Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29

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regained. prices advancing 5fi10c. Fair 10
choice. s3.sGq s.. 92s; packing lots, S5-5yW
s3.77i.: mixed. s3.55GS.S5: butchers SEQ
s3.aiz; lights. s55OQs3.So; pigs, 50 25asS,so;
been more liberal than last week, or same
week a year ago. they did not exceed the
demand, and prices developed m2re
strength. the better class OF nogs selinls
to-day l2hq15c. higher than they ana last
Friday.
The weeks receipts of sheep fell much
below those of last week ana year az,
and prices have stiffened, wnle PRIME
ago The market to-day was STEADY az
Yesterdays values. Poor 10 prime sheep
brought s2.50ns4.25: yearlings, A4NLoo'
ewes, s3.e0a$3.se; common to choice iamps'
Receipts: Cattle. 5000 head; hogs. 2i,Ooo
head. sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. January H;-Beeyes-Re,,
ceipts, 2.677 head; moderately actlVe ano
steady; cows firm; all sold. steers, COM COM
mon to choice, A50a$5.sO fair 10 good
oxen, s3.95asi35; bulls. S35OaS5;s5; COWS, |
s29Odsi10. choice fat cows, Al1as5.so'
Cable firm; American cattle in LONDON, |
l21zq13iAc. at Liverpool, 1gl2c;i I'VE
sheep nd12c.; refrigerator beer, lllsc' per |
pound; exports none.
Calves-Receipts, 154 head; teelhs
Sltduys tdi VI SOueAANhf |
sheen and Iambs--Receipts 3072 head;
sheep slow; choice. handy lambs, tirm;
others steady to a shade lower; sheep;
fair to choice. $.1Ods+62ls; lambs, good
TO choice. $5.l0T$5.S5.
Hogs-Receipts. 1892 head; none for sale
alive; nominally steady at AqSi'Zo'
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL, January 2S:-Cotton-SpoSt
| quiet; prices unchanged; AmellSa,i ~
oil Of
| GOO bales Of which 800 were Tor specuit,-
| ton and export, and included AUD Anlei 10
can. Receipts, H. 900 bales lncluohs ''V'V
| American. 80 60, 10
! mand ard closed barely steady, az the
| decline; American middling low mloplhs
! clause. January 3 16-64d., sellers; Janu-
arv and February, 15-6lGI3 l5-6id,, buyers
| February and March, l5-5403 lo-6td''
buyers: March and April, l6-6i4S li-oid.,
| sellers: April and May. l7-o4d buyers,
| Nav and June, 3 1S-6id., sellers June auu
| July, 3 l9-64d., sellers; July ana Aus.ae'
l9-64d3 2O-64d., sellers; AugusI c anu oo
| tember. 3 le-6i03 20-6id, value; september
| and October, 19-6id., buyers; OCTOBER anu 1l
! November 19-eid. buyers; November
and December, 19-64dS 2O-6id., sellers
NEW YORK, January 2s.-Sentiment on
the Cotton Exchange continues OIL Pr
nouncedly bullish character. rms Wa
demonstrated beyond all question lhls
morning. when prices moved up 10 .
points. in the face Of very weak EnSllsh
cables. The market opened STEADY III
tone. with near months L TO z points
lower. and far months unchanged 10 =
points higher. After a brief period OF
hesitation. natural in view of a Z12q5
points decline in Liverpool, investment
buying set in on a large scale anu a liz
prices up with a rush. Shorts were us US
mayed by the unlOoked-for action OF t.e
market and made a lively scrample W
cover, thus adding to the firmer uilder-
tone.
a bull factor Of no small Importance
! was official news from Washington that
a cold wave of the most severe type was
> i'm progress pretty much over the entlte
b cotton belt. with snow, sleet. and ram
? indicated in some sections. Picking was
reported by private dispatch at a stand
still while all farming operations We'e
either seriously retarded or brought 10 a
complete halt The bad weather ana
d further check TO preparations lor sne
new crop tended TO materially streng nh
spot markets. and offerings to-day were
, reported as lie to &c. higher.
