Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-14

slstent sellers all last fall and recently
showing a disposition 10 secure the hand
some profits which they have I'm slight.
The days bearish influence was the iine
weather said 10 prevail throughout the
cotton belt. There were also some uu-
favorable reports from New England. At
the weakest interval the market showed
loss of sail points. as compared with
the final figures of yesterday The close
was steady at a net loss of GaI points.
Cotton futures opened easy. May, N.al;
June. $5.Si; July. $3.50; August. SIS. Sep
TENDER, $50; october, $5.&; November.
$3.50: December, S5.gl, January, $50; Feb
ruary S.%; March, 500. spot closed
quiet and unchanged; sales. 81 bales.
Futures closed steady; April. $3.50, MAY,
S.73; June, S5.7S; July, %Si; August. 1872;
September. S579, october. $50. November.
5.S; December @.@; January, $40;
March, S5.97.
NEW ORLEANS. April iS-Cotton fu-
lures steady and unchanged; April. s5.5l;
MAY. S5.53H$5.5l; June, $.59uS5.bl; July,
%.olnS.62, August. S.51nN.jS; september,
Sj.57u S5.5S; October. @.5S; November, S5.I
GSj.59; December <5.59V$5.6.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April lS.-(special)-
Cotton-Steady at &C.. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. April 2.-CalVes.-We
quote az follows: Strictly choice yeals,
7
olsn6c.. rough To good, per head, Sil-S,.
Sheep and Lambs. We quote: Spring
lambs. good 10 choice, sac. per pound;
poor. small stock 6iaHc. per pound,
sheep. per pound. choice. inp,c.: good.
per head. S3.50N4; inferior. per mead. $40
Sl.50. old bucks, per head SMSL We quote
as follows: Spring lambs, good 10 choice.
case. per pound. small stock, 6i2nic. per
pound. sheep per pound. choice. Niiic.;
good, per head. S3JOHSi, inferior, per head,
SlaSL5O; old bucks, per head, sash
CHICAGO. April l2.-The cattle market
to-day was prOyOkingly slow. and trade
was unusually late in getting started,
buyers holding back and refusing 10 bia.
After business was fairly under way,
prices were barely steady. Fancy grades
sold al Sj.65nS5.15; choice steers, 1.oO4V
500. mediums, N10uNsj, beef steers.
$}y.USL6j stOckers and feeders, SMW
8; bulls. Stopstlo; cows and heters.
${i0M$L25; weatern-fed steers, 3L500s550,
Texas steers. SiaSlJ; calves, $i1DOs5
There was a fairly active demand for
hogs on local and eastern shipping ac-
count. but buyers succeeded la putting
prices about Sc. lower ON an average, the
market ruling very weak form the start.
Fair TO choice. @i508.sO: heavy packing
lots. S3.J00 $j12l2; mixed. s3.60a SS.H2i2,
butchers. S.GjltS531a light. $500 $50;
pigs. S3OqN1O-bulk Of the sales, S.l5W
$3.50.
Trade In sheep was brisk. and prices
ruled steady al the recent advance.
Lambs made up the bulk OF offerings.
and sold az S.oOM $3.50 for wOollcd and
SL1J0Sj.lj for shOrn Culls brought $iH
Sl75. Colorado lambs $500 $3.50; western
lambs. $J.50u$j.75; woolled sheep, $i5)aSj;
Texans and westerns. SiIJfN. heavy oN-
porters.. $l75NSLS5; yearlings. SLNn2l0.
Receipts: Cattle. 1900 head; hogs. 5000
head: sheep, 1900 head.
NEW YORK. April i2-.Beeyes-Ro-
ceipts. 2Olj head Market slow. steers.
54l0c lower; bulls steady to firm. cows
steady. Medium To choice steers SL70W
$3.50: stays and oxen, S.2JmSi.55; bulls,
So. 25a$i55: cows. $2nS3.7j. Gables slow and
unchanged; exports, 40 cattle and 1874
Calves-Rcceipts 1864 head Market
slow: top grades. 2Jc. lower; others l5D
2jc. off: poor 10 choice veal S'o3Seg'
tops f, ,, q oa sew :, "a head 0aney'' 80
sheep and Lambs-Rocepts. 76iS head.
Market active and firm, lambs. 5il5c.
higher. woolled sheep. NUS0; clipped
sheep. $}50HSL15; uushOrn lambs. SopSjsQ;
clipped lambs, $L7SnS562l4; spring lambs.
HOS Hoes-Receipts, 1924 head. Market firm
at $LOJMSl2j.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. :. c.. April 13-Tur-
pentine- Market firm at 1lHic.; sales, none.
Rosin-Steady and unchanged; sales,
none.
SAVANNAH. GA" Apru I3.-SplrltS
Turpentine-firm at PC; sales, 2l0 casks:
receipts. Ili casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged, sales SCI
barrels: receipts. 1882 barrels.
WILMINGTON. y. C.. April l3.-Spirits
at iikdi2 receipts. IL
Rosin-Firm at CSC Qsl; receipts. rs bar
rels
Crude Turpentne-Qulet at N.55qt2.f0;
receipts 20 barrels.
Tar-Firm az Soc. receipts, 233 barrels.