Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-05
(my 3-W. F&Sun)

ers; February and March, ls-eiqf3 2O-s4d..
sellers: March and April. 2o-6iJ.. buyers.
NEW YORK, May i.--Cotton--tluiet
| middling, Csc; net receipts $50 bales:
gross receipts, l,i9S bales; sales, si3 bales;
STOCK. 1898 bales; exports to the Conti-
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1873 bales:
eAports-to Great Britain, IS hafes: to the
Continent. s,3l7 bales: stock. 7eS, 069 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1855 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, q. 9S1 bales; to
France. 1881 bales; 10 The Continent, H.
| $50 bales
Totals since September 1st Net re>
ceipts. 7,sll,Ots bales; exports--to Greas
| bales: TO the Continent. 2.i99.3i0 bales.
| While the cotton market WAS not .
| broad one. considerable firmness was de-
| veloped at the outset this morning by tho
| favorable character OF the Liverpool
| cables: also, by foreign buying, small re-
| ceipts, and conflicting acreage gossip. Tho
! opening call showed an advance OF 1U1
| points. but trading was slack. There was
| a disposition 10 hold off for the govern
| ment report, due next Wednesday. This
| fact. In connection with more or lesa
| prevalent belief that August may develop
as disturber of the peace. made traders
cautious. The general undertone was
steady throughout the list. There was
some buying for Wall-Street account. but
as a rule outside interests were easily
scared. The demand was generally. met
rather disposed TO anticipate a bullish
bureau report on the 10th. At the best
to-day the market showed an advance oe
36ii points on yesterdays prices. with thu
market finally steady and ! to points
net higher
Cotton futures opened irregular; May.
s5.7S; June. $3.50; July, s5.ss; August. S.ss;
September. $780, October, S5.SS: November.
$3.50; December, S092. January, S.V. Feb
ruary. s.. March, %.0i.
Futures closed steady: May. $780,. June.
$3.50; July, s5.Ss: August. $3.50; September.
s5.S: October $3.50: November, Sss; De-
cember. $50; January, s5.T; February,
s.0l: March, s6.0i.
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands.
slsc: midding Gulf. easc.; sales, 5i3 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 4.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady; May, {5.52 bid:
June. s560uS5.62; July. s5:6SnsJa; August.
s5.sOu$5.6l; September, So5sms5.6l' october,
$5S0n$5Gl; November. &.60fix.62 Decem-
Der. s5.Gins5.GG January. S6lns5es; Feb
ruary, s5.7OuS5.72; March, so.7ifsJ.I6
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET,
PETERSBURG. VA. May 4-tspe-
ciaL)-Cotton-Firm at 57sc. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. May 3.--calves.-ws
quote as follows: strictly choice vcals,
"er Mound. 6dihc.. good vcals. per pound.
5ism52sc; rough TO good. per head. sinss.D.
Sheep and Lambs.-We quote: Spring
poor. small stock. 6u5i9c. per pound;
sheep. per pound, choice, fHikc; good,
per head. S3JOnsi; inferior. per head. $40
$780, old bucks. per head, &nN.
CHICAGO. May s-Trade in cattle to-
day was moderately animated az ruling
prices with the bulk OF sales at A.J0mS;
fancy grades. 3iouS550; rnoice steers,
S5.OJGs5.35; mediums, si55n$i1J; beef
steers SifiSf5D, stOckers and feeders,
81. s5ns5.IO; bulls S26OusLl0; COWS and heif-
ers. S50uA2j; western-fed steers. sizOr
500: Texas steers, $S.90uSi3J; calves, $50
$685..
There was an active demand for hogs at
steady prices. Bulk OF sales. sS.i5m$.s2 IL;
fair TO choice, S.7I l-2uS.sg; heavy pack
ers. S.5Ou$3Tj; mixed, sS.65m3sO; BUTCH
ers'. s3G@S3.S; lights, s3.50us3.S; pigs.
S3.3OQS370
There was a lively demand for sheep.
and prices ruled strong. Colorado woolled
lambs. sG.iO-chiefy s5S0n$5; shorn lambs.
81. IS. with inferior lots bringing
si.25u$4,75; common to prime sheep, S.oov
S. Is: fed westerns. siIUs5.l5.
Receipts: Cattle. 1850 head; hogs, 5000
head. sheep. 2i,0oo head.
NEW YORK, May s.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. $3.50 head market steady on lighr
supply; steers. Si5Ons 40: tops. $50: COM
mon oxen. s275, bulls S3..Jusl.Q; cows,
S2nSs0; exports. 40 cattle and 5,oij qtsr-
ters of beef; tomorrow, 40 cattle ana
1881 quarters.
t9dlNeS-keCelDtS, t.iE HfsNf lli.lf
common 20 choice yeals, sj..DHS).H.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts' s.2z5 head.
Market slow for all grades; good stock
steady: under grades weak; uoshorn
sheep. slax3O; clipped sheep, S5om1:
woolled lambs. sass 80; clipped Inmbs. sSm
s6.15: clipped culls, $3.50; spring lambs, 40
$3.50 each: car OF southern lambs AZ -.
Hogs-Receipts, 1883 head; slow and
lower at $390usLl5.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH. GA, May f.-spirits OF
1rIrpeutine-Steady at foc. sales. 81
casks: receipts. ! .495 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged: sales, $50
barrels: receipts, 3752 barrels.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. May 4.-Spirits
81 Turpentine-Fir at 40aiOlzc. receipts.
Rosin-Flrm at 9c.Qsi; receipts. 4sl
barrels.
Crude Turpentne~~Steady at N.35gl2.D;
receipts 40 barrels.
Tar-Firm al N.15 receipts. 90 barrels.
CHARLESTON. :. c., May 4.--TuYpen-
tine-Firm at 40c.; sales, none.
Rosin-rnchanged; sales. none.