Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-04

| at n decline OF id2 points. and futther
I declined x point. with scarcely teacllOii,;i
At the best the market was very sh'di'
one. Selling was finally checked py Ioie
casts of more receipts Tor to-l'Vl ~, ~
The weather map was generally faNoIaoie'
as was the general run of private adNices
and gossip respecting the crop sltuatiTh'
The exception was i'm the condition or the
weather I'm Texas. This was saln 10
have reached a drought crisis. These re-
ports. however failed 10 stimulate specu-
lation or 10 alarm the bear contingent
Just before the close there was little
covering which failed, however, TO cause
any substantial rally I'm the market whlch
was finally quiet and to points net
lower.
Cotton futures opened quiet; April, 'S.Sl;
May, s59l; June. $685. July and August,
&c. September. S597; october and Novem-
Der. Sc: December. $500; January. ~Vp'
Futures closed quiet; April, x5.Sl, May,
S.S; June. $500 July and August. si.9s;
September. S593. October and NovemDer'
Sj95; December. 1913; January, $500; FEB
uary. $605.
Spot closed quiet and 1-l6c. lower; Mid
ding uplands. Gl4c.; middiing Gulf, 6'2c.
Sales 1865 bales.
The following are the total net receipts
Of cotton at all ports since September lst:
Galveston. 1.26 1875 bales; New orleans,
l9j3.S3S bales; Mobile. 2i7,352 bales; Sa-
vannah l1O6.GO7 bales: Charleston 3ji oil
5g5 rs bales: Baltimore. 377S bales; New
York. il5iu bales; Boston. GS.2B bales;
Newport News. 1865 bales; Philadelphia,
a.. $50 bales: Brunswick, 2i5,7n bales; Port
Arthur, 1876 bales; Pensacola. l65lsS
bales; Port Royal, 20,s6j bales. Total,
1855. $50 bales
PETERsBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April 3-(special)- Got
ton-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. April 2-Calyes We
quote as follows: Strictly choice yeals, per
pound 61-2u6 3-ic. good veals, per
pound. Sac lie; rough TO good, per head,
sass
Sheep and Lambs We quote as follows:
Fall lambs, good 10 choice, 1-2N5c. per
pound; poor, rough stock, l-2n5c. per
pound. Sheep, per pound choice, 4nl lie;
haed. $lG$l.5O; old bucks per head s3flI:
spring lambs. as to quality and size, > TO
l2c. per pound.
CHICAGO. April 1.-There were not
enough cattle offered for sale to-day 20
make market, and prices ruled nomi-
nal. On an average prices are about Zoe.
higher than a week ago. Fancy cattle
would bring $570H$jSj: Texas steers stu
$50: beef steers S}9DuSi.G5; western-fed
steers. $i2OnS.5O and calves, SiGN.
The meagre supply Of hogs resulted In
putting prices l-2d5c. higher. The bulk
Of sales were ar %75nS.6 -; common
lots selling at 81 6Oas37O. and prime
heavy hogs at 1892 l-2 pigs brought
S}.40N$3.6O.
Offerings Of sheep were well taken. and
the market ruled strong at previous
prices. Lambs sold at sass; sheep at Silf
;5.O5. and yearings at $L7jnS5.15.
Receipts-Cattle. 100 head; hogs, 1000
head: sheep. 1900 head.
PHILADELPHIA April 2.-Receipts-
Beeves. 1869 head sheep. 52SS head; hogs
l.. a Lob.
for all grades, except common; extra.
l-8li5 3-Sc.; good. 3-injc.; medium, 4 esq
5-Sc.: common. 4ni Lac.
Sheep-Active; extra. Las lie; good.
3-4q5c.; medium; LAT l-2c.; common.
l-2lic.; clipped lambs, 43-la5 lie.
spring lambs. Sins6.5O.
Hogs-Fair at 1-2a5 7-sc for best west
ern and 5fi5 lie. for others.
Fat Cows-Fair az Lac Bic; thin
cows unchanged at $SQ$l5.
Veal Calvcs-Actiye at f1-2n7c.
Mich Cows--Fair at $2JHsi5.
CITY Dressed Beeves-In good demand.
and closed at Gas 3-4c.
NEW YORK. April 1.-Beeves-Receipts
jG3 head; nothing doing feeling steady;
cables slow; exports 30 cattle. % sheep.
and 1000 quarters OF beef.
Calves-Recoipts, 2i0 head slow: voals,
ti0s5.25: no very prime here.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 2305 head;
sheep firm; lambs steady to a shade
lN0'i Ehf'pf fps1'HfJsDvf idHib7t fosoytN
1926; clipped. s. spring lambs 81 each
Hogs Receipts, 22l2 head; none FOR
sale alive. nominally weak and lower.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH. GA. April s.-Spirits Tur-
pentine-f'irm at 39c. sales, l08 casks re-
ceipts. 3i6 casks.
ROsin-Firm; sales. 1856 barrels: re-
ceipts. 2,Si2 barrels. Quote: A. u, G, and
ID, siCJ: f., S.15; +. sl.25; @. 81 20; II. $40;
|. $50: X. $l.G0: NJ. 81 S.; n. s.; window
glass. s225; water-white. $2.5O02.co.
CHARLESTON. S. G.. April 3.-Turpen-
tine-Quiet AT BE; sales, none.
Rosin-Steady and unchanged; sales,
none
WILMINGTON. y. c., April 3.-Spirlts
OF Turpentine-Steady at 3sa3slzc.; re-
ceipts 30 casks
Rosin-Firm at s5c.GH; receipts. 2is
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Steady at si3J1s2. 10;
receipts, IL barrels.
Tar-Steady at 81; receipts. 1873 barrels