Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

gust. s6.O5; September and october. ";
November, 500, December, G.c5; January
s6.06.
The cotton market opened steady. with
prices lH3c higher. and after a brief pc
Rod Of activity at the start, became very
quiet. with business almost entirely or
local Saturday-clearing-u nature. Inc
Improvement was due TO n rather better
average IN the English news than antici-
pated and reports that general rains IN
the Mississippi Valley had again brought
feld-work 10 "A halt. and 10 fair covering
by local shorts The long contingent con
tinucd their liquidating methods. seeing
nothing in the Immediate future TO en-
courage n further wait, while on the
other hand. receipts gave promise or be-
ing generous. and the prospects were quite
favorable for a change In weather condl-
tons for the better. Very few OUTSIDE
orders were received. and those reaching
the market from abroad were too scatter
cd TO have much bearing either one way
or the other Private dispatches stated
that southern markets were apathetc,
with "A declining tendency, under IN
creased offerings. New England cloths
We're reported firm, but quiet. at un-
changed prices. In the forenoon the iu-
ture market went off several points,
under a squirt Of liquidation and closed
easy. with prices TO points. net, lower.
Estimated receipts ~ the ports Tor the
dav 600 bales. against - 2s2 last week,
bales. against s3G1S last week. and ss,5o3
last year TO-day's receipts at New Or
leans were 6.l19 2.500 due. against i'i9l
last year. and at Houston, 5,W3, against
1910 last year.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1S.-Cotton fu-
lures easier; March S.69a@.u; April;
s.. 69G5.1: MAY. s5.73d2j7i: June. s9.nm
S5.7s. August S57fG&l7j; September, s3.,yn
S5.7I: October %.G9uS5.70: November, $J.tsH
$40; December, $5700$5.d
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. March 1s.-(Special)-
Cotton-Quiet at l,sc for goo. lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE. March -Calves-Real-
ly choice veals are steady in price on ac-
count Of scarcity OF and good demand lOt
such offerings. Heavy. rough stock now
ever. is i'm ample supply from day 10 DAY
and draggy al q variety OF figures. we
quote: strictly choice yeals, per pound.
sibnGc.: good veals, per pound, 143'2c. >
rough TO good per head, SiGSs. SneeP
and Iambs-Receipts OF fall lambs run
ming extremely small, and quality OF the
few lots that ale coming very ORDINARY y;
For this reason the demand Is tame ana
prices rule low. Choice fat lambs ana
good sheep would sell promptly at 1uIl
market values. We quote as follows.
Fall lambs. good 20 choice. 4@401l4c. per
pound: poor. rough stock. &c. per pound
Sheen. per pound. choice, 3lanlc; 8oDd.
per head 81 5DU3i; inferior. per head, $l.JVp
s.: old bucks, per head, $ftA.
CHICAGO March 17.-With an unusu-
allv good demand for cattle to-day from
exporters. prices ruled steady; fancy
grades brought $5.SJgS5 .choice steers,
S5.8aS575; medium steers. AlOd$iso' petl
steers Se4SL@; stockers ana leu re. =, :,
s.. 50OSf75: bulls. s2e0pAl2i2; western q
steers, S4c5n35G0: Texas steers, StJt
SiS5; calves. $8dOG$GS5 There was q
good local and shipping demand for hoes'
and prices were strong 10 about ~.
| higher early. but weakened later talr lu
| choice. S3.SG$i; heavy packing lots, 5000
| s. S2ia: mixed. S65d&sO; butchers ~ ,;'V Vo
| 1896: light $3G0GS3sO; pigs. s5.51H >3.cV'
Lambs made a new record TO-DAY pi,unnee
! Colorado fiocks of light-welshlS se, MI.
| at $50 n further advance or iVc' li ~
/ vvas a great week for sellers. ana laihDs
are now about Sc. higher than q week
ago. The poorest lots sell at $l2o' anc
| sales are largely above %; sneeP ". W. tS
| marked ND 15H25c., and sold M %bSt.ot
! largely al $3.50 and upward. with very
! fcv, solos below $3.75. Receipts-Caltle
/ 200 head; hogs, q. 600 head; sheep, l2'W
NEW YORK, March 17.- Bee! ,,-lRe.
/ CENTS. Obs head; demand falt; price
! firm. all sold: medium TO prime steer
| 81 75Gs5 20. fat oxen and stays, MOI SD
| bulls, &25d$i; medium TO ialr COW ei 49,. =
/ s345 Gables quote 1--we catlIe anu az az,
! eteadv. REFRIGERATOR beef higher a. 9isc
/ no eynorts to-day Calves-Receipts' III
/ hood. market steady; common 20 prime
veals. S5as7.75; no fed calves. she. sheepo sm'
rarnbs-Receipts. 2.329 head; sheep HIni
i i1rrIr l6ai5c. higher; medium to goo,
| sheep sheep siaSi5O: good To prime lambs
a. ooG $50. Hogs-Receipts. 23H mead
market higher AZ Si15QSL3o.
NAVAL-STORE MAkN - ,r,.
CtIARTFSTON. s. c.. March lS'-Iur
nenitineHMarket firm at 4ic. asked; sales
'3 Rl,oosln-steady and unchanged; sales
nU VKvJIr.,r1NGTON. y. c.. March Esprit
~ Turpentine-Steady at 43i29iic.; re-
'' Pposjn"Firm at &c; receipts, SS bar
rels. o..,.4 -. q o-7so 40
Tar Tarp@Firm AZ 81; receipts. 2ei barrels