Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-19

Goose,, Aisa,L75. Dry-saIted ., shou 9ses'
ed, sLs5ds5. whiskey. distillers' hp'snes1
goods. per gallon. sl.2s. Sugar. cW io.,l
unchanged. Butter steady; creamsry. ~
lslzc.; dairy. i0nI6c. Eggs STEADY ires"'
1lac. Cheese easy; creams. snp%c'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MlRKEr
and unchanged. -,ao
wheat-strcng; spot and tbs month month, 40
7iLc.; June. 7f5n7k4c.; Juf, io7sd'Sisc''
southern. by sample, 6sd7ilc. .-,.
Corn-Unsettled and east; pot M9sp
37ihc; the month and June, S'hn5r9c''
July. 37i1c.; southern white corn, &C
asked.
Oats-Dull: No 2 white, 33lzn3ic.
Rye-Nominai: No. western. 62Iac.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm ard upchangeu'
Cheese-Firm and unchanged'
Eggs-Firm at l2iAgl5c.
Lettuce-S2.51.
hiskey-Uncharged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, May 1s-i =. M.-Cotton-
Spot in good demand prices hardening,
American middbng, fair, 29-S2d,; good
midding. 9-l6s; middling, 3sd.; low
middling, Slid; good ordinary, 3D.; or
binary, 13-l6d The sales OF the day were
speculation snd export. and included 10
200 bales Aperican. Receipts, $500 bales,
including 300 bales American.
Futures opened and closed steady, with
a moderate demand; American mddlng,
low-middkng clause May, 2l-64d.. buy
ers; May.and June, 2l-6id., buyers; June
and JuH, 2l-6ia3 22-6id., buyers; July
and August and August and September,
3 22-6iG1 2-64d sellers; September and
October, 3 22-6id., value: October and No
q m n
Der and December and December and
January, 8 21-64d.. sellers; January and
FEBRUARY. 32l-64d, value; February ana
March. 22-6id., sellers; March and April,
22-6in3 23-64d.. value.
NEW YORK, May S.-Cotton-Steady;
niddling, 6i4c.; net receipts. 2lS bales;
gross receipts, S.3i9 bales; sales, ITO bales;
stock. 1880 bales exports-to Great Bri.
tain. 80 bales; to the Continent loio
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 5'Si bales:
eXports-to Great Britain, 3,SJ bales; 70
France. 200 bales; to the Continent, 1915
bales: stock, 750,799 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1850 bales
exports-to Great Britain, l2769 bales; TO
France. 2.2S2 bales; to the Continent To-
759 bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
ceipts. soy, iOs bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 3'2Si7i0 bales; to Frapee, 6y9sos
bales: to the Continent. 25i0,7@ bales.
Inprp Was Il MATT III the upNdlh
ment of prices in cotton to-day. Al tue
start the market advanced Few points
following q better class OF news from the
other side than anticipated, but later sag
ged, under sheer neglect. Az times curing
the day the bear crowd made feepse el-
forts 70 regain the ground lost within
the past day or two, but met with more
or less opposition in the shape OF limited
buying orders from wall street. ihous !
some of the smaller longs accepted III,
DOR nf
crowd held out for still higher prices
Liverpool and Continental representatives
were poorly supplied with orders, as were
also brokers' handling southern accounts
The most comforting feature OF the Eng
lish cable reports was that tie spol ue
partment was hardening on increased
demand from European spinneds: ieading
to n small scramble OF shorts 10 cpNSs
In the future department. In southern
markets the wants of American splnners
and eXporters we're more eXactlug, ana OF
a broader scope. but I'm all instances deai
eys demapded fun former TO shaue
higher prices. no let-up in demand ior
manufactured goods was reported ironl
New England mills and accounts from
dry-goods centres reflected highly grau-
fying conditions As for the crop opiA-
ion is divided, soue claiming that the
continued dry weather In the Eastern
States has seriously retarded raplo
growth. while I'm the West Insects were
said to be damaging the stalk. on me
other hand IL was argued that IN the
main satisfactory progress was Delhg
made. and another large yield was locke!
for. At the close the market was qule'
and steady, with prices points h's"ei ~
| point net lower. ~,
cotton futunes opened steady; May
s5.SS: June, $3.50; July, Sos5; august I'D
September, 5.9l; October, So.9o; Noven
Der. $595; December, 81; January; 80 e. ~
February S6.O6 March, $50; April, $ol2
Futures closed quiet and steady; May
s5SS: June. $3.50; July, S.92; August; SyJ
September $3.50; October, S.R; NOvenl
Der. S5.9i December. sos; January WV
February. 8O5; March, sos; April, $6.ll.
Spot cotton closed steady ana uh
changed; sales, ITO bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May lsTCotton :, ~ ~;
81 IL: July. s57iGsj.7j; August s5.6sg 800
September S56id sj65; October, S5.6ta S5;69!
| November, $3.50 $50: December. $685.
$3.50: January. S7lIS72; February, SHa
| S515; March, S.7IQS5.1S'
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
pETERSBURG, VA, May ls.-(Special.
COtton-Steady at 57sc. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May n.-Beef Cattle
| Very best on sale this week, NgH@
| those generally rated first quality, St.%e
! SIS; medium or good fair quality. SRl
| $i?5; ordinary thin steers. oxeg, ah'
! cows. s25Oa$3aO: extreme range OF prices
! 81. 5On$5; most Of the sales were irom %"
| to S.
Remarks on Beef Cattle-The arrival:
| during the week were ] $50 head, against
| .557 Last week and LAP head one year
ago. and the sales were l,2ll head, against
| .2J5 last week and $50 head one yedl
apo. Baltimore butchers taking | Gi head
country dealers -, and eastern buyers
1877 head.
The general quality Of the offerings
keeps well up 10 what il has been foi
several weeks past. Trace has beer
fairly active throughout, and reviou'
prices are well maintained, the market
this week being strong at the :ange Of
values quoted last week-vlz.: Sa.50uS pei
100 pounds; most sales ranging, as thep
between s5.oqs5 per 100 pounds. Export