Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-23

Sl.fJ W hlskeN. dlStlllers finished goods.
per gallon. sL26. Sugar, cut-lOaf $jS};
granulated. 1913. Butter firm: creamery.
li1z0l2c.. dairy. 1llaal7c. Eggs firm;
fresh. l2c. Cheese steady; creams. Oa.al2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March %, =. M.-Cot-
ton-SpOt quiet. prices unchanged: Ameri-
can midding. ll-32d. The sales of the
day were 1900 bales. OF which 500 were
Tor speculation and export, and included
SgD American; receipts, $500. including
300 American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed quiet at the decline:
American middling. low middlng clause
March l6-GiN3 l7-6ld., sellers. March and
April, l6-64n3 l7-6id., sellers; April and
May. 3 l6-6iN3 l7-Gid, sellers; May and
June ltd. sellers; June and July
3 ltd, buyers: July and August 3 17-GiW
lS-6i9., sellers; August and September.
3 l7-old., buyers; September and october
l7-Gld.. sellers; October and November
l6-GiH3 it'd. sellers: November and
December. lG-6ld., buyers; December and
February. lG-cid., buyers.
NEW YORK. March 22.-Cotton-Quiet;
mddling. 5-ltc.; net receipts, G5l bales b;
gross receipts. 1.7O7 bales. sales. 2.22j bales
stock, $1,000 bales; exports TO Great Bri-
tain. 1871 bales; to the Continent, 7Oi
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1j.2i6 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. 6.l.S bales TO
the Continent, 1,iOi bales; stock, 7slS75
bales
Consolidated: Net receipts. $3.50 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain. 1862 bales; 20
France. 500 bales; 10 the Continent,
.. 16g bales.
Totals since September list: Net receipts.
li5L4l bales; exports 20 Great Britain,
3o63.5J7 bales to France. G56.GOi bales; TO
the Continent. 229l.iB bales
The cotton market was moderately ac-
tive. taking the day as a whole. with the
swing of prices quite extensive. Early
phases of the situation were again con-
tinuatiOn of yesterdays upward move
ment. but later developments were of a
more reassuring nature. and the net re-
suits OF price changes proved quite graft
flying to the friends OF the staple. The
opening was steady, with initial sales
at prices / 10 points below yesterday )
closing figures. The decline was follow
ed by "a further drop Of 2d3 point, shortly
after the call. under adverse cable talk
Of big receipts and good weather news.
Liquidation set IN on q small scale ana
considerable short selling was INDUCED IN.
The foreigners were also identined win
the selling movement. this latter class OF
business being chiefly I'm the new-crop
positions. The long faction we've badly
Handicapped by the refusal Of outside
investors TO support an aggressive pun
campaign. having not yet recovered from
the heavy losses of the past two weeks
Near midday. however. there was a
and the bear crowd appeared TO nave
oversOld themselves in their endeavors To
absorb long stuff. The bears were not
slow TO profit by their operations. ana
succeeded in working prices 10 level OF
7G9 above that of yesterday. ConslderdDle
neyv business occurred. and the smaller
shorts displayed decided nervousness. The
close was quiet, steady, and TO points
cotton futures opened steady; April.
$jSj: May. $3.50; June. S1; July, $'.9'; Az
gust. $59S; September and october, $9.yi'
November and December. $j@; January,
Futures closed quiet and steady; March,
S5efaSj96; April. Sj97: May, $50: June
$50: July and August. SOL; september +,
October. and November. 50: December,
S6O2: January, S6.0i; February, $6.oo.
Spot closed quiet and Sc higher; sales
. ,225 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 22.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet: March. $56aS6I; April, so
0S56l: May. 500; juno, SID S9.iz, july
/ S5.TG$5.3: August. $5.7Oq@.1; September
/ S5GnS5.70: October, S9.6i4S9.oS: November
S60a$6OS. December. $5VSaSoo''
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, March 22.--(special.)-
Cotton-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. March 21-Calyes.-Gene-
raj receipts fairly liberal, but there Is no
srrnlns If choice small yeals IN the ar
rivdis from day To day, such being IN
! brisk demand at steady prices, he3Ny
| rough calves in full supply ana nara 10
49, evcept an a discount. We quote as
| follows: Strictly choice veals. per pouhu,
| 5i5G6c. good Veals, per pound, 0GOi2c''
rough 10 good, per head, $iHSS. ee.u
sheep and Lambs.-With arrivals OF IAN
lambs LIGHT and the season for genuine
| shrine lambs not yet opened, the market
| ruies quiet. Choice fat sheep. however,
| and desirable fall lambs are in fairly good
request. while poor rough stock Is dull
ard low-prical. We quote as toloWs. + al
| lambs good 10 choice, JdJi2c. per pouhu
, nonr rough stock, 49r2c per pound
| Sbean ner hound choice. 3i2n4c.; good
per head S3.50nsi; inferior, per mead, Slh
! Il "a. old bucks. per head, SQSl; sprlns
! lambs. as to quality ana Size 10 l-c
! per pound.
cutCAGO March 2i.-The small supply
! ~ c9ttIe to-day were easily disposed OF
I 80 todd, nrices. Fancy cattle brough
! e, ScI,sS. choice steers. Sj.J0Q$.i5; medium
| rtcers S.7JG$5; beef steers. 500 Si;9p
! hackers and feeders, Ni.oJ4SLlo buiis
| - cd<,si. cows and heifers, S30HS4-o
vestern-fcd steers. A.250>5; Texas steers
| 81 e00Si.e 90: calves. $&5ONS5.so.
| qberc was a good local and shipping ue
! ,,ard for hogs. and the late decline Wa
fully recovered; fair to cholee, 30: e, I,
Il N.l.|H
| s. S2i2: pigs. SZo4>5'V ., ,..,o... 20
] Trade i'm sheep was brisk, ana prices re-
NAMED steady. Common TO cno.ce sheei
hra,ioht seGA.75; lambs. fi2JnN.69.
'peceints. Cattle. 800 head; hogs, HD
head: sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK. March 2L-Beeves-Re
CENTS .4s2 head; none for sale. Feelin'
| steady: cables firm; exports, s9V catie
| / on sheep. and $500 quarters or beef.
Calves-Receipts, - head. Marke
steady: veals, SJ.50aS1.5O
sheen and Iambs-Receipts. 5Il head
MARKET firm: ewes and bucks. S.OdSi
Common 10 prime lambs. s5.5Oas6.6O; culls
'uogs-Recelpts, 1903 head. Market quie
| at sil0dS425. .,.,-,,
| TOLEDO. March p. $40 A. M.-Opening
| clover seed. cash. s3.S2ia; March. s3.5fa
| AnriI Sl57ia Y M.-Clover seed. cash
e. IN. March. S3.52i2 bid; April N52l2 bid
! fletcher SiO5 Glover seed. cdsn, A'av
! March. 1856 bid; April. 800 bid; october
| Sl.C5. ,,,.
NEW YORK SUMAC MARKET.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY EVENING
Nr'rcb u sicily. No. /. ground. per ton
! S.oI, az. No . do per ton. AJnSoO; Nir
s,,nis ner ton. si0a$i25O.-New York Jour
| nal OF Commerce.
NEW YORK IRON AND sIEEl
MARKET.
NEW YORK. TUESDAY EVENING
| nt'rch 81 Some OF the efferyescence ma
SiSanneored from the pig-iron marke I
hm, there is still a very good amount o
! i"at,imate business. and the relation o