New orleans was again generous puy
er i'm the local market, whereas lnlllal
I, orders from Liverpool and the Cohtliieu'
Z were for the sale Of near months. Inc
unexpected firmness manifested by our
! market caused a sharp reversal foreign
representatives, purchasing quite Ireely
the March May and August deliveries
g Prospects that the crop movement would
be n slight one this week. and bulllsn
. Chronicle statement, added to the pettei
> feeling all around.
After an irregular last fifteen minute:
o the future market closed firm with prices
! TO points net higher. Closing quotations
January. sG.13: February. S.1t; March
9 ss15; April. $61S; May. &.2l June, SGT
| July. S623: August 1921; september, se'll
October, sell; November, sell; December
i S614
: Estimated receipts at the ports for M
= day. % 900 bales against 2,776 last weel
: and 2S,l9l last year.
g For the week. 10000 bales against 40,
Il or last week and 215,l20 last year ~
g To-day's receipts at New Orleans, AS
J; bales. against 1l,626 last year, and a
y Houston, 4,S54 bales, against 5'sSS las
l. year
d ceipts. III bales; gross receipts, 2,5o
bales; sales 80 bales; stock. lOi5OS bales
.; exports-to the Continent, 1.739 bales
8 Totals to-day: Net receipts 372i bales
>; exports-to Great Britain, ssh bales; 4
the Continent, G.j9i bales: stock, l,OSi.0i
Consolidated: Net receipts. 28,72i bales
> exports-to Great Britain. SSli bales; Z
the Continent. 659i bales.
= Totals since September fst: Net re
q ceipts. 6sS5.555 bales; exports-to Grea
. Britain, 265i,l65 bales; to France, 57l'OS
;, bales: 10 the Continent. ,S6j90S bales.
:, Cotton futures opened steady: January
4 s6O7; February. 500; March, S6ll; April
~ H.lZ, May. Spl0t Jhi'f F'sl'f ou.ff F't--
e August. 1924; September. $50; OCTOBER
z sell: November 500; December, 1902.
- Spot closed quiet and steady; middiin
J. uplands. CSC. middling Gulf, &C; sales
| 30 bales.
5 NEW ORLEANS. January 8.-Cotto
v futures firm: January, $j.1 bid; Febru
{. ary. s577 bid: March. sj.S; April $3.50
=, s5S5. Nav. sjGd$J.SS; June. $3.50 1871
July. $5.9iGs5.98; August, $500 $50: Sep
tember. s57s: October, s5.77GS5.78; Novem
Der. S5.7Oqs5.1; December, Sj.@QS5a
It NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. January 2s.-
= Turpentine. 42c.; sales. none.
v Rosin-Steady and unchanged; sales
none.
l. SAVANNAH GA, January @--Splrit
- of Turpentine-Firm at Rl2c.; sales, 81
casks receipts. 60 casks.
, Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales, Il
. barrels; receipts. 1866 barrels.
WILMINGTON. y. c.. January 2s.-
Spirits Of Turpentine-Firm at 42Agf2Ac
and held higher; receipts, IL casks.
Rosin-Firm at 9Oq95c.; receipts 40 bal
rels
, Crude Turpentlne-Tfrm at $13j an
$40: receipts, none.
Tar-Steady at sll0; receipts, 23 barrel
Re DANVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
C. DANVILLE, VA, January 2s.-(Special
e The demand for all grades Of tobacc
= has been active. especially sought ate
o. being wrappers and smokers OF the bette
p class. Quotations are as follows: Wrai
er pers-Fancy si0q$55; good. S304sp; M
c. dunn s2OQs30; common, S5uS20 Filters
Ut Erine S7Nse. good SJQS7: common. $3Iy