Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-07
ORGANIZED JANUARY II, 1898.
CITIZENS

81 &. choice steers. S5.8OaSJ.G5: me-
dunn steers. SL6JdSi95; beef steers. NiHH
$500; stockers and feeders. .lVaSi;,V,
bulls. S260QSLg: COWS and heifers, N5.5VH
81: western-fed steers. Si.2OpNJ.OO, leNds
steers. s3.j0dSl.9o; calves. $500 $3.50. An
unusually large number of hogs were re-
ceivod for Saturday. buyers easny
forced prices BE-. lower. Heavy TO cnolce,
s.. 700S .S7ia: heavy packing lots: N.2V"
3.67k. mixed. S.50uS3.75; butchers, Aio9H
$3.50; light. S.50uS.lJ; pigs. gas %. lh,ie
was a limited supply of sheep ana lampS'
and prices ruled unchanged. Inferior To
choice sheep. s2.5DdS. so: y%earlings. sL8oV
$3.50. and lambs. $500 $4.95. Receipts
Cattle. 300 head; hogs. 5000 head; sheep
500 head.
PHILADELPHIA. March 5.-Recelpts-
Reeves. 2.5l5 head; sheep, 4.92O head; nogs'
5.40i head. Beef cattle I'm moderate de-
clined; good stock barely held It's own
extra. 5hN5hc.: good. 4sn5tsc.; medium.
ilkUlAc.. common, 4lsu+t.c. Sheep larry
active and firm; lambs higher; extra.
4a,d5c.; good. 44ail2c.; medium, S74atC.,
common. 2l2d3hc.; lambs. JdJ4tc. Hogs
inactive. but firm. at 5aiH6c. for best
western and 5AUJAc. for other grades.
Fat COWS inactive ~ 2l2dic. Thin cows
50 TO SIG. Veal calves active at 4i2nIc.
Mich cows slowly at S25nS3. city dress
cd beeves I'm good demand at 6pSa4c.
NEW YORK. March L-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. i3 head: no trading; feellng
steady. Cables unchanged; exports, f9
cattle. 1913 quarters Of beer, calves
Receipts. % head; very niue tradlhs'
feeling steady: ordinary to good Neals.
S.50G$7. Sheen and LamOs-Heceipts. tbl
head; sheep quiet but steady; good lambs
firm: good sheep. $3.50: fair To prime
lambs. Sj2jG.5.5J. Hogs-Receipts. 2.Wi
head: none for sale alive; nominally
steady AT StUN.iO.
CINCINNATI. March i-Hogs active
at 8.25aS3.9O. Cattle steady at S2.5OnS).
sheep steady at s2.2J0sl25. Lambs easy
at $i0S5.2j.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March 6.-Cotton-spot
I'm fair demand; prices l3-32d. higher;
American middling. fair. ID; good mid
ding. 3 2l-32d middling, 35-32d. low MD
ding, 9-32d. good ordinary . 5-"zd, olul-
nary. , 29-32d. The sales of the day were
12O1o bales. OF which 10000 bales We're for
speculation and export, and included II 100
bales OF American. Receipts. lJ.OO bales
including l.4OO bales OF American.
Futures opened steady, with a talr ds-
mand. and closed quiet: American MD
ding. low middling clause. March, Zo,oid'
buyers; March and April, 323-bld.t buy
ers. April and May. 2 25-64d., buyers; May
and lime. 3 25-Gid3 26-6id., buyers; June
and July. 3 26-Gfd.. sellers; july ana Au-
gust. 3 26-Gid., buyers; August and Septen-
ber 2 9;-Gld.. sellers: september n DC
tobor 2 25-Gtd. sellers: October and Mo-
vember. 32i-Gid.. value; November ah1
December. 32f-Gid., sellers; December ana
Januarv. 3 24-6ld., sellers; January ana
February. 32iGid.. sellers.
NEW YORK. March 6-CottonuSteady,
middling & 9-l6c.: net receipts, II bales
aross rsceints 2T77 bales; sales, 2,52) bales
stock. ~. 73 bales; eNpOris-to the 'oh-
tinent. G53 bales. ,oee, oa,.
TofaIs to-day: Net receipts. lS,s6i bales
exports-to Great Britain, L."ol Ddles' W.
France. 2.22f bales to the |ohli'e"'' '"'
bales; stock. 75l.i1S bales: 49,, Ito.
Consolfdated. Net receipts. BIZ pales'
exports-to Great Britain, 3.t3 paiesj u,
France, 2.22i bales; 10 the continent i-''''
bales. 90. No, 70.
CENTS. 722s 2S5 bales; eXports-tO 1rea,
Britain. 3.Ol924 bales; TO hranIe o,''''
bales. TO the Continent. 2,Z2i,'zS pales.
There was quite a furry In cotton Nhei
business opened this morning. Inc ~
call developed the presence OF Il soo,
many buving orders from the SCUM az,
Is in The hands OF houses mere WIZ
fnreion connections. The advance III ~
tures al Liverpool. and the increased sPo
sales there, were SAID 10 De uu'
Auction bv Neil OF his crop eslihlate
vrhfia tho local traders are disposed U
regard Neips reports on their merits w
are no, disposed 10 disregard thelr -
feet on the foreigners anu 'n'as 49,
quite a scramble TO cover sho,, nmanino
rhich lasted some time after lne uPe1mts
o. ,ba call prices advanced i 10 . pun
and further improved 70 8 point.
b,,,,n@ was stimulated by very. uiiaFo.
abie Teports from the cotton Delt reb"iu
ing the effects Of the DaI "wIbinch' ba'
indicating that ~held-work, "hlch IA
heen commenced last week, mao Degl
Abandoned on account of the WEI conn
ZION OF the lands. The hrmness was SUI
further Increased by indications VI a.,
abrunt falling off IN the movement. Stll
another clement OF irmness was IN
statement from Washington 10 the euSC
that the Ohio river was rising. On vi
account. the market had a generahy nIa
undertOne throughout the SESSION. a.
taking. however, became a feature III !"
o~fternoon. n me market easeh OH
uttle forecasts pointed 70 improve
weather conditions I'm the South, ana the.
were contradictory rumors anoat resaiv
ing Neips crop positions, some Doing l
the effect that he has not reduced MS G.
Inmates. and that he has no Intention 2
doing so. Local prejudice In the attei
noon took a somewhat bearish turn, pu
neither longs nor shorts had positive cor
victions. and II became a ~alns ma
ket. The market was finally quiet an
steady. and > 10 3 points net higher.
Cotton futures opened steady; Marcl
&.a5; April, &.3l; May. @B, June, Se-s
July. 1888: August 50. Ssptemoer, 81
October. 1913; November %-i'i pecemOe
1913: January, 800.
Futures opened quiet u steauyi Nisrcl
1924: April. yi3i: MAJ, S6.S; June S.y
JuIv $3.50; August. 1892; September. SOL
October. El6: November. sdli; Decembe
ssi7; January, 500.
Spot closed quiet and unchanged; sale
2.52j bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6-Cotton
Futures steady; March. S.&GN.95; Apr
s59Ms59S; May. S.sSNS.g9: June. 500
Sc 03: July. $6O3Qs6.o4; August. s5.9SHs5e
September. S.9lGS9s; October. S.S7ux5s
November, $5.SS4S.ss; December. $3.50
S.g.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. March 6-(Sp'
cial)-Cotton-Strong at 6i-4c. for goo
lots.
NAyAI~STORE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH, GA, March 6.-Spirlts