Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-16
Opening. Highest. 10,

Sept .....1si4ass 1easdH isi; Iiss,2gs%
May Nav . .......aa 2iEsaas sil!aN alsds
Mess Pork per Dbl -
Sept. .....SS25 SsZFs NJ 80
Oct. ......S32 S5r2 49, 81 Szn
Jan. ......s9.37ik $40 SS @Sfh
Lard, per 100 lbs
Sept. $50 $500 S5l5 f5b
3 4f5 . .s;i5 @ :siss &C. SIS sS 5
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
Oct oct ..........$5S7ls $50 s5'O2is sso5is
Jan. .....AS7l@ Stsis AS ASo
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, S2c. Flour barely steady. NO;
3 spring wheat. 69G7074c.; No. red, ne
72,4c. No. 2 corn. Sil9c. No. oats, ylep
2lAc; No. 2 white, 23isl2lc.; No. white,
2Aa3lsc. No. ? rye, ShH5SAc. No.
barley, 35dilc No 1 faXseed. 81 .8t2;
New Sy aS ne. Prime s9Sre tmStsy gSsd isS ara
per 100 pounds. $O5f 500. short-rib sides
Ooose). SiSOMs575. Dry-salted shoulders
boxed, 5is057sc. Short clear sides (oox-
ed. s5iOQs5.6O. Whisky, distillers' nm
loaf. unchanged. Butter firm; creams.
l5q2Oc.; dairy, l2f@l7c. Cheese firm at
sla9loc. Eggs firm; fresh, l2lso.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. August 5:-cotton-spot
fair l-15d.: middling SID: low mid
ding. SLED: good ordinary. gs6 ordi-
nary. 1J-l6d The saes Of the day were
1000 bales Of which 600 bales were FOR
speculation and export. and included $500
bales American; receipts, Loo bales, IN
Guiding $40 bales American.
Futures opened easy and Closed quiet
but steady; American middling low MD
ding cause August, H-cIo3 2S-6id., buy
ers: August and September, S20~64g
3 27-6id. buyers; September and October,
3 2j-6fo3 2G-6id., sellers; October and No
yember. 2t-6id.. sellers; November ana
December December and January. and
January and February. 22-5ia3 23-e4d,
sellers: February and March, 23-Gld.,
sellers: March and April 2s-siqS 2i-s4d.,
BUYERS April and MAY, 2i-6id.. buyers,
May and June, k5-6id., sellers; June ana
July. 25-6iqS 2sSid.. buyers.
NEW YORK. August 15.-Cotton-Quiet
middling. 5-l6c. gross receipts, 81 bales;
sales. 1900 bales; stock 1910 bales; ex-
ports 10 the Continent. COL bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, sos bales;
exports-tO Great Britain. lS9 bales; q
the Continent, COL bs.es; stock. 5J6,35)
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, s,O27 bales:
exports-tO Great Britain, 2,4e9 bales; 10
France. 50 bales; to the Continent G,2G7
bales
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. S336.lC3 bales; eXports-to Great
Britain. 3 1888 bales: TO France TyG.609
More pacific conditions prevailed at the
Cotton Exchange to-day, yet the market
was still very active. Neills cOtton-crop
report, fOrecast.ng the possibility OF u
twelve-mil liOn-bale crop, produced some
effect upon the local market, through IFS
influence upon the cables, which declined
81 "a at Liverpool. The Liverpool de-
cline was ascribed. by private cables
chiefly TO Neill's circular The market
opened steady, with decline or 10 5
points. Prices. however, were soon back
again 10 yesterdays closing figures on
buying for Wall-street account ana COW
ering on a large scale. The enectS OF
Neill's estimate We're felt when this de-
mand subsidized. and the market again
turned weak and prices fell away sharply.
The government Weather Bureau Ialed
to Indicate any sign OF rain in the south
west, and Texas reports continued pad
Beyond this general outside support was
Withdrawn. and tor the remainder OF me
session local sentiment was exceedingly
nervous At one time In the AFTERNOON
the decline was matter or lZAif poIits,
owing principally to liquidation tolloWlns
the APPEARANCE Of outside selling ORDERS
The market was finally STEADY, at heI
decline of l0n13 points.
Cation futures opened steady at the de-
| cline; September. $50; October SJ.si no Mo-
| venber. 1914; December, %, January se'VVS
February. --; March VII April S''i''
-'' E'i,iuTes closed steady; August $3.50;
| ceprember s5.e6: October. $50; November
| s. 50; December, SJ9l; January, sSsS' hep-
ruary. 1901; March. 500; April, $5.Vo' May
| sG12: June. $G.l5. 90. -
Spot cotton closed quiet at l-l6c. De-
| cline: middllng uplands. 5-ltc.; middiihs
| Gulf. 9-l6c; sales. 900 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. August 15.--Cotton--
| E-utures closed steady; August, SOD BID;
| september. S.530S55j, october, S55bp 500 !
November, $500 S6i; december, S - 951s
$575: March. 8.7Us5.IS april So'oie>0'sS'
May SS59$.SL
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, August B.-(Special.)--
| COtton-F1rm at l-Sc. for good lots
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. August H.-Swne, Ar
| rivals this week. 10.lH head. There Is but
| little variation In the number OF the re-
! ceipts. in comparison WIN ldst Week
| less than 100 head Good, light, harvest
| ern hogs are In fairly good demand, with
| no auotable change from last week-viz.,
| s. 3Odt5.aO per 100 pounds gross. The near
| by stock shows a small Improvement
| lightweight selling al SiD4D.2s ana
| heavles S4.gpus5 70; Hight pigs, NfsiZo, ana
| Sheen and Lambs-There are entirely
too many light common lambs, and they
are very hard 10 sell at our lowest quo
| tations Old sheep show no change from
!
| nj 263Hc per pound Lambs I'm over,
| supply. selling al 2izVic. for common, anc
! 5Q6c. for heavy shipping lambs
Calves.-Tnere is fairly active, I'M
proved demand for yeels and silght e sa'
vance Quotations. 5QGc. and extra Gs.c
per pound.
CHICAGO. August H-There. was al
| active general demand for cattle to-day
! and. with a moderate supply, prices were
firm for choice lots and steady ior otn ss =
Good 10 fancy cattle sold az 1850 s''o
! commoner grades at &.gels5.56. Stocker'
and feeders brought S&HN.S; bulls
| cows. and heiferg s3GI35.35; Texas steers
| ss 75lfsi 30 and calves NfF15.
| Receipts Of hogs were considerable
under expectations, and there was tn
iiveIiest kind OF demand, prices adyanc
| ing l0ffl5c Heavy hogs sold AT A.l5A $40
mixed lots at A65fsisc and light a
81 6ysa95 Pigs sold at S.sO@siS, ant
culls at s. 234silO.
Liberal offerings OF sheep and lamb
| oa,.aa a weaker market In suita OF