Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

5orit left off with an improvement or w.
12ILc.. lard with one Of 59I12c'' anu thus
with one of'l2c. , 80 rol1ovs.
OpenIng. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat-No. ?.
May .......7s as 1871 q, 7Sh au
July ......nAq3s 7zl4 ia '-'SV4
Corn-No. 2. 49,, 90,
Nay .....sszz3s0A s73E a.. s7is $ s7ss
Sept. ......SS as SSit "S's 'o+
May .......2S55.a% q 2 2S9 5S5aH
Ness Pork-Per Bbl. 1900,
May ........slOO2is Sl212is 5000 Nol2'a
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
May ........S56j S5.72is s5.e5 5.72a
July .......S 5.7715 5.S212 DO 800
Sept. .......S $50 5.S2ls 5.S'ls S'S-1s
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
3 H1y :: :fs ;sSi95 . s s. s SIS:
Sept. .......$5. SIS $50 S5.25 $3.50
Cash quotations were as follows: 10. 2
yellow corn. S6q3Sc. Flour steady. No.
spring wheat, 6Sd71hc.; No. 3 spring
wheat, 65q7lAc.; No. 2 red H1sg5 49,:
No. 2 white. S0%. Q3llac; No. 3 white, 5Oh "
3lc. No. 2 rye, 55izc. No. barley, +ig
42c.: No. / fiaxseed, $l16 Prime timothy
seed, $2421a. Mess pork, per barrel, Ss.99y
$40 Lard. per 100 pounds. s9.9Zzae >2 2,,s'.
Short ribs sides QOOse), $Ll5dS4.9o. Dry
sailed shoulders (boXedl, Hpi7sc, snort
clear sides (boxed). Sj050$5l5. Whlskey'
distillers' finished goods. per gallon, SD
Sugars, cut-loaf 500; granuiated, ~,
Butter firm; creamery, 1f@c. dairy, ZIG
l7c. Eggs. fresh, PIC. Cheese STEADY;
creams, 9Aqllc.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, February Ill z. NJ
Cotton-Spot in moderate demand; prices
unchanged; American middhng, 3H-o|d;
The sales OF the day were 5000 bales OF
which 1000 were for speculation ana e ee-
port and Included 100 American re
CENTS s, 400 bales-all American.
Futures opened quiet but STEADY, with
a moderate demand. and closed STEADY at
the advance: American middllig a. low low
February and March, 3 19-6iq3 20-6id., buy
ers: March and April, D-64d., sellers;
April and May, 2O-6iqS 2l-6ld., buyers
MAY and June 2l-6ilt3 22-6id., value;
June and July. 22-G4d., buyers; July ana
and and September. 223-6id. sellers; septem-
her and October, 22-6id., sellers; October
and November. 3 22-6id., sellers; NoVem-
Der and December. 2-6id.,. sellers; De-
cember and January; sid, Va rnt,or
Steady; middling. 6 1-2c.; net receipts, 5,fVo
bales; gross receipts, $40 bales; STOCK w.
5n bales. ,-c,-,.,.s
exports-to Great Britain, 2u.6sI bales; 20
the Continent, 10,@S bales; Stock eo"SoA
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1851 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 2O6Si bales; 10
the Continent, l0,90S bales.
Totals since September LIST; Net re-
ceipts. 692S.72S bales; eXports-to Gteat
Britain, 2S30.42l bales; to France, Oh 40
bales; to the Continent, 2057 ,S3S bales. ~.
The cotton market was an unusually
small affair to-day as regards the volume
of speculation. but throughout the short
session the feeling was decidedly Dullsh'
| with the general tendency OF prices up
ward. on covering by local ana Foreign
| shorts and stronger news from the COZ
| ton helt The opening was steady, with
prices unchanged TO points higher. ne
! Liverpool news averaged up better man
| anticipated. Snow, sleet, ana low TEN
peratures still hold full sway In the COT
| ton region, with every indication point
| ing TO a continuance Of these conditions
| for some time TO come. Receipts were
| lighr those at interior towns being from
/ 30 TO Is per cent. smaller tnan reported d
wear ago. Spot markets were stlHenlnB'
| on increased demand, with DID prices
! l-16dl-S higher. Rumors were IN circu,
/ lation 10 the effect that business had
/ been done at Fall River in print cloths
at an additional advance OF 10, net 49,,
crop estimates continue TO pour In from
| al sides with the average pointing 10 i
! total of 10 10000 bales.
! The market for futures finished the
day steady in tone at net gam OF = 10
! 10 1oints. Estimated receipts at the ports
were 1900 bales for the day, against
p. 500 last week. and 1886 last year; for
| the week 1900 bales, against l-5,ov lds'
week and 1858 last year. Io-day RI.
CENTS at New Orleans, 5,272 bales. against
Il. 299 last year, and at Houston -''I@ paie''
against 1866 last year.
Cotton futures opened steady Fepru-
airy. $50; March. 1913; April SOL Nay
So y: June. $6.H; July. S6.22; August, S.-oi
september' s612; October, s6.12; Novem-
Der. $6.l1; December. S.lf
Snot closed steady at lilo advance
middling uplands lie, middnnS GuIl
3-4c.; sales, none. ,.. =, 90
Futures closed steady; February, 30
March. 1924; April. 1922; May, So.25; June
1922; July, 1928; August, $50; SEPTEMBER
1914; October. S6.14; November %l4; De
cember, s617.
NEW ORLEANS. February, ll.Ec % tor
futures firm; February, 1874; Marcn, 500
SSl: April. S5s6a$5a; May, s5.g0gS5ssl
June, $59lqS593; July, S.9i; August, SisS 49,!
sci; September. S5.aaS5.A; october
S5S4as5S5: November, $5SqSa; Deem
Der, S5.S7aS5.SS. .r.,,
PETERSBURG, VA, FEBRUARY Il
Special ~Cotton-Firm at 6l-sQ6 lac.
for good TO nice lots
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
| BALTIMORE, February lO.-Calves-
Choice small veal calves comprise only
meagre percentage of the daily receipts
and, as there is a constant good demah.
for such, they rule firm In price. HEAVY
rough stock not so urgently sought AFTER
We quote as follows: Strictly cholc'
veals. per pound. &c; good veals, pc
pound, lie; rough to good, per head
siGq0 Sheep and Lambs-scarcei!
enough doing in this line 10 accuratei!
test the market as to values, arflVal
being extremely light. Choice, fat iamo
and smooth sheep would sell readily
however, at full quotations. Poor, tnil
stock dull and of uncertain value. w
quote as follows: Spring lambs, good L
choice, 1-2N--c. per pound; poor, rousl
stock, 4l-205c.; sheep, per pound choice
lG4 1-4c.: good per head, S.oguSi; lnie
rior, per head. s2gs2.5o; old bucks, pc
head. S3.50Qsi.50.
CHICAGO. February lo.-The small OF
ferings OF cattle to-day were quite sum
cient to meet the limited requirements o
slaughterers and shippers. Prices wer
barely steady In some cases, and lowe
in others. Fancy cattle brought $tnSBlf
choice steers, $55OaG9o; medium steers
81 SOlit5lO: beef steers, A.65QA.l5; stock
ers and feeders, s33egsilo; bulls, 2.75l
A25; western-fed steers. A.30nS5.65; Texa
steers, $3.5O0$5; calves. s5ffN.O. Trade 1
hogs was active enough 10 put prices 81
higher on an average. Fair 70 choic,
So 81 1-2Gsi02 ~; packing lots, $3.50 81. &