Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-01

the Dulk or the OHetlHEs, SUI 81.
no better than last week. Fancy cattie
brought s5.7eds5.s5; choice steers, S,Sox
$685. medium steers, $65QAso; peer
steers. S}s0aSL6O; stockers and feeders'
S3.5OQS475; bulls. 2.5Oqti; cows anc n lSso
fers SoaA westernSf 4 a. s.eers' csiy les
S.50gS.25. The supply OF hogs exceeue9
the demand, and sales showed q arop ol
l-2d10c. Fancy 10 choic w l-Zgst
packing lots, s3Soq8sO; ed $40, $50
$3.6Oq$ST II; pigs, $50 The light
supply Of sheep tended ;e buyers
quicker in making purch and sheep
ruled stronger, while the lambs sold
brought SasL60; yearlings sl25qASS;
common to choice lambs, SigSts, chiefly
$465G$LS5. Receipts-Cattle 1900 head;
hogs, 1900 head; sheep. 14co0 head.
NEW YORK, February 2.-Beeves-
Receipts $3.50 head; 80 cars on sale; mar
ket active; prices firm TO shade higher;
all sold; steers, A.5Oqs50; oxen and
stags, S325u$5lO; bulls, SQA, cows, $3.50
1890 Gables quote live cattle higher at
II i-2Gl3c., dressed weight refrigerator
beef. Toe. per pound exports today, none;
$3.50 quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts,
2.O29 head; 1871 on sale; market active
but 25c lower; about all sold; veals, s4t
$3.50; fed calves. SQS.2; two cars OF
southern do. $3.50. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts. $3.50 head: 2S cars on sale;
sheep, 1Oa15c. higher; lambs, l0Q2Oc. high
er: half car unsOld; sheep, SdNbo'
choice and export do. A15qS5; lambs, 500
$3.50. mainly $o.S0qS5.60. Hogs-Recelpls,
$3.50 head; 8 IL cars on sale market zo9
25c. higher. at sA.20qSiD; choice state
hogs, Sii5.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. February 2S-Cotton--
| Spot in fair demand; prices unchanged;
/ American middling, 9sc. The sales OF the
| day were 1900 bales, Of which 1000 bales
| were for speculation and export. ana IN
| Guided 400 bales American; receipts. liVOo
| bales. including $500 bales American.
! Futures opened and closed steady at
the decline; American middling, low-mid-
| ding clause, March. 3 2-64d., sellers
| March and April. 2l-6id., sellers; April
and May, 2l-6l(lS 22-6id., buyers; May
and July, 23-6id., sellers; July and Au-
gust, 3 2i-6id., sellers; August and Septem-
| Der, 23-6iu3 A-64d, buyers; september
and October 3 23-6id sellers; October
| and November. 22-6i13 23-64d.. buyers,
| November and December, 22-6iq3 25-6ld.
buyers: December and January 2-64g
23-6id buyers.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-Cotton---
Quiet; middling 6 9-l6c.; net receipts, 5Vto
| bales: gross receipts, lOA6 bales safes
1850 bales; stock, 1850 bales; export
| 10 Great Britain, Si3 bales; coast"lse'
| org bales; TO the Continent, 200 bales.
! Totals to-day: Net receipts. Dob bales
! exports-tO Great Britain, 1850 bales; 20
| the Continent. 22,716 bales stock, sO9'-il
consolidated: Net receipts. 64,S7l bales
| expOrts-to Great Britain, GOZ9 bales 10
| France. 1851 bales; 10 the Continent o.
totals since September LIST: Net re.
! ceipts. 7f276l7 bales; exports-to Gredl
| Britain. 2g1l32l bales; 10 France, o5bVi'
| bales; to the Continent, 2l6IOS2 bales.
The course Of tO-day's cotton maIke'
was not unlike that Of yesterday. AIte.
opening steady, WIN prices I-Io VI Hb V,,r'
lower 10 points higher, there was sharl
! advance 10 "A level of 4q0 points over las
| oieht's final figures. and subsequent re
! action to the opening hgures. me c ns
| was barely steady TO points lower. -, ~ ~
| better feeling early in the DAY resulleu
! directly from a firmer turn Ot the Liver
pool market than local traders hau cdleu
| iated upon. together with the usual Dull'
ish statements from the cotton pelt, ~
| latlng 10 the movement ana the ptoaPers-
Sor q new crop. These influences were sup,
! nlementad by a report from fdl iNlNe'
! that little or no print-cloths were ~ ~
| had. and that future deliveries l9n W
INTO April. Port receipts, cohsluellnb .I'
fact that it Is the last day OF ,nv 81. On,
we're hardly as large as looked lVI, az.
onicial estimates point 10 an eNtrehSls
Hgbt movement during the rest OF li'
week. Early in the afternoon 'ne -
faction under rumor lHdt -h". ~.
| po,vev had sunk a German NdEshiP' .'cilss
~ ~ "o' dcrrees the market, and their ~
forts were attended with ialr anlVun
- euccess although at no time was tneI'
| The slightest sign Of weakness. Inc Soeou'
sold was almost entirely Tor the 49, A. III
nj those traders who had purchassu pe
ro-a the rise I'm the forenoon, ana va
For the realization Of profits. orders IRON
outside speculative interests Were III
soicuous by their absence. southern tep
resentatives found plenty OF iGIe In In an,
heir hands. Houses with Contlnehtal az y,
eiyernool connections took little part II
'9 Catton futures opened steady; Marcn
20. April. S67; May 80 June, "a 10
July. S626; August 3oz9; poo. pecsmher
october. s6.l3; November wv Ds0''''''
612 ,o,,. eteadv. March
,e o.. Anrl S6.25: May. $.20; June, So,zi
uy and August, s625; Segte,imof e Salu her
.ouer %a; No Se '''i''
ny; ' cinsed quiet and unchanged; sales
WrW ORLEANS, February s.Icotto
si,nres quiet and steady; Marcn, 30, Pc
ids April s5@Qs5S9; e. MaE OK '' AnSns q
't"61t6;ssQ9. September. S5.7gn@M; OGIo
80 e. S09s5 81. November. s5.Sl4So8; DC
,cmber, $5.S2gSo.oh
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERsBURG, February %-sp'
otaI1 -Cotton-Strong at lie for goo
lots -,,-oru, NrApLyTTS
WILMINGTON. y. G, February p
shirts OF Turpentine-tlrm at 4''zeii0
'RSSo.sgin-Firm at 50 to s5c.; receipts O.
barrels. " r,, a., E, Ok an
s2.4O; receipts. I barrels, ss9 harrels
GUAR. EsTON, S. c.. February %
.rSrn,eelntlne-Firm at 4Skc.; sales, none.
R,6sln~steady and unchanged; sale
SAVANNAH, GA. February 8-spirii
= TurDentne-Firm at He; sales
asks: receipts, ll5 casks;
'Posin-Firm: sales, 1888 barrels; n
80 Oh barrels.