Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-05

steady; American middling, esd. Tho
sales Of the day were 10000 bales, OF
which 500 bales were for speculation and
export. and included $500 bales American.
| Receipts, none.
Futures opened quiet but steady ami
closed quiet; American midding. low
| mlddling clause, August. 3 eO-Gfff3 2l-6fd.,
sellers; August and September. 3le-SiQ
zJ-5id. sellers; September and October.
lh-6iu3 l9-6id., sellers, October and No.
vember l7-Gid.. value: November and
December, l6-6id.. sellers: December
and January. l6-6id.. sellers: January
and February, l5-64d., sellers; February
ana March, lG-Gid3 l7-6id. buyers;
March and April. l7-6id., buyers; April
aud May, ls-64d. sellers; May and June.
lS-otQ3 l9-6id., value; June and July,
l9-6id., buyers.
NEW YORK, August 4.-Cotton quiet;
middling, SIC: gross receipts. 3t bales;
sales. 100 bales; stock, l45Oc9 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, $50 bales:
eXports-tO Great Britain, LAS bales, 10
France, 50 bales; 10 the Continent. 2.Oi2
bales stock 363. Cos bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 6,S6S bales;
eNports-to Great Britain, i3.lO3 bales; 10
France, $3.50 bales; 70 the Continent 1881
bales.
Totals since September lst Net re.
ceipts, S,3l 5f5 bales; expOrts--to Great
Britain, S,iA,sl0 bales; TO France. 7g79Sl
bales; to the Continent. 2,S20.3l9 bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet, August.
sJ.b0, September, 500, October, 50 10. No.
vember, S5.7i December, $50: January.
S.Si February $3.50; March. $3.50; April,
1913; May, 1871; June. 81.
Futures closed quiet and steady: Au-
gust, @5i; September. S.57. october. $50;
November, Sj.I5; December, s5.7g; January.
500; February, $s6, March, $50; April,
1874; May. S.9l; June. 81.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands, 6lse.; middiing gulf, 69sc.; sales,
l0O bales.
NEW ORLEANS. August 4-cotton--
Futures duh; August. s5.42 bid: September.
S5.40aS5.H; October, .s5.4ldsj.l2; November.
S5.4Jus3. IS, December, N0Od N0l, January,
S5.5ius5.55; February, S55Sg&5J; March.
S5.6lus562; April. S.C5d@.67
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE, August 3-Cdlyes-Ws
quote as follows: Strictly choice veal. per
pound, 5AH5iac., good veal. per pound,
lleeJc.; rough TO good, per head, p.0g
Lambs and sheep.-we quote: Spring
lambs. good TO choice, 5,sc. per pound;
poor. small stock, 4l1u5c. per pound.
Sheep, per pound, choice, 313Ac., good,
per head, 3nSO; inferior, per head, siD
$50; old bucks, per head, 2.JOHS.
CHICAGO, August 3-The supply OF
cattle to-day was much smaller than tho
demand, and brisk competition advanced
the price Of desirable offerings lOc. Good
to fancy cattle sold at SJ.55uS6O5 COM
moner grades, AyOaS.3O; stockers and
and heifers, S2.25HSJ.2J Texas steers. 1915
nsj.25, and calves, sass. There was
good demand for the light offerings or
hogs, and prices advanced l0ul5c. for all
grades. Heavy lots sold al >3.9jg.i.62,s;
mixed at NzJqSiGJ and light at $500
$40. Pigs sold at S3.60nsL65. and culls.
$2US390. Receipts Of sheep aud lambs
were again heavy, and sheep declined 100
1Jc., lambs selling 25Qi35c. lower Sheep
brought 81 y0aJ$3.5O for poor lots. and
Al5W$5 for the best Lambs sold at
Ss50aS450 for culls up TO s6.25llsG.6o Tor
fancy hocks. Receipts-Cattle 500 head;
hogs 1900 head: sheep. 1900 head
NEW YORK. August 3.-Beeyes-Re-
ceipts. o. Very little doing; feeling DUH.
cables quiet; American cattle nrmer at
lOAnllAc.; tops, na.c; per pound, dressed
weight; refrigerator beef higher at SAC.
Calves-Receipts, II head; very limited
trade. Market steady az yesterdays
closing prices veal. S6uS550; buttermilk.
$3.50. Sheep and lambs-Receipts, ESQ;
good sheep firm; others steady; lambs
opened slow; top grades steady; Others
trihe easier. Sheep S3H<5: lambs, sj0N.
Hogs-Receipts 1888. barely steady;
heavy easier; whole range quoted at H.6,1
$40.