Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-03
CHICAGO pRoputE MARKET.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. CloJIn

May .~....S27s Szi2 VA S-fs"'z
Rec Rec S:'.' ~ .sisas ssaN s ssssssss,
Mess PORK. per bbl-
Dec. $500 ~.01ia $500 s802ts
Jan. ......S9.62i5 $40 SOD $3.50
Lard, per 100 lbs
Dec. ......5.iO S5I5A s5.01h s5.09ia
Jan. .....Sj.27ia $3.50 S5.25 s5.3
short Ribs. per 100 his
Jan. ....SLe2l5 1886 500 A.s2s
Cash quotations were as follows: No 2
yellow corn. sc. Flour quiet and easy.
No. spring wheat, code; No. spring
wheat, eSq7oc.; No. red 6s4lpac; No:
2Gc.; No white. 2ra02Jc. 10. rye.
5liac. No. barley. S9qlic. No. max
seed, Sl2Si5: new. Sl.2Sl2. Prime timothy
seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per barrel. so
Short-rib Sides lo0se), A55a$j.2o Dry.
sailed shoulders boxed, 5sag5%c Short
clear sides boxed. S5.35nSi0 Nhlskey.
distillers' finished goods per gallon. US.
Butter firm; creamery, l5G&c.; dairy; lfq
l9c. Cheese strong; creams, nAgl2Ac.
Eggs steady fresh. 174l7i2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL November "a p. M
COtton-Spot in fair demand AT firm
prices; American middling. al. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales, OF which Low
bales were FOR speculation ana export.
and included HOO bales Amerisani re-
ceipts. l0co0 bales, including $500 bales
American.
Futures opened steady. and closed quiet
but steady az tho advance; American
mlddling, low-middling clause. November;
3 5S-6in3 J9-6id., sellers November and
December, 357-siN3 5S-6fd., buyers; De-
cember and January. 357-G4d, sellers;
January and February. 55-6ld, sellers;
February and March. 55-6iN3 55-5id., sell
ers MARCH and April, 5s-64d.. buyers:
April and May 355-6id., sellers; May ana
June, 55-ad.. sellers; June and July,
ji-6i03 55-6id.. buyers; July and August.
5i-GfN3 55-G4d.. buyers; August and Sep
TENDER, 53-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK. November 2-Cotton-
Quiet: midding. 7-i6c. gross receipts.
2ySS bales; sales 3Gl bales; stock. 1899
bales; eXports-tO Great Britain, LIZA
bales; coastwise, 6l2 bales; 10 the Conti'
nent. Gl2 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. %. 100 bales:
expOrts-to Great Britain. 1859 bales; 10
France. 100 bales; TO the Continent, SlZ
bales; stock. SSS l5s bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 202.3SS bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 1906 bales; To
France, l2,CoS bales; 10 the Continent, 81
GIG bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re-
cepts. 1872 POS bales: exports-to Great
Britain 5fS $40 bales; TO France, lo,a6
bales; TO the Continent. lS1f7g bales
The cotton market exhibited cOnsi6ar-
able strength all day and though heavy
realizing was INDUCED I'M from time to
time, the general trend Of values was up-
ward The opening was steady, with prices
] 20 points higher, on a scurry OF shorts
for cover and fair buying for Investment
account started by firm cables. reports
that frost had visited portions OF the belt
last night, and indications that receipts
would fall far below expectations. ftr-
ther rise OF 10 points Immediately fol-
lowing the call brought out several im-
p0rtant lots Of old long stun for nrotts.
and before midday prices had fallen 70
last nights level The weaker turn OF az
fairs proved Of short duration, as conf
missiOn-hOuse purchases and renewed
demand from the bear side soon sent
values on the upward course again. Esti-
mates for exceptionally light receipts at
leading points Of accumulation to-mor-
row, and a forecast for frost Tonight IN
the northern belt. kept shorts In an IN
happy frame of mind up 10 the close.
but did not materially invigoratc invest
ment buying. New orleans and England
purchased January and March IN fait
way, but aggressive bull speculation was
not a AZURE. Exporters were showing
less confidence IN their position. and. ~
a rule. outbd American spinners. the
close was very steady az a net gain or
10 points
her. SL2j; December. S.19: January, SD;
+, larry. 1921; March. N23; April N.2ii
~ and June 1927. July and August,
|z6. September. $3.50; october A.si
Futures closed very steady November
SIG: December. T.18; January, N2l; Feb
ruary, 1872; March. I2i; April 49, May.
