Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
ORGANIZED JANUARY L. 1sos.
CITIZENS EXCHANGE


r,iddling clause. March. 2O-6id., buyers;
March and April, l9-6ia3 @-tid., puyers.
April and MAY, 19-64q3 20-64d., buyers,
Nav and June. 2O-6id., buyers; June anu
July. 2O-6id., buyers; July ana Aus Snn,
2O-G4a3 2l-6id. buyers: August and sep,
TENDER. 20-64d., buyers; September anu
October. 3 19-64M3 20-64d., buyers; OCTOBER
and November, l9-Gid., buyers; NOVEMBER
and December. 1s-6iq3 lg-64d., buyeIs'
December and January, 3 lS-oiuS l ~ gu,
buyers; January and FEBRUARY lo-ofe
19-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Cotton-steady;
middlng. 5-16c. net receipts, Az baies,
gross receipts, 6.752 bales; sales, 2lOo bales;
stock. 1924 bales; exports-to the toh-
tinent. l00 l65 bales.
exports-to Great Britain, l,l24 bales; 60
France 165 bales; to the Continent, 3,siz
bales; stock, S00175 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. il,2lS bales;
eXports-to Great Britain, 40, 20 bales; "
France, 1884 bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
cepts. 1885 26i bales; exports-to Great
Britain 3,0953l7 bales; TO France 655, 40
bales; to the Continent, 2,S2i,l2s bales.
The cotton market made steady start,
according to the official report, with
prices / 10 points lower. Immediately
following the call weakness was developed
under local liquidation and scattered SELL
ing for short account, brought out by re-
ports of perfect weather conditions over
the entire belt: decidedly larger receipts
at interior towns. and the ports than had
been anticipated, and numerous state
ments from conservative parties that
planting was progressing rapidly, but be-
fore the end of the first hour bullish Eng
lish cables and quite generous buying or
ders from abroad proved themselves mas,
ter of the situation and prices soon reacted
TO Saturdays final figures. The near-at-
hand holidays and wide divergence oi
ideas on the present crop yea ana prop.
able acreage had an intimdating effect
on the investment public and tended %
restrain local operations. As a pdftldl
Offset 10 the bullish average OF informal
ton from the South were dispatches from
Texas stating in effect that ram was
badly needed in that section, and though
field-work was being pushed as idpldiy
as possible. moisture must be received
shortly in order that the best results
might be obtained. I'm the AFTERNOON prices
sagged under estimates for liberal re-
ceipts tomorrow. and forecast Tor con.
timed good weather South. The market
closed quiet and TO 8 points net rover,
Cotton futures opened steady; Marcn,
$3.50; April; $3.50 Nay ss,SS ;;o June sSs sS
October. &N; December $500; January,
s603: February, $500 ,uu
$3.50: May. $3.50; June, 1874; July, S9.9o'
August, $3.50; September; 800; octS O. or
SJyJ. NONtf1Dff, SJs'Of 49, N~'NNf
January, $500; February, 500.
Spot closed steady; middling uplands
J-l6c middling gulf, 65-l6c.; sales, z'iVo
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 27.-Cotton flu
lures barely steady; March, $3.50; April
S563as5.65; May, @t6asool; June; oo S:'z zd
September $3.50 80; October, S.65gStS;
November, $5.65as5.66 December, so.tog
1851.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. March 27.-(special.)-
Cotton-Quiet at &C. for good lots'
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. March 25.--We quote as
follows: Strictly choice yeais, per polhu.
6a6ihc.; good veals, per pound, oi21oS4c''
rough 10 good per head, AuS.J.
Sheen and Iambs--We quote as follows:
Fan lambs, good 10 choice, 5hnoc. per
pound; poor, rough stock, 3z1oc, per
pound. Sheep, per pound, cnolce, aufizc;
good. per head, Sj.j0gSi; inferior, per mead,
si4S 80; old bucks per head, $3nsf' spring
lambs, as TO quality and size, 10 l2c.
per pound.
CHICAGO. March 25.-There was no,
enough cattle offered to-day TO make a
market, and prices were mostly nominal.
There was an active market nboi tos N Ssssass 90
brought s3.Tl2Qs 3.9zl2; heavy packing iots
Sc Se1ss Is: mixed, s5.55us3.s0; butchers
s.. Goa 50. s7iz; light, S5.55QsSsoi pigs, wv
s36j The most Of the sheep were con-
signed direct TO siaughrerers, ana the rev
that came on the market brought former
prices. Lambs sold S3.s0usi2o FOR culls
no TO s.. JOffS5.75 for good 10 cnolce, ana
sheep were salable at S.21nSo; yeafilnss
were quoted at A.Ous0.lO: kecelpls-aSs ~. ~
tie. 2cJ head; hogs, 400 head; sheep' 20"
head.
PHILADELPHIA. March 26.--Receipts
for the week: Beeves, 300 mead; sheep'
GA head; hogs. 800 head. Beef cattis
dull and lower, extra, 54JHc.; Bood, 47sn
i7sc.; medium, 4Anilzc. common 1Itso
sheep fairly active at an advance OF &c.
extra. 5An5lzc.; good. 4AQ1c.; medium
,niilc, common, 34ic. lambs. 5Auolsc.
clipped lambs, 4An5izc. Hogs rather
o,liet but firm: best western, ol1g9;sc.
other kinds 5N5i2c. Fat cows uuli az
2iIG3ibc. Thin cows inactive az So4 SI1
Veal calves active at 4tsg'c' M,icn co~s
unchanged at $Z3u$J. tity-uessSu
beeyes sold from TO SAC.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Beeves-ke'
ceipts. $50 head, nothing doing. Cables
steady: exports, 375 cattle and LIZ guar
tsrs Of beef. Calves-Receipts, lO5 head
auiet but steady; common TO good feaIs
san. Sheep and Lambs-keceipts. 300
head: slow; sheep weak lambs ioWsr
10 prime lambs. s5.S71zus62o mainly 1890
Sc 10 Hogs-Receipts, 2,sl9 head; stead,
al si.159SL25.
NAvAL~sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. G.. March 21.-Tnr-
pentine-M Market firm al iic.; sales. none
Rosin- Steady; sales. none; quotations
unchanged.
SAVANNAH. GA, March N.-Spirlts OF
Turpentine-Firm at 4lhc. sales. so
casks: receipts. % casks.
Rosip-Ffrm sales. I'll barrels; receipts
2.Gl5 barrels.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. March r.
Spirits OF MISUNDERSTANDING doing
prices unchanged: receipts. IS casks.
Rosin-Firm at Sc. U$l: receipts. SI3 bar
rels.
ceipts, IS barrels.
Tar-Steady at 81; receipts. FL barrels.