Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-10

CHICAGO. FEBRUARY 9.--After a steady decline
for the past three days and the heavy short SELF
ing Of yesterday the crowd we're 10 the hnmor
very cold throughout The West and Northwest
and local receipts wore light wheat. corn, ana
cast opened NC. higher. There was shgnt Je.
Bensley Broshcrs' failure May wbest declined
from s0A s03sc. ~ O.c,. but Immediately re-
covered and advanced 10 bkssiAc. The de-
clina was caused by short selling oy scslpers on
the theory that q big limo would come over
board. When the STUFF failed 10 come out the
ahOrts began 70 cover and caused an advance:
Toward The close prices again weskenc1
slightly, May closing ct Sic; Corn va, Tss
3 tendency Wa upward from the start
until the Ben-ley failure was announcet.
whom the scare caused drop OF lev points.
May touching 5Okc. A eoon ~ the hurry Vas
over the demand was again felt aud prices
moved up again. Nay closed AZ oik. oats
we're again quite active Tor Nay there Wa
more or less realizing. aUd the Tact OF nero
having lately been a liberal decline bringing
prices down 20 within 2s2tc. - ne lowest point
that May has touched created also very iar
speculative demand. Provisions we're .iesdier,
but changes Ia prices we're small ana mostly IN
! favor Of holders The receipts ~ noge we're fsir
and prices lower but rad little elect ou no
values OF hog products, snd although the open
ing sales were az about the same lgofes AZ res
terday's close. they soon moved up, p"ts Al.
vsncing i3c aud short-rl0s &c. aud closed
steady. with most Of The advance maintained.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. February 9--Whcat quiet; No
rcd S,S ssec. Oorn-Nc. , mixed, iNc. oats
dull; No. miyed, S3Ec. PORK. ut,o lAri
essier az s. 5'at1s. huls-mea,s aud bacon
quiet Whlskey, sl.O9. Hogs steady.
Wilmington
WILMINGTON. February a-rurpentne dun
Al &c. Resin steady. strained, sle good
So Tar nrm 40 fiih Crude turpenine nrm'
hard. si.15; yelloW-dip ami virgin. i@lA
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. KY. February a--1raln and pro
visions Quio, and unchanged.
CorrON MAkKErS
NORFOLK, VA. February lotion steady;
mddnng, i0c. Net receipts. ana bales; gtoss
$50 bales; sxpors-coastwtse, y, bales; ~
Great Britain. l,7i0 bales; 20 France, --
bales: "a tho Continent. - bales.
wmsNoros, \; G February % s,C so,s,i
eross recelpts. 30 oale, sales. - taes: .tocf.
ii2N bales: exports c0astNise, -- bales % ne
Continent. --- nales. 60 Great Britain. ----
bales: % France. - bales.
SAVANNAH. o.. February Cotton quiet;
mildling, 1915 Ne. rsleiris, 80 bales
gross receipts, 80 bales. sales. go bales,
stock, 52,1s bales; exports -coastwiee. l,'Rl
bales. 10 tho Continent --- bales; % Great
Britain. --- bales: n France, -- bales
ArdUgrA GA, February s-Couou steadYi
middlng, &c. Receipts, JOS bales; sales, -
Dalcs.
CHARLESTON. = C.. February s.-cotton
/ nrm; mlddliug. 10 49, Net receipts, LODI
/ bales; gross receipts. 1901 bale; sales, -
| buies. stock, 1904 bales; cxpor's-to Great
| Britain, ---- bales: % the Continent 2eO
tales: coastwise, - bales. 10 France, ---
| bales
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW YORK. Fcbruarv D. --Cotto1-Set receipts.
] lao bales; gross receipts, 900 bales. futures
closed very steady: sales. l2j. 40 bnies; February
/ SO COaflO62; March. fl06Baf00; hpril. h012A
/ S0i3; May. SlUsgafl0NO. June, tllNafIo@ {;
/ July, go set3lO so. August. fi090nsiO 81: sep
teinber, so iOasiO a.. October, s00tasl0OS; NO
| yember and December. 81 s5al3ei. January,
| flCssI0UL.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
fRep0rted for tho Dispa'chl
| FEBRUARY 9--Narget quiet. saics ~ several
! hundred bags reported, but uo tendency 20 I'M
uroyomeuL Prime. 3: extra. 3d.. common,
/ l+a1c.; sheiled, 2a2.c., spanish, 24G; factory
/ hsnd-pickoi, 3hhic.