June, and July. I2S; August, S.27; Sep
TENDER. s6.T; October, SS.92.
Cotton-Spot closed firm; middling up
lands, Title: middling Gulf, 7ll-l6ci
sales. 36l bales.
NEW ORLEANS, November 2-Cotton
futures quiet and steady. November,
&C. sass Sc: December. s. sS1 Sc 50. January,
s6SlGsS92. FEBRUARY. Ss<ttso.s5; March.
81. 9G4Ss9s: April S6.9SH$1; May. N0iHNV2;
juno. T020G0i. July, NWGTO5: August.
s69iQs6 IS; September, @,GGass.6S; October,
$500 SG6S.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. November 2.-(Spe-
Special -Cotton-Firm at nc, for good
lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. November i.-Calyos-we
Igote. strictly choice veal. pound 7l8
49, good veal, per pound Gl,217c
rough 10 good. per head. SASH Iambs
ana shecp-We quote as follows. snr,n,,
lainbs, good to choice SIS lie. Der mound.
poor small stOgk, 40i lie. per pounJ.
S nns Per pound choice, 30sl-2c' good
CHICAGO. November i.-rhero was a
good demand for cattle to-day OF a sumo
riOr quhilty al firm prices but tho gene
ray run OF fair 10 middlng grades moved
on slowly az a decline OF Toe. in value
GOOD 10 fancy grades brought Sj5O1jsS 81.
common 10 medium. $I20Gs5. i5: cows
neJers, and bulls. s2u$JI0; stockers and
feeders, 2.75NsL7j: Texans. S.5Odxi IN.
calves. HpT3O The supply Of hogs tx,
See1ed me demand; and further re-
eslugsion IN prices or 5Hloc. was scored.
Fair to prime grades. N12 l-2qsi27 10.
heavy packers S.HllSLl0; mixed $40
NZ IL; butchers. S405HS427 -. light-
weights. SG0H2j; pigs, S.5Ons4.l5. There
was disk demand in sheep nd advance
Ing prices, the recent diminished receipts
enabling sellers 10 dictate .erms. Infe-
rlor 10 prime sheep sold az S225ISf50.
western rangers bringing N.SJ4 $40 and
yearlings S.5OfiSf.SD. the best selling 5c
higher than heretofore Lambs sold az
W9$S FOR Inferior 10 choice. western
rangers bringing tL504S5.JO Receipts-
Cattle. 1900 head; hogs. $500 head; sheep
1900 head.
NEW YORK, November 1.-Reeves-Re-
ceipts, 3,2OJ head. Market active Tor All
grades; steers. i0c. higher: bulls firm.
steers. ,stse51is57o; tops. -; oxen, sil9gE
S34S4i0 No change IN cables. Exports,
. cattle and ii5o quarters Of beef: to-
morrow, none. Calycf-Receipts 22sf
head; yeals opened slow. weak 10 &c.
lower; closed 50c. lower: grassers steady:
few lots unsold: veals. SQH75: grassers.
SlS.6o; southern calves. n.s7l-2 Sheep
and l.ambs-iiecelpts. a1H head. Com
mon sheep steady; TOP grades firm; Ia nbs
l5c. higher: abou; all sold sheep. $3.50
N25: selected do. $3.50. culls. s2dS2 -:
lambs = p Sq$S5; CANADIAN lambs, 500
head; market steady at sL45a$L60.
NAvAL-sTCRE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. $. c., November a.
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