Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-11

SIG. Prime timothy seed, $;So. Mess
100 pounds S536as5.5o. short-rib sides
Qoose). S4900S5 20. Dry-salted shoulders
(boxed). 6sQ6Ac. Short clear sides box
ed). s5.6Jn$5.75. Whiskey. distillers' fin
ished goods, per Gallon Ai2l. Butter Butter
Cheese strong at lhgl2c. Eggs nrm;
fresh, ls12c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL October l0.-Cotton-Spot,
moderate business; prices B-32d: lower
American middling, fair. 4l-3Zd.; good
middling. 25-32d.; good ordinary, l9-S2d.;
ordinary. l3-32d.
The sales OF the day were 10000 bales,
of which 800 were for speculation ana *
port, and included $500 American; re-
ceipts, 1900 bales, including 1920 Ameri-
can.
Futures opened easy and closed barely
steady at the decline; American middling,
low middling clause, October S55,64g
5I-64d., sellers; October, and November
3 55-6id., buyers; November and Deem
Der. a-6id. buyers, December and Janu-
airy, 5S-64d.. buyers; January and rep,
ruary. 3 53-6id., sellers February ana
March 53-6id., buyers; March and Apri,
3.6lq2 5I-s4d.. buyers. April and May
3 54-64d.. value; May and June 54-6ig
3 55-6id.. sellers; June and July, 3ti.oi9
3 55-64d., buyers: July and August, 95-6id.'
sellers; August and September, S6i-6id.,
value
NEW YORK. October lO-cottonmoo
Steady; middling,. nc; net receipts 800
bales; gross receipts, 12l1 bales; sales
los bales; stock. 1S2SS4 bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 6OQn bales;
expor,s-to Great Britain, S,l4 bales; 10
the Continent, 1895 bales; stock, 1912
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1850 bales;
exports-to Great Britain 1859 bales 10
the Continent, 4, 207 bales.
am her at. Net receipts.
| lGS. 5S4 bales: eXport5-to Great Britain
3l4 OPS bales: to France. 92H9 bales; 10 the
Continent. 2s9liS bales.
The statement OF the Department OF
Agriculture came 10 hand to-day, but
failed 10 seriously disturb the Ideas OF
bulls or bears. In fact, tho market ala
not vary as much as one point on ule
announcement at midday, THIS being
most unusual occurrence. mere "ds
gOodly number OF outside buying orders
in evidence at the opening. and these, in
connection with bullish Liverpool al
Vapces sent prices up 2nS points on the
call but after Few moments OF urn.
ness prices went of rapidly TO below last
nights figures. under heavy nquldatlon
and a bad slump in the English market,
From then until midday both sldes gave
attention almost solely 10 the stralshteh-
ing I'D of struggling accounts. preparatory
10 POSSIBLY unlooked-fOr features IN the
bureau report. The announcemept that
the condition OF the crop on OCTOBER lsl
was ea4 per cent, az against 90 on oep-
TENDER lst. and 75.4 october !, 1870, We
received in a most matter-ot-fact way,
almost with Indifference. although the
trade had been keyed up 70 nlsh pltcu
of excitement under the impression that
something Was in store. In ths aflerhooH
the market was irregular ana spa .ii,b
icalIy active. Prices however Kept WIN
i'm narrow limits. The close was barely
steady. with prices net ! point nlgner 10
points lower. The crop, statlstlcal, a III,
other news from the belt was generaliy
h,illisb but exerted little Influence, naVlnS
been discounted or 0vershadowed by the
conflict OF ideas on the bureau question.
Cotton futures opened steady Octoper,
s6N: November, $685.; December, S.Voi
January. gl4 February % So g,,a Ma q x:
July. S29; August, 81 -. o..-.
Fy,t,,res closed barely steady; October,
$500; November, 1914; December 49,
January. T.O4; February ~; MS az 20
IT,n,iiYI f7T: August, N.22 September, 500
S1oot closed quiet but 1-l9c. lower; mid
ding uplands, nc; do. Gulf 7p2c'; safes
M NE No ORLEANS october lo-c9t Of q;
Ert,,res closed steady; october, 500 pld !;
T-o,aro5er s. assoc: December, $3.50
a. ~. Ienuarv. S.T7g@.7s, February, %s2p
Ss al March. SS5QS6.s6; April, Sb.oSGso.sO'
MAY. s5g2QS6sS; June, $sogb'N.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, october O-(Spe;;
cial5-Cotton-Firm at 5-lSc. for Sood
io''' LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
pAITINIORE MD, October y
Hogs.-Arriyals this week were %
IA head; receipts were heavier
than last week, win inourrsIe III - ~, %;
we quote far-western hogs, Sob TO S2.-o
nec 10 pounds gross. those from nearer
points siSO to s.; pigs $40; roughs' y
sheen and Lambs.-Reoeipts, $40 head
SUNNY heavier than last week mostly
common. and trade dull lambs, Sls TO &c.
few choice. sac; sheep, 2i2 to 4c.; lie"
e csaIiy,es.~supply light, and prices for
good from 10 6i2c. -, g..
cattle was fairly large to-day, with the
c9Il principally for the better classes
Good 10 fancy cattle brought @WgSl
medium grades were salable AZ s4'OVg so;no
stockers and feeders, $gsis9 puils
cous ana heifers at seqs0 .; common 70
urine calves sold at sfdS; grass range
COWS heifers, and steers al tZ.SgSo.iV
Texas steers brought 8DdA3O.
The run OF hogs was exceptionally ngnt
Prices were steady save Tor common
| nackers Prime lots brought 81 bQso 70
mixed lots. S30Q S4.75; light hogs. 400
Ai7i5: pigs. siGS470;, culls and rough
The reouirements Of the sheep market
were limited Trains were laie' ana irao'
over before noon. Sheep were taken "a
S2G4 Western-range sheep selling ~ -
Lambs were wanted at SOg&SO Feed
ing sheep were seiable at S.o0afS %, an1
feeding lambs at AS0Hsi0 Nesteri
sheen and lambs comprised the buik o.
! the offerings. - ~.
Recelpts: Cattle 20 900 head; hogs, 900
! head. sheep 1900 head.
! NEW YORK. October 9.-Beeves-Re
| ceipts. 4.75O head. good beeves firm; me
| dunn and common steers steady 10 JOG
| lower, bulls and cows, lSe. OF. Steers
| N.l5I5 %: oxen. 81 l0gt5l5; bulls. wee
| s9.S: COWS s1.6ogS.70. Cables quote liy
! cattle frm at llA4l2s.c. Refrigerator
beef higher AZ Csc Exports tomorrow
| S0o cattle and 1900 quarters Of beef.
| Calyes-Recdpts. 2. I'll head. Veals un
| oven. some sales lower Neals. $500 an
| - q. grassers, $2.SGfis3; feeders, $3.50
| 850: westerns. sfpGiZ q.
! sheen and Lambs-Receipts. 3,iI6 head
| sheen dull: lambs uneven from i0c. lowe
| "a f5c higher: demand fair: six cars un
sold. Sheep. s2.50G;4.3; lambs. ti.50Q So
| one car choice, S5.e2ie, Canadian lambs
S.iOn $40; cults. 81
Hogs-Receipts. 1860 head. Easier a
NAVAL-SToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. October TO-
Spirits Turpentine-F'irm at islxQisc.; re
| ceipts. IS casks.
Rosin-Firm at 30 and s0c.; receipts, %
| barrels.
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