Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-25

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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTiMoKE' August 2L-Flour--Qniot
Wheat-Quiet: spot. 7Sssa7st,c.: septers-
| Der. 72hu72kc.. October 731D732sc: De-
cember. nc. asked; southern, b. sample.
| tJlf73c. 49,. -. +,
corn-FIrmer; mixed spot and the
month S7037i.c.: September. s3a.c: Mo-
'yember and December. 321.2hc: Jaml-
AIRY. &c. bid; southern white corn. $1,000.
Oats-Firmer; No. white. Z7127izc. for
Rye-Nominal; No. ?. nearby. &c.
| Sugar-StrOng and UNCHANGED.
Butter and Eggs-ffrm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady. 80.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. August 2L-Cotton-spot
IN limited demand; prices. lied. higher;
! American middling fair, nd good mid.
\ ding l3-i6d. middling 3 Sled. low mid
| ding 3ssd.; good ordinary. 3-iCd.: 0rdi-
nary. 3D. The sales Of the day were 500
\ bales. OF which 500 were for speculation
and export and included 3.40o American.
| Receipts. i.i00--all American.
/ Futures opened steady and closed quiet:
misdling. low midding clause, August.
| 3l-tfd., buyers; August and September.
! S-6iM3 S0-G3d.. sellers: September and
! October 3Z-iu3 2S-6id. buyers. October
/ and November. 26-5id.. value. November
| and December. 3 25-6iH3 26-Gid.. buyers:
| December and January. 25-gfd. sellers;
Il -
| February and March. 3 2j-6lfi3 2s-64a.. bay
| ers; March and April, 26-6id3 27-6id.. sell
ers; April and MAY. 27-6id.. sellers; May
and July. 2S-6iu3 2g-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK. August 2i--Cotton-Qu
midding. 6iic.. net receipts. A bales;
gross receipts. l.S0i bales: sales. 30 bales:
stock. 1880 bales; eNports-to Great Bril-
! tain. bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 5.7s3 bales:
| eNports--to Great Britain. 1881 bales; 10
| the Continent 200 bales; stock, S6Ioi9
bales.
Consolidated Net receipts. 1853 bales:
| expOrts-to Great Britain, 2.SN bales; 10
| France, l6 bales; to the Continent. sgd
| bales
Totals since September list: Net receipts.
| S3637 bales; exports--to Great Britain.
| 3,Jo6a61 bales. to France. 196.SO bales. 20
the Continent. 2Si6.6Si bales.
There was a decided let-up to-day I'm
| the attention paid TO cotton futures BY
| the general public, and the volume OF
business was smaller prObably than for
any one day since tho excitement In cot
! ton first set In There was no particular
| reason for the change. as the Averages
| crop news was quite as hullish as hereto
| fore. and there was nothing special In
| the English advices 10 justify any mate
| rial change IN sentiment Nevertheless
| the market declined rapidly after the mo.
| mentum Of yesterdays rise had expended
Itself in an advance OF 3nS points con-
I nntl 10 the opening fdlI ltduitb WIZ
| for time. every active. but liquidation
soon commenced and few OF the larger
| local bear operators accelerated the DOWN
ward movement by pounding the market.
| The government report indicated soma
| possibility Of rains in the norther'y Sec
| ton OF the cotton belt with no relief for
| the central and more southcrly sections
| During the afternoon very nervous feel
| ing obtained, and. while tho extent OF the
| variations became smaller. the course or
| the market was such as 10 indicate very
| unsettled Views. The market was finally
| steady. At net loss Of SUI points.
Cotton futures opened steady az the adj
vance; August. Sj.95; September. f5.d; Oc-
! tOher, sos. November, S6.lL. pecernher,
| s6lS; January. 1923: February. N.2i:
March. $500; April, $3.50; May $3.50: juno.
| $3.50
Futures closed steady; August. $50;
! September s. so: October, $3.50. Novem-
! Der. $603; December s6lS January. &.1s:
| February. @l6? March 1913; April. $50:
| May, S622; June. $500
spot closed quiet al a l-l6c. decline:
mlddling uplands, SIC; do. Gulf. 6iac:
| sales. 80 bales.
| NEW ORLEANS. August 2i-Cotton-
| Futures closed steady: August, 500 hid:
| September S.6iH$J.6S: October 5000 8 40;
| $50; January f5.Sl4S5.ss; February. S.SIfo
$50: March, $j.SOd5.9l; April @e6&.9G;
| May. S.9SWs6.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG August 2i-fspecal.)--
! Cotton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE August 23.-Beef Cattle
| Very best on sale this week. Ss250f5 20:
! those generally rated first quality $50
| 30 medium or good fair quality. $500
! 81; ordinary thin steers oxen. and cows.
