Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-16
THE COTTON MARKETS.

low middling, l9-32d. good ordinary,
3 23-321. ordinary, 1920: the sales 81
the day were 10000 bales, Of which 500 were
for speculation and export and included
$500 American. Receipts, 5lW Dales, all
American.
Futures opened firm and closed barely
steady at the advance; American mo
ding. low middling clause, November.
lid. buyers November and December,
4d.. buyers; December and January
63-G4d., buyers; January and February
62-6id. buyers: February and Marcn,
3 6l-6id3 62-6id.. buyers; March and April,
6l-6id.. buyers; April and May. 6l-6id.,
sellers: May and June, 6O-6ld3 6l-6id.,
buyers; June and July. 3 tO,et95 Ol-oiu.,
sellers: July and August, W-tid., sehers;
August and September, 5S-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK, November l5.-Cotton-
Steady; middling, 9-l6c net receipts
III bales: gross receipts, 1895 bales; sales,
10i,9S3 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts 4i,02s bales;
exports to Great Britain. 1872 bales; 10
France 1852 bales. 10 the Continent, 3d.
233 bales: stock. 92,67 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1879 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, 4.2bS bales; 10
France. 1893 bales; TO the Continent, 81
293 bales.
2.443.5l7 bales; exports to Great Britain
669, 77S bales; 10 France, 25i6n bales; TO
the Continent 690 $50 bales.
The cotton market made fair progress
in an upward direction this morning, but
most of the session there was feeling
of nervousness apparent in the' pit, gene
rated by persistent circulation of conflict
ing rumors as 70 the feeling abroad
Shorts were made extremely uneasy by
an estimate Of a crop of 100000 bales,
following Us 1t did last nights estimate of
5000 600 by the government. An effort 10
cover, together with active buying for
Wall-street account sent prices up 10 y
points on the opening call, and gave the
lsslra -tg fiKr TOM ha
Immediately following the opening was
9 10 Y points above the close Of last
night. but later profit-taking caused a
substantial reaction.
Liverpool responded TO our adj
vance of Yesterday TO the satisfaction
OF holders here, but lost a good share of
the Improvement before our market open
ed, under heavy realizing and bear ham,
mering. Receipts, not only in the interior.
but at the ports as well, fell short of the
amount predicted early in the week. Dis
patches reported an advance Of Is I'm
southern spot markets. Within the last
few moments the market dropped rapidly,
under heavy realizing and bear selling.
and closed weak at net loss of las
points.
Cotton futures opened steady: Deem
Der. S2S; January, 1874; February $40;
March. S42; April. S.46; May, $50; June.
and October. $500.
Futures closed weak: November. Y.22;
December. N.23; January, 1885, February.
S729; March, 1872; April, 1874; May. N.36;
June. 49,; July, @.S6; August, 1913; Sep
TENDER. sG99; October $3.50.
Spot closed quiet at a 1-l6c. advance,
middling uplands. 9-l6c. middling Gulf,
l3-l6c.; sales. none.
NEW ORLEANS. November i5-Cot-
tOn-t'utures steady at the decline: No.
yember, $6.97 BID: December. S6T0sG.99:
January. S6.GH$6.9S: February S7nT0i;
N
N.05gN06; June. T06uN.0S; July. 5000
500; August S69JGS697; September. 5000
S6.72; October, S6624s66i.
PETERSBURG, VA, November Is
(SpeciaL)-CottOn-Qu at TIC. for good
lets.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. November 1.-THE ar
rivals during the week. 400 head. against
44l3 last week; most Of the cattle were
common and medium grades quite a
number of light heifers and old COWS
ana oxen which were hard to sell al any
price Good feeding cattle were scarce;
good, fat butchers cattle and shippers
sold at fair prices but very few offered
The country buyers bought sparngly
and eastern buyers bought - loads Mar
ket shade stronger for good cattle; COM
mon and medium 4 10 &c. lower.
