Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-21

January and February. 47-eid., sellers;
February and March. Sold. sellers
March and April. f3-6iNl i-6id, sellers.
April and May. 2-cid.. sellers; May and
June 40f Lad, sellers; June and july.
3 63-6id., sellers: July and August, 6l-6ip
3 e2-6id., buyers; August and September
z 55-6id., buyers; September and October
3 5l-6id., value.
NEW YORK. December 20.-cotton-
Quiet; middling. 9-lcc; net receipts, %
bales gross receipts. z,i62 bales; sales. 40
bales; stock. lll.0l9 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts $3.50 bales;
expOrts-to Great Britain, 3.2S bales: 10
the Continent 1853 bales; stock, llo0's5f
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1894 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1913 bales: 70
France, 1883 bales; 10 the Continent
J5.a7S bales
Totals since September tst: Net re-
celpts 3,G5,7gl bales; exports-to Great
Britain, si0iS2 boiesi 10 France, N5'v5l
bales: 70 the Continent. l,oi6.9ss bales.
Cotton futures opened steady January,
Sli6; February. T2; March, SIS April
N.32 May. S.36; June. $3.50; july. Sl.5ii
August, $3.50: September, $3.50; October
Futures closed feyerish: December.
En; January, T15; February, 500;
March, S.2T: April. S73l; May and june
SI54; July. T35; August, 1872; septem-
Der. SG.9S; october S6.S5.
.
middllng uplands, 9-l6c.; middling guI'
l3-l6c.: sales. 400 bales. ~
NEW ORLEANS. December W.--Cotton
futures steady; December, 81 bid; Jail1-
airy, S6.sS0S6.99; February, SDgio w.
March. S1Olljy106; April, l.o6Q$I0'; May,
S7OS0S7O9: June. Sl007fi: july S.lZr
IlS; August, S6I4S5@i september $o''l4
S67i; October. $685. bid.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET,
PETERSBURG, VA. December ~
Special )-C0tton-Steady at shc, ior
good lots
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, December l9.-rne arri-
walls during the week. 252l head. against
1909 last week. The quality OF the oiier-
ings on the market this morning were
not as good as last week There WIS
large supply of common STOCK, lSut
heifers. and steers, which were hard TO
sell. The market was active, ana good
cattle commanded high prices. There
were very few offered.
Prices of beef cattle ranged as follows;
Exports. ---. Those rated first quality,
4a, to SIC. butcher cattle. fair quality,
4R 20 lAc. medium, 30 70 4Ac.i feeders
$40 TO 81 10; stOckers az 70 34c..; cows,
TO &c.; goods TO extra. 3h 10 5lac.' oxen
common 10 fair. 3 tO'3@tc.; good, 20 4iee.f
bulls, common to fair TO 3iac.; extra,
3at TO 4c.. hcifers. ga 10 &c, as 10 quail
ity. Number of cattle received since last
report: 1875 from West Virginia. 1875 from
Virginin, 100 nom Kentucky, from lili-
nois. 25 from Ohio, a from Pennsylvania,
229 from Maryland, 81 from Tennessee.
Hog Market-Receipts fair; 1883, against
1859 last week. Market quiet. Far West-
eru selling at $40 TO $3.50; other points,
1920 to $3.50; roughs, 80 to 5Ac.; pigs, 20
Sheep and Lambs-Beceipts. 1881 head,
against 1863 last week. Tho market IS
steady. Sheep, common 20 good, 2ia 10
&C.. good 10 prime. TO &c. Lambs, COM
mon to good, Ha 70 5l4c.' extra. s..g1 81,
CalyCs-M0rket active; selling from b4
90 &C.; 40 head on the market.
Fresh COws--iair supply; market
steady; common TO good s-j to 800. per
head.
CHICAGO. December l9.-Cattle-cood
TO- choice native steers snaue slions.i;
others about steady. including butchers
stock and Gamers. Calves lower. Feeders
steady. good TO choice. sl1fufi, poor I'd
medium, Sie50G-j, mixed stockers. nf
$3.50; selected feeders. A1QShl5; good %
choice COVE. &4Cq%i6), heiers. 31eil3i
Gamers. S20$2eO; bulls, 2J0psl2. calves,
3iQST2j: fair Texas beeycs, H.EnN. hoe3
averaged o.. lower; closed. steady at Gee
cline; fair clearance; mixed and butchers,
23.eoQSLt5; good to choice heavy. Sin4l9;
rough, heavy 8a0N1. light 8@UN. l1i
bulk OF sales, siMusil0. sheep generally
steady: native wethers, $500 $3.50; lambs,
SfQ co. western wethcrs SiuSh60i vest
3rn lambs, AlN55.2l Receipts
4fo0 head; hogs, 1900 head; sheep BOD
Head
NEW YORK, December 19-Beeves-
Receipts, S4 head TO trading Of impor-
lance, feeling weak London cables lower.
American cattle lhMZkc. per pound.
Christmas steers, 1870. Exports, none;
tomorrow. 500 cattle and $50 quarters OF
beef Calves-ReceiDts. 2l2 head; market
duh; % head unsold. veal, Mfr$8; little
calves. 81. Sheep and I.ambs-Receipts.
l,iG7 head; sheep dull; lambs, l00l5c. lower;
cars uns0ld. sheep, %USiO; Canada
lambs, $j.G00Sj.15. Hogs-Receipta, 800
head; 4 cars on sale Market lower nc
S44oqSiO; State pigs $500 $40.
EAST BUFFALO. n. Y, December 49,
Cattle-Onerings II cars; shade lower.
Hogs Receipts, 30 cars; slow and lower;
Workers. si150$t20; mixed, mediums. and
heavy SA25; hogs. St15nSL2j Sheep and
20 cars; dull; lambs, ~
10 l5c. lower; sheep very DUH lower. top
sheep mixed, 8.700S.0; culls 20 good,
,2pS360; wethors and yeariings sintiiJ.
top lambs, S5.f01i5.50; culls TO good, $500
1885,
EAST LIBERTY, PA. December l9.-
Cattle steady; extra S.e0n$6l5; good, $3.50
1875; common, @Q&G0 Hogs ruled
extra. SL3NSL2J; heavy Workers. $3.50
1880. light Workers and pigs H20nstlj.
Sheep steady: choice wcthers $3.50 $40;
common sl.C0N s25O: choice lambs, $3.50
$50; veal calves. NNW5D.
CINCINNATI. December 19-Hogs ac-
tive at S350NNl5. Cattle steady at 81 Iitt /
'5.25. sheep steady 40 S2089o. Lambs /
steady at S3.7JuD.Z.
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