Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-27
TILE COTTON MARKETS.

increased demand: prices steady; Amerl-
can middlng. 32sd. The sales or the DAY
were 1900 bales, of which 1000 were lot
speculation and export. and included H.
coo American. Receipts, 1900 bales, IN
Guiding 600 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed STEADY;
American middling. low middling clause.
July, 19-6id3 20-6id.. sellers; July and
August. 3 l9-6iqS 20-eid.. sellers; August
and September, 3 lS-6id.. sellers: Septem~
Der and October l7-6id., sellers; October
and November. 15-6iI3 l6-s4d.. buyers:
November and December. 3 Ibid, sellers;
December and January. l5164d.. sellers:
January and February l5-6id.. sellers;
February and March, 15-6iT3 l6-6id., sell
ers; March and April. 3 16-6iG3 l7-6id., sell
ers; April and May, 17-6id., buyers; May
and June. ls64d.. sellers.
NEW YORK, July @.-Cotton-Steady;
middling 6isc: gross receipts. IL bales;
sales as bales: stock, 1i7 bales; exports
to Great Britain. SS7 bales; to France,
221 bales. ,,o
Totals to-day: Net receipts. ilS bales;
exports-to the Continent, 2Il bales; stock'
402.5 07 bales. Al. -.
exports-to Great Britain, 1883 bales; 70
France 200 bales; to the Continent 400
bales.
Totals since September list: Net receipts
S.301 ,121 bales; exports-to Great Brltain,
g. 469. 1876 bales: to France, 7ss,s5l oales' 10
the Continent, 2.79S,7O4 bales.
business on the cotton market to-day
consisted largely I'm switching from near
to the more remote futures. Ihere was;
however. some investment Duyihg am
more considerable covering, the basis OF
which was. for the most part, a recon-
sideration Of the weekly government re-
port The report indicated poor sltua-
ton I'm the Carolinas. with the Georgia
condition also unsatisfactory by reason
of shedding while Texas showed poor
a week In It's en-
tirety. the government report, as locaily
considered became a bullish onset 70 the
cotton crop adVices so numerously in cir
culation at the present time. The mar
ket opened steady. with prices 2qi points
higher. Trading for time was quite ac-
tive. with Wall-street buyers prominent.
Later, prices increased to . to points
when realizing set In, ana prevented
further advance Throughout the session
the market was helped by good reports III
regard 10 spot cotton in the Engllsn mar.
ket There were also some investment
orders executed. During the atteIhoOli1
a feeling of conservatism preNaileu,, a s.
there was a disposition 10 hold on 10,
further advices from the cotton pelt am
for to-morrow's cables, particularly W.. WI.
reference TO the consumption OK spot ~ !.
ton. The market closed steady ana 10
points net higher T., Ills, e. 40.
August 1913. September 1913; OclopeI ,
S5G7. November. 5.u; December 3D., >
January, s5a; February. 1874; March,
$50: April. $685. May. S5$ an. An
Futures closed steady July, Sot9' ~ .
erst s. so: September, $3.50; OctoDer, So.L .
November IS rs: December, $50; January
e 81. February. s5.Ss; March. S5.s2; April
1876: May, $5.sS .,a,,,,o, unIands.
s1Ec.: middllng Gulf, 6ssc; safes 40 p"Ie9'
NEW ORLEANS, July S;wC9 2TIy s. a.:
lures closed quiet and STEADY; july 800 = 90,
August. s5Acq$541; September S9t ~, - = ~ -
oC,ober * 421S5 AZ: November SoiolS o.tt A.,
December S.5OGS5.51; January. S9.Stly
s. 81. February, S5.574$j.59; March, S''oly
S5.62.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, July @.-CSpeciaiJ
Cotton-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. July 25.-Calves-The bet
ter grades OF veal calves are easy pu'
offerings of such only moderate anu W
mand fair. Heavy, rough stock IN alhpie
s1tnnIv from day to day and salable ohly
nv the head at prices that vary IN ~. a.
c0rdance with the quality and condl t l.
of the stock on sale. The quolatlo lll7,, a.,
os follows: Strictly choice veal, per poullu
5G5Hc.; good veal, per pOunu, f2"'0''
roueh 10 good per head 3D9Si.
lambs and Sheep-The market to-uay
No fractionally weaker on lambs anu
sheep. though OF choice descriptions tlig
receipts are rot over plentiful. Beliidi ~
fofr ar mutations. Poor or unueI-slAo
iarnbs as we'll as common, rough sheep'
ere hard to move, even at low Hsuttcs'
W. mote; Spring lambs, good to choice'
5G5itc. per pound. poor, small stVohi ~
~ per pound. Sheep-Per pounu' S lotc
303l2c.; good, per hea9' 49, oeSe'' nor head
Der head, N4$lJ0; old bucks per he"u'
$2.J0dS3. t,,
CHICAGO. July 25.-Both the supply
and demand of cattle to-day were inouS
rate. and prices underwent no apptsoinr,, :
change Good TO choice steers Droubne
S5.25aS5.S5; cOmmoner grades Si-,,t go
COWS bulls. and heifers, 24D.wi stocheis
and feeders. S430GS475; western-fed steer >
81 5Od5. s.: Texas steers, S.DqS; caves
"a 500Ss 30 Trade in hogs was Stow
win nrices fully &C. lower; fair TO cn0 ,.s
lots. Sl45GSl6O; heavy packers, o.,
81 42ib: butchers. AW1SLO, ihiASuI 81, So en
"a "a. lights, Si40uSL1O; pigs, S.SlW}t,,y',
Tbere was a fairly active slaushteilhs
demand for sheep at steady prices hl li,lle
lambs were scarce ana Drought ~ -, -
more than at the close last week. LOT %.
10 nrirne sheep S425HS5.20, chie1y A4et.yy,
lie owes. S. 75dSl5O; yearllngs A;vv1
e. 6O. Gull lambs, SL20$lyO ana s0oV ~
prime focks. $6.4Oa&.s5. RecelPts-CS,66,o,os 1
, 5C0 head. hogs, Il 900 head; sheep W'VVO
head o...
NEW work.. July 5.-Beeves-Recelpt
10: no trading; feeling nrm' no "a "a lol
cables Shipments, 700 cattle ana i,t'
ouarters OF beef; tomorrow, 100 quar- ,iio
us ters CaIyes-Receipts, Il. Very littie
trade; feeling weak; yeals' A94';, : Du17
termik nominal; 40 calves 7 Hns9id; She op
lie al. sheep steady; lambs on heavy sup
DIV: declined 25q4Oc.; 8 cars unsold. S ON,
mon 10 good sheep, S.25uN5V; mediu ~
10 nriyne lambs. s5aS6.a1s; choice DO, 81
most of the sales $3.50; culls, 81. Hogs
Receipts, 2.4S5; none for saie' honiiii"'''