Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-23

ceipts. S,05I427 bales; exports-to Great
| britain. 3,25993 bales; TO France, 70f.sD
bales; TO the Continent. 2,566,0S2 bales
To-day's cotton market was dull,
draggy affair with professionals in con-
/ troll. but quite purposelesS. The market
| opened quiet at unchanged prices TO a l.
| point advance, then improved slightly on
| untavOrable crop accounts and hullish
| statements from cotton-goods markets,
| but subsequently softened under a fore
| cast for rains during the next thrty-six
| hours In the South Atlantic and Gulf
| States. where more or less damage by
, drought har been reported. Bulls and
| bears alike manifested unwillingness
! to make a decided step forward, I'm the
| absence OF news from Liverpool since
last Friday, more particularly as the
1 accounts concerning the condition OF the
| crop We're anything but harmonious. An
other drawback To the assumption OF
obligations was the absence Of backing
from outside quarters. In the shape OK IN
vestment orde.s At the close the market
was quiet and steady, with prices to 3
points net lower.
Cotton futures opened quiet; May 800;
June $5.SS: July. 1872: August, s5.@: sep
tember, 1851; october. S.92; November.
s. 92: December. S5.N; January. 1901; Feb
ruary. SG.Ol; March, $500; April, Sll;
Futures closed quiet and steady; May.
| s. SO: June. 1896: July. $3.50: August, $50:
| September, $3.50; October, S.S9; Noyem-
| ber $3.50: December S.95; January, $3.50;
| February $500; March, $6.O5; April SOD
Spot cotton closed steady and UNI
changed; sales. 775 bales.
| NEW ORLEANS, LA, May Cotton
futures auie. and steady; May. S.67 bid;
June. $5.7l4s5.72; July, S5.7SnS.H; August.
| S567Gf$56S September. S63us56l; october.
S563qS5G; November $5.6iaS5.65; Deem
Der. $567Q$569; January. S7lMS1z; Feb
| ruary. s5.7iaS5.75; March, S5.7Sus5.73.
| PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
| PETERSBURG. VA, May 22.-(SpecIaLi
| Cotton-Steady at 57sc. for good lots.
| LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. May 2O.-Calves-We
quote as follows: Strictly choice veals, per
| pound. 6stQ7c. good veal, per pound. 90
el.c; rough to good, per head, Sass.
| Sheep and Lambs-We quote: spring
| poor, small stock, 6lzq7c. per pound
| sheep, per pound. choice. fqfAc.; good.
| per head, s3.5OaS4; inferior, per head. SlW
| $50; old bucks. per head, SaA
| CHICAGO, May 2O.-The limited supply
| of cattle to-day were quickly disposed
| of at former prices. Fancy grades, so.op
| s. co. choice steers s. sass: mediums.
| $flOd$495; COWS and heiters, SoVuti1o.
| bulls. S3G$fJ0; western-fed steers, N.ogp
$40; Texans, $ia$Y; caves, Sy@t.,, -.
al unchanged prices; fair TO choice. S-sS
| asa: heavy packers, S3.0)nS3.S2lzi mixed,
| s56jaS5.S7I5: butchers s37gqs5;95; lights,
! s37O4s3.92is pigs, S.5oa<5.'o. Inc 9lsr-
market. and prices were pretty mucn
; nominal Receipts-Cattle, 300 head; hogs
| 1890 head: sheep. 1900 head.
| PHILADELPHIA, PA. May 2i.-Re-
| ceipts for the week: Beeves. ISL mead:
| sheen. 6,f6f head hogs, 4,f5I head. Beel
| cattle I'm good demand and higher on all
| grades. receipts being quickly disposed OF;
ezra 5i5n5ssc.. good, yisHo@sc.; medium,
| 4s,45c.; common. i3sHissc. sheep active
and firm; extra 5u5Ac.: g9od. istgsc;. me- ~.
| cI5c. spring lambs. So 100 Hogs f1rm
| and all sold AT 5i5n5Isc. for best western
/ and 5hM5iac. for others. Fat cowsfteady
! At 2lafric. Thin COWS sold wen az slvn
| 900 Veal calves active and higher at
| 5i5a7i5c, Mich cows in good request az
| S25aSi5. Dressed beeves sold we'll al so
| sac for city slaughtered.
| NEW YORK, May 20.-Beeves--Iteceipts.
| sG2 head. all slaughters; no trading; feet
| steady. shipments. 7t5 cattle and 5.6ll
J quarters OF beef Calyes-Reccipts, "a
/ head: steady. good veals sold at NS.
| Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. LIZA head,
| sheep and lambs firm: spring lambs
steady; medium TO choice sheep N99l,
| common unshorn do, 81, spring lambs,
| 81. 62tSnSS Hogs-Receipts, 2,Si5 head; one
| car for sale; sold at $3.50: feeding tribe
MN NAvAL-sroRE MARKETS.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., May .2.-Tur-
| pentine-uarket steady at Ssc.. sales.
| none.
Rosin-Firm and Unchanged; sales
| none.
| WILMINGTON. y c. May 22-Splrits
.rurpentine- Firm az Ssi2gSsc.: receipts.
Rosin-Flrm at 95c. and 81; receipts. az
| barrels. q. =.
crude Turpentine- Steady az N%. E.So
and s.. 10: receipts. l2l barrels.
| Tar-Firm at $50; receipts. l29 barrels
! SAVANNAH. GA. May 2.-Turpen,
1 t,ne-4oc.: sales. IS casks: receipts. l.loI
casks -,
Rosin-Ffrm and unchanged; sales. l,i5'
barrels: receipts 2.i7s barrels.