Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-30

March, s5.92: April $3.50: May. $3.50; June.
$685. July, $500. August, 500, September.
$685. October S6.03; November $50. De-
cembor, S6.oi; January, $50, February.
5000.
Close quiet; March, nominal; April $3.50:
May, S5.9l: June, $5.s5; july. August. $3.50;
September. SJ.34 October and November.
s5.9S; December, 500; January 500, Feb
uary. $685.
Spot GOTTEN closed quiet; niddling up
lands. 5-l6c.; middling gulf, s9-lec.; sales.
100 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 29.-cotton--
Futures duh but steady; April. @WgtDS;
May. $3.50 S.e9: June. S.l3Gs9H. July.
$5.73nS57l; August. $J.nU,j78. September.
SjG9u$j7l, October fj.GSN Sj.63; November.
sJ6SQs5G9; December. SJ.I00SD; Janu-
ary $5.72N$jN.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, March 2s.-1speciaL)--
Cotton-Quiet at &C. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. March 2s--Calyes-The
daily receipts have been plentiful enough
as 20 numbers. but they contain no over
supply Of smooth veal calyes--the bulk
OF the stock offered recently HAVING con-
sisted OF large or rough calves, which
kinds are salable only by the head. be
nand good for desirable grades. We
quote: Strictly choice veais, per pound.
6d6Ac.; good yeals. per pound. Dlzn51ic,:
rough 10 good. per head. SiDs.Jl.
Sheep and Lambs-Trading in spring
lambs is limited 20 a few butchers, who
are buying very sparingly, as the season
has not yet fairly opened. In view or
this fact we would not advise liberal
shipments. as the market is not In po-
sition 10 handle any quantity just yet.
Choice fall lambs and good sheep would
sell readily. We quote: Fall lambs. good
10 choice, 5islf5c. per pound; poor. rough
stock, 4izGjc. per pound. sheep, per
pound, choice, fqiizc. good, per head,
80 ~ a.. n n a
bucks, per head. slH{i; spring lambs, as
10 quality and size. 70 Re. per pound
CHICAGO March 2S-The lessened of
ferings of cattle to-day stopped the down.
ward course OF prices, but there was 40
rally Fancy cattle brought >5.IV0 $780,
choice steers. $500 So, medium steers.
Ste0n$ig5; beef steers S.90fiSi.Jo; s;ockers
and feeders $3.iens81J: bulls. s. 60uSi;
cows and heifcrs, s3s00$L15; western-ied
steers. si2)ns5.tO; Texas steers, s5.yOdt5.t0.
calves, S4HS.2J. There Was an active de-
mand for hogs at the start. with prices
ruling ztzH5c. higher. Later. however. tho
market turned weak, after shippers had
taken the cream OF the offerings. falr TO
choice grades, @.5li<uS,s2iz; heavy pack
butchers. a.ca8S7is: light. ss55fs3' s.,s /:
pigs $325ffS3G5 Trade was brisk In
sheep and prices ruled strong 10 Zoe.
higher. Poor 10 prime sheep, S.e5uS 10:
yearings. Si66fS.iJ. and lambs. <jff<S.9.
Reccipts-Cattle. 5000 head: hogs. 1900
head; sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK. March 2S..-Becyes-R Re-
cepts. 1885 head; nothing doing OF inl-
portance. feeling steady. Cables weak:
refrigerator beef lower at SIC. per pound.
shipments 100. cattle. l.Oe2 sheep. and
7.f00 quarters OF beef calyeS-Receipts.
~ head. Market steady. Common "a
| choice veals. S5uS725: tops. N.siis. Sheep
| and I.ambs-Neceipts. SA head sheep
| nominal: lambs steady to frm: prime "a
| choice lambs. sG.25fi $40. mairly $6.49fft 81
! Hogs Receipts, 1859 head: 40 sales In
live weight: nomsaally steady at si03tu
! per 100 pounds.