Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-27
FINANCIAL.
steady; fresh, 1sc. Cheese weak; creams.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

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THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL May 26-Thc Cotton Elk
change was closed to-day, and VIII DO
closed tomorrow.
NEW YORK. May 2s.-Cotton--Steady'
middling. 6Ac.; net receipts, 100 bales:
gross receipts. $50 bales: sales. .as bales:
stock. III .055 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 1874 bales; coastwise. 5.4l6 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, b,i43 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 3.fs5 bales; 70
France. ISIS bales; to the Continent d.ezl
bales; stock. 70ol76 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. $3.50 bales,
exports-to Great Britain, 2i.1SS bales; TO
France. 1883 bales; 10 the Continent
2e.5ls bales.
Totals since September list: Net re.
ceipts. SOSIlTT bales: exports--to Great
Britain. S3li,S56 bales to France. 1850
bales; 10 the Continent. 2.5S.OS6 bales,
II was another slow day on the Cotton
Exchange From opening TO close inc
scope of fluctuations was merely points,
with trading the smallest IN many weeks.
On the opening the market was quiet.
with prices unchanged 10 point higher.
Scattered demand from shorts sent values
up a point higher later in the day. AT
the close the market was barely STEADY.
with prices to points net lower, having
broken finally, under light local nquida-
ton. The holidays at Liverpool and Man
chester tended TO arrest speculation IN
the local market
Cotton futures quiet; May, SIS: june.
s5.SS; July, 1891: August, 800; segtsmeer,
IS. 50: October S. %: November. &;B, De-
cember. $685. January, $G.o2 February
s. oi: March. SOS; April. S.u.
Closed barely steady; May, 2Ss: June
s5S5; July. $5.ss; August. $50 septem-
Der. S5. So: October. $3.50: November. S.sl;
December. $5s5: January, 5.es; February
500; March. s6.O5; April s6.0S.
Spot closed steady and unchansed)
sales, 1919 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, May a.-cot-
ton--Futvres quiet; May. S;es bid; JunS
$3.50: September. $5.63li Sod; Octobsf, So.@
9iS65; November, 1.GiqS.S; Deeemoer.
| s56SdsJG9: January. s5.nnf6.72; February.
! S5.7idS5.75; March, S.7S1bA
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. May 2s.-tSpecial)
Cotton-Firm at 57sc for good lots. tpncy
| might bring &c.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
| BALTIMORE, May 2j.-Calvss.-Cholce
| milk-fed calves are in rather hght supplyj
the demand for this kind Is good; rough,
poor stock is in full supply and dun sale.
! We quote as follows; Strictly choice veais,
per pound, 6 3-l47c.; good veale, per pou
| COS lie. rough 10 good per head. WY.
Sheep and thanksgiving lambs are In
more liberal supply; the demand Is prin.
! cipalIy for choice fat lambs; tho tone or
J the market Is easy. We quote: Spring
lambs. good to choice, care per pound;
poor. small stock, &c; per pound; sheep.
head. s55OdSi: inferior. per head. slasl6o;
old bucks per head. ssa9ss-5o-
CHICAGO, May Notwithstanding
extremely liberal offerings, there was en-
uncommonly good demand Tor or ea"i na, 70.
brought S5.55Qs5.S5; choice steers, <a$9g
$3.50: mediums. sLs0qN.S; beef steers,
! SL354$I75: cows and heifers, S.Wnef 70 /,
bulls. 50. 250$i.50; western-fed steers, $h.ve'
IS 50; Texans. $42oaS5; calves, S5@SAe
The supply OF hogs was in excess or tne
demand. and prices ruled largely DC
lower --.-,,-. A. ar>,
Colorado lambs, scarce and pretty rnu Zen
nominal. Spring lambs, sos per lou
pI Receipts: Cattle, 1880 head; hogs, 5000
head: sheep, 1900 head
NEW YORK, Nay 25.-BeevesGRe-
ceipts. ST head; no tradingi iee nm, M
live sheep at 13q1+ lie; refrigerator Deei
easier at Si-2c.; exports, 70 sheep.
Calyes-Receipts. PSI head. Market SLOW
and prices weak; common 70 pr,'ne 's"'s'
sheep and Lambs--Receipts, S.74s mead
sheen weak: yearlings shade lower en rer
lambs steady: poor 10 choice sheep. S - ~
$3.50: ordinary 70 ralr yS .e[ssae
good 10 prime lambs, N'ov4Ss s.,s1
Hogs-Receipts, 7ls head. SLOW at ''i0"
'''''' NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
EsTON. 8. G.. May 2.-Tur
,,on,inaNFIrm at 3sc.; sales, mona -,
pG RRoo.sin-Firm and unchangedi sales
SAY SAVANNAH. GA. May, 2e:-Turrs N
tine-Firm az 40c.; sales, 4lS cashs' 10
| oogpta 10 casks. -
ce RIposSsiinI9steady; quotations unchangea
sales J. 500 barrels; receipts, SaOt barrels
WILMINGTON. n. c.. May @.-splms
Of Tufpentine-Flrm at ssgSs'ac.' receipts
| l53 casks. ooao- .ooatn.a 2h
'a Crude Turpentine--Firm at si.S'a.2'Sos
Tar-steady at $780, receipts Us nar
rels. ..