Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26

britain. 2sW.71 bales. 20 France. ozLs
I..ies. 10 the Continent. . lBl6le b1lcr.
cotton. Spot closed quiet, middhng up
lands. 6iac.. middling suit, oftc.' r'''7 "
bales ,o,
March 1925. April W2Z May. 80 june
81 u. July @2I. August, 80. srptein-
her. II2. October. Nll. Noyemutfi fo'-'
December. 5000. January. 300 ,,,..
Opening barely steady, February tpl''
March. h.Zp. April @l1i May, - -, JUN,
fG1s. July. WIi August, WI aep,,m
Der. ssOs. october. 800. November, No''
December and January, 800
The cotton market Or. med barely sietdy'
with prices I point lower 90 poiht. hl-l-
or. and after "a brief period of ilftsuiailll,
became sfcadier, on covering by lncal
shorts. to even up, BOO anticipation OF
qulef saturday. outside orders were very
scarce and too scattering 90 inquire on
Foreign TcpresentatiVes purchased u'
nsar-at-hand deliveries. and sold ll
small way the new crop positions. NtW
orleans firms took yer1 little part lu ih'
forenoon business Taken on the Wnole,
Do was an unusually small hdii-holIay
market with the nuctuutoua dtNoid on
rlrtlcular sieuillcAnrr. sentiment I'D lh'
nd was favorably inclined toward the
staple. but pending l broader Interest on
fha mart Of outside speculative purpose,
the general feeling was adverse to an as-
gressIVe policy Cor noe present w.
N
manifested late yesterday receipts iall-
INK fo come up tO expectations Toe Liver
ro0l news being hardly as unI1Flf pir
as looked for. and the weather conditions
lu portions OF the south. more particularly
tine Mississippi Valley. being AGAINST Hh
active movement toward getting Do me-"
seed The weekly reports from thr p aH
River ClOth-mills were more Fiali tiNE'
aud increased the confidence On lotdl i'"f
iu "A considerable measure. Near ODE end
"A
and covered vigorously, sending prices
D.. p0iuts above yesterdays cllrlnf
prices The bulge was followed ht
partial reaction. with the close -triu.
fo % points net higher Estimated
receipts at the ports cor ine daf ltWy
t.l.e AGAINST 500 bales iast week and
If cd bales last year. ter the Nreht t'N',
bales against sl5Z bales last week ana
at Sew Orleans. 300 bales. against 800
hale. last YEAR and az Houston, l.13
bgl.- against 1888 bales last year.
NEW ORLEANS February cotton
Futures steady February nominal
March SsdN ~. April N&ufT, May
5-ef0t,s2. June s. s20f5ef. July. $50
81 Is. August s. 9l0S93, September NsJn
81 II. October s. sluE 8. November NsiH
s. 8. Noyember N.szaF.sf; December.
PETERsBTRG COTTON MARKET.
PETERsBURG february Z5.-fSpe-
cial)-Cotton-srong al Gl-ic. for good
lots.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. February lives
Tile arrivals OF calves are likely 20 snow
considerable increase from ms OUT niln
omen weather and fhe boats running again
Ia fiua Prices therefore. are NOT quite
~ nrm a- fheF we're during The recent
-rarcite a good demand prevails. DO
.r.- fnr au choice smooth VeaiH. We
,.tofe 44 follows. strictly choice Feals, per
round &c.. good veals. PER poInu' 49,
toleh to good. per head. tltslZ
Sfr-p ana Lambs. demand runs Hpp4
~ fop-erad- lambs and mutton sheep.
bur very few " such coming lh. Nc
quote as follows. spring limp-. soeh Z,
choice. IiaGfc. Der pound, poor. rough
sfoek fause.. sheep. per pound, chl.cr'
t1f.r- good. per head, Dslf, lnffrlyl-
IN head. NaS ~. old bucks. per heid'
r5ens454
cHIcAGO. February A-Tbe demand
for cattle to-day was SLOW and prices
showed no Improvement Fancy eaItl~
brought N.l9aN.s cn3iee sieeis' 49,
81 70- MEDIUMS SAtluti&, beei steers
81 slty44 ~. COWS and heiferf ND4At,
,.-...r@fn-f-d steers fAlruNs.lf texas
steers x85g0S4s5. calves. N-5yi4s--s.
Trade in hogs vas brisk. ana noss r4iru
-1tne higher. fair 10 choice, 800 - ~ 3
rscling lots. Sl551E.l III. mixed, SWH
e M. butchers 500 SO; light, &-9s4
s ~. pigs. N-ly4fLyi
Srsin Were steady, but there vas an
s.fr~melv dul market for lambs az
f,irfher decline Of about DC. for cnoiee
socks Inferior 20 prime sheep. E.Gp1iy'
,.srlines s4ZGNC: poor % choice lambs
81 ZJHsi15. -. go.
head. sheep. $40 head
NEyv WORK February zi-Beeyes-
pse-int- asS head. steers steady 10
sSsds higher. bulls and COWS nrm-One
- ,,,soid. steers. 81 va s. ~: fair 10 good
orsn and stays. AlO4SAD, bulls. N.z5H
81 b. COWS. sz5JaSi.55- Cable unchanged
no shiument to-day.
q, Receipts 12 head: market
sresdv. veals. sadyL75; car Of southern
seen and Lambs-Reeeipts 3,3S5 head;
shseD dun bat steady, lambs geDeraHs
5Hisc. lower, some cary saies a. hts -.
rhrrsaay's prices, common 70 cnoics