Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-27

cally unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing
OCT IT neat '.....,Ss& ees, ssSa,, s esS
pee. ....7O7s0% IA 11Csg%s 1V,s
May ........7i]sQlk TAX TAGS Hs
os Sorn .'.! No. IL ars sg as
Dec. ......SSii.sGA S5,s $Sl,s ga
2 2ot. .. sii8q'' s sg:az 2 "a. s ss
Mess Pork per bill .,
P De- o. So! $50 $50 $50 ; ;s.s9's
Lard. per 100 lbs
R 5ss. ::' slF% @is&. ss5 ST. ST..
short Ribs. per 100 lbs go,
I ReS '.... .ssls7i5 go So SIS stS7la
cash quotations were as follows; No,
yellow corn. 22a4 033c. Flour steady Nc.
wheat. 6i070c.: No 2 rcd. 7llf72c. No.
corn. 82isI32c. No. 2 cats. 23hc.: No. :
white. eGG26iac.: No. white, 2jm25Ac. NO,
rye 5j4c No. , barley. S9a4ic. NO.
faxseed. new. sl.2Shn$l2s Prime um no
thv seed. $3.50 Mess pork. per barrel. ~
;S05. Lard. per 100 pounds. s5.&HSl.zir.
Short ribs sides G0ose). A7WA.1O. Dry
salted shoulders boxed, 54iu5'sc. snort
clear sides boxed $53jQ$5.50. Whlskey.
distillers finished goods; per gailon, N'so;
Butter slow; creamery. 15u2oc dairy. va
lgc. cheese strong; creams, 120l24c. Eggs
strong: fresh 7uni3c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL october 26--4 r. Moot
ton-SD0t in fair demand: prices l-52d.
lower: American middling fair, 44sd
good mlddlirg, 5-32d.; midding, l5-l6d.
low middllng 3Ad.; good ordinary. 9-lvd.
4 n. - hf Iatr tHfQr
l2.0O0 bales. Of which 1000 were for specu-
latioa and export. and included n,0yl
American. Receipts. 1920 bales, all Amer
lean
Futures opened easy, at the decline bur bur
later reacted and closed steady at the
advance; American middling. low mid
ding clause October. 3 J6-6ili3 51-6id.. sell
crs; october and November. 0o,6lli
56-6i1. sellers; November and December
3 5l-6ld3 55-6id.. buyers: December and
January. 3 5i-6id., sellers; January and
February. 5S-Gid.. sellers; February and
March. 52-6id.. buyers; March and April
3 52-G4d., sellers. April and May, 3 52-s4d.,
sellers: May and June. 32-6id., sellers,
June and July. 52-6id.. sellers; July and
August. 3 52-6id.. sellers; August and Sep
TENDER, 50-5id., buyers.
NEW YORK, October 26.-Cotton-
Quiet: middlng, 5-l6c. gross receipts
l'l79 bales: sales, iC6 bales: stock, 110,Nl
bales; exports to Great Britain. COB bales
TO the Continent, 800 bales; to France, J'
bales.
exports TO Great Britain, liiT2 bales; e.
France. S213 bales; to the Continent H.
6l3 bales stock. Si2.759 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 26,Sl5 bales
exports 20 Great Britain, l0,nl bales; 10
France, 0.249 bales; 20 the Continent
60595 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
1733.77j bales; exports TO Great Britain,
is3 9S5 bales; 10 France. 1852 bales; To
the Continent, 1902 bales.
The cotton market opened TO points
lower. i'm sympathy with weak cables.
and during the first few minutes was UNI
settled. with foreign selling feature. IL
was soon evident that good buying orders
had been uncovered by the break ana
this demand, together with extremely
light receipts at nearly all points in the
belt led to lively covering. and during
the rest OF the forenoon the general ten
dency of prices was upward. In the af-
ternOOn prOft-taking was engaged In %
some extent. but the market IN the main
was firm with prices falling within n
few points Of the best forenoon figures
RumOr had Il that o Philadelphia export
house was buying spot cotton heavily
throughout the South. and that New Eng
land spinners. as well. were eagerly seek
ing TO accumulate additional supplies
Predictions Of frost tonight In the south
west added to the woes Of the shorts.
and encouraged outside investors 10
stand firm. as well as stimulating new
buying The market closed very steady,
at net gain of TO points.
Cotton futures opened steady; october,
s6.9l; November. 1925; December. 81; jan
uary. N.03: February. N0j; March. N0:
April, sos; May T.ll; June July. and
Futures closed very steady: October
and November. EOi; December, T.05; Jan
uary, SOS; February. $40. March. H.P;
April. SlS: May. Tl5; June and July,
s. 10; August. Nl7: September, S6.9i.
spot closed quiet; mlddllng uplands.
5-l6c.; mlddling Gulf, s-lGc.; sales. 4ls
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, October 26.-Cotton
futures steady; October, nominal; Novem-
Der IS 66NS667; December. $6.1ns5.72;;
January. @76Qs6T; February &.79a@.@i
@.IQs6.Ss; June, @s9Q$69O; July, %.JlQ
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, October 2i--(Spe-
oial.)-Cotton-Steady at 7 l-Sc. for good
lots
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. October 2j-Calves-We
quote as follows Strictly choice veal. per
pound 7c.; good veal. per pound, 6n5iac. !;
rough 10 good. per head. Sids0.
Lambs and Sheep-We quote as follows:
spring lunDs, gOOu 20 chOlct, &C. per
pound; poor. small stock, inil4c. per
pound; sheep. per pound. choice, &C.,;
gooG. per head s3aS350: inferior. per
head. Slqs1J0; old bucks. per head S2H,3
CHICAGO. October 25.--There was
fairly active demand for cattle to-day at
about former prices, the middllng grades
being barely steady: good 10 fancy grades
brought s5.5olfs5.70; common TO medium.
Al0GS5 Is: stOckers and feeders, $3QSA75;
cows and bulls 40sA25; Texans 50 Dgp
81 10: calves. GdTT0. Trade In hogs was
brisk al steady prices; fair 10 prime lots
81 2o0N.i2ia: heavy packers, B.s0gH.Ii4
mixed aiods4S5; butchers'. sL1jGA t9il /;
light-weigfts $fq A.35 pigs. S%usf3J
There was an excellent demand for sheep
and lambs at the recent advance. Poor
TO choice sheep sold at D25nti35, and
lambs al $500 $50 for the poorest 10 the
best. Receipts-Cattle. 1900 head, hogs,
q. 700 head; sheep. lm head.
NEW YORK. October 2J-Beeves-ise-
ceipts. 1896 head. Market opened ,0c.
lower for steers and COWS. closed frmsr;
bulls steady; steers $500 $3.50. oxen and
stays. s3l01tsf55. bulls, s2.Nnsi COWS,
81 50dxss. Cables unchanged; exports,
81 cattle. 10 sheep. and s16 quarters OF
oeef,. Calves-Receip's' 2.5sS head; veals
veals. $5ass; grassers, Sass7s: fed ard
mixed calves $375QA5o. Sheep and
IAmts-Receipts. l0l@. Sheep easy;
lambs steady: sheep. G.6onst25; culls, 81;
lambs s45oGS5.65: one deck extra, IS;
Hogs Receipts. 9i03 head. Market arm
az $t65nsi.So.
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. october ss.--Tur-
pentine-Quiet Ut &c.; sales. none. .