Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-11

ceipts. 7.s77. $50 bales: exports 10 Great Brl-
tain. 3,160942 bales; TO France. t6o'oOj bdieS
to the Continent, 2.Ss6, 40 bales.
The cotton market to-day was DaItN
steady, the first call trading 10 decline
of points, the weakness being due "a
unsatisfactory cables. Immediately after
the call there was a sharp rally or 3Ul
points. started by brisk buying by houses
with foreign connections, stimulated ny
reports CT heavy to killing frosts In the
Atlantic sections. This also started de-
mand from local shorts. July ana August
buying by houses with New Orleans con-
nections was also feature or the eatly
market Before noon, however. prices hau
reCeded to about the opening-call basis,
and trading became very slack. Ihere
was considerable disappointment regard
ing the volume OF outside speculation IN
view of the contradictory character OF the
weather and crop accounts from the
South The bull interest was without a
leader and the bear contingent distrusted
their position, while showing dispatche-
to prove that cotton-planting was making
seasonable progress, on the aNeIase
During the afternoon speculative dealings
became very narrow, with a gradual leak
undertone TO the local situation. Inc
market was finally quiet, at a net loss oil
Cotton futures opened barely steady
ApriI. S57S: May. $5S}; June, $5.sS; july
$3.50: August, IS 81; September, $3.50; Oc'
tober. $3.50: November, $50 Deceember
s.. go; January Sc; February, S6Ol; Marcn
$500. Spot closed quiet ana Jnchangeu
Sales. $50 bales.
Futures closed quiet; April, SOS; May
$3.50; June, $j,Sl July S9g: a. august, ~ :.
September, $50; october. S5g; NoyemDSr
s5.92; December. S.95: January, S'.gs; fep
ruary. $500: March. 500.
NEW ORLEANS. April 10.-Cotton fu
lures dull; April, 1858 bid; May. Sobz
S5.63: June. S569nS5.70; July. $1t9 q. 4.
August s566QS6l; September s9' eel 80 q 81
october. $3.50 s5.67; November, S1'ooHSO'oii
December, s56Su$5.70.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April 1O.-(SpeciaL)-
Cotton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, April 9LCalves-N,e
Der pound, GlkG6Ac.; good veals, per
bound, &C.. rough to good, per head. SFg
~ 20 sheep and Lambs-We quote as
follows: Spring lambs, good to cholc-e'
saSkc. per pound; small STOCK, otge g. g.
DC good. per head. S3.50QA; inferior,
R SGsi he'd' ''a''''' 0'' 'N-'
PHILADELPHIA. April 9.-ReceiptIs
were: Beeves 23iS head; sheep i,o",
hogs T. 400. Beef cattle active and prices
advanced on all grades; extra, o7suOl2c.'
cod 5T,51,c,: medium. 4ss047sc.; common,
lilI,iisc' Sheep i'm good demand and
ciosed firm. extra. 5AH5i2c.; good. 4s4u9c: !,
medium. 4HMnhc.: common 512hi Jan Ian
wool lambs. 5446l2c.; do, chpped' flh
yennest and firm: best western. 5kn5isc. !;
other grades, 5u5lAc. Fat cows hrm al
9iaGI3Hc. Thin cows steady az SSnNo.
Veal calves active at 4l2nic. Mileh cows
unchanged AT S25uSi5. Clty dressed pc. :,
in GOOD demand at 6QSs.c. for strictly
city dressed.
NEW YORK. April acknowledging
"a head. nothing doing; feeling steady;
evnorts 724 cattle. 20 sheep, ana 4.5Z3
quarters of beef Calves-Recelpts' none I,
trading limited; u stale cattle sold az
cess o.. feeling weak. Sheep and Lambs
Peceints s22 head; held for higher prices;
feeIing verv firm on Buffalo advices:
hos Receipts. 217S head; firm; good
western mixed weight sold at $40
CHICAGO. April S.-Ihe rev eons r,,l /,
to.day were disposed OF at recent prices.
Tbe demand for hogs was good al strong
er nrices. Fair 10 choice. S.@uS3.s5;
heavy packing lots: $500 So mixed
81 e5Gi$3&: butchers S - 5o ngn.'
f,,s,S ~ sheen were mostly consigned 70
he Strengthening houses, and prices iul,d
nor,inal Receipts-Cattle. 300 head; hcgs,
Il 900 head: sheep, 1000 mead.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLIE STON, S. c.. April 10.-Tur-
nentlne-Firm at 40c.; sales, none.
Rosin-Steady and unchanged; sales
WIIArNGTON, y. c.. April l0.-spirlts
NJ Turpentine-Firma at 4Ogftzc.; receipts
- Rsosin-Firm at CSC and 81; receipts, 2so
barrels. ct. -. q y and
81 10; receipts. 6 barrels. 90 b,.r.,s
Tar-Firm at &c; receipts % barrels,
SAVANNAH. GA. April lO-splrits OF
Turpentlne-Firm at io'2c'' S'i'S' '''
casks; receipts. $50 casks. &c,
R"sin-Firm and unchanged: sales l''ol
barrels; receipts, 2,706 barrels.