Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-25

Sept .......E.2SM S.2Sla SIS ' SEQ
Short Ribs-per 100 lbs.
sept .....S4S5 SLS5 il s2i5 NS5
Cash quotations were as follows:
20. yellow corn, SSNc. Flour steady.
NO. spring wheat 75aIic.; No. spring
wheat. 6Sa72lkc. No. red. $50 '6iAe. No.
No. white. 2Sa299ic.; No. 3 white. go
2yc. No. rye, 6lisc. No: barley, S6a
4Oc No. 1 fiaxseed, S1O6. Prime timothy
seed. $2.35. Mess pork, per barrel, s.: l5q
$500. Lard per 100 pounds. S..eoHS5.O1ls.
Short-rib sides. loose. stooeSL@. Dry
sailed shoulders. boxed, $L27,sQ$ 62is.
Short-clear sides. boxed, $jH$5.1O. Whis-
key. distillers finished goods, per gal
Ion. Sl26. Sugar-Cut-loaf unchanged.
Butter quiet; creams. l2ql7l5c; diaries
1OHl6c. Eggs steady; fresh, lSc Cheese
steady; creams, sA49Ac.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL May pa p. Motion
Spot in fair demand; prices steady; Amer
lean middling. SD The sales of the
day were II. 600 bales, of which 1000 were
for speculation and export. and included
ll,6OO American. Receipts, 10000 bales,
including 500 American.
Futures opened steady, with moderate
demand, and closed quiet American mid
ding, low middling clause, May, 20-6i0
3 2l-64d, buyers; May and June, 3 2O-6ilt
3 2l-64d, buyers; June and July. 2l-6id. ,
sellers; July and August. 2l-6in3 22-6id.
buyers; August and September, H-6id,
buyers; September and October, H-6id.
buyers; October and November, 20-6ld.,
sellers; November and December, 3 2O-6id.,
sellers; December and January, 2O-6id.,
sellers; January and February, 2O-6id.,
sellers; February and March, H-6id.,
sellers: March and April, 2l-64Q3 22-6id.,
BUYERS.
NEW YORK, May 4-Cotton-Steady;
middling, 6hc. net receipts, 2B bales;
gross receipts, 4,4Oi balesj sales, $50
bales stock, lsl,5ll bales; exports to
the Continent. 7l2 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 7,l63 bales
exports TO Great Britain. IL bales: TO the
Continent, ~ bales stock, 72i,2Sl bales.
Consolidated; Net receipts, 26,S27 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1926 bales TO
France. 43S bales: to the Continent,
II. lS9 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
SOL .329 bales: exports to Great Britain.
3,3O3, l94 bales; TO France, 7l4,SS5 bales; TO
the Continent. 2,572. 707 bales.
The cotton market opened steady, with
prices unchanged 10 points higher. the
Improvement being due TO favorable
cables, the feature Of which was the
excellent showing made by spot sales.
Soon after the opening call, however, the
market took an easier turn, owing 20
more favorable weather i'm sections Of the
cotton belt which had been long in need
Of moisture. The market by noon had
fallen back to yesterdays closing prices,
after which the local situation became
listless and exceptionally uninterestng.
No outside orders of consequence reach
ed the Exchange, and local traders were
slow 10 decide as 10 which way TO turn,
the favorable cables from Great Britain
being supplemented by continual favor
able accounts from New England and
other cotton-goods districts, while, on the
other hand, the southern spot markets
showed less energy, and the crop accounts
were Of generally favorable character.
The market was particularly pulseless in
the afternoon. when the room contingent
and maintained policy of strict conser-
yatism. The market closed quiet and
steady, but TO 2 points net lower.
Cotton futures opened steady; May, $3.50;
June, $3.50; July, s5.9l; August 1913; Sep
TENDER, S5&; October. $500: November.
1892: December. 1886: January, So; Feb
ruary, 1902; March, S607.
Cotton futures closed quiet and steady;
May S.&; June, s5,S5; July. $3.50; Au-
gust, $780, September, $5.s6; October, $3.50;
November, 5.9l; December, $5.9 January,
800; February, $500; March. s6.O5: April,
S6.0S
SPOT cotton closed steady and I'M
changed; sales. $50 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 24-Cotton-Fu-
lures quiet and steady; May, S5.67 bid;
s5.66as567; September, $5.63q$.6i; October,
s5.63aS56i; November s5.64dS.65; Deem
Der. $5.67nS5.6S; January. S.70n$U; Feb
ruary. @.73qS.74; March. $5.77q@.7
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. May 2i.-(Special)
Cotton-Firm at SIC. for good lots. Fancy
might bring &c.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May -Calves-Receipts
fair in amount, but no surplus noticeable
Of smooth veal calves, which grade Is in
good demand at fun market
rates Poor or rough stock sells under
raj market Is firm and healthy. We quote
as follows Strictly choice yeals, per
pound. 6An7c.. good veal, per pound. ga
5lac rough 10 good. per head. SASS
Sheep and Lambs-Trade moderately
active In the better qualities OF spring
weighing in the neighbor-
hood of bQ45 pounds, being preferred.
Heavier grades not so urgently sought
after. Choice. fat sheep also in fair re-
quest, but common. rough sorts range
very low, and even then are not wanted
Market easier. We quote as follows:
Spring lambs, good TO choice. --q7c. per
pound: poor, small stock, 6I64c. per
good, per head. s5.5Oqs4; inferior. per
head. Nqsi.5o; old bucks. per head, $50
$50.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-The-e was an ac-
tive demand for cattle to-day az stronger
prices; fancy grades brought s5.5jIs5.65:
choice steers. $3.50 $50: mediums 81 500
1895; beef steers. AS00si.75 stockers and
feeders. NN&25; bulls. s3usL50: cows ana
ne Tiers, SsoaA@; western-fed steers
,JuSI.50 Trade III hogs was lively, With
prices fully &c. higher: fair to choice.