Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-16

o arm mn cha and lard and ribs shade
The leading futures ranged as follows
openlng. Highest. Lowest Closing
Wheat-No. = .. .o,,~sz,
May .so7s67o lgs Ss9a'.a'a S Ssle,ss
July .......69i.QA 69fs US oS'''
Corn-No. ?. az, o,
July ......359sdA 39st 3S's4'a SSi99sL
Sept. ......56ll oois ''S
Oats-No. 2. , oev1,,,
May .......26as 26lf 25i, 59Ha
July .......sl4G7s 27s 2i's zf's49t
Mess Pork-Per BbL ,,-y
Nav ......s9l5 500 Ss'ls,2 $50 -
July .....s).S) $3.50 S''-''s
Lard-Per 100 Lbs an
MAY .....S5.3iis $40 30, ~
July ....J.5O 500 $3.50 ~
Sept. 1921 SJ.Ofs ~'o-'S F'"
Snort Rios-Per lOo Lbs. s--
May ......$i70 $40 Stu $i,c2tl
July .....AS2i. StHis Sie-,s sSe ~
sept. ....A97is 500 Si,J.'s So .
Cash quotations were as iolio" ,,I
yellow corn, AhNAl2c. FlouI U ,riiit<,.,ll,n g.
unchanged. No spring wheat; oo'zpD red
No. spring wheat. 62Q6ll2c; 10 : rev.,
fefLd 7oitc. No. corn, 3SiH34c. no,
oats 2sib02Gsic.: No. white, -g'2gev';S;, No
white 2slSaSS&s &C. No gaxse ssf Sis; new.
a 53it Prime timothy seed. 500 NJ. as
So 80 nor barrel. Sgd$9O5. Lard, per 10
Potn,l e. 95ls5 27ib. Short ribs sides
doose). Si.45d$4.55. Dry saited sn a' 49,
boxed. 4hqi2sc; Sho6t c d,stniers finish
od Goods per gallon. Sl26. Butter stetus ;
creemerv. i6di9iac; dairy, lli24lic. Es5'
.teiI,'. freshl he. Cheese steady; creams
1OiaQlllsc. .,,
THE COTTON MARKETS.
rr,-rppoOT, March 15.-Cotton-Spot'
cod husiness done, prices stea"3 On,
can middling. SGD. The safes OF VII ar
were l2OO0 bales, Of whlch i.V.I N''i "A i0o
Ejaculation and export, and inciuueu ll't,'
bales OF American. Ne0'iP'''
al F1 f,,iY' opened quiet. with moderate
demand and closed steady az ny nj, H.
~ance. American middling, low hiuuli'5
ei,,,sc March. 3 22-Gld.. buyers, Maic4
and April. 3 22-6id., buyers; Apil "n5
NJ : 91-e4G3 23-6ld., sellers; May anu
lime. 3 22-6ia3 23-Gld., buyers; Jun am"
Iulv. 23-6id., buyers; July ana Nusu So
| 3 23-6iu3 2i-6id.. value W. Da,to,,i,er ana
TENDER. 23-Gld.. buyers; SEPTEMBER 3 li,.
| October. 3 Z2-6in3 23-64d., buyers, Oc,onor
onJ November 22-6id., value; NovtWp'I
| and December, Zl-Ci05 - p .,, s Si .
! December and January, -l-pi"o =, ~
! BUYERS: January and feDfuary' '---'''''
sellers. MI.
NEW YORK. March 1j.-Cotton-Dt ,
| p,iddling 7-l6c.; net receipts, 70 bilS9 !
ross receipts, 100 bales stock l2oago
! bales. ,.. o., 80 h,los.
! expOrts-tO the Continent oioiV
SON Sonsolidated: Net receipts. G3l23 bales;
e,norts-to Great Britain, l,l6o bales 10
| France. lO.4gl bales; TO the Continent
To; rota Is'' Since September 1st: Net re-
CENTS. 7.3l3322 bales; eXports-to ,ii , c.,
| Britain. 3.03S.SCO bales; to France oios''
| bales: 10 the Continent, 2.2j5Vl2 Daiea'
| Without showing special activity lh,
market for cotton ruled generally mn
! au dav. The loss sustained yesterday
was recovered within the FIRST few MN.
| utes. and further gain was scored idl'i
i'm the morning, on small rush on
| shorts TO cover. together Win puylH5 l'
| the near deliveries by foreign fepica,it"'
| tives. Induced by unfavOrable news IRON
| the cotton belt and unmistakaDle evidence
| of a better feeling in speculative clI,ic'
| abroad. In the afternoon Interest m IN
| market fell OFF TO a narrow scalping Dusl
! ness, except at the close When iHr uau"
| snurt az activity occurred. The opeulhs
/ us steady with prices / TO points
| higher and almost Immediately the iet'
was Increased TO u matter or oto points
| The close was steady, az a net gam ~
la5 points. An advance OF lnZ Loint'
IN ne s,,tVres. and sales OF 1900 bales OF spo
cotton nj well sustained prices IN ih'
| Ifvernool market to-day had hardly en-
tered into the calculations OF shOItH al
the close OF last night, nor hdd Woe
spread precipitation In the cotton Del
| heon anticipatcd. but the bull iacilol
lacked the courage Of their convictions
and Notwithstanding the marked improve
ment in the builish influences, MADE hi
| feeble efforts TO rOut their opponents
Commission houses sold the present crVl
deliveries In scattered fashion, and t0Oi
a fresh hold In the October and Janudr.
deliveries. Though the storm IN IN
South interfered to some extent Win WIZ
service 10 New Orleans, ana olher I'M
pOrtant points, the TACT tnat Lut Icy
orders were received from that direction
was attributable entirely TO indlhereno,,
Cotton futures opened steady M the al
vance; March. S6.l0us6lt; April, so.l5' May
Yi5; June. 1913; July, D.H; August, SJ.-J
September, s6.l2; October, soLl, NoESi n,
Futures cl0sed steady; March, 81
April. s6lJ; May $.l1; June, ~.lS, JUS
s6Z2. August, 1921. September and OetQ
her. sslf: November, @lZ; December
s51i; January, %.l'; ,,-,. g.,
Spot closed dull but l-l6c. higher; mid
ding uplands. 67-l6c.; middlins gull
6 ll-l6c. No sales
NEW ORLEANS, March l5.-Cotton-
Futures very steady; harcn, sJe34 s3.e
Aprn s5.S31s5.S5: May, S.NpSo.@; Jun,
s5g20s5ss: July $3.50 1913: August. 50
.S9; September, so6n@aii OctoDer 2o.oi'
$50: November. Sj.Si0SJ.s1; December
$5.S2QS5.S5.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, March .5,-(Special)-
Cotton Quiet al csc. FOR good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. March l.-Calyes-Fe
desirable. smooth veals, there Is col
slant. good demand al full market rate
while heavy rough calves are dtaSsy
q vide range OF prices. The bulk OF III
dailv offerings consists Of the latter kim
We quote as follows: Strictly choi'
veals. per pound. 5isc.; good yeals. p
pound. &C.. rough 10 good. per head. S.o2
sheep and Lambs-No real spring lanai