Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-04


September and October, 3f7-5aQs ls-sid.,
buyers: October and November. $3.50
3 i7-6.d.. sellers; November and Decem-
Der. l5-6NI3 ls-Gtd. sellers: December
and January 3 l5-6sq3 ls-8ad. sellers; Jan
uary and February, ls-Gtlt3 l6-s4d.. sell
ers: February and March. 3 l6-G1d., sellers (;
March and April. l6-6iq3 l7-6td., buyers;
April and May, f7-5tlt3 lS-sid.. sellers;
Nav and June 3 Is-6fd., buyers: June and
July. 3 lS-Gf03 iS-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK. August :.--Cotton-
Steady; middling, s i-Sc.; gross receipts,
"a bales: sales 1876 bales; stock IN, ss5
bales: exports--to the Continent, SIC bales;
TO France. les bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 5,76i 800
bales: exports-to Great Britain, 6,OJ1
bales: to France. us bales; To the CONT
ueut 576 bales. stock 1876 Oh bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. sos bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 1854 bales; 70
France. S,l6S bales; to the Continent. H.
S52 bales.
Totals since LIST September: Net re-
ceipts. S.3l05l5 bales: expOrts-to Great
Britain. 3.iS2,665 bales; TO france, s''>V
bales: to the Continent. 2,SlS3H bales.
~ The cotton market did not finish the
day with any great gain 20 us creui', put
showed surprising STABILITY tnrouBnout
the session considering the fact that
crops news and the regulation factors in
general were adverse 10 bull movement.
Shorts. led by Over-sold August traders,
endeavOred TO cover up, but found sellers
unaccountably scarce, with the result
that prices at one time showed gam Oh
3N1 points the latter being FOR the cur
rent month. A number OF wire-buyinS
orders put in an appearance before mid
day. which rumOr claimed were sent ny
prominent Philadelphia export house;
The South also purchased a few sna.
lines Of the fall and winter positions. but
in its entirety the day in cotton specuia-
ton was a most uneYentful one. The
close was steady with prices showing
net gain OF 2a5 points, the latter figure
being for August
Cotton futures opened quiet August.
$50: September. 1856; October $500; No
vember. S572: December. S5.T; January.
S5S2: February. $5S5: March. S5.sS; April,
1871: May, 1876; June, S59S.
Futures closed steady; August. $3.50
September $3.50; october, S.7l; Novem-
Der. 1910: December $50: January, WA;
February 1851: March, S5.9l; April, S%;
May. 500; June. $G.02.
Spot closed steady; middling uplands,
l-sc.: middling Gulf, 68-sc.; sales, 7S6
bales.
Futures dull: August. &.42 bid; Septem-
Der. S5.4Od$j.f: October. S5.Ng@.42; NO
vember $5.l50S Is; December. S50a&.5l;
January. @5ia 500; February. S5IuSo.oS;
March. $j.6lQ$j.62. April S5.6jllS5.66.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 3.-(special.)-
CottOn-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. August 2.-Calves.-We
quote. as follows: Strictly choice veal. per
pound, l-4i5 lie good veal, per pound.
81. ''Ds" - s'''' p'' "e"'' '''''"
Lambs and Sheep-We quote: Spring
lambs, good 10 choice, 1-2c per pound;
poor, small stock, il-2g5c. per pound.
Sheep, per pound. choice. 5QS S-ic.; good,
per head, SH$}5O; Inferior, per head, SlGt
N.5o, old bucks, per head. $25OQ$5
NEW YORK, August 2.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 1880 head. Steers and fat cows
steady; bulls and medium and common
cows weak; steers A76gS60; stockers,
$50; oxen and stays. 8.5C4si65 bulls,
ira fat bulls. S3.650$l3O: cows. Si.JOaS3.75;
choice fat. 81. Exports. 2,7SS quarters Of
beef. tomorrow none.
Calves-Receipts. 1858 head closed
easy; yeals. SiJ0dS6 culls. sfnSL25;
tops. ST. buttermilks, &12 i-2QS.75, grass
Sheep and ambs-Recepts, 1861 head
Sheep steady; lambs lower; sheep 500
$40: lambs S4.750$6G -; one car choice,
$40: culs, $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 4.975 head. Market slow
and &c. lower at $3.50 1915; choice State
hogs, $tS).
NAVAL STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 3.-Tur-
pentine- Market firm at Zoe; sales, none.
Rosn--Firm sales, none; quotations
unchanged.
SAVANNAH. GA, August 3.-Spirits
Turpentine-Firm at Ne; sales. 81 casks;
receipts, l.l67 casks
Rosn-Firm; sales. 301 barrels; re-
ceipts. 1909 barrels. Quotations: 4. b. g.
and ID, 81; T., Sl.Oj; Il, N.l0; G., SID; n,
$3.50: /. $l35: X. 1850; NJ. $3.50; \. &.25;
window-glass. $40; water-white. $3.50.
WILMINGTON. n. c., August g.
Spirits Turpentine-Firm at 42l2gi3c.; ros
ceipts. 1l2 casks
Rosn-Steady and unchanged; receipts
6i3 barrels. ,.,.
Crude Turpentine-Firm and unchanged;
receipts. 105 barrels.
Tar-Firm at 81. 90; receipts, 2iG barrels.