Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-15

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lation and export. and included 9SVo
American. Receipts, none.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet;
American middling. low mlddling clause
August. 3l-6id., buyers; August ana sep
TENDER. 327-6lfl3 3O-6id.. buyers; Septem-
Der and October. 2S-6iQ3 29-6id., sellers
October and November, N-6id.. sellers:
November and December, December and
January. January and February, 25-64H
3-eh., sellers; February and March,
3 3i-64d., sellers; March and April, 26-6fft
2-64d.. buyers; April and May, A-64G
3 3S-64d., sellers; May and June, 2S-6id..
buyers June and July. 29-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK, August i4.-Cotton-Quie ;
middling. 3-Sc.; gross receipts. 1889 bales;
sales, 2l5 bales; stock l45 735 bales: ex-
ports-to the Continent, l29 bales; to
France, 80 bales.
exports-to France 50 bales; 10 the Cont
nent. i29 bales: stock. $685. bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 5,Ti bales
eXpOrts-tO Great Britain, 1850 bales; 70
France, 30 bales; TO the Continent, $50
bales.
Totals since September list: Net receipts,
$3.50 l9S bales; exportS-to Great Britain
3.i9i S99 bales; 20 France. N6,6O3 bales, To
the Continent. 2S37. 4l6 bales.
To-day's cotton market was dull. with
a generally downward inclination. al
though at one time about 10 points above
INC NlOSiIk OF NdiUIuuN. lUIUukHDul All'
session the market was irregular. and AZ
all times active. Tho character of the
trading. however, was not progressive,
and parties who have been building long
interests found their holdings to Be top
pllng. and a considerable part of the at
tention of the professional element was
directed toward undermining this class
of holdings. But bulls were numerous,
and parties were found TO absorb the cot
ton thus offered. checking the decline
Uhpn IL reached "A Lowell kfJtO nOipfg nnUgr
the final figures Of saturday. The main
| swings OF the market were as follows:
| The opening call started at a decline of
! 3 points and finished at an advance of 10
Z points. or say, a total Of SHi0 points on
| Saturdays figures. This upward move
| ment was due to the fact that the Eng
| fish market had not declined TO match
! the loss here Saturday, while no rains
| were reported for the Southwest aud pri-
| vate advices We're particularly bad IRON
! Louisiana, Mississippi. and Texas. Other
| sections also sent very bad reports. Later
| however, there was a period of active IL
| qudation, following rumors OF rains IN
| Texas and elsewhere. The market wa.
! very sensitive and prompt TO respond {,
| anything that looked like q breaking vi
Of the long drought in the Southwest
! The final phases Of to-day's market wer,
| bearish, on the expectation Of veal
cables tomorrow morning. The marke
closed barely steady, at a net loss of
TO 10 points.
Cotton futures opened steady; August
| $751; September. $3.50; October, 500; No
vember $611; December, 1913; January
s. - February. 1926; March, $6.29; April
| s6.32; May $685..
Futures closed barely steady: August
$50: September. S5.77; October s597: No
sG11; February. $614; March. s6.1S; April
SG2l May 1921: June 1921
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands
! C2-c; middling Gulf, SIC; sales rs bales
NEW ORLEANS. August 14-Cotton IN
lures closed quiet and steady; August
S.72 bid. September. S.69dS57l; october
| si72Q$7}: November, S576aSt1; Deem
Der. Ssl1iS5.S2; January, S5.Sl&.S5; Feb
| ruary. s.. S9d $5.9l; March, S593nsj95: April
| S5.97q$59o; May, S6.0lqSG03.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. August H-(Special)-
Cotton-Quiet az &c. for good lots.
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. August 13.-Calves--W,
quote: Strictly choice veal, per pound
61sc.; good veal, per pound, 5l4a6c.; roIgi
to good, per head. N(iss.
Lambs and Sheep-We quote as fol
lows: Spring lambs good TO choice, 5l9Q
&c. per pound; poor, small stock 4Rajc
| per pound. Sheep. per pound, choice, 3HQ
| 33tc: good. per head. Sli SO, inferior
per head. aa$.5O; old bucks. per head
! PHILADELPHIA. PA. August l3.-Re-
| ceipts for the week: Beeves, 1854 head
| sheep. 1851 head; hogs, 47sS head. Bee
cattle in good demand, and with only lail
supply prices advanced u fraction; extra
| j7sd6isc.: good. 5l2M5+c.; medium, 5isd
52sc.; common FsQ5c. Sheep fairly actiy,
and firm; extra, Gjhc; good, 4lzNiAc.
medium, 4uiAc.; common. 2ia034c
Lambs safe. Hogs steady at 6lzu7c. fol
western, the only kind in the market
Fat cows IN good request at 2lsulc.; thlr
| fair demand "A mi S1ls lkfn.
steady at 54lc. milch COWS I'm good de
mand AT s25dS5. Dressed becyes soil
| from 6iaH9lac.
| CHICAGO. August 12.-Few cattle wer,
| received to-day, and the market was al
most entirely nominal. Prices in genera
were unchanged. on good general de
mand hogs advanced 5ul0c. Heavy hos
were salable at 8.95NSL72lA; mixed lots
| St30QA75; light, SL5Vn As2i2. pigs, $500
| $40; and culls, $2pS3. Sheep and lamb
were strong at yesterdays advance. Prim
| lambs sold at $6uT, cOmmOner lot
| FOR inferior lots up to Si5Oqsjl0 for prin
lots Receipts-Cattle, 100 head; hogs
1000 head; sheep, 5000 head.
NEW YORK. August 12-Beeves-Re
| ceipts, 90 head; no trade Of importance
feeling steady: cables unchanged exports
$50 cattle and 5.o@ quarters OF bee
| Calves-Receipts, none; 20 trading; feel
ing firm. Sheep, and Lambs-Receipt q
! 1851 head; slow but about steady; sheep
| $3J0aSi50; extra wethers. $53 lambs
| S6qs7; culs, S. Hogs-Recepts, 34
| head; none for sale; nominally steady.
NAvAL-STORE MARKETS
CHARLESTON. S. c., August 1i-Tur
! pentine-Market firm at 46c., sales none
| Rosln-Firm and unchanged; sales none
| SAVANNAH, GA, August ii-Spirit
Turpentine-Firm. at 4Sc.; sales, 80 casks
| receipts, 252 casks.
| Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales, &c
| barrels; receipts, 1924 barrels.
WILMINGTON, n. c., August H.
Spirits Turpentne-Firm at 4SNisiec. re
| Ceipts, 1872 casks.
ROsin-Firm and unchanged; receipts
7l3 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at $3.50 and q "a
| receipts, "a barrels.