Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-11

nc. NO. red, ffHibc. NO. corn, 80,
No. 2 oats. 2ea2sAc.; No. 2 white, 2slzg
SOC: No. white. 2Si4a294c. No; 2 rye.
5sikc. No. ? barley. 35qilc. No. fiaxseed,
N.0S; new $40 Prime timothy seed, S.05.
Mess pork. per barrel S.30qsS35. Lard,
per 100 pounds, A.92bQA.5. Short RIO
ders Cboxed). si25aA.5O short clear side:
(boxed. S.SGsLso. Whlskey. distiilers'
finished goods. per gallon, N.26. sugar,
cut-loaf. unchanged. Butter steady;
creamery, l2ql6izc.; dairy, l0Qlic. EGGS
steady; fresh, llAc. Cheese weak; creams
iO,zQl1c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. May 10 Z. Mot
ton-Spot in active demand and large
business done al firm prices; American
mddling. l3-l6c. The sales OF the DAY
were 10000 bales. of which 1000 We're Tor
speculation and export, ana lncluueu H'-
200 American. Receipts, none.
Futures opened steady, with moderate
demand, and closed quiet and steauy'
American mlddling. low middling clause
May. 3 H-64d., buyers; May ana June,
9 q -64d.. buyers; June and July, 3N-5fy
3 22-s4d.. buyers; July and August. 3 2-tid.,
buyers: August and September. ZZ-eid:,
buyers; September and October H.6ig
3 22-e4d.. buyers; october and November
2l-6id.. buyers; November and Decent
and January, 20-64a3 2l-eid;, buyers
January and February, 2)-6iq3 2l-ofd.,
BUYERS: February and March, I-6tp
8 22-64d.. sellers; March and April, z--oiu''
New YORK. May c-Cotton-Qulet;
middling. 6Hc net receipts, go bales;
gross receipts, 1891 bales: sales 14O bales;
stock. III 1893 bales; eXports-to orea.
Britain, l,5A bales; to the Continent ~"
bales. 5000 49,.
axports-to Great Britain. 7,l3l bales; 70
France. 500 bales: to the Continent o,fVo
bales; stock. 7i4.725 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, fa'y5 uaies
exports-to Great Britain lI.5SS bales; 10
France, 5,iZ7 bales; TO the Continent To-
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts. 1882 bales; exports-to e cl 20
Britain S.26e,S02 bales to u France raj o,'0''
bales: 10 the Continent, 25-O,5U bales' s.,
The cotton market, after opening steady
at unchanged prices 20 an advance OF
point. showed considerable weakness' III
der a disposition TO Nquldabs long Svl
tracts the bulls being afraid 20 trust
their position, I'm view Of a possibly as
appointing bureau report, Under WIS
nresslIre the market declined 400 points,
hut upon the PRONUNCIATION OF tue ltpot
from Washington the feellns pec.lii.s
steadier There was some dSappOiile l,''r,
regarding the terms OF the bureau tepUrs,
which last year stated the probable acre
age at s3.4 per cent, this being ~
crease Of &c per cent, as coinpdIeu WI" VIZ
the previous year. But thls ysaI "a
ctatisticians ct Washington lndlcdlsu
that the acreage question could not %
expressed in figures until next monln'
while stating that the BELIEF or CORE
spondents pointed 70 reuucelou "
States of per cent in MISSISSIPPI anu ~
Texas. 10 in Arkansas. IL In South t5No-
lima. ~ in Louisiana, % In Georgia - LIT, IN
North Carolina, and is in Oklahoma. Ine
trade here argued that the report "as
bullish rather than bearish, but that u
ala not amount TO much either one way
or the other. The market, soon aIler io
nublication. became almost stagnant, with
a sagging tendency. The extraordl NJ lr;.
sales OF SPOT cotton In Liverpool 'Iy'oV
holes, which private cables ascribed 10
Continantal demand, tended TO check sell
ino, az this point I'm connection with Ia
vorable reports from Manchester am
continued encouraging accounts from
New England. Favorable adVices rom
southern spot markets added TO the cau-
,ion ~ short sellers, without eneIBi@lhS
Ejaculation on the bull side or the ac-
cornt 10 any extent. The close was pare
" steady. with prices 10 points net
cotton futures opened steady; May,
e. s.: June. s. IS; July, $50; August, S1.so'
sentember. $5.e2: October, S0.oi Nonell-
her s5s: December. s.; January. wv;
February. $500; March, S5:lO. ...,.s,..
