Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-19
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-TUEsDAY DECEMBER 10. 1899



Iafion and export, ana included 1890 bales
American. Receipts, $500 bales, oil Ameri-
can.
Futures opened easy and closed weak
at the decline: American middling, low
middling clause. December, sid. sell
ers: December and January i6-6id., sell
ers: January and February, ltd, ouy
ers: February and March. 42-6tfti 3-6id..
sellers: March and April, Lid, buyers
April and May. 3 63-6iu4d., buyers; May
and June. 3e2-eid3 S5-6id.. buyers; June
and July. si-64d.. buyers; July and Au-
gust. 60-sid.. sellers; August and Sep
TENDER, 47-64d.; September and October
3 45-sid. value.
NEW YORK. December 1s.-Cotton--,
Quiet; midding, he; net receipts, So
bales: gross receipts. 2.152 bales; sales, 5SN
bales; stock. 1859 bales; exportsIc9as'-
wise. bales; to the Continent. 20 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. II ,eo2 bales;
cxports--to Great Britain, 12.0lS bales; "a
the Continent. 1874 bales; stock. l'osz'fh
bales
exports-to Great Britain, l.5l2 bales, 10
France, 1926 bales; to the CONTINENT
10 SIS bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts, 3JS7,30s bales; exports-to GreaI
Britain 92f .599 bales: TO France, 4po,ss'
bales: to the Continent, $50, 456 bales.
Cotton futures opened easy; December
offered at s725:. January. N.2l; February,
S.2G: March. s1Ss; April. N.35; May and
June. $40 July, S4l; August, sI3o; sep
TENDER. s7.01: october, $92 .. o.
Futures closed steady December, so,y,
January, 800; February, S.O6 Marcn
SIP; April. s7.l5; May S.l9: June, s.%
'Iuly' 500: August, S15: September, s6.so
October. 1875; November, $3.50.
Spot closed quiet and 3-l6c. lower mlo-
ding uplands. Pee; middling guit' sac
sales. 553 bales.
l. na00mhpr 1H--t'OftOT
futures steady: December. $3.50; January
S. SS1s6.&: February. s6.s5uS6s! March
Sc S9li S. o.: April, &.9lQs692; May, ss >: 5o
1894; June, s59oQs69I; July, $40 s :. ~
August, $6slGs6Ss, September, So.oopSo''V
October, s6.52ms6.5S.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. December 16.-Calves.-
With all kinds OF poultry plentltul anu
cheap. and demand rather draggy, tn'
market for calves Is dull and steady. we
| quote as follows: Strictly choice veal PEI
| poulH 3-4u7 lac. good veal, per poun,u
| 6 1-4t< lie; rough to good' per hedu' ~"
| 50. -, ,s,or
Lambs and Sheep.--Under small oifer
| ings of both. the market Is quiet. Nice
fat lambs and smooth sheep in good re
quest at full quotations. Values firm. 10
| DAVIS quotations follow: Spring lamps
, good to choice. l-i45 1-Sc. per pound
| poor. small stock, 1-2n4 3-4c. per pounu
| sheep, per pound, choice. 3l-2qic.
| CHICAGO, December 1s.-Cattle gene
rally steady: weeks receipts, 62VVo heau
| largest this year. and largest week II
| december since 1898. Fancy CHRISTINE
beeves. Sass; good to choice. so,%gSc ct
| poor to medium. $i3els5.25; mixed stock
| ers S3Qs375; selected feeders, A25H sioo
| good 10 choice cows. $s50uAO5; helfers
| & 5O1Is5: Gamers. s2Q$S; bulls. s25oq$t2O
calves. s4aN.5O: fed Texas beeyes. N2oa
| S25: grass Texas steers, S.2J4%.
A ,tft OF
ance: mixed and butchers, stoS9Si2o
good to choice. heavy, A.lOelH -; rough
heavy. s3.95QSAO5 light, &.05qs42O; buit
! of sales, stl0MN20.
| Sheep and Lambs-Steady. Native
wethers. s4lls4.S5; lambs, sids5.75; west
ern wethers, Sig$i5O; western lambs
ReceIpts-Cattle, 800 head; hogs, 1000
| head; sheep, 1000 head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, December IL,
| Receipts for the week: Beeves, 1,66Z mead
| sheep 6.S37 head; hogs, 6,s'6 mead; bee
| cattle I'm fair demand and prices docline'
| on all grades. except Christmas cattle
| which sold at 1-2Qi7c.; extra cattle, 5S-ff
| &C.; good, 1-4g5 1-2c.; medium, 43-4goc.
| common. 4l4 1-2c. o.
Sheep-Easier on all grades; extra, ~
43-4c: good, 4Q4 l-ic.; medium, d-Il
33-4c.: common, 2q3 l-4c.; lambs. 4S-4e
Hogs-steady. and all Sold best west
ern. 3-406c.; others, 1-2a5 3-fc, .>,,-
Fat Cows-In fair request at 2i-S94c'
| thin cows dull at $Sq$lS.
Veal Calves-Activs at 1-2nSc.
Mich Cows-Steady at $S5MSo
| Dressed Beeves-In reasonable reques
| M 1909 1-2c for the regular trade, Du
| the fancy show cattle for Christmas wer'
| readily sold.
NEW YORK, December 16-Beeves-
| Receipts. sc head: car of old cows sold a
| si.75: no other trading; feeling weak
| cables unchanged; exports, 1905 cattle. b
sheep, and $500 quarters of beef
Calves-Receipts, IA head; MARIE MARIE
| CITY dressed yeals Slll2c. per pound.
! sheep and Lambs 2,yS head
| sheep steady; lambs. Zoe. higher; sheep
| S.5OHA5O lambs. s5.5ogs59O; Canadian
| lambs, &j.SJfES5.s0.
Hogs~Receipts. 1882 head; none 70
| sale nominally higher.
EAST BUFFALO, n. Y, December To-
Cattle-Receipts. cars; market steady
and firm for good grades; others un
changed no very good here; veals lowel
at $+76qT.50.
and higher: good-weight Workers ant
mixed mediums, s4.S0gsL35i few, stS7 IL
| choice heavy, s435Qs437 II; light York
| ers, Sl2Jas4 30; pigs A20ffA.25.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 46 cars, In
| GLIDING 16 loads Of Canadas; steady TO
| lambs; sheep dull and unchanged; tol
| larnbs. s550q$560; others. SinSi50; mixe'
| sheep, tops, S375q$f: culls to good, S2t
| s.. 20, wethers. $210usi40.
CINCINNATI. December 1G.--Hogs-Ac
tive and higher at s3.601N20.
Cattle-Easy at $2.7jns535.
Sheep-Steady at S2g$.S5.
I.ambs-Steady at $3.15l$5 %.