Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-03
THE COTTON MARKETS.


Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Butter-Unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS
LIVERPOOL, August 2.-Cotton-Spot
I'm fair demand; prices barely supported (;
American middling. $3.50. The sales on
the day were 10000 bales. OF which LOU
bales were for speculation and export
and included $500 bales OF American. Re
ceipts, none.
Futures opened and closed quiet at the
decline; American middling, low MD
ding clause. August 3 l9-6ld., sellers; Au-
gust and September, 3 1I-SiaS 1S-6id;, p ny
ers: September and October. l6,649
3 l7-6id., buyers; October and November;
15-64d3 16-64d., sellers November and
December, 3146+aS h-6id. sellers; De-
cember and January, li-6ld., buyers;
January and February, 3 l4-6ia3 l5-6id.,
sellers; February and March. 3 l5-6id.,
buyers: March and April, 3 l5-6lq3 l6-6id.,
buyers; April and May, l6-64gS lI-64d.,
sellers; May and June, Sl!-6id.. buyers;
June and July, lS-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK, August 2.-Cotton steady;
middling, 6lsc.; net receipts, 20 bales;
gross receipts. 1856 bales; sales, $50 bales,
stock, 1851 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1913 bales;
eXports-to Great Britain, $500 bales; to
the Continent, l565 bales; stock, Sn,49o
bales.
Consolidated Net receipts. 1879 bales;
expOrts-tO Great Britain. 4.957 bales; 10
France, $3.50 bales; TO the Continent,
l0.776 bales.
ceipts $500 i76 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 3fI6,65S bales; 10 France, 100, sol
bales; to the Continent 2,Sl7S1l bales.
Speculation I'm cotton futures developed
no new phases to-day. The general
market worked within a range OF ga
points after opening quiet The first call
showed decline Of 1d2 points for every
thing except September. which. In the
absence Of sellers. showed an advance OF
points on a single transaction. At the
weakest interval during the session the
market showed a net loss Of 2ni points.
The weakness resulted from unsatisfac-
tory English cables and the fact that the
crop news was not more bullish II, In
deed, It was not actually more bearish
than yesterday. AdviceS, either one way
or the other, however developed but little
that was really new. All classes or
traders were disposed TO wait Tor more
definite news Of the crop, particularly as
to Texas. from which nothing strictly
reliable and comprehensive has been yet
received. A little covering i'm the after
noon steadied the market q little. AS
whole, however, the feeling was rather
weak. on the theory that a dull market
was naturally a saggiug one. Yet the
bears hesitated to Increase their lines,
with prices already so low and the short
interest already so extensive, considering
the small volume OF speculation. The
market WAS lIdllN SltduSf anu net L
point higher 10 points lower. the near
months alone showing any Improvement.
Cotton futures opened easy; August,
1913; September. 1871; october. 500; No
vyember, S.7S; DECEMBER. $5.T: January.
S5.Sl; February. 1854; March, S.a; April,
1871; May, sos; June. S5.T.
Cotton futures closed steady; August,
$5l; September, 1896; Oceober, 1853;
November, S573; December S5.7s; January,
S5S2; February. S.S. March. $3.50; April,
% Afux
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up,
lands, Csc; do. gulf, 6ssc. sales, $50
bales.
NEW ORLEANS August 2-Cotton-
Futures dull; August s.. 10 bid; September,
S5.3SM$5.39; October s. 3gdS5 20: November
S5.l3qt5.l4; December. S5.4sa$5.is: January
s5.5lQS.53; February, S.5lqS.56; March,
$3.50 $50; April, S.6lG$5.63
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August 2.-(speclaL)-
Cotton-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, August l.--Calves.-|
Values are steady on the better grades
or veal calves, with a constant good de-
mand for smooth stock, weighing from 10
10 10 pounds and receipts OF this descrip-
ton not large. Heavy. rough calves have
been i'm full supply right along, and sold
strictly on their merits at a wide range
in prices. Demand for this latter class
not SO urgent. The quotations are as fol-
lows: Strictly choice veal, per pound, 5hfp
5l2c.: good veal. per pound, 4lzq5c.; rough
TO good. per head. $3.50uS7.
Lambs and Sheep.-Good lambs are
holding their own In price. receipts Of
such being moderate only, while demand
Is fair at 512c. per pound. Anything poor,
rough, or undersize, however, is discrimi-
mated against, even at low figures. Not
much inquiry is heard for old sheep.
Quote as follows: Spring lambs. good 10
choice. 5lzc. per pound; poor. small stock.
ils45c. per pound. Sheep. per pound.
Inferior. per head, slq$l5o; old bucks, per
mead. S.50a$3.
CHICAGO. August l.-There was the
usual small Tuesday supply OF cattle to-
day. The demand was brisk and all Of
ferings were easily disposed OF at firm
1915: commoner at 81 3ns5.25. Suckers
and feeders brought S25QAS0; bulls.
cows. and heifers, $3.50 1875; Texas
steers. 50 5oG1S5.S0. and calves. S3.5Ca$6.75.
Hog prices were weak and lower in
spite of small receipts. most sales being
brought s3S0qA50; medium weights,
sil04A45, and light weights, A.304A.55.
Pigs brought $S.5oaN.50 and culls, so
1876.
There was a good demand for sheep and
lambs. and with a light supply, prices
80 25d$325 for culls. up 20 $jflf5.3 for
prime wethers. Good lambs sold actively
at $6QS6.7J, inferior grades bringing S4V
&75
Receipts: Cattle. 1900 head; hogs. 1900
head: sheep. 5000 head.
NEW YORK, August l-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. s72 head. No trade of importance.
Market weak for bulls and COWS; steers
nominally steady: shipments. sl2 cattle.
30 sheep. and 400 quarters OF beef; to-
morrow. ass quarters.
Calves Receipts. 3ii head. Veals dull
and f5ll25c lower; butteTmilks steady;
veals. sl.5GG$6.50 tops. G.75; buttermilks.
$50: western calves $3.50
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 6,5i2 head.
Market steady with fair demand; two
and a half cars unsold sheep. Susi75;
lambs. $qS7; culls, 50 e0M$i.50.
HOES Receipts. 1900 head Market lower
at si.70aSi.S0.
MAIDSTONE MARKETS. 90
CHARLESTON. s. c., August 2.--'fur-
pentine- Market firm at Zoe; sales none.