Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04

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| corn &c lower. oats unchanged 10 n
! shade higher January pork, nc; lower:
January lard. 7sqJc. lower and January
| ribs. Sc. lower.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Oct. .'.....isBaA 52s ~ ~,
Dee. .......li,sa5s 7lA e. Z. q"
/ Corn. No. p
I Dec. .......30Auas 3Vtt ppsHts Sv.sV1S
/ May ......3lA0ts - aAgS A7s
oats. No. = .,.
! Dec. .......8s l.s012 Us oSnIt
Mess PORK; per bssL-- ca, .,ra
| Zee. ......88ah2 Soiv s19-,T too'y-B
Jan. ......sS.sj $3.50 ssUls S7tx
Lard. per 100 lbs
| OCT. ......f5.fll2 500 900 o.f1r
! Dec. ......y5.J5 500 $40 3-0
oct. ......s5io $40 SOFIA S.c7,s
! Jan. ......Sj.l5 N.ni3 $50 $40
Cash quotations were as follows: No Z
yellow corn. Ssa324c. Four nFm. no, 2
I spring wheat 66a1Z'ac.; No, red. 7StsY
litie No. corn. Sih0S2c. No. oats.
ss5q @lte,; No. white. z5e,; No white,
! ley. 3lpi6c. No / hcxseed, l.l5; new.
/ Sis. Prime timothy seed, S2.201lSzz-
Mess pork. per barrel S6qS6G. Lard per
100 pounds $500 $50. ShOrt-rib sides
| Qoose), N.S5NS550. Dry-salted shoulders
Doxedl. 6H6isc Short clear sides (boxed),
SJ.50u$js5 Whisky dlstillers' finished
/ goods. per gallon sl22 Butter firm;
creamery. l6a22zc.; dairy, iAfilec. Cheese
firm at III qlli4c. Eggs frm; fresh, i1sc-
THE COTTON MARKETS.
! LIVERPOOL October A-COtt0n-Spot
! in limited demand. prices firm; American
middling, 33-a2d. The sales OF the day
were 900 bales, Of which Soo bales were
, for speculation and export, and included
500 bales American, receipts, 1000
bales-all American.
Futures opened firm snd closed weak
and unsettled; American middlins, low"
| middling clause, october. J3-5il5 J-f4d.,
sellers, october and November. 53-Sld.,
sellers. November and December, 35lsial
| J2-6id.. sellers. December and January,
! 3 J0-6ia5 5l-64d., buyers, January and Feb
ruary. 3 J0-64p3 al-Oid, buyers; February
and March, 3 Jl-oid.. sellers. March and
April, 3 Sl-6+g3 j2-eid., sellers; April and
May, 52-6td., sellers; May and June.
5 52-SiSs 5s-Sid. buyers July and August.
3 esd, buyers.
NEW YORK. October s-Cotton-Quleti
middlng, 3-l6c; gross receipts, $50
bales; sales 1893 bales; stock, 1899 bales.
exports 20 the Continent. "a bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 424 balesi
/ eNports-t0 France, ly.i55 bales, 10 mo
Continent "a bales. stock. 592. 256 bales.
! Consolidated: Net receipts lb2'AV balest
! eXpOrts-to Great Britain, 4,,l3 bales; 10
France. 4.l3i bales; to tho Continent ~
so bales.
celpts. sol 49, bales: exports-to Great Bril-
I tain. 24O7g9 bales; to France, 72.5s0 bales;
10 the Continent. 2Oo.SsS bales go
The fluctuations Of prices on the COTTON
Exchange to-day were almost qs frequenO
and extensive as those recorded yester-
day. but speculation was somewhat Ices
| active At the start sentiment favored =
decline. inasmuch as cable news depicted
pronounced weakness in the English rpagr
ket our market responded At the opening
with d drop of to Il points. The decline
uncovered numerous limited buying orr
dcrs and "a full-nedged bull mOYemens
soon supplsnted the initial weaknesss
Prices Jumped TO a level Of q point or 50
above the close Of last night, only %
weaken again on a sudden dIop ~ VIZ
Liverpool market. A wild scramble -
unload sent the market Off with a E1s1
some IS TO 20 points. Subsequently tbsrS
was. period OF reeuperetion; ouS ,nf
touched shortly after the call. The sluing
dislodged large amounts or cotton, ana
induced the more reliant bears t9 .gS
ahead and get short. The news iron. ull
cotton belt was bullish. and there was ~
concerted effort on tho part Of shorts g
force the market Later IN tho day thf
investment public bought vigorously .qyS
/ ring all weak intervals. Europe sold earl
iV. but later became an active buyer, NeN
I Orleans traded on both sides, ana AnYi
loan spinners bought the far monthz At
the close tho market was steady witH
/ prices ) TO 10 points not lower.
