Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

ordinary, 2-jZu. Ihe sascs ~ ~ 80
were 1000 bales, Of which $40 were lot
speculation and export. and included oSp
American. Receipts. D,ooo bales, mciuo-
ing 5000 American.
Futures opened easy and closed quiet AZ
the decline; American middling. low mid
fns flaus and Jsnuary 4gsd sellers:
January and February, 4C5-Gd., buyers
February and March. 4 03-6i(t4 04-6Id.. SELL
ers; March and April. 402-sAd.. sellers;
April and May. 40l-6id.. sellers; May ana
June S3-6ift3 6i-64d.. buyers; June and
July, 3G2-s4q3 63-6id.. buyers; July and
August. 3Gi-64G3 62-sld.. buyers: August
and September, 35s-std3 59-6id.. sellers;
September and October. 35-6pd3 2-6id,
buyers.
NEW YORK, December e-cotton-
Steady: midding. fl-lGc.: net receipts,
lbs bales; gross receipts. 1.159 bales; sales,
2Sj bales; stock. l06,739 bales; exports-to
Great Britain, 90 bales; to the Continent,
$50 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 3i19l bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 4,2io bales; 10
the Continent, 653 bales; stock. l.0ls,ssz
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, Si191 bales;
expOrts-to Great Britain, 1910 bales; TO
the Continent 653 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts
3.299,f7f bales; exports-to Great Britain
s32 $40 bales: to France, 3Sj,9s3 bales; 10
the Continent, $50. $50 bales
The cotton market opened steady, with
prices / point lower TO points higher
and ruled irregular throughout the fore
noon, with bulls and bears I'm favor by
turns. The scope of early fluctuations
were not broad. a mere to points.
Speculation was restricted chiefly 70 the
settlement Of small accounts and placing
larger interests in shipshape order for
Mondays government report. The latter
viii include the estimated acreage this
1F~ fnfa ND faa ffe.fi TOD af
or lint cotton. Liverpool and New Or
leans bought lightly this morning; in
vestors and room bulls sold. There was
nothing in the regulation news to war
rant decided move either way. The
cables and crop movement no more than
met expectations, the Chronicles review
was devoid Of information. and the situa-
non was generally unchanged. The mar
ket Tor futures closed firm, at a rise OF
to 10 points. having advanced sharply nj
NE close on sudden scare OF room
shorts.
Cotton futures opened steady; Decem-
per, SLZ5; January, 1913; February, S737;
March and April. N42; May and June,
Sr4'; August, @.3; September. s.; Octo-
January. $40; February, N45; March,
$r5O; April, $751; May. T53; June. N.5f;
July, S.55; August, N.52; September, SIP;
October, 81; October $685.
spot closed steady; middlng uplands,
71-l6c.; Gulf. 15-l6c.; sales, So bales.
NEW ORLEANS. December 9-Cotton
futures closed steady; December. s7.21 bid;
January. S17Q$Z1S: FEBRUARY. S72OaS722
March, N.23QNA; April, $725ds7 26; May.
Mz1qSI2s; June, $L29QsIS0; July. $3.50
S38 August, Tl61lS7.1S: September,
%.sOgis.Sl October, s6V6s672.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
=, BALTIMORE, December s.-Celves--
Small veal calves comprise only mea-
ger percentage of the daily offerings, the
buk Of the calves on sale being Of the
large, heavy. or rough sort, which kinds
are draggy at irregular prices. Market
very firm on the better grades. Quote
as follows: Strictly choice veal. per
pound, 7c.; good veal. per pound, 6l9a6sic.;
rough TO good per head. $5nSll.
Lambs and Sheep-With light receipts
and firm advices from the stock-yards.
prices are well upheld. Demand good for
top grade lambs and smooth. fat sheep,
at full quotations. Spring lambs, good
TO choice, SG9lac. per pound; poor, small.
stock. 4aGffic. per pound; sheep, per
pound. choice, 3i2Q4c.; good, per head,
1850.
CHICAGO, December Seattle general
y steady; short horns sold to-day at
N.2O; cow market and Gamers strong
and active Stockers and feeders about
steady Good to choice. $5.60dS135; poor
@aS575: selected feeders. SiGA65; good
10 choice cows S3.6jQSi.75; hoifers. &2j4
SJlD; Gamers. S20$; bulls, S2.35N$L5O;
calves $iHI.35; fed Texas beeves, SiI
@2j; grass Texas steers. S3.50HSi2J. Hogs
active and marked averaged shade high
er; closed strong good clearanccs mixed
and butchers. S3.9OaS4O7ik; good 10 choice
heavy, S.g5NSfl0: rough heavy. $500
$3.50; light. $3&jNSA05: bulk of sales. S3.95d
500. Sheep STEADY to slow Lambs
steady TO firm: native wethers. $3.50
Sil3; lambs, SinS5.50. western wether5,
$0SLi0; western lambs. $3.50. Re-
ceipts-Cattle. 1900 head; hogs, i0,00O head.
sheep. $500 head.
NEW YORK December S.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 3i6s head; 80 cars on sale; active
] car unsold. Steers, A.50a%.20; oxen
and stays. S3.j0NSi75; bulls. S2.J0uS36j;
choice and export grades SA25d% Co. COWS.
N.1UA Liverpool market lower; live
cattle, 1l1ll*c. per pound; refrigerator
beef, nc: per pound. London market
steady. American cattle, 12hNl3c. Ex-
ports. none: tomorrow. Go cattle. 90
sheep. and 5000 quarters Of beef. Calves
Receipts 2d9 head; $50 on sale. Neals
weak. grassers steady; western lower; all
unscd. Veals. J09c.; little calves. $3.50;
$US33Il2; cars OF westerns
sold at S2.s01i S3l2l2. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 6.S92 head. Sheep steady;
lambs opened active; closed quiet but
4
lISL50 culls. $50; lambs. Sj12ia4s6; tops
$6.1O; Canada lambs. So; culls, SiuSi1J
Hogs-Receipts.. 5,li5 head; ~ cars OF
westerns on sale. Sold at S35; market
l5c. lower.
EAST BUFFALO. n. Y. December s.
4 cars; about steady
with bulk of offerings sold. Good butch
ors' stock. Si0A10. Neals steady, sea
$3.50. HOgs-Recepts. 50 cars; dull and
lower; Workers and pigs. Al0nAl5; mixed
and mediums, Si1j: heavy grades. Mlyg
$40; roughs, s3.50dS3.70; stays. S2.150B.2o.
Sheen and Lambs-Receipts. 60 cars; lJc.
lower. or about Yesterdays close for
lambs; sheep steady. Best lambs, S5f9g
s. 50: culls to good, SiGsi.3O. sheep. TOD.
mixed. $4100SA2j; culls 10 good N.DnSi;
wethers and yearlngs. si250AW.
CINCINNATI o.. December S.-Hogss
steady at s340WS95 Cattle steady ~
80. S56sl4O. sheep firm at S2i0uA; lambs
steady at $3.75dS.35.
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, s c.. December o
Observation-Disclosures firm at hl4c.; sales,
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales,
WILMINGTON. n. c., December o
SHIRTS Turpentine-Dull and unchanged;
receipts. 40 casks. - ooo
Rosin-Firm at sl1OGH.15; receipts. 800 !
barrels.
50 50. receipts 400 barrels.
Tor-cteadv n 81 40. receipts 5j7 barrels. |