Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-07
FINANCIAL.

background Sales of 10000 bales OF spot
cotton at l3-32d. advance III the Eng
fish market were the leading factor .,
strength. The market closed STEADY, AT
net gain of points. ~,
Cotton futures opened steady; MAY,
$3.50: June, $3.50; July. $3.50; August, so%'
September, S.yl: October. w. Novsin-
Der. s5.9s: December. s.; January So'Vz'
February, s606: March, 500. s.
Spot closed steady. middling uplahos;
6 S-iGd.: middlng Gulf. I-l6c.; sales, o.
bales.
Futures closed steady: May. s5.S; June,
s. 50: July. s59i; August. S.S; september
s59l; october. 1874; November, 1915; De
cember. s5.sg, January, %.W; February
s5.O6: March. $50.
NEW ORLEANS. May 6.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady; May. S0.ss bla'
June. 1915 bid; July. s5s5psoIo; AUGUST
S5.7laSj.72: September, s5:66d SS:oa, Octou..
S5.67n$56S; November. So.osdSS.os, ber rst
ber sj7l4S5.72; January. Sl+Hs9.o' feo-
ruary. S.77dS579: March, $5SOuSJ2
PETERsBuRG COTTON MARKET.
pETFRSRI-RG VA. May 6.-,Spe-
cial)-Cotton-Firm at 57sc. for good lo's.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. May 5.-Calves-Strrtiy
choice veal. sac. per pound; good ved,'
66l6i.c.: rough TO good. Sass per heal'
Spring lambs, 6i2dSc. per pound. sheeP'
per pound. choice, iuFsc.; goou per 49,,
S.50nSi: inferior. per head, SiHSi''V' o'u
bucks. per head. SgSi
NEW YORK. May 5.-Beeves,heceip
$50 head; steady and all sold. Medium
10 prime steers, A.VikaS.25; rat stays,
I75dAsj; culls, &.50nA.l5, cows, s-.ooN
50 S0I cables steady; exports to-noilo
| POO cattle and 1.Goo quarters or peer,
| Calves-Receipts. 743 head active ana
higher. medium TO prime veals, Snsb.
| Sheep and lambs-Receipts. boz hsan,
! good clipped stock firm to loc. hign,a :,
| wooded lambs not wanted; prime uhsh0'n
| sheep. $3.50; medium TO fair chpp se 90
| sl2sdSi. 80: good unshorn lambs. $3.50; CLIP
| ned do. S5Gs6. 30: clipped culls. $3.50; sprins
| lambs $50 each. Hogs-Receipts, LII
! head. firm: good western hogs, A.lo; state
| do. A.l5u$i25.
| CHICAGO. ILL. May 5.-There was 9
| fairly active demand for cattle to-uay 81
previous prices; fancy gaa S,s ~. yassdhms
mS5.50; choice steers, so."9us9Sy, ineuiu il.
| "a 556sl "a. beef steers. $iT<io0; stocket'
| and eeders. SidSll5: bulls S.@nAl5; cow
| and heifers, s3.50nS; western-io e $50
| 81 mas. 20; Texas steers, SsouN%' cav -
| siGfs6.S. Trade in hogs was active Tor tiI'
| Ill and shipping account. with prices
| fully &C. higher; fair TO choice, 800.
! e. g9iL. heavy packers. S.5cmS.i3; miAeu
81 Goa 81 S2la; lights. S.GouS5.So; putclivi ,
| 81. 6JiS3. S7l5: pigs. S.3Oq>J.W. Inc sred.e'
part OF the sheep receipts w. ,o1, torr
| direct TO the slaughterers. what rev com
| inc ON the market being disposed or ~
former prices Receipts-Cattle, Log
head; hogs, 1900 head; sheep, O'OOO head
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., May 6.-Iurpeh'
| ,ine.Norket firm at i0c sales, none
| Rosin-Firm and unchanged; safes none
| WILMINGTON, y. G., May o.Lapi'is y.
Turpentine-Ff at 40 lie; receipts =
| casks. 81, oooin.s 90,
| ROsin-Ftrm az NC anu 81
| barrels. ~,. o.. e. % a. 40
Crude Turpentine-Steady at Woo y"
$3.50: receipts, II barrels. ,o,,
'- TorEFirm at S1.l5; receipts 81 barrels.
SAVANNAH. GA, May o.-S s91 us, , re-
Tq Rdpsin"Frm; sales $50 barrels quota
lions: A. b, c. and y, SLoS; r. H'lS :, 81 ~
$50; G. ss5: f. HAS: l. aS sial IS ssg IS
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