10 go around, ana
prices ruled largely i5H25c. higher for de-
sirable nocks. Inferior TO good sheep
sold at s3M&90; ewes bringing NO ana
40. 4. ~