Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-20
ap 25-eodlm GrcCnyille couaty. s. c.

ap 25-en6lm Grecnyille County, s. {.
ding, sgd Tho sales or tbs day were
| 1000 bales, OF which 1000 bales were Tor
| speculation ana export, anc Included e.SD
| bales OF American. Receipts. 1900 oaies.
including 1870 bales Of American.
! Futures opened quiet, with poor de-
! mand, and closed steady; American Mld,
| ding, low middlins clause, Nay S.-jid.;
| May and June p cd, sellers; June ara
! July. 2l-sks3 Z2-gid.. sellers; Jiy ana
August. 3 22-64d., bgyer5; AUGUST ana sop,
| TENDER. 3 22-6ld., buyers; september ana
ana November. 2l-6ld.. buyers; Noyem-
! Der and December. 3l-G4dS 1-etd:, by.
| ers: December and January, @-oi9
8 H-6id, bvyers; January and leofuaryi;
| 8 e0-cifC3 .,-6id.. buyers: February ana
March. 32l-Siq3 c2-Gid., sellers, March ana
April, 226id, buyers.
NEW YORK, May js-cotton-Cuiet;
! mddling. 6hc.; net receipts, III paies;
gross receipts, SIC bales; sales a oa1es'
exports--to the Continent. 80 bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts. li,osi baiesI
exports-to Great Britain. Las bales; 70
1919 bales; stock 7S6,50i. bales:
Consolidated: Net receipts, t9s9t baiesi
| eXports-to Great Britain, i4,5SS bales; 70
France, $40 bales; to the Continent,
3547S bales
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts S,9i502 bales; exportc-to ureAy
. J Britain, 3Zh,fJS bdieos 10 ltHtc, tWsssS
bales; to the Continent. 2.Jeo.5iS bales.
| The cotton market, after opening qdies
and steady at unchanged prices TO
| point advance, was extremely marrow,
and the total range or nUctuatons ios
| the day did not exceed 2 points. Al tae
close the feeling WAS quiet and STEADY,
with prices unchanged 20 ! point lower.
About the only news on hand on wbicg
TO base ideas was crop information anu
as this failed 20 agree IL the majority
Of instances. Doth sides were slow TO pro-
coed Claims tnat crop damage late-
ness ana poor coroiuons haG nsen s,eat
ly exaggerated were exhibited by the pear
| crowd but were met wi.6 equally num-
erOus reports from nearly oii sections OF
the belt that the crop outlook was tar
from re2ssuring. il was said the erouhu
was as dry rs finder IN some OF ue
| Eastern States, ard thai the crop was
| making poor s'srds In the central por-
| tlon OF the region Farmers we're UNDER
stood 10 be Vsry much Discouraged n
Arkansas and Northern 'iexas ~ we
| raVages % insects and in some cascs
where seed had been washed cut OF ire
! ground ~ the rGics OF last week, wsre
| refusing 10 repi3r. Thoigc i,eht re,si
| were indicated on &c days weather Snlt-
| tin for tha northern districta. tOe greater
| norton % the belt was free rrcm precipi-
tati9n, with the temperature very nith'
The local rrsae clo rot lose h;6rt 81 tvs
fact thDt Conditions in tEe Fan fiVer
cloth markets. were never better thIn at
the present time, wni.k also may be aaia
Of European markets TIE Enslis.
| cables 10 day reflected oofnparttreiy
quie. markets which was attributed oy
| private adviees 90 1bs close-at-harc hell
days. IRE demand for spot cot.Dn In
the Sqvth was not Ylge.css but Ar r'sT .
| kets were holding their 9wn. wi,k deal
ers disposed % advance asains r-'rs.
Cotton fixtures o,pensd alis, sna stesny,;
S95; septenser, & -, October. So NO.
vember. e %: December. 2bs. January
500; February. sS.OS; March. 1SQs. April
Futures closed quiet ard s,esdyl NAY.
s5.57; June, 49, july, &92i August SO;
September. &ss; October, $3.50. Novem-
, Der. s5S; December, Ss7: January. ~:
February s6M; March, sos, A2Lhji " ~.
changed; Sales, = oAlas.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, sssg 1s.-co,-
ton-Fnturas ouli bat ste5os, MAJ. S!esi
June. s. TIC "a; My. E.13egS7tI Auknst,
S.754ts y; 6ep,emoer, SIS4Ngtj tSt9oer,
s5.sSflS5 a: November, 80 6tGpss.es; Dsoem-
her $ sS9rt- 90: January, T.flcfSel-i Fss-
ruary, S7+g& Is; Neroh. S,fiSSaSs
PETERSBURG COTTON s.ARHEr.
