Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-19
Cheese. firm at slsalOc. Eggs. firm; fresh

Cheese. firm at 9isql0c. Eggs. firm; fresh
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. August is.-Fiour-firm
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot and the month. ..17s
are; September 72Hli727sc., OCTOBER,
7iQ74hc.; December, Ta77hc.; southern
by sample. e5a73hc.
month, S5lx4552c: September and Octo-
Der, 35hn35ikc.: November and Decem-
Der, 32ssl32%c.; January. S2lxfis2Ec.; south
ern white corn, i094Oisc.
Oats-Steady; No. white, new, ESQ
26isc.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 near by, 52Q5sc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL August lS.-4 P. Mot
ton-Spot: Small business; prices 1-S2d.
higher: American middling fair. I'D;
good middling. ll-16d.; middling, !-iSi. !;
low middling, 34d.; good ordinary. Sl-lod' !;
ordinary, 21sd.
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales,
of which 800 bales were for o spe salns ~
American. Receipts, 1000 bales, lhelud-
ing 700 bales Of American.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady; American middling, Tow middiinS
clause, August, 23-8id., value; August
September and october. 2o-sid.. sellers;
October and November, 3ls-64q3 $3.50,
buyers; November and December, Oe,
cember and January, and January ana
February. 317-e4aS ls-64d,, buyers; Feo-
ruary and March, lS-64d.. buyers; Maren
and April, l9-6id., sellers; April ana
May. l9-64l5S G-64d.. sellers; May ana
June, 2O-64d., buyers; June and july
3 2l-64d., sellers.
NEW YORK, August iS.-Cotton quiet;
middling; 6S-i6c, gross receipts, $40 naies /;
ports-to France, IT'S bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 2,Al bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 5,Ho baies 10
France, l75 bales: TO the Continent, l,o0i
fbales; stock. 35i. 400 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, l4,sss pales'
| exports-to Great Britain, 1.6SI bales; 10
| France 225 bales; to the Continent h'lSo
| bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re.
ceipts, $780, 75 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 3,50i226 bales; TO France, ,Jo''S'
| bales 10 the Continent. 2.si2,s95 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady at the adj
vance; August. $50; September, S.b9; DC
| tober. S7S; November, 1874; December
| s.. So: January, S.92 February and March
| Sc: April and May s607.
FUTURES closed steady: August {9.55i
September, $3.50; October. s5.IS; Novem'
| Der. S5.79; December $50 January, s9'S
February, 1914; March, ST; April 70
1 V.
| Spot closed quiet; mlddling uplands,
3-1sc; n1jddling gulf, 67-i6c; sales, AT
! bales.
| The cotton market opened with prices
higher by sal points, on strong early
| cables. and continued bad crop accounts
| Covering was feature OF the early ses,
| sion. but later cables showed pronounced
weakness I'm the English cotton marker
| and prices declined about 10 points, unuei
active selling pressure from all sources
| Id nv TWO leading Dedf
| houses. The course OF the market Wds
| exceptionally uneven, although the gene
raj scope of the fluctuations was not SC
great as heretofore: Again, the nlHr'
| ket took a generally upward tendency
on renewed covering and some buying FOL
investment account, following a telegram
| from Texas saying that only showers NAG
| visited some sections of that State, "ltf
the rainfall four-hundredths OF an mon
| The final phases Of the market reneetse
! a very nervous sentiment. with the mar,
| ket at the close steady, at net gain 81
10 3 points.
NEW ORLEANS, August 1S-Cotton-
Futures quiet and steady August, ::
bid september S4sa 3 ~ 0ctoper. ~ hgs
Sg7aS.SS: January S5.62Qs5.sS; February
IS ssd S. s., March, S5.70aS.72; April, S57ia
1916 May, S5.7sq@.SO.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 1S-(speciaL)-
| Cotton-Firm at l-sc. for good lots.
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
| BALTIMORE. August 7.-Calves-Wt
| quote as follows: Strictly choice veal
| per pound, 6gG$ic.; good veal, per pound
| sG6hc rough 70 good, per head, NnSs.D
Lambs and Sheep-We quote as follows
| Spring lambs, good TO choice, 9l2uotc
| per pound. poor, small stock, 412Q5c. pei
pound. Sheep. per pound, choice, 2Hq
5Ac.; good, per head; sSGs3so; inferior
| per head. H9N.50; old bucks, per head
| S2.500S.
CHICAGO, August 7.-The demand foi
| all grades OF cattle was rather slow 10
| day' and. with a large supply on hand
| prices were a little easier all around
| Good 10 choice beeyes sold at 5000 So 70
commoner grades at N.4JT&.55. Stoekeri
| and feeders sold at S.G0nA. %; buils, cows
| and heifers S2frs2 50; Texas steers, 5000
| 3l5; and calves, A50qN.25. There wal
| a further reduction Of &c. In the price o
| hogs. packers holding off, In spite OF IN
| moderate offerings. Heavy hogs sold {
| Al5QA75: mixed lots at Ai94N.IO; an an
| light at S445QsfS5. Pigs sold at $3.50
| sIc5. and culis at S2aSi.lO. The marke
for sheep and lambs was again Soak
| enormous receipts having ktocked IN
! bottom out of prices. Sheep solo az Sli
s. for culls up TO $.S0qs4 for choice west
| ern rangers. Native wethers were scare
and sold at $4.25uS4.5J. Lambs sold a
! 81 glMs6. Is. prime fiocks bringing t53s
$40 Receipts-Catte, 1850 head; hosi
| $500 head; sheep, 1900 head.
NEW YORK, August l7-Beeves-Re
| ceiuts. PAP head no trading; nominalll
| steady. Gables quote American cat;l
| firm at u%Ql2@e.i tops, lSc. per poun9
refrigerator beef, 9hce per pound. ~
| shipments to-day or tomorrow. calves
| Receipts. III head. Market steady. Neals
| S5aSS; FED calves and Gull veals, sLyv
| Sheep and Lambs---Receipts, 1904 head;
| cars on sale. Sheep steady; common
| lambs dull others l0ql5c. higher; 8 car
| took unsold. Sheep, $nA5O; lambs, ~
| XJO: culls, 81 Hogs-Receipts, L.
| head: 10 on sale. Market weak at 'Sf
''- NAyAI.-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, 3. c.. August B.-Tu,
| nenfine-Firm at 48c.; sales, 81 casks.
Rosln-Firm and unchanged, sales, IL
SAVANNAH. GA, August esprit
| TuTpsntine-Firm at 4spzc., sa es, -
| casks: receipts, 1873 casks.
Rosin-Firm; sales, 2,5d barrels; Re
| ceiuts. 1856 barrels. Quotations: a. u, :
and u @c.: r.. 81: +, $l.O5; q, NB; u
S rSe. so, X. 81 40; VI. $40: n. ,2a
Syiniow-siass. sl35: water-w bite. SEQ
VII MfNGTON, n. c., August is,
spirits Tilrpentine-Firm and unchanged
| receipts, lyl CASKS -,.a. ~ooo,o,,
Rosin2Firm and unchanged; receipts
| 246 barrels. ~, -. x9c, an
Crude Turpentine-FiIm al N~o' an
% 10. receints, 20 barrels.
Tar-Firm at S.S0; receipts, -. barreN