Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-16

the belief that the weakness vss but tempo
rary prevented any ssanpede. Ksch depression
was quickly followed By . slight rsny, pas ms de-
cline for the dsy was psysrthsises qnits NAKED.
say s. .ss s.s. . ss sold , ssrs ess
question with the pit wss Wiener ire pig
traders we're getting from unesy vhsAsgnisty.
The fear Of shs caused the greater rsst Of we
selling. The cora Market which Ass beee
helped up by the rsmsrkabs advance IN wheat
Of late. went down with wheat to-day. 1he az.
clns from the opening 70 tbs Close va To-sprs
little more thsa half the decline In wheasfsr me
sams ums. July opened at 81 NC. soid on 70 Htc.,
and closed 81 51ytc- in the nerket for osfs MAY
option was srm. owing 20 the good demand Tor
shorts, but othsr months ruled weak ana lover
IA aymathy vita other grains. July epessd as
34jsc.. advanced 10 4kc. reacted 10 and closed
~ S3Ac Provisions were weather, With more
disposition on tho part Of holders 70 realize.
The weakness la grain also tended ~ depress
sales. despite the iacs that the arrivals Of hogs
we're small and prices higher. rerk broke NSc.
from the opening prices Lard broke I4c from
the top. Shortrtes we're nruef for rme After
SAG kasiIia. Lard, Sssahassoo aud closed ct
sS521. Shortribs sold At ss.7Usss.sO and closed
atsLs0
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE. NO., May 16--cotton quiet ana
steady; msddling. Iosi0Ilc. Flour quiet ou.
nrm. Whest-Southsrn In fair demand and
firm; fultz, g3a9ec. Longberry, sicasi: NO
winter red, SPOT 9tsaa5c june. slssette.;
Southern steady but dun white, 6Sas7c: yel-
low. 65sssG; western duh and firm mixed.
spot, 6ta64kc.; May, eisSAhc. Juno. e3saefkc.;
July, 64a6iAc. Oats quiet aad steady; soathern
and PeaRsylvsnla, t0a47c. western white. t2s
tSkc.: western mixed. ssN s4ic. kys quiet and
easy at 5sss3c. Provisions quiet and uncb anRed.
Petroleum steady; renDsd. 7Sc. Coffee strong
and higher; Rio csrroes. ordinary 20 far, l9Es
i6c. Sugar-Ccpper-ronned steady at 15tai5c.
whisky lull q, si.s3asi2l FrciEhts 70 Liver
pool per steamer nominally steady; cotton,
l-lsd.; -four per ton. "a graiu. 2a2ad Sales
Wheat i'o0g bushels; corr, 500 oushelA
sr. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Nay iA--Flour quiet and irmly
held. Wheat closed kaiac. lever; No rel,
cash. elha9i.c May, eiSc: Juse, 92sg2Ac.
Corn weak sad lower; cash. sSasssc; May. Sc
June, 81 .a55Sc oats easy and lower; cash, hSx
as7c. Juns. IS WAiskey steady 81 Via Pro-
visions strong. Pork. si5. LARD, SoasAl2..
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. May iA-Flour firnn. whsss arm;
No. red 95aq6c Corn nrm: No mixed. eiG
Oats strong and higher; No Z mixed, 81.
Pork frm 80 sl47A Lard steady ~ eS Bulk
meats nrmer; shortrlbs, fs.75aL6s. Bacon
steady. Whlskey, via Hogs nrm; common
to light, sLa5asae5; packing and butchers.
wILNINGToN
WILMINGTON, May Ia-rurpentns arm q.
s3sc Rosin ARA strained, s3.; good
strained. 90. Tar nrm a. si.0A Crude turpen-
tins hrm; hard. 81; yellow dip, N.0o; virgin, y
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, May l5-Grain aud provisions un-
changed.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURga
NRy YoRx. May l5.-Coto7-Gross receipts,
bales; May. ts.s3ssas5; June. 80. ssases7: July.
a96afa.G. August. tl00oasi00d. september.
se.66stag7; October, saA2assi3: November,
81 S}AfsA: December, S9.Nas935; January,
ss.4sSsa'S; February, 1a.SoalSSi; March, ia5sA
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET
LIVERPOOL. May i5-i23O =. M-Cotion duh:
prices generally I'm buyers favor; uplanis,
5Ii5d.; Orleans, I'D; salea, 700 bales; seocu-
latlon ana export le0q bales; receipts, ia,VO
bales; American, $50 bales futures aul a.
the decline; May and june, 2l-otd; juno
and July, 22.aff.; July eoe August 8 E%biL;
August AMI September, 2Sid.: Nofomlsr
ana December, S6tL September. S-std:
sales OF American. G009 bales; May, May and
dune, S 20 ga, buyers: June and July, fl-otd,
sellers: July and August, Gy6id-, seller' Az
gust aud september. 2i-6Ad., sellsrj september
and october. i2-s$d.. ssllerI October aud
November, 7-eid, seller; November and De-
cefaber, sea. buyers; september. 2l-6id,
seller. Futures dun AZ decline.
~ A-MAy, Nay snd June; 2o-e4L, buyers;
June sad July Si-64d, buyers July and
August, @264d., seller: August and septem-
her. 2i-64d, buyers; September and October,
1854, suyors: October and November,
s 7-64d.. buyer; November aud December,
5 SOD, sellers; September, 5 2l-6id, buyers.
Fuuros closed quiot but steady.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
lRsporsed for no pispatcn.l
MAY Ih--Narket sfesdy. Prime, &C.: extra
prime, 3haSAc: COMMON. la2c.; shelled. "a
3Ac.; Spanish. 2a2isc.; factory hand picked, "a
4hc. The expected advance u cleaned goods at
tho factories has not 1T taken place, and proba-,
bly, Will not for soms lmo.