Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-22
FINANCIAL.

finished goods. per gallon. sl9 Butter
firm: creamery, IgikGilsc. dairy. 1onl5l2c
Cheese firm at Sasa4c Eggs barely steady;
fresh. l2Ac
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. June H.-Flour-steady
Wheat~Weak: spot and the month. 7e6p
56 Use: July. rs stp7s 1-2c.; August. Il la
n 6-sc.: southern. by sample. ia77c.
Corn-Ea-ier; spot and the MONTH
IS so sse; sou;Se g White corn, aga i-se.
Qats-Quiet: No l white, % l-iltJ3c.
Rye-hasier; No. 2 western, 81 lie.
Sugar Cheese, and Butter-Steady and
unchanged.
Eggs-F'irm and unchanged.
LettUce-Dull and unchanged
Whskey-Steady and unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, June IA y. M-Cot-
ton-Spot in fair demand; prices lower:
American middling fair, Sl5-i6d.; good
middlins s-l6d.; low middling. S-l61.;
good ordinary, 3D.; ordinary. l5-l6d. The
sales of the oay were 1900 bales, OF
which 900 bales were for speculation
and export, and included II 200 bales Of
American. Receipts, none.
Futures opened easy, with moderate
demand. ard closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling, low middling clause,
June. 3 l9-64d., buyers: June and July,
3 1s-64d., sellers; July and August, 3 l9-64d.,
sellers: August and September. Bid,
sellers: September and October, le-bld.,
sellers; October and November, H-6id.,
sellers: November and December, i6-Gid.,
sellers; December and January i6-64d.,
sellers; January and February, l6-6ld.,
buyers February and March 3 H-Gid.,
sellers; March and April, lI-6iN3 lS-6id.,
buyers April and May, lS-6i03 l9-64d.,
sellers.
NEW YORK. June 2l-Cotton-Quiet;
middiing, l-l6c.; net receipts. eco bales;
gross receipts 2,Vl5 bales sales, 500 bales,
stock. l771S bales; eXpOrts-tO Great
Britain, 795 bales; to the Continent, 7l3
bales
Totals today: Net receipts, 1857 bales:
exports-to Great Britain, 795 bales; 70
France, II, l3l bales; to the Continent, 1l3
bales; stock, 592,Si0 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1926 bales,
exports--to Great Britain, u,323 bales; TO
France. l.l9l bales; to the Continent, s,5O6
bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts, S2l2,034 bales; eXports-to Great
Britain, 3,396,lll bales; TO France. Io6,gi'
! bales; to the Continent, 2,659,ls2 bales.
Notwithstanding yesterdays break OF
9Q7 points In the price of cotton. which
led some traders 10 prepare for reaction
to-day. the market continued ON the de-
cline and prices, during the weakest IN
terydl, showed d further net loss or 100
20 points. AT times the market was very
unsettled, and a panicky feeling pre-
vailed. The slump was particularly
noticeable during the morning, when the
selling appeared to be general By AL
classes. English cables were decidedly
disappointing, crop accounts continued or
brilliant average, and speculative sup
port was ALMOST entirely lacking. Ihe
summary OF the weekly government crop
report give the bear contingent Increased
courage, DIS indicating a general improve
ment IN the condition Of cotton In all
20 - hA helf
private sourses We're, If possible, even
more favorable than they have hereto
fore been, oKsettng the government
statement that the Texas crop Is grassy
and the Georsla crop suffering from
caterpilers. The volume OF business
to-day was very much larger. than any
single days business I'm recent weeks,
but this was due to liquidation and not
10 A disposition TO make new ventures,
although there was some investment buy
ing on the rushes 10 sell by cOnserVd-
| tive parties who believe that the market,
| having declined about Ac., was entitled
! To some reaction. The fact that there IS
a tremendous business in cotton goods
in this country, as well as abroad, with
| splnnIrS generally carrying liBht supplies
! OF cotton, also led some OF the more con-
| servative shorts to cover on to-day )
| break. On the basis Of $3.50 for August,
! some good Wall street houses bought
summer-month contracts, and the fact
strong hands. also added 10 the conser
| yatism OF the smaller local traders.
| causing them to cover. The demand
| from abroad was fairly good early In the
! session. but later the foreigners sold.
| The close was steady and 10 TO 10 points
| net lower.
Cotton futures opened steady; June,
S5.73 July, $5.76 August, S.79; September
$40 october, $5.ls November. %s2; De
Gender. $3.50; January, N.S; February
1892 March, 1896; April, S5.9s: May, sGO3
Spot closed quiet at Bloc. decline:
mlddling uplandS, Lille, mddlinS gun.
| 8 5-l6c.; sales, 800 bales.
Futures closed steady: June, $500; July
| s.. 49, August, $3.50; September, 500; o.
! tobcr. 500; November. 1913; December,
| $780, January. S79; February, @.&
March, s5s5; April, S.ss; May, 1891.
NEW ORLEANS, June 2l.-Cotton-Fu-
] lures steady; June, 800 bid; july, sl.5Sq
| $3.50; August. $5.46a G.l7; September $J42a
| s. 43; October, s.. 424S 10; November, s5.4Hl
| S. "A: December $J.48Q$5.i9; January, S.5lI
| 1852; February, S554GS555; March. G.5i9
| $J.j8.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
! PETERSBURG, VA. June 2l.-(Speciai,
| CottoR-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. June 20--Calves-Nice
| fat calves weighing around 90 10 u,
pounds. and smooth, are In constant
! good demand at top quotations. Receipts
| of such moderate and keeping closely sold
up Large. rough calves not 50 active
but also salabie at comparatively good
prices. We quote as, follows strictly