Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-15


2 rye, 5siSa5sAc. No. barley, ssa47c. No.
naNseed, N2l; new. $l.25. Prime tlmo-
tiny seed, $50. Mess pork, per barrel,
9GS95. Lara, per loo pounds, STING
80. Short ribs sides doose), 81 sass.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxeo), issQ4i1c.
Short clear sides (bOxed), A30qs5. Whis-
key, cisullers finished goods, per ga Ion.
SLZo. Sugars, cut-loaf, unchanged, But
Ter quiet and easy; creamery, h8lslsci
dairy. llie4Ilc Eggs steady; fresh, 2.sc.
cheese steady; creams ugllizc.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April n.--4 p. Moot
ton-Spot in moderate demand prices
lS-lsd. lower: American middling fair,
3 Esd: good middling. l7-S2d. mddling.
ll~S2d.: low middling. sgd; good or
binary, sgd. ordinary, 225-S2d. The
sales OF the day were 10000 bales, OF
which 600 bales were for speculation and
export, and included $500 bales American;
receipts. 1900 baleS-no American.
Futures opened quiet. with moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
| middling. low-middling clause April,
3 lS-6id.. sellers; April and May. ls-5id.,
sellers. May and June. lS-6ld., sellers;
June and July lS-6id.. buyers; July and
August. 3 lS-6iQ3 l9-6id., sellers; August
and September. lS-6id., buyers: Sepfem-
Der and october, lS-6id., sellers; Octo-
| Der and November N-6ili3 lS-6ld, value:
November and December, H-6id.. sellers;
December and January, T-64d., sellers;
January and February, 9i7-64d. buyers;
February and March. Sl7-sigs Sod.
! buyers.
NEW, new YORK. April N1cotton.-ouiet,
gross receipts COS bales; sales S0i bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts. T. gl6 balesJ
! eNports-tO Great Britain, 2,209 bales; 10
the Continent, 1880 bales; stock. 7sS0T
! bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. si.1n bales;
| eXports-to Great Britain. 1880 bales; 70
France. 4sS bales; 10 the Continent. 25s9s
Totals since September 1st Net re-
celpts. 7I9,7i5 bales; exports-to Great
! brltaln, 3,DO,0V bales; 20 France GS59S6
bales: 10 the Continent, ,O55 bales.
Inc opening call developed a steady
feeling for cotton futures. With prices 1
point lower TO point higher, Liverpool
! cables being considered favorable, I'm view
| OF the pronounced weakness developed
| here Yesterday. Following the opening
! call there was a general advance OF 2l3
| points on covering by parties who had
! yesterday oversold themselves. The moye-
| ment was facilitated by light foreign buy
| ing. Very soon. however. the market
| turned easier and declined 3d4 points
| from the top prices, under disposition
/ 70 liquidation, IN view OF the generally
| favorable tenor Of tho crop and weather
! news AT the same time, reports reach
! ing here from southern spot markets in
! dlcated more or less general DISPOSE
! ton TO unload supplies of actual cotton.
while spot buyers were inclined 10 rer
| treat. Local sentiment became decidedly
| bearish but selling was not active. Grad
ually the market became quieter. and
| during the afternoon the local contingent
| had the situation pretty much to them
selves. AT no time during the session.
| however. was there any broad speculatiys
! interest. The close was steady at un-
changed prices to points lower
Cotton futures opened steady; April
$3.50; May 1913; June, S.77 July. s5.sS;
August. $50; September, $579; October,
$50; November S.sS. December 1886;
| January, S.9l February. 1913; March,
$5T Spot closed steady; prices un-
changed; sales. 800 bales.
Futures closed steady; April, $50;
| S5.S3: September, S.Sl: October. $58: No
vember. 1874; December. s. IS; January,
$5.S7 February. $595; March. So.
The following are the total net re-
ceipts OF cotton at all ports since Sep
tember l. 1895; Galveston. 22l0. $50 bales;
New Orleans. 20l3960 bales; Mobile, 30
5 e2au, bales; S Savannah zsl i'o2Ss6l bales;
29o06S bales; Norfolk. 1850 bales; Balti.
more. n. 446 bales New York, l2l 697 bales:
Boston 2A.76o bales: Newnort News H.
