Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-12

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IohQ7oiac.; September 7la7psc; October.
12hHl1iac.; December. T5hc. asked; south
err, by sample 6j07ic.
C0rn-Quiet but lower: mixed. spot. and
the month. Ska&3c.; September and Oc-
tober, 35U3ji4o.: November or December.
new or old. S2iad32Nc.; January S2Rtt
S2ikc.; southern white corn, 390i0c.
Oats-Dull and easier. No. 2 white 2IQ
27ilc.
Rye-Firm: No. ., near by. sc
s'uCar-StrOng and unchanged.
Dutter-Steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. August III p. Moot
ton-Spot: moderate business: prices l-32d.
higher; American middling, fair l-32d.
good middling, 23-6id. mddling, lO-s2d;
low middling 39-32d.: good ordinary.
SGD; ordinary, 2 2-32d The sales or
the day were 5000 bales, Of which 500
bales were for speculation and export.
and included 1900 bales American. Re
cepts, none.
Futures opened steady. and closed
feverish at the advance; American mid
ding low midding clause. August. Sl-of
Ff3 32-Gid.. value; August and September,
30-6iG3 31-6id.. value September ana
October, 29-6ld.. buyers; October and
November. 2S-64d.. sellers; November
and December 3 8-6iG3 G6id.. buyers;
December and January, 3 26-6iG3 Zl-6id.,
buyers; January and February, 326-6iG
27-6id., buyers; February and March,
27-6id., buyers; March and April. 2S-6ld.,
sellers: April and May, &-6tg3 Z9-0ld.'
buyers May and June, 2s-6id., buyers;
June and July, 3So-64d., sellers.
NEW YORK. August 1i-Cotton quiet;
middling. 6iec.; gross receipts, 2o9 bales;
stock. 1924 bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts l,loS balesi
exports-to Great Britain. 2,5S5 bales TO
the Continent 1882 bales; stock 3l5,lo3
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, S,10O bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 1873 bales; 10
France, q bales; to the Continent lloS0
bales
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. S.Sl9.l65 bales; exports-to Great
Britain 1892 $40 bales; to France, fso'oS9
bales: TO the Continent. 2Sl,H0 bales
At the Cotton Exchange TO-DAY an wiz ~
excitement. Buying orders poured III
from all directions, Prices improved
rapidly after the market had opened
steady at an advance OF gao points, anu
at one time values showed gain or 10y
q points on the figures OF the previous
day The improvement was finally check-
ed by profit taking and some sellihs on
short account, on the theory that the Out
ward movement had been too RAPID; Inc
advance this week having peeh Is, ti.c
fact led some conservative owners 20
rart with their holdings. but as RUE
| the bullish sentiment was so strong that
no soonc- had the longs sold than they
showed an anxiety 10 get their holulhS
| back again The shorts were badly
scared less on account ~ the pad crop
/ accounts from Texas than by the Dun
| conta gion that appeared 10 be spreading
| I'm ali directions. To-day's buying repre-
/ scented orders from the grain people, airy,
| goods houses foreigners. planters ana
cotton SINNERS. The result was a larger
volume of business than mas Deen traus-
| acted on the Exchange In any one dhy
| for months During the session the miii
| ket made frequent fluctuations, parity
/ owing TO the efforts OF the bears 10 break
/ the inward movement. but IN the mann
| the course of the market was evenly up
| ward The rise was stimulated IN 4
| great measure by rapidly-arriving Ensllsu
| cables. all reporting advances UNI, ~ ~
| II o'clock cables had been announced, the
last one reporting the net gain or lZ-oi'
/ In the afternoon the market became
/ ouleter. and reacted several points under
| the taking OF profits. The close WIS
/ very steady. al net gain Of l3nl6 points.
Cotton quiet; futures opened steady al
! the advance: August. N.1S; September
{ s5Si; October 500; November, 500; pe-
! cembcr. $500; January, 8ll FeDruary
s6is: March, 1921; April, $3.50; May S.Zsi
J Futures closed steady; August. SOL
| September. Sj.93: October, $50; Noyeni-
| her W.15: December $500; January N'Zi
| February. S27: March SG.d; April. @.3li
/ May. $63S; June, S6n
Spot closed quiet and &c. higher; mid
/ ding uplands, 6hc.; DO. Gulf SIC; no
NEW ORLEANS. August n.-Cotton-
| Futures closed steady: August, S.N01Nl
/ September. s. 7Sd S5.79; October, S.DUs5bl
/ S. 90. January. S59iGS5.S5; February, sos
s.: March s5.02q56.Oi; April; S.C5aSoS
"a P5ETfYERsBURG COTTON MARKET.
! PETERSBURG. August n.-(Special)-
Cotton-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. August l0.-Calves-N'
| quote as follows: Strictly choice veal, pei
| pound 534G6c.; good veal, per poun1' "a
SEC; rough 70 good, per per, mead, stsss snr,,e
lambs. good 20 choice. 6iaa6c. per pour
poor small stock, flsd6c per pound
| sheep per pound choice, SgSAc; gooG
per head, 1850; inferior per neaa' go
/ $50; old bucks, per mead, NoCHSS
CHICAGO. August lO.-The marAct igi
cattle to-day was strong at YESTERDAY
advance OF l0ql5c., and the demand W..
| brisk all day. Good cattle sold al ABOUT
| the best prices " the year. Good "a
! choice beeves brought s5Ots6.g' corn
| moner grades selling at $LlOUs0.oa STOCK
ers and feeders We're disposed Of AT $500
j s4s5: bulls, cows. and heifers Szgso.SO
| Texas steers, $375nSiJ0 and calves, Hi
| S7.15. The market for hogs was $40 >
\ and weak. sales being generally oHloc
/ Lever. heavy hogs sold nj s39OHS $500. mix
ed lots an S4250S470, and light al $500
siSo Pigs sold az t35og3i.'S' and and es ene
at s26S3.s0. The demand Tor sneep an,
| lambs was good, and the market Wa
stronger and l5c higher FOR prime lambs
sheen sold at S225a$3 % for culls and IN
ferior lots up 10 s50gAI5 for good ma
! tives choice wethers bringing -. Lamp
sold at Sl0Ss.J0, some fancy western l4niD'
brineing sG.G. Receipts-Cattle, loSg
head: hogs p go head sheep, 1900 head
NEW YORK, August. lO.-Beey es-ke
ceipts, 100 head; all Tor sIduEn,s re- ~, !,
| feeling firm. Gables quote American cat
! tie higher AZ nlzql24c.; refrigerator pee pee
easier at 9lsc Caiycs-Receipts 20 neaS
feeling firm; medium yeals; Sp,0, SCUM " y
| ern calves S. Sheep and Lamos-he
| CENTS S.25i head: sheep slow and lower
lambs firm; common TO good sheep. 400 - y
$3.50: common to choice lambs soass.s-io
Hogs-Receipts. 92i head; none Ior 81 -,
| 40 ..xt...., afaady Tor good COfIl-1ct