Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-06

| cline; December, SNfv, JdnudIN, N.n, I'o-
ruary. $3.50; March. sI5ii April, S.o5; MAY,
S7.55: June $3.50: July. N.j5: August, N.5l;
| September 500; October, Sb.Y; November,
Futures closed steady; December. s7.35;
January T42: February, SH, March.
7.47; April. S's: Nav and June. $3.50:
july S.5l; August. TiT; september, $40;
October, 1886; November. 1888.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
73lc.; middling Gulf, Sc. Sales. i2O bales.
The market for cotton futures did not
exhibit any special feature OF interest to-
day. The opening was steady Mt un-
changed prices To a decline Of 2 points.
while occasional periods of steadiness
were noted. The general trend was down.
ward, under an almost total absence or
speculative support. Finding the marriott
I'm 4 somewhat heavy condition. timid
holders unloaded shortly after tho call.
thereby adding TO the depression. Room
bulls for 4 time at the start offered fee
bic support. but later became Indifferent.
The English cables were Disappointing.
as "A whole, but were cOunteracted in Of
feet by light receipts and reterations
from the South OF pronounced nrmness
in spot markets. The semi-weekly move
ment at the interior towns was practi-
cally as estimated and failed 10 exert
the slightest influence Shorts were made
cautious on the one hand by the pressure
OF numerous limited buying orders scaled
down while the bull crowd We're forced
10 recognize al most potent factor the
existence Of very many selling orders for
profits on all advances. As TO the purpcrt
of next Mondays government report,
ideas are still very much al sea. The mar
ket at the close was steady. with. prices
net unchanged 10 points lower. the for
mer on next crop months only.
NEW ORLEANS. December 5.-Cotton
futures steady: December. S.17; January,
S714q715: February, N17qS71S: March,
S.@aS2l: April. S22GS.2t May. 1920
N.25; June. $.26G$l.2s; July, SI2SnSl y;
August. N.l3NNl5; September, @1eaS6IJ;
October. s65SnSGG0.
PETERSBURG. VA. December e.
peciaL)-COttOn-Fir at Zee for good
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE. December All stock
sold gross weight Hog Markat-Receipts
were lO,l03 head, against 1880 last week.
The market active. Quotations We're;
Far western, $i45 10 s4.55; other points,
S42j TO si35; roughs. 1926 to 1915. Pigs,
$40 TO Si25. Sheep and lambs-Receipts,
16 carloads, against 1891 head last week
| The offerings on the market this morning
were light. Quotations were; Sheep
Sheep from s. to 81; extra shade higher.
Lambs. S47j to $50. Calves-Market fair
~ active and selling from IS to $40, few
extra, 81.
CHICAGO. December L--Cattle--Choice
to extra strong: both Herefords and
Aberdeen Angus sold to-day at $40. In
market easy; Gamers steady; feeders
quiet: good to choice. $5.3oQN.4O; poor TO
medium. sA25gS3: mixed stockers, $50
$40; selected feeders, S4qSi6o; good 10
choice COWS. s3.40nsi.t0; heifers, Sl3W
$40; Gamers. ys5QS3; bulls. s2.40al N.25;
calves SiqS7; fed Texas beeves, $A50p
$50; grass Texas steers, 82jGts425; west
ern range beeVes, siuSj.25. Hogs active
at 5QlOc. higher; closed weaker; few left;
mixed and butchers NSgA10: good TO
choice heavy. $390asil0; rough heavy
So 750$l.Sj. light, $500 4.05: bulk of sales,
$3S0GA Sheep-Good 20 choice sheep and
lambs firm and active; others steady to
weak; native wethers, SNfSf.15; lambs,
SA10dS555; western wethers, sL25nSL55.
western lambs. 1850. Receipts-Cattle.
20 500 head; hogs, $1,000 head; sheep, 10000
head.
NEW YORK, December 4-Beeves-Re-
cepts. 5.SiS head; 76 cars on sale; slow
but steady; about all sold: steers. A5olD
81 40. good to choice oxen, A5VdS; bulls,
- -0U lS7 IL: export do, $500: cows, $50
GSl25 Cables quote American cattle
steady at II l-2Gl2c.. dressed weight. at
Liverpool and Il l-fdl3c. at London: re-
frigerator beef lower al 91-Sc. per pound /;
exports to-day j2S cattle and 4,i6O quar-
tiers OF beef; Tomorrow, 30 cattle, Ion
sheep. and 1920 quarters Of beef. Calves
Receipts. 200 head: market &m00c. lower;
closing dull car OF southern calves un-
sold; veals. S5dSs.50: tops, Ss62 l-2p@;
grassers. s2G2 la $3.50; few choice, S.35;
yearllngs. se.5C0$3: southern calves. $3.50
81 80: western. $3dS5. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 1882 head 80 cars on sale;
opened slow; closed firm and all sold;
sheep. s25OqStG0; culls, M75Q225; lambs.
Sl7JnS5.SO. Canada lambs, S.7jQS.N;
culls $id45O HOgs-Receipts. n,Op
head; cars on sale; higher at A25aS4w
CINCINNATI, December 4-Hogs ac-
tive and higher at S3.G00$i05. Cattle ac-
tive and strong at Sfr $3.50: sheep steady
at S20s390 Lambs steady at &.15a$5.3o.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s. c., December 3
Market firm at i7lac.; sales.
% casks.
Rosin-Ffrm; sales. none. quote: G. d,
and T., Sl.0j.
SAVANNAH. GA. December 5.--Splrlts
Turpentine-Firm az lSHc; receipts, LOB
casks: sales ISL casks; exports, 10 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; receipts.
6.G51 barrels; sales. 1,235 barrels; exports,
1i58 barrels.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. December D.
Spirits Turpentine-Firm at S4iS2c.; re-
cepts. l05 casks. 49,,
Rosln-Firm at slO5dSt1O; receipts, 81
barrels. $3.50, 80
receipts Al barrels
Tar-F'lrm at $40; receipts. 40 barrels.