Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-22
keeping with a midsummer solstice than

keeping with a midsummer solstice than
with the volume of trading in order az
this season Of the year. Gables were uf-
satisfactory and were coupled with mod
crate selling orders. There was also some
disposition to cell new crop positions on
the part OF southerners. As a rule. how
ever. the local traders had the market 20
themselves without knowing what 10 10
with IL. At the afternoon session every
thing was practically duh. Shorts COW
cred In a small way, and hoped TO arrest
the decline. The close was steady at
point net advance.
The following are the total net receipts.
Of cotton at all ports since September
leans. 2.0i39l5 bales: Mobile. 25l,0ls bales;
Savannah 1901 939 bales. Charleston, 3o9.-
057 bales: Wilmington. 2o,Sy bales; Nor
folk. COS il9 bales Baltimore, i2,45O bales:
New York, l15.O26 bales; Boston, 26.SS
bales: Newport News, 1880 bales; Phla-
deiphia. 45O05 bales; Brunswick. 2i5.1u
bales: Port Arthur. 1875 bales; Pensa-
cola. 10 40 bales; Port Royal, 2o.SeS bales.
Total isl .30S bales.
Cotton futures opened steady: May
$50 June, SOB; July. s5.S; August, $50;
September. S5.8; October, S5&, NoNem-
Der. $50; December. 1894; January. S.S;
February. 1901; March, 1905
Spot closed quiet and unchanged; saies'
none.
Futures closed steady; April. S7S, MAY,
1915, June. $3.50: July August, ana sep
TENDER. s55; October, $50; November,
s5.9; December $5&; January S'9s Feb
ruary, $500: March. $.06.
NEW ORLEANS, April H-Cotton-
Futures dull but steady; April s556 bid;
May. 1850 S.57; June. S.sl9S.e5; July.
So 6d S5.67; August, S5.64n&.6S September,
$3.50 $3.50; October. $500 $3.50; November.
S5.65dS.es; December, &.6SgS.1o; Janu-
AIRY. s5.724S5.7S.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG. April H-Cspecial)-
Cotton--Steady at &c. for good lots.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, April 8.--Calves-Wo
quote: Strictly choice veals, per pound,
&C.: good veais. per pound. 5d5lxc.; rough
10 good. per head siass50
Sheep and LambsWe quote: Spring
lambs good to choice. 50 s'sc per poundj
poor. small stock, sac. per pound; sheep,
per pound, choice, 4a41ac.; good, per head;
bucks. per head, SuA
NEW YORK. April 2o.-Beeyes-Re-
ceipts, 1.05S: all consigned for siaughters
and export; nothing doing; feeling steady.
cables slow. American cattle Two
i2hc. per pound. Live sheep, lZtizac.
Lambs -l4al4iac. Refrigerator beef lower
at ssic. per pound Exports, liz cattle
ard Sc sheep Calves--Receipts. 81 head.
Market steady. Common 10 prime Veais.
s6Qs5.5o. sheep and Lamos-Recelpts, LIS.
no clipped here medium 20 prime woollei
lambs. $6QS650; good 10 prime clipped
do. IS. i0ls5 60; clipped culls. $40. Hogs
Receipts. 2.T72 head; market hrmer az
A15Q$4i0
CHICAGO. April 2O.-The demand Tor
cattle to-day was hardly equal 10 the
supply, and the result was a dull trads
at gradually declining prices, sales being
largely 10Ql5c. lower than at the close
last week. Fancy grades brought $3.50
S5S5: choice steers. 3.25USOb5. medium,
NG54s4S5; beef steers. Sifis46c; stockers
and feeders. ss.75gticO: COWS and heifers,
s.. 4OdSL25: bulls S2.60qHl0; western-fed
steers 81 20Gi $50; Texas, &.lOnHSo;
calves S359685.Go With such small Of
ferings OF hogs buyers were at the mercy
Of sellers, and prices underwent furtner
advance OF &C., sales being mace al tnss
highest figure. Poor 20 best grades sold
az s2751silO. the greater part At $50
sl05: pigs. sS50Gi3.S5. The demand for
sheep continued active at ruling prices.
shorn lambs selling at SiSJus5iO. ana
very choice lots ~ 1875. Colorado woolled
lambs. S.15QS.Sia; spring lamhs.- 1909
per 100 pounds; yearhngs, $LogGSo ana
sheep. s3aS, chiefly Slon $50 ~ Hsce,pts-
Cattle. $500 head; hogs, 1900 headi sheep'
10000 head
NAVAL STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, ~. c., April H;-spiri,s
Of Turpentine-S Steady at Ssi49Ssc bid;
Rosln-Firm at 95c. asl; receipts, 236 bar
rcis. o-.., -.
Crude Turpentine-Steady at $l.S5g2.fO:
receipts. 5 barrels.
Tar-Firm at SlO5; receipts, ~ barrels.
CHARLESTON, 8 c., April 2l-Tur"
pentine-Firm at 3sizc.; sales. none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; safes,