Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-01

shoulders (b0xeO. 5isn5fsc Short clear
sides boxed. $j551S5go Whisky. dissD-
ter steady: creams. l5G90c: dairy. i2szfy
lsc. Cheese firm az %tul0hc. Eggs GE;u.
fresh. I3lzui5kc.
THE. COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. August 3i-4 r. Moot
ton-Spot In fair demand, prices 1-ied.
lower: American middlng. fair. l3-3zl
good middiing. 23-32d middllng. i5-sl,l
low mlddling. 9-S2d.: good ordinary
3 3-32d. ordinary, 29-32d The sales OF
the DAG were 5000 bales. OF which 800 were
Tor speculation and export. and included
100 American. Receipts, 10o0 bales-ali
American.
Futures opened easy and closed barely
steady AZ the decline; American middling
low Kidding clause. September. ll-e{d..
| buyers; September and October Did.
sellers; October and November, 2o-cf10
ltd, sellers: November and Dcccm-
Der, 2 is-6iG3 20-63d.. sellers: December
ana January. l9-6fd. buyers: January
f Febr,I FeSruary 2ls.S,as s >, sellers:
March and April. 3 20-640s 2l-eid.. sellers:
April and May, 3 2i-Gid.. sellers; May and
June, 3 2l-6iN3 22-6ld., buyers; June and
July, 22-6iW3 &-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK. August i-Cotton-Quiet:
bales; sales. 1859 Bales; stock 100 81 -
Dalesi eNports-tO Great Britain % bales:
10 the Continent. 1.196 bales.
Totals to-day; Net receipts. 1892 bales:
| eNports-to Great Britain. $40 bales: to
the Continent, 2.708 bales; stock.f Ss7. l62
bales
Consolidated: Net receipts. 5,iis bales:
eeNports-to Great Britain. 1851 bales, to
France, 22lO bales; to the Continent, l5.-
Totals since September ist: Net receipts.
| S'tasl9 bales: eNports-to Great Britain.
55;YlIe9 bales; to France 79S,920 bales; TO
| the Continent. 1854 49, bales
al .ftf In.
| lures was. taking the day as n whole less
| active but the falling off in public in
te s was not very marked. Liquidating
| OF outside long accounts was the feature
of the days trading. and the general
course or prices reflected inherent weak
| ness on the part OF n widely-scattered
ana heavy long interest Every rally In
| prices to-day brought on an av9laueno OF
| selling. The market opened at the lowest
point OF the day-steady at a decline Of
| 6Ul2 points This break In prices was
ascribed, primarily, TO a break in tre
Texas drought. although this was suisse
quenuy regarded as "A doubtful factor,
nine places reporting a rainfall " only
"a trace TO la. As an actual bcneft 10
the growing cotton this could not be said
u amount 10 much. As a forecast Of pos
slby copious rains II received marked at
tention and caused a good deal OF selling,
on account of the question OF receipts.
which were very heavy. forecasts for the
week pointing 70 total movement OF
spending week last year. while the move
mcnt to-day reached the heavy total OF
1000 bales. The disturbed condition OF
affairs political i'm Europe was also mem
toned as q bcarish factor, although it
eNerted little direct influence. Several
times the market rallied sharply. but this
was due 10 covering, rather than 10 in
Yestment or new speculative demand.
During the afternoon sentiment was still
! bearish. with expectations generally fixed
Tor fun response tomorrow by Liver
pool TO our decline Of to-day. But tho
local contingent was conservative. pend
ing further crop accounts. The market
| closed quiet at net decline OF ggl0
points.
Cotton futures opened steady; Septem-
Der, S.o2 October, 1913; November. 9,M:
December. 1872; January. S5Sl; February
and March. $6Oi; April, 5000: Nay. ss.14;
June. SG.t9.
