Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06


Cotton--Spot In moderate demand; prices
steady: American uddling. 3 I5-Szd.;
sales. 1900 bales. OF WHICH 800 bales were
for SPECULATION and export aud incfidct
100 bales American; receipts. $3.50 bales,
including 2,4o9 bales American.
Futures opened quiet but steafy. ana
closed steady at the advance: American
middling. low-middling clause, Septem-
Der. 27-6fft3 2s-6ld.. sellers; september
and October 25-6iN3 std. sellers; Oc-
tober and November, 2S64lf5 2tstd., buy
ers: November and December, ?2-eig
3 z-64d.. buyers; December and January.
3 22-Siu3 &-G4d.. value; January and Feb
ruary. 22-6ifi3 Zl-6id., buyers; Feorusry
and March. 3 2i-6id., buyers; March and
April. 2a-5id.. buyers; April and May,
3 2l-eid.. buyers: May and June, 2J-e4d.,
sellers. June and July. 3 25-e4d3 26-ctd..
sellers; July and August 25-s4d.. buyers.
NEW YORK. September 6.-cotton--.:
Quiet; middling, Che; net receipts, sH
1.42l bales; stock, 1923 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1895 bales;
exports to the Continent, So6 bales; stock,
All .65S bales
exports--to Great Britain, $50 bales: 10
the Continent, 1.575 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
eeipts $50 bales; eXporis--to Great Bril-
tain H,1S6 bales; TO tho Continent, sij
bales.s
There was waiting market for cot
ton. after steady opening at AN adj
vance Of 4Q7 points, the latter due 20
bulilsh cables and foreign buying, sup
plemented by more or less conflicting
was net advance of aM2-Gid. on Satur-
days closing. In the face OF heavy re-
ceipts, now pointing 10 10000 Tor the
I week. The market ruled easier under
liquidation. outside support was entirely
Withdrawn aud the local traders became
more or less disposed 10 head OH for tho
September government report from Wash
ingtOn. Local opinions were conflicting.
During the afternoon business was on q
| strictly local basis. with uninportant Vac
riations. averaging slightly below the best
figures o. the morning. Bad reports from
| Texas made sellers scarce. while the large
receipts checked buying. The market
was nnally quiet, at net gain OF l4S
| points
Cotton opened steady; September. ssh;
| October D.@ November, s.; December
| 800; January. $500: February. slJ;
March, solo; April. s6l9: May. 1924; June,
| SG.N.
I Futures closed quiet: September $50;
| October $3.50. November, $3.50, December,
| 81; January NC5. February. 800. March,
| s61z; April, S.l6; May. $40; June. 1874
| C0tton--SpOt closed quiet middling up
/ lands. Sac; middling Gulf. 0bze.; sales
| i.iA bales
NEW ORLEANS. La, September s.
| Cotton-Futures closed quiet: September,
T.
| $500 &6S; December. s5.l2qs5.73: January,
J Aj.7Gd&ff; February. S.M0N.S2: March,
s. sass April, S.S98S5.N; May. sag
! S.S5.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, September ESPECIALLY
Good cotton firm at 6kc.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE September I--Swine--Ar-
| rivals this week, 1868 head. The receipts
are only some 30 head more than they
were last weeS with values less in tho
| West Figures OF sales here are some 3
| 70 Toe. easier then they were last wefk-
| In some instances strong roc. on 'We
| quote fur western ar B&q35 80 per 100
| pounds gross those from nearer points,
! hght-weights, SL@F $40; heaves. A.90ssS5;
| light pigs, A.50u $40. ana roughs. $685.
~ per 100 pounds gross. The supply IN
fair ana the demand moderate. sheep
and Lambs-Prices OF both sheep and
! lambs show no approcilble change In
| values The market - extremely dull ar
| the figures given. The receipts are again
| reported 81 consisting Of top much COM
mon STUFF Of both sheep-and lambs. and a
| strong caution IS again given @ ship
pers against shipping such material here,
or 10 be satisfied with the low figures
realized. OLD sheep soil at 2uf4c lambs.
| SN5hc. for common TO light lambs and q
| few extra 3l2c. gross. Calv,s-Trade IL
| dun In Yeals ana at unchanged quota
tions-yiz., 4U6hc., and few extra y1c.
| gross.
CHICAGO. September Am unexpect.
| edly small run Of cattle to-day resulted
| IN a strong market and an advance iu
] price OF iOc. for the better classes. Good
10 choice cattle sold al Sj.7O0S6.65; com.
mOner grades at Hl00 So; stockers ara
feeders sold at s3.25QSL90; bulls COWS.
and heifers at S2uS5.2j; Texas steers al
$330UsL3o and calves az sA5off& There
! was a fairly active demand for hogs az
about Saturdays prices win lew raies
| Of prime hogs AT a slight advance. Heavy
| hogs sold at S3gJnSi.56; mixed lots AZ
| S41j0SA65. and light at N2VN5it5. Pigs
| brought s3.80nSi.6O. and culls &0$3.SJ.
! Sheep were In active demand az stron3
| prices. but lambs were slow 81 declining
| prices. Sheep sold at sLE4N.N for prime
| native wethcrs. cOmmoner grades bfinK-
ing S2G&60. end western grass Sheep SfI
! Sl25. Choice spring lambs brought y5@8
s.: ordinary grades G.75Wf5.S Receipts .
| cattle 1850 head; hogs, 1900 head; sheep
! 5000 head.
NEW YORK. September 4.--Beeve5-Re.
! ceipts 1854 head; good beeycs firm; others
| steady; bulls lirm; steers, NlVu1OlV, oxen
and stays. DDQs13; bulls. @I5lsaS5 ili
! good 10 choice Fat do, S60nSiW; GOVT
ana heifers. 81 .65asl:. choice TAT cows,
$40 Gables quote American cattle az
| 1NG12hc. per pound; refrigerator beet
! SIC. per pound; exports, none. CalNth-
| Receipts, = 7l6 head; Yeals steady bIass.
ers. 2lc. lower; veals, soy; tops' e. y
! culis. $3.50: grassers and buttermilks, va
| ass a: yearlngs. 800 Sheep and Lambs
! pecelpfs gql5 head; good sheep nfml
Others steady: lambs. pc. higher; sheepi
| 81 IOliSf37M; choice and selected, FO4
| AT5. lambs. N87ibflSji0; one car %O.
! Hogs Receipts. 300 head; no SAFES re-
! ported; nOminally steady
THE TOWN OF SALEM