Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24

sides 0Oose). Si95Q.5.26. Dry sailed
shoulders (boSed), 5asI5Ac. Short clear
tillers finished goods. per gallon, $l.26.
Butter steady; creamery, l6n2lc; dairy,
13dl7c. Cheese firm at 9l2gllc. Eggs
steady; fresh, 12i2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. August 81 =. Mot
ton-Spot in limited demand; prices l-l6d.
lower; American middlng, fair lid. /;
good middlng. Sad. middling, 3hd.; low
middling, 5-lGd.; good ordinary, gid;
ordinary, 2 lj-l6d. The sales Of the day
Were 400 bales, Of which 80 bales were
FOR speculation and export and Included
$500 bales American. Receipts. 800
bales. all American
Futures opened easy md closed steady;
American middling, low middling clause,
August, 3 3l-64d., buyers, August and sep
tember 29-64Q3 30-6id, buyers; Septem-
Der and October. 7S-6ld., sellers; October
and November 3 H-G4d.. sellers; NoYem-
Der and December, 3 26-Gid.. sellers; De-
cember and January 25-5fq3 26-64d.. buy
els; January ana February, 2)-blW
3 2G-Gid., buyers; February ana March,
3 27-Gid., sellers: April and May, ZI-jiW
3 2S-6id., buyers; May and June, D-Gid,
buyers; June and July 3 2s-6id., sellers
NEW YORK. August o. Cotton steady
middling 0-l6c.; gross receipts, l65 bales;
sales. 2S6 bales: stock, 49, i0S bales; ex-
DOFLS-lD the Comment ~ bdltS
Totals to-day Net receipts 4.6A bales;
exports-to the Continent, 20 bales; stocA,
366 727 bales
Consolidated: Net receipts 1890 bales
exports-to France, 10 bales; TO the Con
tnent 1904 bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts. S370GO bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 350i236 bales; TO France, D0,o5O
bales; to the Continent, 2,S4j,sSi bales
While the cotton market was stu very
active, with wide and AT times Voi nj
fluctuations taking the day rs WnOhe,
there was developed a sentiment OF eau
ton which somewhat reduced the volume
OF business, and left the impression that
views at large were wagering Ine mar
ket opened rampantly at an advance VI
3 points with a further advance 1mme-
diately following Of 5dS points The
basis Of the early upward movement was
the alarming character OF crop accounts
from the South, more particularly from
Texas. A leading cotton firm has Id
vices from eighteen counties. with no
damage variousy reported at from 10 10
80 per cent. This, experimenting the Of
fetal reports OF damage. ana the an
sence OF rain in the Washington tole-
casts, became a large factor IN the up
ward movement, which appeared 10 be
stricted only by the disposition TO take
profits. The latter at one time turned
the market so that noon found prices on
10 within 3N6 points OF the pest hsute5
OF YESTERDAY. But 0Hdl4 luNAf hf1 90
whr IN the market, caused by an lnhuI
caused by outside buying orders. ana
some OF the more timid shorts had 10
cover. Trading In the afternoon, now
ever became less active, win the Dest
support from the short side: Close STEADY
at net advance OF 6Hl3 points.
Cotton futures closed steady; August,
g. ~. September S57S: October, NW; NO
vember. SG.06: December. s61l; January
SGls: February 500; March, ;6A; April,
sG25; May, S62S; June. S6.3i.
Futures closed steady; August, $9eo'
September. 1851; October. $.05; November
5000; December. S6.Q8: January, NCy; Feb
ruary. $614; March, SJl4; April, SOS May,
500; June. $685..
SPOT closed quiet; middlng uplands.
8 5-lGc.; mlddlng gulf, ss-lSc.; SAFES -
bales.
NEW ORLEANS. August 23.-Cotton-
Futures closed barely steady; August,
5.77Qs5.7S; September, $574uS.75; Octo-
ber s5.7s; November, S.24@ai Decem-
Der S5S7ps5,ss; January, S.sogSsi' Feb
ruary. $50; March, s.; April S6.o5; May.
S5O7QsGOS.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 2.-(speciaL)-
Cotton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, August 22.-Calves-
Market easier under heavier receipts. We
quote as follows: Strictly choice veal, per
pound. 6haelzo.; good veal per pound
5HdSc; rough 20 good, per head $fHS.
Lambs and Sheep-Alarket fairly steady,
with no surplus OF good. fat lambs AMI
choice sheep Included In the daily arrivals,
such grades being wanted at fuil quoteo
prices. Poor, small lambs and rough
sheen not In favor, even az sharp as
count. We quote: Spring lambs, good 10
choice, 5l,G5lsc. per pound; poor, smsll
stock. 4su5c. pee pound; sheep, per
pound. choice. SlzQ4c. good, per nea2;
ssaS.50; inferior, per head, uaSi''o; Ola
bucks. per head, H.00d3.
CHICAGO. August 22.-There was the
usual uul Tuesday market Tor cattle.
Sales were slow at weak and declining
prices except for the comparatively lew
choice droyes on sale; good 10 cholcc
cattle sold at S5.75nS.eo; commoner
grades at s4s0qS5.70. Stockers and feed
ers brought &354s5; bulls, cows. and
heifers S2fts5 %; Texas steers, $5.5Hg S4.so
and calves AaN10. There was good
demand for the better class OF hogs at
era sold badly, and generally Sc. lower.
Heavy hogs sold at Si.l5g$i. 50; mixed lots
al "a 450siS, and light at $i.JVgN9. Pigs
sold at S. 5olts4I5, and culls at s2.60tJsl 10
There was an active demand for sheep
and lambs, and the market was generally
strong at yesterdays prices. Sheep sold
az 81 g6tsS for culls. up 10 A.25QfS4.6Q for
the best native wethers, western rangers
selling at <S5ea$f.lo. Lambs sold at from
a. 5OqS625 Common lambs were dull and
GENERALLY l0Ql5c. lower. Receipts-Cat-
lie. 5000 head; hogs. 1900 head; sheep.
1000 head.
NEW YORK. August 22.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, TIA head: no sales. Nominaily
steady. Gables firm. Shipments 7ss cattle
and 1910 quarters OF beef: tomorrow.
s.7S quarters OF beef. Calves-Receipis.
li2 head: i72 on SALE slow aud lower for
all sorts: 80 calves unsold. tNsais. Socep