Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-20
stock. 175 ii6 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 327 bales; TO the Continent, l,JO9


Britain, 327 bales; 10 the Continent, l,5O9
bales.
Totals to-day Net receipts, 1907 bales;
expOrts-to Great Britain, 3H bales; to
the Continent. 1903 bales: stock. 59S,1lO
bales.
Consolidated Net receipts $3.50 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 5,9S7 bales; 10
the Continent, 1873 bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts, s,2C20n bales: exports-to Great
Britain. 3.390,725 bales; TO France, 1855
bales; to the Continent, 2,65Si7s bales.
Cotton futures opened barely steady;
June s5.s3; July. $3.50; August. S5.S9 Sep
TENDER. S.si; October, 1851: November.
S.@; December, S.93; January, $685. Feb
ruary, 1898; March. s6.OS; April. s6O5; May,
S6.0S
Spot. closed quiet and unchanged; sales,
12j bales
Fusures closed barely steady: June.
So.S2; July, 1914; August, 1881; september,
S5.S2; October. $3.50; November, S5.sS; De-
cember, S.92; January, S.95; February.
y5.97; March. 1901; April. S.03; May S6OI.
On light Liverpool buying, the cotton
market opened steady in tone, with
prices unchanged to l point lower. AS
the session progressed trading narrowed
down To the operations of scalpers, and
an effort on the part of a prominent wan
street house to dispose of holdings Tor
reinveStment for January. AT no time
during the day could speculation have
been called active, nor did the course OF
values give the least idea as to the
tendency OF sentiment generally IL was
what the brokers term 1-point market.
Initial English cables reported well sus-
tanned demand for spot cotton at Liver
pool, but less activity than expected, ana
nerveless, saggng future department..
The reverse was cabled from Manchester,
trade being reported as heavy at strong
prices. Domestic news held out no in
ducement of account to possible investors.
indicating little if any change in the
situation as a whole. With the weather
In the South favorable, the crop was said
TO be doing famously, though an occa-
signal complaint of damage by insects:
slow growth, and superabundance OF
rain came to hand. Cotton goods were
moving freely and spinners easily con-
trolled the cloth market. After mo- mo-
mentary furry of activity, during which
prices broke under liquidation, the local
market for futures closed barely steady
and to points net lower.
NEW ORLEANS, June 19.-Futures
easy; June, $.7l bid: July, $5.14S.72;
August, $l.624$j.63; September, 51qs5.5S;
October, &.5SdS5.59: November, $3.50 SOL ;
December, S56Sa$5.64; January, $5.66a$5.67;
February. $j.6s0S5.7O; March, Sj.72QS5.A
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, June 19.-(special)
CottOn-Quiet at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May 17-Calves-We
quote as follows: Strictly choice yeals,
pound, GHG lie; rough to good, per head
Sass. Sheep and Lambs-We quote as
follows: Spring lambs, good To choice
. Lac 3-4c. per pound; poor. small stock,
5o1-2Q6c, per pound; sheep. per pound
choice, 3l-2dic: good. per head, $3.5OQ$i;
inferior per head. S25Oa$3.jO.
CHICAGO, June H-There was the
usual Saturday lack of offerings in cattle
to-day and the market in consequence
was practically n nominal one. A few
medium grades of cattle were disposed
of at yesterdays ruling quotations. There
was a good demand for hogs. but Offer
ings were liberal and prices averaged
about l-2c; lower. Light hogs sold
$3.50 $3.H 10: mixed lots at &.G5nS'.S.
and heavy at $350uSSj. Pigs sold at 1926
assn. and culls $L5G0$3.5O. Prices for
sheep and lambs were strong at the re-
cent advance Offerings were light. Sheep
sold at $2.50H$5.25 for Inferior TO prime
lots. ewes selling for S2.650 $3.50. and
heavy export sheep at s.. Yearllngs
brought $525m$5S5: clipped lambs. S45060
$50; Colorado woOllel lambs at B.50aS 6.65.
and spring lams at S6.j0u$IjO Receipts
Cattle, 400 head; Logs, 5000 head; sheep,
1900 head.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, June 1S-Re-
ceipts for the week Beeves, 23O3 head;
sheep, Sl5l: hogs. Asia. Beef cattle in
good demand and, with light run,
prices advanced; extra. 1-2c.; good, Is
as 3-Sc: medium, 4 3-+Q5c.: common. 1873
sc. Sheep active and firm; extra, 1910
&C.. good, 41-4n4 lie; medium. S-+G4c.
common. l4G3 l-2c.; fall lambs. 5n6 Lie. ;
spring lambs. 6aSc Hogs in seasonable
request at l-2Q5 3-4c. for Best western
and 1-4Q5 1-2c Cor others. Fat cows at
21-2d3 3-4c. Thin COWS i'm fair demand at
Sl06s2o Veal calves rather inactive at
l-2q7c Mich cows steady at S24u$i5.
City-dressed beeves firm at Gas 1-2c.
NEW YORK, June l7-Beeves-Re-
cepts. 1888 head none for sale; nOminally
firm. Gables steady: exports 700 cattle
and 529l quarters of beef. Calyes-Re-
ceipts none and none for sale: nOminally
firm. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 202l
head: sheep firm to Ice. higher; prime
lambs firm and scarce: common 20 choice
sheep. $3.25d$j; fair to good lambs, Nfp
$3.50 Hogs-Receipts. l.5H head; nomi-
nally higher at Al5nA25.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s. c., June 19-Turpen-
tine-Market firm at Soc: sales, 80 casks.
Rosin-Firm and Unchanged sales,
none.
SAVANNAH, GA, June 19.-Sprits OF
Turpentine-F at CSC; sales, 2GO casks;
receipts. 2236 casks.
Rosin-F1rm and unchanged; sales, 1l4S
barrels; receipts, Ais barrels
WILMINGTON, n. c., June 19.-Spirits
Turpentine-Firmy held at S6GgSi9c.; re-
ceipts SO casks.
Rosin-Steady at 9Na95c.; receipts. 80
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at sl3jaS2.2O;
receipts. 80 barrels.
Tar-Firm at 1870: receipts. 5Sj barrels.