Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-27

lures had . weakening tendency and thsrc vsre
reports Of iight rams 10 somo western states yet
the controlling inf.sncs appeared 70 Dc ne
damsge already done 70 crops ana Toe genera
drought prevailing. which every 5sy tends 70 IN
| jure ;bs crops Experts claim that q sudden
change 70 warm days without rain would put an
/ end 10 tho idea Of even half crop 10 many
mates TIE perccntsgc Of iIliao,s and Micbissn
A. IS ana Indiana at n. The market tor mosio on
the session cid not get beyond W. advance rom
/ last nights closing. The primary foceips
| wore too large. 1900 bushels. ana tne
export clearancos TOO small, 1900 bushels.
AZ New YORK. Trade was very iafzev
/ local and Of scalping nature. DO
situation in corn was quite interesting. sns -
/ likely to become more 30 A. tbs tssds az
l proaches May Isi The stock OF contract corn IN
store here Il small, and when an attempt -
made 70 purchase for Nay there ls Ittls for safe.
| promised for Friday. Although the opening
| prices were Identical with last hight, there was
an upracd tendency during most 81 me session
/ There was sharp lliiio bulge In oatS Dfy
weather started some buying. snd ;hls demand,
with buying by shorts and Also by large holders,
advanced May from y 20 &c. Par' OF tnls sd-
vance was lost, however. May closing ~ go;
aud June 82{c. Provisions were slow ana
wesker. owing IN good receipts OF hogs mere
were 10 outside buying orders for piodnct sed
transactions were confined 70 local tt1ers. WHO
eylnced more disposition 20 transfer Oh con
tracts from near % distant deliveries that maze
new trade& Prices we're confined 10 q narrow
range. but tho average vSs lover MAY PORK
lard eold a. N.9OE %. and closed az H.Nt.
short-rlbs we're quiet
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE Nd, April &-Co;'on 1uiei and
sfOaiy; mddiing. 0'sei0c. flour steady and
unehsored; Whest-soaihsrn gs,et sed s,esdy;
higher closing quiet: No. winter red. spot,
SeA.a9Oc; May, .Ob a9o4c,: June. WkAslhc.;
July, g)ha9lc Con-southern quiet; white:
-. - Of
higher: mixed, spot 62aG2%c; May, 6lkaf2c.
June, 60s62c oats Grm: southern and Penn
sylv2nia. 3ssf2c. western white. l2at G; west
ern mixed. 3la4ic. Rye firm al 70a75c. Hay
firm. Provisions duh aud unchanged. Petroleum
steady: refine I. 7kc. Coffee quiet; Rio cargoos,
ordinary 20 fair. iialisc. Sugar -Copper-re-
sl.gl Freights 70 Liverpool per steamer dun;
cotton, Lied: nous, per son Is. grain steady at
\ Nd.
CINCINNATI, April 0h-Flour quiet Wheat
/ steady; No. rel, So Corn nTm; No.
I mixed. 8hc. Oals hrmer: No. mixed, 3tHc.
Pork steady az Sf5. Lard In fair demand az
/ $40 Bulk-meafs easier; shori-ri os. t..o0 ia
con unchanged. Whiskey active az fi.O9 Hogs
strong; common aud light, tisSA0; packing
and butchers, s. f0GSAe0
81. LOUIS
sr. LoUs, April eG--Flour unchanged. Wheat
closed &c. above yesterday; No red. cash,
SSs0Hc.: May A7saS5 sc. Corn strong; cash,
SisSlSc; May, oia,l '.e oa,s s'r9n ~ essn,
visions weaker. Pork. Sl4atlLi2A.
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON. April PG-TurpentBe s,esdy At
1 Sc. Resin nrm; strained. SgiEc; good, S74c.
Tar nrn az si.0j. Crude turpsaune Gnn; hard,
81; yellow dip and virgin, g.
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, April sG.-Cra.n and provision,
unchanged.
NEW YORK. COTTON FUTURga
NEW YoER, April 26.-Cotion-Net receipts.
none: gross receipts, ~ bales. Future- closed
duh: sales. 1890 bales April. fa6sss9G9: May.
s9.69aSa7o; June, sa.SiaiaS2; July S3.9lsi9 ~;
August 30 o9aslO: september 80 73afafg: Ocfo-
Der, sa45ass49: November, ss.8gsta80 Deem
Der, S940sf94I; January, S1i'at9.4o; February,
! so.56asg.57.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, April e6-Sooa.--sasiaess cool 81,
| hardening rates, uplands, 5-l6d.: Oriesn&
! sd; sales, 1900 bales; speculation and eK-
port 900 bales; receipts 500 osles; American,
I 400 bales. Futures steady az al advance; Nay
! and june, goG4a5 gl-cid; June and July.
! 5 29-64d. July and August. 2i-Cfd.: August
and septcm Der. 5 G3-6ia5 2f-S4t: September aud
October, 1864: October and November,
! 1885: September, 3 400.
Up E-Ssles Of American. II. 80 bales; April,
! April aud May. 226id-. ssiler: May aud june,
/ 2a-64d., seller; Julo ard July. SSSt1, seller;
July aud August August and septemoer,
| 5 9-64d., seller; September and october,
| 1854. seller; October and November, ii-64d,
seller: September, S4-Sad, value. Futures
| steady.
PM-Aprl. April and May. 59i-eid.. buy
| ers; May and June, 5 2l-64d., buyers; June and
July. 5s5 6.d.. bayers; July ana August, 94s4d,
buyers; August and septe nj er Ss-6fA, seller;
! September and October. 1854, value: Octo-
| Der and November, i0-o4d., value; septem-
| Der, 24-64d., seller. Futures closed steady.