Futures closed quiet; September. $50:
October. J.S2; November, S6j; December,
S.9l; January, SJ.91; February, s.; March,
5000; April, $G0i; May. %ll; June, S6.l5
Spot closed quiet az a 1-i5c. decline. mid
ding uplands, 63-lGc. middliug Gulf,
7-lGc; sales, 1852 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. August 3l.-Coton fu-
lures closed quiet: September. SJ5l. Octo-
Der. $3.50 iJ.A: November. $J.5NaS5.JS: De-
cember. sj63u56i; January. &61NS.6s;
February. SJ7l0S573 March, N75uS5U;
April SjS005j.N2; May, Sj.Apsbs5
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, August A.-(speclal)--
Good cotton firm az 6hc
LIVESTOCK MARKEV5.
BALTIMORE. August 3D-Becf Cattle
Very best ON sale this week. Sj.2Jg $40;
those generally rated first quality Df1
/ 500, medium or good fair quality, $500
! 81; ordinary thin steers, oxen, and cows.
x2.25aS5.2J; extreme range of prices, &.-ou'
$40, most of the sales were from s. 10
Sj.25. Remarks on beef cattle: The arrivals
during The week were 2,fli head. against
2l6t head last week and 229l head one
year ago and the sales were 22lS head,
against 2l64 head last week ana ,96y head
one year ago, Baltimore butchers taking
i lO2 head, country dealers 500 head, and
eastern buyers 6l6 head. There was a much
larger number of the medium and TOM
mon cattle in the increased receipts over
last week. TOPS though were quite IS
numerous and good as they were then.
and their values compared well with tho
sales OF last week, as many being rcc0rd-
ed at and near the top as then, medium
and common cattle were especially to-
wards the close lJ42c. easier than last
week. as 10 quality. The extreme range
was 81 2jN $40 per 100 pounds, most sales
being recorded at @uS3.2J per 100 pounds.
Exporters were worth 80 l-Zc per pound.
Sheep ana Lgmbs.-ihe arrivals this
week Were 7,iI head, against 1880 head
last week, ana 663 head one year ago.
Ecmarks The market for old hs'ep, as
well as that for lambs, Is dun through
values Of either since Monday, common
and medium stock of both kinds IS very
hard 10 dispose Of Oh sheep sell az ~
&c.. and a few extra Lie. LAMBS, Jp
D lie. ana few extra o l-Zc per pound.
SWine-Ihe quotations recorded on
Monday continue 10 rule, aud the market
il steady az Mondays hgures-viz.: Far
western hogs, S53j6fiO per lvl pounds
gross. those from nearer PORTS. light
weights. $5Q&15; heavies, {L900iJ -; lieht
nj
pounds gross.
Fresh Cows.-Thc run IS not heavy. and
Is ample for the very sluggish demand;
common stock not being wanted. There IL
no noteworthy change 10 make IN quota
lions from those last rcported-yiz., S-jV
SIS, with a very few extra 80 per head.
Receipts. 7S head.
Ca.yes.-With a light run yeals are duil
al sac Lie, and extra l-Zc Receipts, ~
head.
CHICAGO, ILL, August So-Catte OF
good quality were I'm active demand to-
day. but common and medium grades sold
slowly ana at weaker prices. Good 10
choice cattle thought S.tOfI $50; COM
ers sold al s3i0N$j; bulls, cows and neif-
ers. S-U$525; Texas steers, a5.Z5nSi-D, ana
CALVES. Si59aNlJ.
Hogs were In good demand al steady
prices early. but the market weakened
and prices closed JIiOc. lower; heavy
hogs sold az SlUSL75. mixed lots az $LbY
SiS5. ana light az $i5gnSL30 PIGS sold at
S34OM$l6j, and culls ~ S2liA.
Trade I'm sheep and lambs was fairiy
active at steady prices. Native sheep SOD
az S2lff3 for culls. better sraoe5 bringing
S3.5CNSL2j; wcstern-range sheep brought
S.JofiSLl5. Lambs, ~.z3Hso.e9. -.
Receipts: Cattle li.09 head; hogs, z1,OO
head: sheep. 1900 head
NEW YORK. August 30.-Beevcs-Re
ceipts 3l6l head. Market generally
steady: steers. SiG5N$.sy. oxen and stays.
8. g5Ntl90. bulls. k25OnNoi cows, sl..sy9