999 90. bales IIhiadslphia' Al5s bales; Bruins:
bales: Pensacola, 1727 no bales: Port Royal,
20 s65 bales. Total, 7,19,755 bales.
NEW ORLEANS April n.-Cotton fu-
'ures steady. April, $3.50; May SJ.5GaS 557,
June. .56lg@.6S: July. S62qS563; August.
Der. $3.50; November, S.5S4S 90: Decem-
Der $j.6)dSG2
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April 1i-(Speciai.)-~
Cotton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Calves-Choice,
light yeals are I'm light receipt and good
demand; rough stock Is I'm full supply and
dull sale. We quote as follows: Strictly
1hnfna
Veals' per pound, 040lzc.; rough 10 good,
per head, sass
Sheep and Lambs-Some few lots have
arrived, but I'm the majority OF cases tho
stock was very small and poor; this kind
Is not wanted; the demand Is confined en-
tirely TO fat stock, Weighing 81 20 IS
pounds. We quote as follows: Spring
lambs, good 10 choice. 74sc. per pound;
poor, small stock, 646ikc. per pound:
sheep. per pound, choice Sizg &C.; good.
per head, S.J0nSl; Inferior, per head, sllp
$3.50; old bucks, per head, NuH.
CHICAGO, April l3.-There was a brisk
trade in cattle to-day from the start, and
prices ruled stronger. although there was
no general advance. Fancy cattle brought
S.6Ju$5.1J; choice steers, $500 $50; me-
dunn steers $3.50 sl9j; beef steers, 5000
COWS and heifers S34OaH25; bulls, $500
$40: western-fed steers $l2on&.50; Texas
steers, 3s1QS' calves. S3.50N6. There
was fairly active demand for hogs, but
IlNtlS tAfNttNtl III iNlflNk n INfiAtf 0f-
cline Of about T5c. Fair 10 choice. 500
S3s7ik: heavy packers, S.50H8.72iz: mixed.
S3.G0uS3.s0. butchers S.GJH $3.50. lignts,
$36)H$&77la; pigs 82Jus3.G. Owing %
licht receipts prices ruled stronger for
sheep and lambs. Sheep sold az S3nN;
westerns s3501Sj. and shOrn fi0cks. $500
SiS5; lambs. 4snSD; ColOrados, 500
$3.50: westerns, 8Nusj.15, and shOrn lots
SA50dG15. ReceiDts-Cattle. 1000 head.
hogs. 1900 head; sheep, 1900 head.
NEW YORK April l2-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, ei5 head; no trading feeling
slow, at HAZE; live sheep steady at
l2iaGl3ikc; lambs. he. refrigerator beef
lower az 9isc. per pound. No exports to-
day Calves-Receipts, 30. Market quiet
but steady. Medium 10 prime .yeals, N'5
NS5.50; tops, $50 Sheep and lambs-Re-
ceipts, 1895. Sheep firm and higher;
lambs barely steady. nearly all sold. Com
mon 20 prime unshorn sheep. N5juS.15:
good clipped do. SiJ0uSisya; good 20
prime unshorn lambs, s6DNy57j; clipped
strong Hogs-Receipts. ASA Market
trihe weak fair TO prime hogs. Ni0g<l25.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. April H.-Tur.
pontlne-Firm at natc.. sales. none.
Rosm-steady and unchanged; sales.
none.
Turpontine-Firm az NABi-c.; sales, 10
casks: receipts, $50 casks.
Rosln-Firm NJ "A &C. decline on water
white; sales. eOi barrels; receipts. zsz9
o1 Wff 1NlINGToN. y. c, April lL-splrlts
Turpentine-Firm at nis8i2c.; receipts.
70 Rosin-Flrm at 95c. and 81; receipts. 2sS
u Crude ,rYts, Turpentine--Quiet at n.s5 and
50 40: receipts. q barrels.
f~,r. 49,, a, ose rrceipts 2S6 barrels