! $ZH3.ZJ; extreme range Of prices. S2lt5j.,0;
/ most Of the sales were from S.J 10 = 30.
| Remarks on Beef Cattlo-The arrivals du-
|
| l.ND last week. ana 26Sj head ono year
/ ago and the sales were 2,lG head. against
! l,BJ last week. and ,W head one year
ago, Baltimore butchers taking 100 head.
| country dealers 3.4. and eastern buyers
! 60 head. The Offering OF beef cattle ut
! the yards this week was. as 10 quality,
! fully up TO that Of last week. consisting.
/ as then. of a full number OF prime tops
| ana good butcher cattle, with q suiiciency
| OF the common grades. Values Of the
! tops and good grades eycned up 20 those
| OF last week, but those for some Of the
! medium and common cattle were espe-
! cially toward the close, ismAc. of from
! last week. The extreme range was sic
$40 per 100 pounds gross. with most sales
| S.2jnS53o per 100 pounds. Exporters were
worth Npsj.5o per 100 pounds. Sheep aud
| Lambs-rhe arrivals this week were l3.3iO
| head. against 1904 last week. and 62C6
! head one year ago Remarks-The mar
/ kct is extremely dull for all but the best
| sheep and lambs and shippers continue
4
| and light lambs. against which they have
! been so frequently advised. sheep since
| Monday are without quOtable change,
| prices ranging. as they did then. al 3nic..
| with few extra shade higher; lambs,
| Base. and a few extra Jic., being re.
| lower than they were then, stock ewes.
| $l.50Qf$jj0 per head, and only fair trade
| Swine-rhe market Is steady at tho quo
| tatiOns OF MOnday-vlZ. Good, light far
/ western hogs s5.20NSj.iO per 100 pounds
/ gross: light-weights from nearer points,
| $5fiSJ10; heayies Si9On3; light pigs NV0
| 500 ana rOughs. 8.JlnSi per 100 pounds
| gross Fresh Cows-There Is a fair offer
| Ing OF fresh cows as 70 numbers, the tops
! are not numerous, and good ones ara
wanted. We quote at S20nSf5. and rev
! extra $50 per head; receipts ~ mead.
| CalveslTrade Is slow and prices are
! easier than on Monday. with unfaVorable
prospects for next week. Quotations. 80
! &C.. and a few at &c. per pound; receipts.
/ 1876 head
CHICAGO. August 29-There WINS 4 big
supply Of cattle to-day. but mostly Of in-
ferior grades. the result being a widening
Of prices. Choice lots were steady. while
others were weak and l0tpl5c lower. Good
20 choice cattle sold at S5.500sbtO, COM
moner grades bringing Slog $3.50. Stock
ers and feeders sold NJ S.3jn1; bulls.
cows. and heifers, HfiS52. Texas steers
/ at S350ll $780, and calves at Sf0T.2J. There
was a fairly active demand for hogs, with
good drOyes AT Sc. lower: others without
much change. Heavy hogs sold NJ SllO.e
81 so: mixed lots az SisJl$iSO and Light NJ
Sl5lM$iS. Pigs brought NOQfSiN and
culls S250lSi. The demand Tor both sheep
and lambs was good, and prices were
steady. Sheep sold az S2.DaSi5O for In
ferlor 10 prime natives. western sheep
bringing S.GHS4i0. Lambs sold az 3.10
$62J choice westerns going al &.gmS2fl:
Common lambs We're slow OF sale, ana
largely iO1l5c lower Receipts-Cattie.
q 900 head hogs, Is 90 head; sheep, 1900
head.