Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09
THE COTTON MARKETS.

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buyers; August and September, q 6io
| 3 22-64d sellers; September and October,
| 3 H-64d. sellers; October and November.
3 20-64d3 2l-6ld., buyers; November ana
\ December 3 20-6id., buyers; December and
! January 20-6id.; January and February,
| 8 2O-64d buyers; February and March,
2O-6igS 2l-64d.. buyers.
! NEW YORK. April S-Cotton-Steady;
mddling, 3-16c.; net receipts, 100 bales;
| gross receipts, ], s39 bales; sales, 40 paIes'
stock 154 SIS bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, Ii .l0i bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1855 bales; u
the Continent 1882 bales; stock, Ho,3h
| bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, n,loi bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1855 bales TO
the Continent, 1882 bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
| CENTS 7 eG6 7O8 bales; exports TO Great
Britain. S159727 bales: to France. 6e4,797
bales; to the Continent. 23S5,l4s bales.
The cotton market opened dull, with
| prices l point higher to 2 points loWerc
| The news at hand contained nothing o Ol
| traders 10 rely upon their own resources
| for inspiration. Liverpool showed marked
| stability, but price variations Were qulte
narrow, and demand Tor spot cotton va
| smaller than in some time past. Ine
| weather bulletin reflected better condl-
| lions in nearly all sections or the pelt
| though the temperature was sun uhsSd
sonably low. AS for the monehen, a.
! other points cotton was coming In very
! slowly. Light foreign orders had a STEADY
| ing influence. When August was reaCh-
| ed however. quiet selling set IN, leu ny
| a broker whose operations are gene any
| for the account of Philadelphia ana BOs
| ton inter sts. Two or three Nall-sucSt
| commission houses also sold IN smdH
way in the August ana later go Sar te.
| Investment orders were Few ana lar &c
| tween outsiders for the time pelne IN
nearly all instances devoting their atteh-
| ton 10 the stock market Inc luIu.e
market closed quiet and TO points
ports for the day. 1900 bales, agalnss
| s 40 last week. and 1913 last year fpl
! the week, 5000, against 81 Zi6 last week.
and Il l5S last year IG SrSt ia last YEAR
and at Houston, 49, against i'f'V
'Cotton futures opened dull; April, $50
bid May. s. 81 June. go JS nSyto 5llr and
| November. $3.50; December $o.Se; january
| 500: February, $500. ,,, ,,,,a,
Spot closed steady; middllng upldnu7'
3-16c.: Gulf, l-l6c; safes; tVv q CO.. Nav
Futures closed quiet; Aprli' so.SV' NAY,
e S9. June. s. 50; July and August. S2'Yl
september. $591; october. Sosi; No ", p,
e. a.. december, s. IS: January So.Vl' fep-
ruary, $e.Oi; March. %V'
NEW ORLEANS. A 4, bio s'N Nav s5e55
s5e6: June. S5.dGS5.72; July, S2.s55gssss'..oo 20.
A,'o,,st 4 GsdS5.7O; September, 5000 $40;
| october s567Gs5 IS; November, So.b'4so.oo'
| December. S5tSGS9'V'
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
prTERsBURG. VA, April S.-(special)
Cotton-steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
DhTTuORE April 7.-Calyes.-Arri-
walls by boat have been less nDeIal IT,
Gently. in consequence OF Whicn o,lS
market rules strong. FOR cholcS' S Si,lod
yeals there is still very soou ueIi a,,nb
ar outside figures, while large rough
calves are in ABUNDANCE ana SLOW sSIS'
except at a discount. We. quote as loi-
lows: Strictly choice Neals, PEI Rou sc
6 l-2G6 3-4c; good veals, per pouhu' &C.
pongh IN good. per head, Sia$9.5O.
Sheep and Lambs.-Trade IN spIlnS
lambs has been rather DISAPPOINTING anu
prices have ruled comparatively low lol
so early in the season: seVerai cSuSss
may be assigned for this state OF aHalis
First of all, owing to the late freeze IN
the South, there have Deen lew 49,, e9tiy
usually 90 hand-in-hand with sprlns
lambs Then, again. the weather mas Deen
cool mere. and there have been very rev
calls in market for lamp. Inc nSsulI 10
that we have had little competition Tor
the offerings on the wharf only one or
two butchers buying. We quote: sprlns
lambs, good to choice, sos lie. per P0uhu'
small stock. 6l-2g'c per pound. sheep .
D N.
head S35OdS4 inferior per head, NgSl'oo;
old bucks per head SaA.
CHICAGO. April THE offerings of
cattle to-day were small. but buyers were
10Th 10 take hold, and the promised ad-
vance in prices failed 10 materlailze. r an
nv cattle brought $5.70QS5.8O; choice steers,
IS. 90, medium steers, shoe N'so, peer
steers SiIS470; stockers ana Ies1ers,
e. Slt1s4 az. cows and hefers S3.fJoSLZo
bulls s.. 7GqSllO; western-fed steers sag
ssto. fTevas steers, S4q$535; calves, S3.104
'O Tbere was fairly active local and ship,
ping demand for hogs an nc SAFES to cb rIea
"a Soli 4. 92 II: heavy packing lots, Soog
e. II -: mixed, S360dsS.s2 IL; butchers,
ss65Qs3s5; light. $eOgSS'sz ~ pigs S'''Ve
Sheen sheep ruled steady, while lambs. which
comprised the better part OF the oiterings
were extremely dull, and about l9 9e;,s LOW SS
sheep shee ssasi5O; yearlings si;75gs5l5. 90 40
Receipts: Cattle, 1880 head; hogs. 5000
head: sheep, 5000 head.
cepts. s,i5s head Market slow slow , steers
iower. medium TO choice steers. s47Oq
IS 40: oxen, 81 bulls. S.SSaS@; cows,
R25a.375; choice fat bulls and COWS,
yefrieerator beef slow; live sheep lower
=, 70 i-9Ml3c.: lambs. lie. Exports, 526
cattle and 1850 quarters OF beef
'caIyes-Receipts, $40 head. Market dull
and zoe lower common 10 choice veals,
e. 356S6 Utmost Of the sales, s450Q
& e for ordinary TO good yeaIs
Sheen and Lambs-Receipts, 3,I13 head.
No sheen here; nominally firm; lambs
s,eadv Fair TO choice unshorn lambs.
s,6SsS 20. poor TO fair clipped do. siyy0
* b. common TO fair spring lambs. S.25u
S'jWiSocsNReceipts. 2.6l7 head. Market
steady at AGs42o.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. April s.-Turpen-