Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-24

SW y aDu lftdS Henry land0n CaheII:
(my sew .F&sun)
2l-eid., buyers; March and april. q -oala
22-Gid.
NEW YORK, May -Cotton-Steady:
! mlddling, sac; net receipts, "a bales:
Gross receipts 6Iz bales; Gales. Luz bales;
Britain, e.eS bales; to the Continent. 4.olS
| bales
Totals to-day; Net receipts. s.7S9 bales:
| eXports-to Great Britain, 7,lG0 bales: To
/ bales
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1864 bales;
eNports-to Great Britain. 1850 bales. To
| france, 1tS bales; TO the Continent, IT,
| Az bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net res
cepts. s,O64,l66 bales; exports-to Great
| britain, 1903. l53 bales: TO France, 7lf,&j
| bales; to the Continent, 251 1856 bales.
! Speculation in cotton futures was mac
| tive The market opened quiet and
| steady, with prices unchanged to | point
| higher. after which there was n slow i'm
| provement OF point or two. on covering
| and some buying for Wall street and
| English account. The demand was met
principally by an active Philadelphia con-
Germ with large foreign competitions. The
rank and file hesitated 10 take the short
side of the account, owing TO the fact
that dispatches coming from the southern
cotton crop was I'm more or less critical
condition, owing to protractod lack or
moisture. Reports from Louisiana. MIS-
sissippl. Alabama. and Florida were par
ticularly bad. the ravages from insects
I'm many localities being said to be serious.
The force of such reports, however, was
somewhat broken by improved accounts
from the more northern districts. The
crop accounts as n whole were quite as
conflicting al they usually are at this
gnph trl0arQ
were generally slow 20 make operations
on either side of the account There was
some buying on southern orders, which
gave preference TO near positions, but as
class the southern contingent held
alOof. The Liverpool advices following
the Whitsuntide holidays were dsarpOint-
ing. The market closed steady and 1 TO
points higher.
Cotton futures opened quiet and steady:
May. S.SJ; June. s.. Sc: July. s.. SO: August
S59l: September. $3.50 October. $50; No
vember. $751; December, s. 49, January,
s.; February, $500; March, $s.O6i April.
Futures closed steady: May. s5.s7: June.
s5N; July. $50; August. S59l: Septem.
Der, S5.S: October. $9l, November, 81 92;
December. $j.95; January. So: February,
sos; March. s6.O7 April, $50
Spots closed steady and unchanged,
sales. lib bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La. May 23.--Cot-
ton-Futures dun but steady May. $5.Ga
bid; June. s572as5.7i July $.7idS5.75; Au-
gust, s. 6SnSj.69: September. $.6ifIS5 .65:
October, S5.6iaS5.6j; November, $5.6Ju$5. IS;
December. $5.@4@.7O; January S.72D
S.73; February, S75N$5.76; March, $50
$3.50.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. May 23.-(SpeclaI)
Cotton-Firm at 57sc. for good lots Fancy
might bring &C.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. May 22.-Swine-ArrivalS
this week, 1902 head. There is a fun
supply Of hogs on the market. We hayd
rome of the far western reported Tho
market is steady at the values ruling lasn
week. Those from near points. $ilOa$42D
per 100 pounds gross: light pigs $500
$3.50 and roughs, $3nS3iG per 100 pounds
gross. Sheep and Lambs--Trade is slow
for both sheep and lambs. We quote
common 70 fat ewes, 39i Lie. and
wethers, l-2ni 3-ic. gross. showing no
change since last week. Fall lambs. 5fp
&C.; spring, 6l-2r7c., being lie. lower
than they We're last week. Calves--Veals
are without any change since last week,
and trade is fair for choice vcals. QUO
tations. 51-2n6 l-2c.. and extra, 7e. per
pound.
CHICAGO. May 22.-There was lively
demand for cattle to-day AZ steady
prices; fancy grades sold ~ S5onsj.65;
choice steers. S. 25dS 90: mediums. $500
feeders, si6lS5.2 %; bulls, s3aSi5O; cows and
heifers $3nSL25; western-fed steers. $1,000
$40; Texans. Sass: calves, N5OnND.s
The early market for hogs was weak,
with prices ruling &C. lower. but later
buying was brisk and a stronger feeling
prevailed. with average sales about 2l-2c.
below Saturdays range; fair to choice.
s3.s5as3.97i-2; heavy packers, S.65W
$50 l-2: mixed $.6ja$3.S7 ~: butchers.
s3.eslts8'90; lights, S3.e56s3.S 10; pigs,
s335q$37j. There was the biggest kind
OF buying Of sheep and lambs. and prices
shot up l5a2jc. fer both. Colorado wooded
lambs brought S56OnT; clipped lambs.
sl.5OG$6s5; yearlings. S.Sns5.S, and
sheep siG$j.6O. chiefly s. and upward.
Receipts-Cattle. 2i.0O head; hogs. 1000
head; sheep. 1900 head.
NEW YORK. May 22-Beeves-Re-
cepts. 3.sS5 head; active and higher;
So l0ilSi50: poor 10 good cows. sl.50dii:
cables firm; live cattle, ll0l2c. sheep.
- l-2Q14 lie; lambs, l5c.; refrigerator
beef. 5-Sc.: exports tomorrow. 500 cat
Receipts 629S head; active and firm:
veals SJGN.5O TO S.62 l-2NN75: fed and
buttermilks. S4HS2j. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts. 10 $40 head. sheep opened steady.
closed weak; yearlings, part Tan clipped,
steady TO &c. higher; spring lambs firm;
common 10 choice sheep. SAG LAS IS;
yearlngs, $J.e0aT; one car SIP l-2 COM
mon 10 good spring lambs, S.5elSs; no
primo here. Hogs-Receipts, i3.ei6 head;
lower nj si05H$5.25.
NAVAI~STORE MARKETS
CHARLESTON. s. c.. May 3.-Turpen-
tine-Market steady at CSC. sales, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged sales.
none.
WILMINGTON. y. c.. May 23.--Splrits
at Ssq39,zc.; receipts,
100 asks. 80.
Rosin-FYrm at 95e.asi; receipts. 20
barrels.
Crude Ttirpentine- Steady at si.354$e
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