Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-30
THE COTTON MARKETs.

Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL August 2e-A =. Mott
tOn-Spot in linitod demand; prices favor
buyers; American middllns, yi~,' .,,ttnn'
sales Of the day were 5,UD bales, 81 WMch
900 were for speculation ana export, ipt
included $500 American. Receipts, Ao'
bales; no American.
Futures opened and closed quiet az INC
DECLINE; American middiing, low micdling
clause August 3 s0-64Q3 3l-e.d., sellers;
August and September. 29-t4liS s-'td.,
sellers September and October. S2t-0fll
3 2s-6td., sellers, october ana, NuNenptr,
28-G4d., sellers; November and December
25-gid., sellers; December ana JanuhrY'
3 25-e4d.. sellers; Januory and February
3 2j-6id. sellers; February ana Mhfcn'
3 25-64d3 26-6id., sellers March and Aprlly
26-64d, value; April and May $3.50
3 I-ssd. buyers; May and June, 1874,
buyers. June and july, 3 2S-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK. August 29.-Cotton---
Steady; middliDg, 6hc.; net receipts, 80
bales; groes receipts, l.202 bales; sales, :,
bales; stock. 1896 bales.
Totals to-day; Net receipts. lO6ll baies;
eXports-t0 Great Britain. 5ls bales 20
France, 2,7s0 bales; 10 the Continent, 2.lgJ
bales stock. T.lll bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1853 boles;
exports-to Great Britain 80 bales; 80
France 2,slO bales; u the Continent, 6,213
bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
s4l2; $50 bales exp0rts-to Great Britain.
( },53'T52 bales; 10 France. 1900 bales; 90
he Continent, 2.&5i06 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady at the
0eellne; August and September. S.S; Oc-
lgter. &G November, 500; December,
March. $50; I April @a2ai May, &s; June,
$500
Futures closed steady; August S.7s;
September, @T; october. $3.50; November.
| !GOl: December. sos; January g y; Feb
ruary SIC; March s6l9; April, G.2Z;
! May $40 June $500.
Spot opened quiet: middlinS uplands,
| si4c. middling CUT 6izc; sales, IS bales
! NEW ORLEANS August 2a.--cotton
t te%5es s;ssS Ags9o eioSsr s' sssSao,
| November. &7+qy575 December. N7sg
| g 50: January B65q5.s5; February, t.9p
$500 March. S95; April, S.sSgSss; May,
| s5.02a{60L
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, August z9-<SpeaaL)-
Good cotton firm al 6isc.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE, August 2ss-Swine--Ar'
numbering some four hundred less than
| last week, are considered a fair run, Tor
| which u moderate demand Is reported az
a shade higher range OF figures than iast
week Far western hogs are reported at
| s5.35QN.4O per 100 pounds gross. those
| from nearer points. lisht-weights, sop
/ $5l5: heaVies. 81 gogs5i0 light pigs $500
/ S. unchanged, and roughs also unchanged
| as 70 prices, s. lOliA per 100 pounds gross.
! Sheep and Lambs--A fair number ~ re-
| ceipts Is reported as well as moderate
| demand for the offerings. Old sheep arc
| without change as 10 values-viz., @1Nsc.
sScs n% @5S s s gS higher and "a s sSSs
ewes 81. 2C0$s60 per head and a fair de-
nand reported Calyes-rhe values on
veals are unchanged from last week, ana
q fair trade Is reported, prices ranging
| from f25f.c. pr pound.
CHICAGO. August 2s.-There was q
! good demand for the better class OF cattle
! 20 dag az firm prices, but common Srades
! were slow and weak; good 10 choice sold
al $5eousdc0; commoner grades az $3.50
$50: stockers and feeders sold az E:xs.p
$40: bulls cows and hsifers al We 80;
Texas steers at S3.S0dSi25, and calves az
| s4GST25. Choice droYes OF hogs were
strong. while coarse packers were slow
and weak There was good demand
for the rather small offerings. Heavy
hogs soid AZ S46lsif5 mixed lots al HSge
$40. and light AZ N.fVnst ~ Pigs brought
s3.5caA.eO. and culls s3a$ssy. Sheep were
steady. with good gene,ai demand ana
prime lambs were loHl5e. lower; snsep
brought 2d3c. for cults up 20 g. z4gH5 y
for good, native wethers. Western range
sheep brought s3tofbSsB. Lambs sold NJ
<3.5olsi for ordinary up 70 3ISES.s0 to'
choice lots. Reeeipts-Catue. oep mead
hogs. 1890 head sheep, 1900 head.
NEW YORK, August 2S.--Beeyes-Re,
ceipts, 4l50 head; good Steers opeged
ago adylces: bulls and cows iOlIl5c. low
er: three cars cattle unsold; steers. v.soQ
81; stockers. 81: bulls. f26egG.so: COWS
$l.DQtsie western steers. ADs -. W
cables quote 1--we cattle SLOW az il,tl
l2Lc.: tops. i2lac: refrigerator beef lower
az SIC. per pound. Exports tomorrow
Geo cattle 80 sheep, and 72ll quarters o.
he.s cnlves-R Receipts, 500 head; hru
, To 2c. higher. 30 unsold; ysals, ub,fN ss
, erassers and buttermiks. s2.0tetS %
Sheen and Lambs Receipts. HIST head
sheep rrm 10 "a shade higher: except fo
Common. lambs. 2,4s6ec. higher; two ear
unsold; sheep. 81 sXAH; export .s,nsss
c,lls Dqss Hogs-Recelpss. s2H head
49,. ,.,,6 ALL iover