Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-23

market opened easy, with prices to 5
points lower. Europe sent selling orders,
which badly scared scalpers VINO mad
Loaded up last night: BY the end OF inc
by tho readiness with which offerings
were being absorbed by brokers for south
ern concerns. A retreat Of the bear forces
was soon in full swing, and by IL O'Clock
the bull crowd were once more In COM
plete possession Of the market. Before
tho advance had been checked prices
showed net rise of 10al4 points and Dn
90 points, as compared with the maj
figures Of Saturday. The sudden turn
In the market caused a sympathetic
movement in Liverpool, and brought in
large buying orders from abroad. the
leading markets of the south, the New
England spinners, and outside invest
ment circles. Speculation grew in greater
proportions than recorded in many
months, and most Of the time the mar
ket was feyerishy excited. In the after
noon, realizing set in on a general scale,
tumbling prices TO about the close or
last night. AT the close the market was
steady. with prices net unchanged to
points higher. The dominant bull infiu-
eEce throughout the day was the frmness
OF spot cotton in the South. Supplement-
ing this encouraging state of affairs was
waning crop movement. Crop estimates
pointing to a crop OF not over lOOOO,VO
bales The weekly changes In the sta
tistical position here and abroad favored
the bull cause in the main.
s62l; November, s6.25; December, $685.;
January, s6T; February, S642; March,
500; April, s6.4S; May. 1852; June, S5.0i;
July. $3.50; August, $3.50.
Cotton futures closed steady; September,
S8A. October, 81 "a, November. $3.50; De
cember S6.SS; January, s6.ii; February
s6f7: March, 1851; April, 1855; May, 1903;
June. 1851; July, 1852; August, s66S
Spot cotton closed quiet; middlinS up-
lands, Csc; middling gulf, 0.sc.; sales, I'll
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, September 22.-cot-
tor-Futures closed steady; September,
81 OGakC 70; october, $5.s9QS6; November,
e. OlnS6O5; December, S6.O9NS61e; January,
s613dsG1i; February, uy6.LS' March,
S62lusGZ2; April. S6.ZiuSj.2b; May, Pzo4
$3.50; June, $6.SldS6.S3.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. September A-L Lambs
and Sheep.-We quote as follows: Spring
lambs, good 10 choice. 5G5lac. per pound ;
poor, small stock, 4Ifr9c. per pound,
sheep. per pound, choice, Slpc.; good, per pei,
head SSaS55o; inferior, per heao' siaS''O''
old bucks, per head, s2p~ abotoo
lyes-QuotatiOns are: Strictly cholce
veal. per head s44SlO.
CHICAGO. September 21.-A moderate
run of cattle to-day was onset py q Ilshs
demand, and, with the exception OF
choice DoeNeS, prices Ntid hOb 49, - -.
Good TO choice cattle sold at s57o4SW;
conmoner grades at A.250$.6J. Bulls
cows. aud heifCrs sold az N.5Oa@5v;
Texas steers at S3.301SL2O; rangers az
s3.2iGsj.2O. and calves at sass. Trade IN
hogs was rather dull, and prices were
largely 2l66i5c. lower. Heavy hogs sold
AZ "A iOdSIGo, mixed lots at $hSVtSi:i9,
and light at $i3OGSi75. Pigs sold at $500
s4.Go. and culs at s26Si Sheep and lambs
were in poor demand and prices suffered
q decline Of about l0c. all round. western
range sheep sold 1t SiuS4.40; good ewes
~ S750 5SS5, and rams al S2.25aS3.2o. Na-
tive lambs brought $i0sj.15, and western
range noclys 81 700 sj.35. Receipts, ZoW0
head; sheep, 14,CoO head.
NEW YORK, September H.-Beevesr---
Receipts. % head; one car 81 rough STUN
sold at steady prices Cables quote i've
cattle higher at 1lA4l28c. per pound; re-
frigerator beef, SIC. per pound. No eX-
ports. Calves-Receipts, 1870 head seal IS
Slow; graseers steady. Neals, A50nSS.9O'
orassers. $3.50. Sheep and lambs-ke-
CENTS. 1880 head. sheep weak; lambs.
steady; Z cars unsold. sheep, SnA 5O'
lambs. s.4Oa$5.7j. culls, 81, Canadian
lambs. S575 Hogs-Receipts, 800 head ;
steady heavy hogs. S5MS.OJ; Hght 40
would sell at s5l0gS L.