Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-06

No. 2 white. 2sl4asoHc.; No. white, 2s'sq
BIC. No. rye, 53iac. No. 2 barley
2sqi'c. No: haxseed, r.9o; new. si.2:ls
Prime timothy seed, s2S5 Mess pork, r .I
s522i1gS525 short-rib sides. loose. 1900
$3.50 Dry-salted shoulders. boxed, ASlh
| nA50 Short-clear sides, boxed. IasJ.lO.
Whisky, distlllers' finished goods, / er
gallon, N.2s. Sugars-Cut-loaf. S.8;
graduated. S.33 Butter firm creamery.
| l4H2oc. Eggs steady; fresh 1lAc. Cheese
steady at liaal2iec.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL, April 6.-Cotton-Spot in
fair demand; prices easier; American
middling, 37sd. The sales Of the day
| were 1000 bales. OF which 1900 were for
bales OF American. Receipts. ll,0O bales,
including 400 bales of American.
| Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand. and closed quiet at the advance;
April, 3 ls-64d.. buyers; April and May,
l9-Gid., buyers; May and June. 1851
| 3 a0-Gid., sellers; June and July. 1860
20-6id., buyers: July and August. 1851
3 20-5id.. buyers; August and September,
| 3 l9-5iq3 20-6id, sellers: September and
| October 3 ls-6id.. buyers; October and
November. 31s-6fn3 l9-6id., buyers; No
vembcr and December, lS-64u3 l9-6id..
sellers; December and January. 1S-6iW
ls-sid, sellers; January and February,
March. 1s-G4d.. sellers.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Cottor-Quiet;
middlng, 63-l6c.; net receipts $50 bales;
gross receipts, 2.621 bales; sales. 300 bales;
stock. 1852 bales; expOrts-to Great
Britain, ,l01 bales; TO the Continent, 40
bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 13,i77 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 1880 bales: 10
France. LOO bales: to the Continent, &, 40
bales; stock. 77.0 57 bales.
Consolidated. Net rcceipfe AZ 2N bales.
exports-to Great Britain. q .C99 bales; 10
France, $50 bales; TO the Continent. s.95l
bales.
Totals since September Ist: Net re-
ceipts, 1892 255 bales: exports-to Great
Biltain, 3,l+.60S bales; to France, G4,792
bales; to the Continent. 1895, l64 bales.
The cotton market opened steady at an
advance of l02 points, but for the rest of
Inc forenoon and the greater part of the
afternoon showed insignificant further
variations. with business quite OF an even
ing up character and smaller at that
whether OF bullsh or beariSh purpOrt,
the news from abroad and the South fail
ed signally to appreciably influence senti-
mcnt. which I'm the main was favorable
10 contraction rather than a broaden
ing OF ventures The feature OF operations
was the buying OF MAY and August con-
tracts by Liverpool and Continental rep
resentatves. who subsequently sold the
new-crop positions. Local longs-notably,
Wall-street houses-supplied cotton want
~ loI utdI-DN utllNtIN. ana look lFeSn
mold I'm the more distant months. these
latter purchases being chiefly I'm October
ana January. Scalpers were Indifferent,
and took practically no part i'm the days
doinss In the pit. The closing was quiet
and steady. with prices point higher to
points net lower. Considering our soft
ness OF yesterday, the initial English
news was of marked bullish tenor but
as a counter-balance to this factor. were
reports from southern spot markets to
erect offerings
even at a shade lower price. with demand
meagre. except for high-grade staples.
The weather was about stand off.
Cotton futures opened steady; April
wi; May, 5.sl; June. s5.S5; July and Au
gust. &.sl; September. $3.50; October. s. SO,
November. $50, December, $J.97; January,
@0; February, $500; March, 1906.
Futures closed quiet and steady; April.
S.'6; May, S.Sl; June s5.s6; July and Au
gust S.9l; September. Sj.N; October. $.92;
November. 1913; December, $5.95; January,
~.0; February, $500.
Spot closed quiet; middlng uplands
slice; middling gulf, 7-l6c.; sales. 800
bales.
NEW ORLEANS. April 5.-Cotton-Fu-
lures dull; April S5.5s bid; May. S620
S563; June. &.6lHS6S; July. &.6SqS69:
October, S5G4dS So: November, $j.64aS5.G6;
December. $j.67QS.eS.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April ESPECIAL Got
ton-Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, April 5.-Calves-For |
nice smooth, fat calves, weighing from
10 10 l2j pounds, there is a constant good
demand at full quotations. Arrivals of
such moderate. Heavy rough stock I'm |
ample supply from day to day. and salable |
only by the head at "A wide range i'm prices. |
General market easier. We quote: Strict |
ly choice veals. per pound. SIC. good |
veals, per pound, 5a5kc. rough TO good, |
per head. Sass.
Sheep and Lambs-The season for spring |
lambs is rather backward this year, and |
therefore, continue light. This |
is. perhaps, very fortunate. as the de- |
mand for spring lamb In market IS not |
yet active. and for that reason only |
limited number would sell TO advantage. !
Ship only stock I'm good. fat condition. |
weighing from % to 30 pounds. All poor,
small lambs should be held back. We |
quote: Spring lambs. good to choice 7l1q |
Sc. per pound; small stock, sac. per
pound. Sheep, per pound. choice. 4q44c.; |
CHICAGO April 5-Trade in cattle to-
day was slow, with prices barely steady.
The bulk of beef steers brought s465n
$3.50. there being surprising scarcity Of
cattle brought s5.7oQS5so; choice steers,
S535ds565: mediums. A15nSI9J: stockers
and feeders, SS.60aNLs5; bulls s2.7Oas41O;
cOWS ana HelleIS. AO.fVuSf.iO, WtSttIH-leu
steers. S250 $50; Texas steers. SL20ds5.1O;
calves. s4dN. There was an excellent de-
mand from eastern shippers for hogs and
prices ruled 2isa5c. higher; fair to choice.
S. 1885; heavy packing lots, $500 $780,
mixed. SG1l2dS3S712; butchers. s370d
B.92ls; light. S.Tl9dS.S7k pigs. 1854
1915. Business in sheep was brisk at
steady prices. Lambs comprised the
larger portion OF offerings and ruled
weak. but not quotably lower. Poor TO
prime sheep sold at s350uN: yearlings.
475nS15 Colorado wOoled lambs, $3.50
$685. shorts. sL75d$5.25. Receipts-Cattle.
700 head; hogs l5,COD head; sheep, 1900
kad
NEW YORK, April 4-Beeves-Receipts
'3S head. none for sale alive; nominally |
irm. Cables quote American cattle and
sheep steady; refrigerator beef higher at
&c. per pound Exports to-day 800 cat
le Lose sheep. and 4.22S quarters of beef
l2S head. Market slow
md weak for live calves. Fair veals sold
It $40. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 200
read. Market steady for all grades.
common unshorn sheep. A.121sa&25; clip
led do. $50 fair unshorn lambs, sea
6.l2l2, spring lambs. 81 each. Hogs-Re-
'eipts, 2773 head; no sales reported; nomi-
tally steady at AHA25 per cwt
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, >. c., April 5.-Turpen- |