HOS Market-Receipts light-9,Gi5
against I3. go last week. Supply light and
market weak at following prices: Far
western selling az S7Od$475; other points,
SAC to $40; roughs, Sh to &C.; pigs, $3.50
TO $40.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, s,i7 head.
or 80 carloads against 64Gf last week;
mostly common stock offered. Sheep sell
ing at 2la to &C., as 20 quality. Lambs,
$40 TO $3.50; few extra shade higher
Calves-Market dun at to &C.; extra,
&c. for choice veals.
CHICAGO, November H-Cattle-Firm
demand for best; others weak 10 shade
lower Butchers stock active; Gamers
firm: western steady. Fancy steers
quotable at @.75GS6.G5; good 70 choice
S550QSC25; poor 10 medium, i40uSJ.J0,
mixed stOckers. S3NS.50 selected feeders
5 = 20a$6si good 70 choice cows $500
$4.S5; heifers, S-J00S5.25; Gamers. $3.50 |
sS.e5; bulls. s25OaS425: calves, A4S.25;
fed Texas beeyes. $i50GS5.50; grass Texas
steers. $3.65Q&G; western range beeyes,
SASS. Hogs generally Sc. lower than !
mixed and butchers, $500 1920 good to /
choice heavy AGA17l4; rough heavy 500 !
MSi light, $390aSflO, bulk Of sales, SIG |
$40. Sheep-Best sheep and lambs |
steady; others shade lower. Native |
wethers. S3750$LG5. lambs. SiGS.30 west /
ern wethers, S4dA.55; western lambs, (
$475gS.25. Receipts-Cattle, 5000 head; I
including /. 800 western rangers; hogs, 5000 /
head; sheep 1900 head.
EAST BUFFALO. n. Y, November H. /
Cattle-Offerings, 40 cars; over half stock l
ers held over: steady for good, fat cat !
tie: common dull; best export steers, $3.50 1
a Sc; good 10 choice, $5.65nS5.15; common /
light butchers 10 medium s375Q$525; !
stockers dull; common, coarse 10 best, |
s.. 40li<3.S5; veals. $5.50HS77 Hogs--Re- !
ceipts, u cars fresh and 10 loads held /
over; fairly active, generally DC. lower; /
Workers, $4QS405. largely 81 pigs general
". 81; mixed. packers, AWaNl0; me-
dunn and heavy. S410GSi15: rOughs. 1850 1
$3.50; stays. s3n3.l5. Sheep and Lambs
IS cars; fairly active and steady 1
to strong for, good native lambs; tops
S. scu$j.O5; bulk, -: culls 10 good, $3.50
$40; feeding lambs, H.2j0H90; fancy,
s5O5. sheep steady; mixed tops. S.75nSt25: |
culls TO good Sl.75dS.75; wethers and I
yearings, A2JaSL6O.
NEW YORK. November il-Beeves--
60i head: no trade; nominally I.
steady. No later cables. Exports, none;
beef. Calves-Receipts. 81 head. Quiet
but steady Veals, t510ass50; little
,alyes, 81: grassers. S250uS3l2i2 Sheep
and Lambs-Receipts, 1888 head. Sheep
Good sheep. 81; prime lambs, s5.251s5.9o;
lambs, $3.50. Hogs-Recelpts,
,l72 head. None for sale. Steadier;
nominal quotations, A3c9$tD
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. November Is
Market firm at isc.: sales.
zone.
Rosin-F'irm and unchanged; sales, !
zone.
SAVANNAH GA, November l5.--Spirits
az 4sG iyi2c.; receipts. 6l3
asks; sales, ls5 casks exports. 2iS3 |
"a SKIS.
Rosin-Flrm and unchanged; receipts.
1920 barrels; sales, l.32 barrels; exports.
500 barrels.
WILMINGTON. y. c.. November i5.--
pirits Turpentine-Steady at i9ut9izc.;
acoinfs 10 casks