Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-21
FINANCIAL.

dry-salted shoulders boxed, y.254si-as'
short clear sides (bOxed). A.sOWso. WIS
key. distillers' finished goods, per gai!on,
A.26: Sugar, cut-loaf. unchanged i 6I1tS'
weak: creamery, 12G17i5c.; dairy, lvGloc.
Eggs steady; fresh. l2AUlJc. |heese
steady; creams, Slpl0Ac.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 2O.-Floyr-Dull and
Wheat~Easy: spot and the mon rtll., $50
75l4c; June, 75la675Ac.; July, 76lzp'6s4c''
southern, by sample. 6sQ76c.
Corn-Steady; spot, the month. ana
June 37Ssq6igc.; July, SIAc.; southern
white corn, &C., asked. ,o,,o.o,.
Oats-Steady; No. white. 93lsgSic'
Rye-Nominal; No. western, t2l2c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-F'irm and unchanged
Eggs-Firm at BE.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged
Lettuce-Quiet at $50
Whskey-Unchanged
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. May 2O.-Cotton-Quiet;
middling 6bc.; net receipts, oll paies,
gross receipts. 5l7 bales; sales, ~ paies'
stock 1892 bales. .oo -.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1883 bales
exports-to Great Britain, y'4Zo paies oe,
France 7,43S bales; TO the Continent Vow
bales: stock 72372 bales. enc ,,to..
consolidated: Net receipts, 1858 bales /;
exports-to Great Britain, 9,4zo Daless go IV
France 7,i3S bales; TO the Continent o'o'i
bales. ~. 70
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts. S.O5214O bales; eXports-to Gre Jss
Britain. 3.295,993 bales; to France, Ilf'oo'
bales: to the Continent, 2,566,S& bales.
II was a day of small things in inc locdl
cotton market. Officially. the opStlhe W.
dun At last nights prices All through
the short session the crowd was PURPOSE
less. and exceptionally few trades Were
made The fact that the lAVerpool MAJ -,
ket was closed tended to increase me III
difference of the professional Drancn , %
he trade and effectually checked invest,
ment business The weather chart sno" e, q
warm. clear weather i'm all portions V .a
the belt. with no signs or an lmtheuidto
change. Private kilograms reported ~
siderable suffering by the plant III a 49,
her of states from drought, cut-"VIr,i FL ~
ana grasshoppers. Reports from az
River cloth markets showed sales TOT tne
u,aelr In have been about double the pIo..
duction of the mills, with the lll am nj
strong at the close, and tending uPm otar.
The crop movement Snow iSosn6 ouiet and
ing out The market closeu q"'0'
unchanged to point lower. , s,oodv.
Suot cotton closed quiet anu stS%uiy
MILLING uplands. Cite; middling Eul'
size: sales. 1900 bales. -, 49,. s5S7.
Cotton futures opened du,i;t e. a.. Sen,
D j a.
tember sjSS: October. $592; N 10 =
e %: december 5G; January 20; GUN"
ary 5000; March. sos: April, S2.u. e g..
Cotton futures closed quiet. May ~. g. 60
Iune S5SS: July. $5.92 Angus S go, Ie
tonaber e. g. October. %.@; NoVeit 81 81 f.
s et n5o inosce,nher s597: january, S6Vi
February. $500: March, $oS; April Fo'h'
>,rv ORLEANS. May 2O.--CottonL III ~,
$50 ouiet. MAY. $j6S, bid; June, 81 :,
S57I: July. S74dS5.75; August SS@sS &c
Sentember. $5650S566; October, s1.0 e Coz
%d,,or,ber SIS 66aS567: December. $751; =,
S.7f; January, S.72dE9d4' feDi "''''
| assn; March, S5194S''~'
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG VA, May @-CSpeciah
Cotton-Steady at 57sc. for good lots'
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Calyes-smali
fat veals comprise only modeidIe Pr Pr,
| norton of the daily receipts, anu suD,
| ara wanted at full market rates. Large
| rouph calves inclined to drag unless OF
fered down. Market firm on the DettS
| Qualities. We quote as follows; Sulcll.
| choice yeals. per pound, 63-44ie'' goo,
veal. per pound sac lie; rough 10 So
per head $40$9 Sheep ana LaIhDs Us
! Tboice fat spring lambs, That are 10
zoo he3vv in weight, meet with profnp
sale from day to day, there being pr.
| ~ GOOD inquiry for stock aVerdsll'
| around 40 pounds. Heavy, rough sal az
not so active. and salable only at q ". I,s
count. General receipts lreee sn %H1 lambs
good 10 choice, TAI 1-2c. per pounu' po POI,
sm1u stock. 61-2d7c. per pound; sheci
ner Mound choice, 4Q4 lac. gooa' 20
| head 8.5OdSl; inferior, per heau' Sii
| 81 10. old bucks, per head, $uSi.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE small SUPP
OF cattle to-day was quickly ta il,,,ob u
strong prices Fancy grades Drou5n
& 5OaS5 90; choice steers oZoS31cS I, 81 i'1 x
| dIurns S4sOG$is5; beef steers, %hD1sT' s5 %
! etocl,ers and feeders. $Q$025; puis, 90
81 o.. cows and heifers. SqshZ5; "es s,5't ~
| fed steers $i.6OQS9;4O 10; IeNans, ooctiv
coives 4gIs75O. There was an aStN
Ga,oand for hogs. and prices ruled tuii;
80 higher. Fair 10 choice, $' ~ -
| beovv makers. s5.G0QS3.S2 IL mixed $500 $500
e. " ., butchers &}7G@ $50; ilsht,a
| SS ga, g 90; pigs. 8.35nN.io. IriGe 81
sheep and lambs was active az ~, - sl.S s5
! cent ADVANCE. Sheep brought &'Iop S es1
'onr,irgs e. LO6lS565; shorn lambs, %zo'
e o. and wooded lambs, $500 s. 20 20. re
ssoiD,s@ cattle. 1900 head; hogs, 2i'W0 heau
sheep. 1900 head. y.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Beeves nr,Ss
oeipts 2.5l1 head. Demand brisk; ~, PR st 70
| Srm. fair to choice steers &."f ~ cSS
choice fat oxen, HtVa9t,Ssg: p o,,s 20 "a
| e.. extra fat do. $LG0qA10; COWS, VIZ VI,
choice fat do. $40 Gables steady; snl lp
CENTS CENTS Tomorrow, $40 cattle and 90 .s9
iartors az beef. Calyes-Recelpts' o5s
Iu u,rL nS,ces firm: all sold early; poor I
D DriSN Pveals. &IS75O; general sales 90
E0. sheep and Lambs-Reecelptss, oZ 10
head sheep s!SowS Lam lambs un nr%' 'e Com
ISnloI % choice sheep, Si12 1-2gs5So; ord
mon 10 mOod lambs S6G $3.50; no prinl
nary nary s sU lambs. S7.75; common to fai
nv by the head, s25oa$375. Hogs-Reeeip''
is22 head; easier at AlSlA.So' ..
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. C., May 2O-Iurpei
! tire -Eirm at 3Sc.: sales, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; safes nom
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 2O.-Marke'