Nav $50; June. s5.3; July. $50; Au-
o nS{}' sd. September, $3.50; October.
& So: November, sol; December So.yS;
January, SIS; February $.Ol; March,
"SSDoot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands &c; middling Gulf, 65zc.; sales,
= NEW ORLEANS, May 1o.-Cotton-Fg-
tnres quiet and steady, May, %:eo bid'
June. s57fdS5.75; July, S9.iiGs,s. -, Az sl
enst Is. 7Oas5.71 September, 500. o. (;
5c,ober &. GAS IS: November. $ .0n s5.6l;
December. s.. eSd$5.69; January. $.1V
8. 7s; February, s5.74aS.7S; March, wig
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG, VA. May lo.--(Special)
Cotton-Steady at 57sc. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May 9.-Calyes-Smooth
veal calves continue in fair demand al
full quotations. With receipts running
heavier. however, prices are lower. Large,
rough stock not so active and saiaole
only by the head. We quote as Follows
Strictly choice veals, per pound, 6asl-c.
good yeals per pound, 5124tc.; rouSn 70
good. per head, Sass.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts OF sprlng
lambs are on the increase, both on the
wharves and at the droye-yards. reel
ing easy. but demand fair for choice ta1
stock OF desirable size, while small, thil
or under-weight lambs are disseminated
against even al sLdue unuSf t'S 49,
raj market price. Rough. old sheep also
very dull. We quote as follows: SprIns
lambs, good TO choice, 747lzc. per pound
poor. small stock C16isc. per pound
sheep. per pound, choice. 4nf4c; good,
per head. S3JO0si: inferior. per head ga
$50: old bucks. per head, sS9$i
CHICAGO, May 9.-The small receipts
~ ca,tle to-day in connection with good
General demand resulted In advancing
nrices fully &C. Fancy grades brought
k Axa '5O: choice steers. <5.l5g s5.s5; me
diums. SL6OqSi.so; beef steers. sLiygSii:sSs,;
stoekers and feeders. siQS,l5i bIlls. R.7O
Gs4 IL. COWS and heifers, S3.y04Si25; west
led steers. s4.30Q$5.50; Texas steers.
"a S.o<ISt "a. calves 1885. The de
mad FOR hogs was slow and the market
ruled weak, with prices about &c. lower;
fair 10 choice, s3.&Qs3.s9; heavy packers,
9.Eq$s.77i5; butchers, S.eSuSS,ssls; hgnts,
Ss.s5GS390; pigs. SD9s1.'s. mere was
an active demand for sheep and prices
rnlea strong and higher; Colorado w0ollei
iambs sold at S5.94ss.25; largely at 80
ss 10. shoru lots, &25Q$5.eo: common 20
vood sheep. x50QS5 ", chiefly 81 500 s. 10,
~Ith export lots bringing &.S4S. Re-
eeintg-Cattle, $50 head; hogs. 1900 head;
sheep. 1890 head.
NEW YORK. May misunderstanding
81 head; no trading; feeling steady; ex-
ports. SIS cattle. l,os3 sheep. and 1850
quarters OF beef. cslves-Recelpts. :
head. no grade Of importance. Feeling
arm. sheep and Lambs-Receipts. GA
y.a5: clipped do. $50; spring lambs MONT
nal. Hogs-Receipts. 2.0is. Market
steady: prime hogs. Us.
NAyAI.-sToRE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH. GA. May l9.-Splrits ~
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