Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

yellow corn. 3S2tQ34hc. Flour quiet ana
firm. No. spring wheat I. S Q; p; 'O' 30
NO res spring y S Tsq7y9 g: d. No corn,
No 9 white, f. o. b.. -2n4q2sc. No. 2 rye
f. o. b.. 5SisQ59c. No. 2 barley SSq 6S,c
No fIs{SS so ga ,, nSw Mess pogf
Der barrel. sSO5a$S.1O. Lard. per 100
ponnds 81 SOGsi.96. short-rib sidss, loose.
s445Ms470. Dry-salted shoulders, boxed
sS7amsL621s short-slsar sides eD 0E1ea
ASasi95. Whlskey;, d 81 nhlS ea't.
hf oaf' $s52; granulated, 1852. Butter firm;
creamery. i2al7lAc.; dairy. 1OMl6c. Eggs
strong; fresh, 12i2c. Cheese STEADY;
creams, S2.u94c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The cotton mar
ket opened quiet and steady with prices
unchanged to l point higher. During
was lacking The professional contln-
gent. as has been their wont during the
week were content TO rest on their oars
or quietly reduce outstanding oDllSations'
Investors were quite purposeIess: Inc Inc
crop news was bearish In general, the
weather chart showed the cotton region
10 be free from rain, with the tempera-
ture ranging between "A and 80. receipts
were exceptionally light, spot cotton mar
kets were steady, and print-cloth mar
continued firmness at Manchester cloth
and yarn mills. The Liverpool market
was closed to-day, in celebration OF the
Queens Birthday Futures ciosed qulet,
with prices net unchanged TO L point
lower.
Cotton steady: middling, SIC; net re-
CENTS 7s9 bales; gross receipts, 2,2eO bales;
sales. S39 bales; stock. 1898 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1913 bales.
exports-to Great Britain 5oi5 bales: to
the Continent, ISOl bales; stock, 65l,214
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, S.S7s bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 5,Oio bales, 10
the Continent 1S01 bales.
Totals since September LIST; Net re-
seipts, S,1277J0 bales exports-to Great
Britain. S.347, 1885 bales: TO France. 71S,l2S
bales to the Continent, 2l6lS,33 bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet; June, So -;
October. 1913: November, 1874; December,
$685. January, $500: February, $500;
March. 500; April. S6.12.
Cotton futures closed quiet: June. S.G;
October. 1892; November. 1924; December,
sos; January, s60l; February, 1904;
March, $685. April, SOIL
Spot cotton closed steady; middllng up
lands. &c; gulf. SIC; sales. sSs bales.
NEW ORLEANS. June s.-Cotton-Fu-
lures quiet; June, S.I6 bid; July So.l6I
s5.H; August. S.lo4$an; September, S9.ss4
1851: December. $5.7O@S.7l Janu airy,
So. 73a$5.74 February, $5.76aS5T; March,
S5.79Qso.Sl.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. June 3.-(Special)
Cotton-Firm at 57-sWsc. for good TO best
lots.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Calves-.Owing
10 the prevailing warm weather, there Is
less snap" 10 the demand for calves.
and. with fair offerings, the market Is
We quote as follows: Strictly choice veals.
per pound. 6izQ624c.; good veals, per
pound. 6@6Ac.; rough to good, per head,
SinSS.50.
Sheen and I4ambs-Receipts now run
ming fully up to requirements. and mar
ket not more than steady. Demand fair
Tor choice, fat lambs. that do not run TOO
heavy in weight. while inferior grades
of either lambs or sheep are discrimi-
mated against, even at relatively low
figures. We quote as follows: Spring
lambs, good to choice, e9sixc. per pound;
poor. small stock. 5fi5isc. per pound:
sheep, per pound. choice. Slxdsc.; good,