PETERSBURG. VA, May 10 --tSpecial)
Cotton-.steR6y az 6;ao. for COED lc,s.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May B-caiyes- Choice
, milk-fed calves are I'm rather Hight sup
| ply; the demand for this kind Is good;
| ! rough poor stock Is In fell supply ana
: dull safe. we GGote as follows: Strictly
! | choice ysals. Per pound. 63-fuic.; good
! veal, per pound 6ll6 l-Ic.: rough 10 COCO,
, per head, $iGtse Sheep and thanksgiving
. | lambs: The supply OF choice lambs -
' light fer this kind; there Is an active as'
e ,nand; al poor stock is snsnted. we
: quote: Spring lambs. good 10 cpolce.
1 7l-2asc. per pound; poor small stock
: 6l-2SI7c. per pound; sheep, per pound.
. choice. 4Gi i-4c.; good, per head. S.oyayt.
inferior. per head. slQN.O0; old bucks, Per
head S3u$l.
n CHICAGO. May fs.--Owng 10 the small
supply OF cattle to-day the market ruled
< strong 10 l0c.. higher Fancy grades
y brought s.. $50: choice steers, S290
s5.i5: mediums A75p$ts5; beef steers
y cows and heifers, s3uSi.25; bulls, SltsLz5
western-fed steers, N5OgsS;So; 'fexas,
S.9Oa$5: calves, s4.5OGs75O. There was a
lively local and shipping Demand fof
hogs ut previous prices. Fair TO choice
l.293@1-2; heavy. packers. 500
$3.50: mixed. 20GS3S; butchers, 8.5fl
S3.02f-2: lights. s3.60fix 3G IL; pigs, 500
1915. The demand for sheep and lamb
was undated and prices ruled strong m
the recent advance. sheep sold at H76ll
q s550 chiefly IS. 250$5.50: Colorado woolef
=, lambs SG5sQs875: shorn lots. S.759s6. 20
x spring lambs, sass per 100 pounds. Re
c. ceipts-catue, 5000 bead; hogs. 5000 head
q sheep. 1900 head. Z
NEW NOEh, May lc.-Dtosct- ~
cclpts. 1879 head.. no trading: feeilri
) steady Cables quote live cattle lower 2
10 3-fdi1 1-Sc.; 1--we sheep steady az IL IN
l4I-2c; lambs. l5c. refrigerator beef
Size. exports. 27s cattle. Calves-Rs
ceipts 2O5 head; steady; prime ys<ls. "
tons. $50 Sheep ana Lamhg-aecfspss
2.i7s head: sheep slow; lambs sts2xy
spring lambs fully Toe. lover; wocls.
ewes. s.: poor 10 fair clipped sheep, Rtc5
M8: spring lambs sJ.50tlS. Eqys-Ss
ceipts. 2,Scs head; firm ct S.?o1elS.
q .NAvAL-sToRE MAnEDw
CHARLESTON, s. O., May is-Tuspcn
tins-FYrrn at csizc: sales. noEe.
"a Rosin-F1rm and unchs-gedi ssies
mona.
SAVANNAH. GA. Nay o.-Spis.ts o
y Turpentire-Firm st acc sales, ms cssks
receipts. 1883 casks.
Rossu-Firm and unchanged; salos, 81
barro;s: rscsiptt. 3,sS bsrfels
(, WILMINGTON u c.. May ,2.-Splrfs
- OF Tairpentine-F.r.n CT &,s9ssc.
a Rosln-Firm al sta a2d 81.
- Crude Turpentlns-ssesdy at S-a, ~
u and 81. 20.
~ Tar-Firm at no.
~ ssrss.-s-.-s's'.-
l From Kichmona, He sAys. ~