Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-18

the close the market was STEADY, WIZ
prices 10 s points higher. frlNdte a.
vices accounted for the better 1ee'ins -
English cotton circles as Que ~ -,
OF shorts. brought on by talk or con
tempIated squeeze in the August poSttloli.
In addition advices from this SIDE Were
less bearish than those feceNeu -
week. Although to-days receip's a.,
somewhat above expectations lnuIcd.'.n'
pointed To a much smaller movement 70
morrow. and during the rest OF the Week
Advices from Fall River were quite re-
assuring in general tone as TO the rela-
tions of manufacturers and operative
but Rhode Island dispatches were sonie-
what gloomy in this respect
Cotton futures opened steady ar the a1-
vance. April. xj.77: May, $50, june N,'o5,
July. S.92: August, 1871; Septemaper, s|'o,
october. $3.50; November, W, De Se n9.
Der. s5.97; January. s6.Ol; February SoVo'
Futures closed steady; April, SIS; May
$50; June. 1851; September. S.V; Oot se.
her $3.50: November, $3.50; December 90
February. tj.97 March. S1l 90. n,.bor.
Spot closed steady and 3-lbc Dleilvi
middIing uplands, 6ll-l6c.; Gulf, 6s-lt''';
sales. 525 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. April 17.-Cotton NJ
lures quiet and steady; April, s9oS pa
Nav s.. GOGs5.6l; June. S.6SdNos' july
x7Od$571: August. S5.6sa$G9; Septenispee i5
SG7dS.69; october, &S' NoNeHpel, 80
$3.50: December, Soh4@'z' january
S5.74ds5.76. -,.,,
FETERsBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April I.-(Special)-
Cotton-Steady at &C., for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 15.-There were lot
enough cattle received TO make mdthrl'
and prices were mostly nominal. Ineie
Was an active demand for hogs at q
further advance OF about &C. Fair co 10
choice. $3.S5n$4; heavy packers, 90"
S3S2 -; mixed, S.iVq5 9Vi pu' io 90,
81 7O4$3s5: lights. S3GjnS3.J; pigs @5yh
s375 The greater portion OF the SupPly
Of sheen was consigned direct 10 slausn-
tering-houses, and prices were nominal
sheep being quoted at S@HS, ana dla
lambs, S4US.S. Receipts ~
head. hogs. 5000 head; sheep. l'VO0 head'
PHILADELPHIA. April l6.-Recelp,as,--
Beeves. 3,ls5 head; sheep o'lo0; h3Bs, 49,
common stock lower; extra, l-lHC 49,
good 1876 l-Sc., medium, l-zdt o-tc-'
common, 404 3-Sc. Sheep active ana iirih
extra wool. 1915 3-fc., sood Wool 9-in
ne. medium wool, 1 l-iui l-2c.; common
wool. 3 l-21ic.; wool lambs, i-itg -
clipped lambs. 3-i0j 3-4c. spring lambs,
81 5GdS65O Hogs, l-2u3 l-Sc., other
kinds. 5q5 l-2c. Fat cows at Las &c,
Thin cows, fair, at SsHSl5. wear caNeS
active at i-2u7c. Mich COWS tdlr At
s25Gsi5. City-dressed beeves at Gasc.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Beeves-Re-
ceints SIS head: no trading; feeling
steady: exports $50 cattle and 5,1S quar-
ters of beef Calves-Receipts, none; no
trading: feeling steady. Sheep ana
Lambs-Receipts. 1881 mead sheep
steady: lambs steady TO iVc. IY"fyi i IN.
unshorn sheep, $3.50; clipped 90, So,
good TO prime unshorn lambs S633nSo,D;
clipped do, g. 40n&.50. spring lambs
nominal Hogs-Receipts, 2,s-3 head
firm at S4lOnA25.
CINCINNATI, April lJ.-Iiogs active
and higher at $35JnSso, CatS y, -- EtF0H ~
at s.. 5Od$5. Sheep steady at N.iogSieo'
Lambs steady at sL254$51o
BALTIMORE. April 1--we quote;
Strictly choice veals, per pound &C. good
veals, per pound, 545 l-2c.; rough TO Sood'
per head, s4aSS5O c
Sheep and Lambs-We quote: Spring
lambs good TO choice. sn9c. per pound;
poor. small stock, l-2u1c. per pound;
sheep. per pound. choice, 4Gf l-2c.; good,
per head. S3.5OqA inferior, per head, Sl0
81 80; old bucks, per head. SpA.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. April 17.-Turpen-
tine-NIarket firm at ilc., sales, none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales none
WILMINGTON, n. c.. April IL
Spirits Of notwithstanding DONG
prices unchanged, receipts, AZ casks. ,o
Rosin-Firm at s0c.gN' receipts ~
barrels. $1,000, ~.
Crude Turpentine-Quie at Sl.3502 10;
receipts, 10 barrels.
Tar-Firm at 95c.; receipts, 1895 barrels
SAVANNAH, GA, April H.-Spirits Of
Turpentine-Fi at 40c.; receipts, BOO
casks: sales, 2l3 casks.
Rosin-Firm: sales 2,7S3 barrels Quote:
A Il. c. and ID, $l.Oj; f.. Sll5; +. N.23nM5yi
O. 81 30GSl3j: III. N.40MSl.b' ], SL5O; Il,
Sl.G0; NJ. N.s5; \, y, "lpl0W-sids9' F-'-'V
S235: water-white. s.. i5@$2.J0.