Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
THE COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL May II, 4 p. M.--Cotton--
Spot: good business done; prices IN
changed: American middling, 3 3-l6d. Inc
sales OF the day were 1900 bales, ofwhich
1000 were for speculation ana export a dna
included lS 400 American. Receipts, i'VvV
bales. including 800 American.
Futures opened quiet, with moderate
demand. and closed quiet but steady at
the advance. American middling, low
middling clause, May, S-6t4$ 2i-Si1''
sellers: June and July, A-6id. buyers
July and August. 2l-64Q3 2-Sid., buy
ers; August and September, 2l-6i4
3 22-64d buyers; September and October,
3 21-6id. buyers; October and November,
3 2O-6ia3 2l-64d.. buyers; November and
December 20-6id., buyers; December ana
January, 2o-6id.. buyers; January and
February. 3 2O-64d3 2l-64d.. sellers; Feb
ruary and March, 2l-6id., buyers; March
and April, 3 n -6iQS 22-64d.. buyers.
NEW YORK. May n.-Cotton-Firm
middling SIC; net receipts iS baiesi
gross receipts, 1923 bales; sales, $50 bales;
Totals to-day: Net receipts, $40 bales
exports to France, LOO bales; to the Con-
tLIent 707 bales; stock, 1895 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, S,5l6 bales;
exports to Great Britain. $3.50 bales TO
France, 20s2 bales; to the Continent, ltl45
bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
ceipts. SOP IA bales; exports to Great
Britain 3,2S060 bales; to France, 6S5, 'sJ
bales; to tho Continent, 2,5S9lS bales.
Prom opening to close, the shorts were
kept in an uneasy frame OF MIND, ana
at times covered freely as result %
bullish information from the cotton belt,
from abroad, and. In fact, from nearly
all directions. The market made a quiet
and firm start with prices / 10 points
higher, and steadily improved as the
session progressed, reaching, at the best
in Of nj T.
ter feeling at the opening was due In
measure to unmistakable EVIDENCES of
frmness in the future department. and a
renewal of heavy tiomand for spot cot
ton at Liverpool. Private cables at
tested that the European cotton trade
had regarded the weekly weather bule-
tin as OF bullish purport. To-days infor-
nation from the South led 10 the impress
sion that rains were badly needed In
number Of sections; that the crop was not
making good stands, except possibly In
Texas, and that Insects wer beginning
10 ravage cotton over large ireas. The
official weather report ind ated high
temperature and almost 4 tai absence
Of rains over the entire region, and the
forecast was for generally fair weather
for the next day or two Encouraging
reports were received from southern spot
markets. The adYapce In the local
market brought out a fair number OF In
vestment orders. and did much 70 insul
fresh confidence into many heretofore fee
bic bulls Among the factors contributing
TO the frmness was a sharp advance I'm
the New Orleans market. primarily due
10 increased sales at Liverpool and less
favorable weather reports, which led
to a bear scare of May shorts. The close
was steady and 4 10 points net higher.
Cotton futures quiet and firm; May, x.&;
June, $3.50; July. $3.50; August. $3.50; Sep
tember 1876: October, $50; November,
$591: December. $5.95; January, S.S5; Feb
ruary, $6.02; March. s6.05
Futures closed steady; May, 1885, June,
S5.Ss; July. S.92: August, s5.@; september,
s. 50: October, $685. Noysmber. S.A; De
cember. 1898; January $500; February.
seG5; March, $500; April. &.ii.
Spot closed firm at a l-l6 advance.
Sales, so bales.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. May l7.-Cotton
futures quiet and steady; May. $3.50, bid:
June. S.7jgSl76; July, $.76@&.76; August.
Der, $.65q$.6s; November. s5.66ns5.67; De
cember. S.69a&7o: January, S.724Sy;
February, S.75QSB; March, S7suSD.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA. May H-(SpeciaD
Cotton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
NAVAL STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, =. c. May 17.-Turfen-
tine-Market firm at &c; sales, none.
Rosin-Firm; sales, none; quotations I'M
changed.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. May 7.-Spirits
Of Turpentine-Steady at S7l2g3Sc.: re-
ceipts, B casks.
Rosin-Firm at CSC. @S1; receipts. els bar
rels.
Crude Turpentine-S Steady at sl.35, $3.50,
and g. 10; receipts So barrels.
Tar-Firm at 81 80; receipts. 81 barrels
SAVANNAH, GA. May H.-Spirits of
at 3sc.; sales, PA casks;
receipts, l.7l9 casks
Rosin-FIrm and Unchanged sales, 2,757
barrels; receipts. 2,S7 barrels.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Calves-Offer-
ines OF choice. small veals were only
moderate this morning. and for all such
there Is a good and constant demand at
full quotations. Heavy rough calves
plentiful enough and salable only by the
head Market continues firm. We quote
as follows: Strictly choice yeals, per
pound, 6a.fflc.; good veal per pound, sac
SIC: rough 10 good. per head, SiuS9
Sheep and Iambs--Nice. fat spring
lambs OF desirable size are readily sala-
BILE at given quotations, the market be-
ing firm under light receipts. Heavy
lambs and common. rough sheep can only
be moved at a sacrifice. We quote as
follows: Spring lambs, good 20 choice,
lizGSc. per pound: poor. small stock. 6isfy
&c. per pound; sheep. per pound. choice.
iaiAc.: good. per head. Ss.5Qasi; infe-
rior. per head. 99A.5o; old bucks. per
head. sqA
CHICAGO. May 16.-There was fairly
active demand for cattle at previous
prieat Eapex Cradoo tratet,f fHlf I. 30.