Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-07
tter-Firm and unchanged.
and unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

EggS-Flrm ana unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. october 6.-Cotton; spot
IN moderate demand; prices unchanged,
American middling. 3 31-32d. The sales OF
the day were 5000 bales. Of which 700 were
for speculation and export, and Included
T. 100 American. Receipts, 500 bales, IN
Guiding GOO American.
Futures opened easy and closed quiet
at the decline: American middling, low
midding clause 8 J1-6id.. buyers; OctO-
Der and November. J6-6id., buyers; No
vember and December, 55-64d., sellers;
December and January, 94-6id., buyers;
January and February, 55-Gid.. buyers;
February and March. 3 54-6lU3 55-6id.,
sellers; March and April. 55-64d., buyers;
April and May. 3 55-6iaS 56-64d., buyers;
May and June, 3 56-6id., buyers; June ana
July. 5og3 57-64d. buyers; July and Au-
gust. 51-6id., sellers; August and Sep
TENDER. JG-6id., buyers.
NEW YORK. October 6.-Cotton-Quiet;
mddling, 5-l6c.; gross receipts, POP bales;
sales, $40 bales: stock, l3l, 40 bales, eN-
ports TO Great Britain. 1,57S bales 20 the
Continent l,1Gi bales; to France, 40
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 5000 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain 35Ol5 bales; to
France, 13,S59 bales: to the Continent
74S bales; stock. G929lj bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, PSI us bales
exports 10 Great Britain, l06.35j bales; To
France, 1888 bales; to the Continent
20 0l4 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts, lOl2,3n bales; TO Great Britain,
2g9, 439 bales; to France. G.Zl9 bales; %
/ the Continent 2i6,S9l bales.
The market for cotton futures opened
steady al a decline Of 5H9 points. and az
no time during the day rallied TO the close
OF yesterday while the lowest point of
( the sessiOn-a loss OF l9 points-was app
parent Large lines Of cotton purchased
around 6iac.. for January, were liberated,
ana the more courageous bears aggres-
sively attacked the market. under the
! firm conviction that the backbone Of the
| bull movement had been broken. Con-
siderable cotton of the pyramid order
! came out from time TO time. one prOmi-
nent Wall-street house alone was report
/ ed 10 have sold nearly 5000 bales under
/ stOp-Orders. Speculation was ieverishly
/ active, with the market at times very
| excited. The principal source Of bear In
/ spiraton was the cable news, announcing
| weakness in Liverpool. with prices at one
/ time 35c lower The market closed
/ barely steady, at a net loss of lG To j.
/ points.
Cotton futures opened steady at the de
| cline; october, $3.50; November, 1888. De-
| cember. sos, January, SI3: February
! %.1j; March. $40; April, N24; May. 1871
| June. T2S; July and August. $L29.
Futures closed barely steady; October
| sG.S2; November %.&; December, $3.50
| January. SOB; February To5: March
| $40 April. SIP: May SL16; June. SLlS
| July, $L20; August. 1920
Spot cotton closed quiet; middlng up
| lands 5-l6c.; DO, gulf. 9-l6c.; sales, SIS
| bales.
NEW ORLEANS. October Cotton M
/ lures barely steady; October S663, nOmi-
/ nally; November. $66S0S6I0, December,
$G720$6.73: January. sj75qS6U; February
s. SOQsGS2; March, $6s5QS6SG; April $3.50
$3.50; May. $6.9}0S6e5 June, G.G0S6.99.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET
PETERSBURG. VA. October O.
| cial) at 7lsc.. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. October 5.-Calves--We
quote as follows Strictly choice veal,
per pound, 6i3q7c., good veal, per pound
6u6i4c.. rough 10 good, per head, SASH.
Lambs and Sheep-We quote as follows:
Spring lambs, good 10 choice. 6qJzc. per
pound; poor. small stock 4i29-c. per
pound sheep, per pound, choice, 5Q5i2c.
good, per head. SQS.50, inferior, per
head. $ldS5O; old bucks, per head, $20S.
CHICAGO. October THE demand for
cattle to-day was fairly active. and prac-
tically unchanged prices Prevailed Good
to choice beeVes sold az s. goa 81, common
er lots at 4.5Od$j.S5. Stockers and feed
ers brought S3uA90; bulls, cows. and
heifers at s2Q$525: Texas steers Sj.2J0
$40: rangers, S2SjdSlO. and calves, STA
$500 Hogs were I'm fairly good demand
]
ragged about Sc. lower. Heavy hogs sold
at SfaSA65: mixed lots at N5Oq$ilO, and
light az $A50QSf7J. Pigs brought Si8Hl3.
and culls Sl.504Sl9j Trade in sheep and
Lambs was dun. The supply was too
large for the demand. and prices declined
somewhat in consequence Sheep ranged
from 81 80 to $40 for inferior 10 choice,
westerns selling at NJO4Sh Lambs soiu
at SIOaSJ25 for fancy hocks. ordinary
grades bringing S3.500SJ. Western range
lambs sold at S5OHS5. Receipts-Cattle,
u 800 head hogs, 5000; sheep, 1000
NEW YORK. october 5.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. 93j head; 10 trading; nomin1lly
steady. cables quoted live cattle steady
at llkQl24c. per pound. dressed weight
Exports. 453 cattle and 30 sheep to-mor-
row, none. Calyes-Receipis, 81 mead
dull and 25c. lower; yeals, N5OaN.2o
erassers. s2.50dS3.25. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 57l3 head; slow; prime steady
medium and common lambs lower: 80 cars
stock unsold. Sheep. S202ikusls0; tops
si35; lambs. St25gS5.75; cglls, %aN no
canadian lambs sold. HOgs-Recelpts
, S95 head. No trade; nominally firm al
! Sj10a Sj1j. disbursement,
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.