Cotton futures opened steady az the De
cline October. Sos; November. 1885 Do
cember $Ge9; January, sos; ,February
SIP; March, %H;. April SIS; MAY Nz0i
Futures closed steadyl october, hUt
November S6.s3; December. Io5i JsnuqsX'
sos; February, W. March, %.lS; Aprlii;
G.lS: May ,TAi June "2Si july "H'
Spot closed steady, middlng uplands.
S-l6c; do. Gulf, 77-lCc.; sales, 4,2S9 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. October 2-Cotton
futures steady; October, S.69g8ni NO.
vember s64Q3675; December ;h5Sg!elyi
January. Sc 80tG "a; February. sb.SUS3S;
March. S69lQs692; April, S6.g5aB.95; May,
$6.eSQ5js9: June. N02QN01. -
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG. VA. October 5.-CSpe-
clal) -Cotton-tfrm AT llsc.. for good lots
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
/ BALTIMORE, October 2-Swine.-Arri-
walls this week. Il,Sy9 head. far-westerh
/ hogs, Sj.20U sos per 100 pounds gross, nose
from nearer points. llght-weights, stsW
500; heayles. $LsOa}5l0; light pigs, $500
$i1O, aud roughs, $.yV4A per w pounHs
gross.
sheep and IAmbs-Recelpts, q car
loads. Of which 1913 head were sheep.
4 Better feeling for good; tic. hiSner oit
good. fat lambs. prices same as iast
I week. Most Of the STOCK common, bopt
sheep aud lambs Good 20 best lambs,
20 SIC; common 10 fair, 5ls 10 41sc.' sheep
slow OK SALE owing 90 common sheep De
ing on the market Sheep. best, - 10
4l2c.; common 40 fair, 70 5itc
/ Calves THE trade is far for GOOD
veals. and with the quality on, nsurej
/ are lower, and we quote az 51OAc., anc u
| few extra NJ bl-c
! CHICAGO. October There was good
general demand to-day Tor a mouetato
supply OF cattle. ana prices Tor pest
grades were Joe. higher. Common ana me-
| dunn grades were steady. Good 20 chOlce
beeves brought $J.0JGyl, cOmmOner grades
sl5DaS57O St0ckers and feeders brought
s3uAg0: bulls, cows and helfers. sLVV
/ SOB; Texas steers, NNfiNi rangers,
| g. 1915 and calves, $GNio
Prices for hogs were steady ana un-
changed with u good local and shipping
demand Heavy hogs SOD az Nlygs1,o,
! mixed lots at Si40a$iS2is and liSnt az
S45QaNs0 Pigs brought AlV9ND, and
culls, SlJ0NSl.
Lambs were I'm excellent demand, ana
! prices were l5Qa5c. higher. Best lots SOLD
! ~ $3.50 $500; COmnOner lots az SiW1 20,
western lambs bringing NoO4D25. sheep
were active and firm, natives bringing S5kg
"a 40; westerns, S5.Zy0Stl9. .oo,
| Receipts: Cattle, 1900 head; hogs, wv
head. sheep. 2l.00O head.
NEW YORK, October 2-Beeyes-Re-
ceipts. 1890 head; steers active ana hrn
10 Toe higher; bulls steady; cows STEADY
| TO lIc lower: steers, $40 s. 20; half
breeds. A100$j: bulls, NlyU3.l5; cows,
81 J0q$i Gables quote American cattle az
liialil2Ec.; refrigerator beer az vac, SNIP
nents tomorrow. 20 sheep.
Calyes-Receipts. lsol head acive;
veals 25g50c. higher; srasseEs &c higher;
/ ,rois s-[fk2 20. era ssers g In s. So west