Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-19
CHICAGO
REVIEW oy THE CHICAGO uAAxsr

CHICAGO. May iR-Transactons on 'Changs
were OF quiet order to-day. Tue points losl In
wheat yesterday Wor0 not regaiued, although
there Was ali early bulge Of &C. over the open
ing prices. Tho question In the pit h&s for tho
present become ono OF the actiOn o. tbs big bull
leaders They arc watched closely by sne crowd.
and there Is a nury 10 sell or buy Just as tho
rumor goes concerning tho leaders. Tho corn
market WA fairly sctiye early. whom there vas
An advance OF or points over tho opening
prices Before noon the pit was nearly deserted,
but tho undsrton9 was strong. UnfaYomole YEA
Their and heavy out Inspections wore bulish IN
ruences, and during tho last hour u tho session
there WAS decided change In tho pik II be
came nlled with anxious traders AMI the Kidding
VAS 40 brisk az 20 cause No advance I'm short or
der. Oats wore affected chiefly by hesucugth In
other pits. Provisions were dull early but TO-
ward noon became quite active. Lard suddenly
developed surprising strength. English houses
who control cash lard began bidding forit freely.
There was little for sale and prices were easily
BID up 23Ac PORK and sh0rt-rins we're not slow
% follow aad tho former advanced -. ana the
latter i2hc.
ST. LOUIS, May 1a-Flour very nrm and dun.
Whest-N0 rod. cash. 0jc: May, e2ho
Corn--Nay stpOng and higher and me others
about steady cash. Sc Oats dull caeh, 80 ss
sc. Whiskey. ili2 Provisions firm. Pork.
tli9o Lard fsass ~ DTy-sA1t mests-t lear
ribs. fZ62S as7.76 BacOn-Cloarrihs, $40 Hams
steady al lOal2c
CINCINNATI, May iG-Elour In good demand.
Wheat easier: No. Pred, S6c. Corn duu. Data
Quiet and firm. Pork. flA7l Lard ta2l Bulk
meats stronger; shortriOs. g. Bacon stronger;
short-cIear, So %. Wbishey, sil2 Hogs nrm.
LOUISVILLE
LoUIsVIILE May Is-Grain firm. Wheat
No ,, Sc. Corn-No 2, mixed, Co., Oats--No :,
mixed, &c. Provisions steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. hayiS-i2:s0 r. Motion steady
b.. isd. sales. 7,05j bales: speculation aud OK,
port, 100 bales; receipts 1900 balss. hmeri-
can, 500 bales. Futures steady; May and
june 22-6ld.: Juno and July, 29-6ts
sg3-Gld. July and August lbtld; August
and sepssmber, 8 ROAD 1854: september
and October, 5 lG-64d.: November anu Deoem-
Der, 4 sod. September, 2364i.
p A-Ssies OF American, 300 bales: Nay,
May and June, 1884, seller; June and July.
8 99-6ld. valas; July and August 2f-bti.,
seller; August and September, &5-64d, buyers;
September and October. li-otd.. buyers; Octo-
Der and November, 9-64d.. buyers. November
and December. s SID. seller; 6eptember
S 23-6ld., buyers. Futures steady
ar. May. May and June, 22-S4d.. buyers;
June and JAY, $3.50 sellers; July ,, and
Der. ZSsid., sellers; september and October,
iS-Ssd., sellers; october and November. 81 old,
seIier; E0venbor and December T-oid..
buyers, September. gSCid., selIsr. Futures
closed qutet
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW Ycnx, May ta-Cotton-Net receipts, &73
bales: gross receipts, LEO bsiea Futures
closed very dull; sales. 10, 900 bales: NAY $3.50
ta7; Jaas. sa.ssas9.s9; July. 50 Sase.s9; Au-
gu.t. tIO0saslO.09; september. 9.69at210; Oc-
toDer. ts.f4ass.4b; November, ts.sSass 20 Do
cember, f9.38sS9.T; January, t9.44as3.45; Feb
ruary, Sssia59.52: March. t95easS.c0.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARRgT
fReportod Cor tho Dispatch.I
NAY ls-MsrEet steady and transactions sat
isfactOTy to-day at tho mmission-houses
Prime. Be-; extra prime, sSasAe.; common. "a
Be-: sheliod. 2k2ac. Spanish. 2AShc.; factory
hand picked, SaAkc.