Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-26

ne each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, Ne. ?
oct. .....6S7s G9is ssh 60
Pee Re- ..~"l@%g% H.. ss3357@ 7 79llsa%
Corn, No .
Dec .....3lKaA 3lss 3lis Sli5d%
May .....32s, S3is@h 1925 S5bGA
Oats, No. .
Mess Porrk. per Dbl - s-s,,, sso-
Jan. ......$.iO $3.50 $9.37is $3.50
Lard, per 100 lbs
pee. ......$12ls $50 s512ik 800
Jan. 1910 ;5.S7l4 $3.50 S5.S1i@
Short Ribs. per 100 10.
5 RSG . ....:sa.5 s ssi HsIs s7s sS S7is
| Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
| yellow corn. S2iac. Flour steady. No.
| spring wheat 69i2g7lc.; No. 3 sprnS
| wheat. 6ia7Oc.; No. red. 7Oi2n1iec. No.
/ 2 corn. 32Ac. No. 2 oats, De; No. 2white'
/ 2-026c. No. white, 2iHQ25c. No. , rye.
| 5i2ic. No barley. 39d45iac. No. l fax
/ seed. $1,000 30h. Prime timothy seed
/ e. 30. Mess pork. per barrel $3.50. Lard,
per l00 pounds. $500 SJ.25. short rib
J sides Ooose). Si7jdS5.1s; dry-salted Shout
/ ders boxed. s6GSGl24, short Gear sides
boxed. S.. iOG$j.l5. Whiskey. distllers
/ finished goods. per gallon, $L26 Butter
/ steady; creamery l5Q22c.; dairy, llnlJc.
! Cheese steady; creams, l20l2Ac. Eggs
! strong: fresh. l6ia0fc
THE COTTON MARKETS.
! LIVERPOOL, October 25.-Cotton-Spot
| i'm fair demand prices unchanged, Amcri-
! can middling. 3 3-32d. The sales OF the
| day were 1900 bales, of which 800 were
| for speculation and export. and include
] a. Ill. sffff.f n
/ bales. including 22.tCO bales American.
/ Futures opened steady and closed easy;
! American middling. low middling clause,
/ October. 3 j6-6id.; October and November,
/ her 2 5i-6ld.. buyers; December ard
/ January 8 53-6ill3 Ji-6ld.. sellers; Jauu-
] AIRY and February, 3 5l-6iN3 J3-64d., buy
ers: February and March, 52-6ld., sell
! April and May, j2-Gid.. sellers. May ANA
June. 52-6id.: June and July. 32-6ll..
/ sellers; July and August 52-6id., sell
ers; August and September 0o-5lit
5l-Gid., sellers.
NEW YORK. October 2j.-Cotton--
/ Steady: middling. 5-l6c.: ret rCceipts, 2ii
| bales: gross receipts. LIS bales; sales, fIs
/ bales: stock. lll.s03 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts 1855 bales;
exports to great Britain. lI5l7 bales; e,
| France, 12G0 bales; O. the Continent, H)5i
| bales: stock, $3.50 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 1896 bales
exports to Great Britain. 56,l39 bales; 70
| France. 1896 bales; TO the Continent H.
/ 9sJ bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net receipts,
/ .7U2. 1866 bales; exports TO Great britain
I 4Gg 7C3 bales: 20 France. 1908 bales; 10
the Continent. 1919 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; Nov M
ber. $50: December. N06 January, SLll;
FebrNary. BIB: March. Tl5. April. SIS;
May. $40: June, July and August H1'
] September, Sb.eJ.
FUTURES closed steady; October and No
vember. 1928; December. @Oi. January
2 sos February S06; March sos, April,
/ $40 May. SIP; June, &:l5; July and Au-
gust sIl5; September, S6.bS.
/ SPOT closed quiet; middling uplands,
| 7 5-lGc.; middling Gulf 9-l6c.; sales, 4'5
/ bales.
The events of the day in the cotton
} market rather indicated that both bulls
: and bears were very undecided as -
which way TO proceed. The market I'm
I consequence was almost lifeless, with the
greatest swing Of prices not more than
points Whereas. holders had small re-
/ receipts bullish crop news strong spot
/ market. and good trade conditions gen
/ orally in cotton products 10 fan back on
/ the bears were supported IN their views
by weak cables. reports that Neill had
/ again come out with an ll.CCo OD-bale-crop
/ estimate and statements 10 the effect mat
exporters were Withdrawing from south
ern spot markets. The Investment
| public I'm small way sold the January
I and March positions on the first call
prices were unchanged 10 points higher.
I These figures proved 10 be about the
top Of the day Southern spot markets
| held generally firm, on brisk demand from
! American spinners. Exporters were con-
/ tent 10 execute few struggling orders.
/ but took no large amounts The total
shipments abroad for the day were very
/ heavy. reaching nearly the amount re-
ceiyed at the ports. An eifort was maze
late in the day 20 break the market Dut
met with meagre success. The close was
steady. at a net loss Of 20 points.
NEW ORLEANS October z5.-COtton
| futures closed steady; November, $3.50
SG.G3; December, $3.50 S.69: January s611sG
| Ss RI. February. S675d&77. March. $3.50
June. SGS6Q$GsS; july. S6s8a$o@
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, October A.-CSpe-
cial)-Cotton-Stea az l-Sc. for good
lots. .-,,.r.,,e.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. October 2L-Beef Cattle.
| The arrivals during the week were lighter
| than last week-i392 cattle. against o2oi
| of last Week-tbe cattle, as usual, being
| mostly common; very lew good catue
| being on the market. and prices were
| about same as last week: there were less
country buyers on the market this week,
and the eastern buyers bought less cattle
/ than usual A.
| Hog Market.-Quote western siS 20 s.;
nearby $40 10 sise; ronghs. ~ 70 fte /,
/ pigs. $3.50 10 N7v, D'Dl hoss Tor the
sheep and IAnbs.-S 6s2 head for the
! week: market very duh; quote sheep
| 60 32tc.: extra lambs. I 70 Be-; choice. oitc.
Caives.-M9rket active al 10 SIC. FOR
choice veals rs head on market.
Fresh Cows.--Market active; selling
from SO To so per head for fair COWS;
| good from Si5 10 $50 per head.
CHICAGO. October 2l-Trade IN cattle
to-day was restricted, and prices ruled
, weak ard lower; good "a fancy grades
| brought $500 $6G'; common 10 medium,
s. i0nSj.ij; stockers and feeders, SASS
! cows and bulls. S20SiS; Texans, 1854
! SilO: calves A.50us7.J0.
| The supply Of hogs exceeded the de-
mand. and further reduction Of 5Hi0c
! I'm price was scored; iair 10 prime lots
! SifiigHSl40: heavy packers. S.6WN u
| mixed. S4lVnSi.35 butchers - l50<A4Zi5
| Weht-weights, SsnSfso; pigs. S.Sfotf3
| There was good Strengthening demand
! FOR sheep. and prices ruled strong 20 l1c
higher for all desirable lots. Common e.
choice sheep sold M s2HSi25. western
rangers bringing Ni6QN25, lambs wer,
i'm poOrer demand AT S.JOtyi50 for com
nocks. western range lambs bringins
Receipts: Cattle. $500 head: hogs. 81 90,
head: sheep. 1890 head.
NEW YORK, October a.--Beeyes-Re
ceipts, i9i head: no trade OF importance
feeling steady. Exports. coo cattle anc
800 quarters ~ beef; Tomorrow. n cat
tie. $40 quarters OF beef. and 10 sheep.
| Calves Receipts. col head: weak; veais