Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-12

sellers; February and March. 3t5-6tr
lj-6fd>. buyers; March and April. 1850
3l7-6id.. sellers April and May, 1854,
buyers; May and June. 1851. sellers.
NEW YORK. July li.--Cotton-Stead
bales: Sales, 1872 bales: stock, i53jsS
baies; exports-to Great Britain, I92 bales;
10 the Continent, 1876 bales.
Totals today Net receipts, 2,Tl7 bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 507 bales: TO
the Continent. l,sl5 bales: STOCK, 4SSlS
bales.
CONSOLIDATED: Net receipts, 1888 bales:
exports-to Great Britain. 1873 bales; TO
France, 4,5ll bales; TO the Continent, 1875
bales
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts. Sz1o23 bales; exports-to Greag
britaln. 3,fJOWV bales: to France, ss,yoS
bales. to the Continent. 2.755.6f bales.
The cotton market opened barely steady
~ decline Of ift3 points, and ruled irres-
ular and generally weak. Prices reached
loss of l2Uli points, as compared with
yesterdays prices. The decline was ar
rested By covering. In the early after
noon the feeling was very much unset
tied. on account of bearish crop advtces,
notably the weekly government report.
which made its appearance AT O'Clock.
indicating that the crop han made very
good progress I'm the central and eastern
portions or the cotton belt, although IN
Jured TO some extent by insects In parts
OF Missouri and Georgia. That outside
OF the Hooded region in Texas cotton Is
doing well and fruiting, except in scat
tered localities. The most bearish feature
OF the report was the statement that in
thirteen counties In the southerly half
of the Brazos drainage basin the loss re-
suting from the flood Is estimated at
only one-thrd TO one-half the crop. AS
most of the reports reaching here have
claimed the loss Of the entire crop In this
section, there was an active selling move
ment following the government statement.
Good parties were seen TO be buying. how
L.
est. The English advices were unfavor-
able and dislOdged considerable long cot
ton in the morning. WaN-street houses
being the buyers. but IN the afternoon
selling was quite general. INCLUDING full
portion Of cotton for Wall-streeters. AL
though the market picked up little Just
before the close. local sentiment was very
much unsettled The close was steady
at an 1lUl2 points net decline
Cotton futures opened barely steady:
July. $500 August. 500: September, - s.;
October. $5.72; November, $50; December,
$3.50: January 1854; February. S.N;
March. S5.S7: April 1894; May. 1898.
Futures closed steady; July, $50; Au-
gust 1913; September. s.. So october 1852;
November, 1866; December. S.n; January,
$50; February, S5.79; March, $5.S2; April
Spot closed steady and unchangedi
sales. 1872 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. July l1.-Cotton-Fu-
lures steady; July, N5Sd$5.59 Augusts
81 llHS42; September. S5.S5n 1916: October,
$3.50 s53s; November. S.3Su1.5 Decem-
Der. 5i3HS5.4i: January, S5i6dS.i1; Feb
ruary S5.490Sj50; March, $5.55uS5J
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG, VA, July u.-(Speciall
CottOn-Quet az &c. for nice lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, July -Swlne-Arryals
this week. 800 head. There Is lighr
supply of hogs. and a moderate demand
prevails I'm all the yards. the receipts be-
ing some $500 head less than they were
last week An Improvement In values or
0il5c is noted. Good, light, far western
hogs sell nc Sl50NSi6O per 100 pounds
gross: those from nearer points. light.
Nl5NSL25; heavies, SiaSi15; light pigs.
S15nA, and roughs az S4S.o per lG
pounds gross. Sheep and Iambs-Thcre
is but little difference in values. as com.
pared with last week. \ fair trade for
good stock of sheep and heavy shippi44
lambs is reported the receipts aggrS.
eating some y carloads; common and
light stock Is dull and lower. old sheep
sell at 2U4i4c.. and a few extra shade
higher. Lambs 4G6Ac., and extra n shade
higher Calyes-Neals arc slow. and
values without notable variation. Prices,
4G62c.
CHICAGO. July 10-Receipts OF cattle
Were large to-day and, after last weeks
light market, buyers were prepared To
take hold freely Prices were strong TO
of A70nSi75 for common droves up to
Sj500$5.S5 for the more choice. The de-
mand for hogs was good to-day, ana
despite the large receipts the market was
well cleaned up. Light brought $500
$LO1is; mixed lots sold for S90nStO7lx;
heavy al $500 407i2 culls and rough lots
for S2u$27j. and pigs az S.DuSl05. Buy
ers OF sheep were rather eNacung, and
Disseminated against common lots of
sheep and lambs despite the good demand.
Spring lambs sold az S}.75HfS6.sj; inferior
10 prime went az $3.50. for good TO
prime down SfHA.25 for culls. Yearlings
were irregulary lower at Sf5OQS6 Re-
ceipts-Cattle. 1900 head: nogs, 1900
head: sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK. July l0.-Bceves-Re-
ceipts 1926 head; steers steady to lower
cows slow: grass bulls lower; steers. N.&
mSj.75: oxen and stays, N&nID; bulls
$2G0HSf cows S2H$i. Cables quote live
cattle az 1i40i2hc.; sheep. 1llznl2l9c; re-
fr.gerator beef. SEC; exports tomorrow,
Calves-Receipts. 3.07S head; active and
higher; Veals SjnG 80: culls $780, butter
mlks. $2NS: mixed calves, Au%D-
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1888 head:
prime handy sheep firm; others steady;
medium slow: good TO choice lambs firm:
medium more active and higher; common
lambs lower; poor 10 prime sheep, Sfp
500; culls, $50; ordinary 10 choice lambs
N.7Jli$7.3j. Inferior and stale lots. $40
$3.50. Hogs-Receipts. $3.50 head; higher
at Si40HSl5O for good 10 choice hogs.
NAVAI-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July Il.-Turpen-
tine-Firm al 39c; sales. % casks.
Rosin-Firm; sales, none; prices un-
changed.
SAVANNAH. GA. July ll.-Sprits Tur-
pcntine-Frm at 40c.; sales, $50 casks;
receipts. 22i5 casks.
Rosn-Frm and Unchanged; no sales;
receipts 6f3i barrels.
WILMINGTON, y. c.. July u.-Spirits
Turpentine-Firm at 40a4O l-Zc.; receipts.
l0S casks
Rosn-Steady and unchanged; receipts.
100 barrels
Crude Turpentine-Firm and unchangeds
receipts. II barrels.
Tar-Firm at 1913: receipts, q barrels.