Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-22

and unusually good inspection. An sdditioeo
cs7se Of weakness was the large number OF lin
tied selling orders which came In over night
Minutes msy sSsa !, fp sod on 20 S ss olcsmsns in
corn was tremendous throughout ue session. ana
an enormous quantity Of long corn came oos
during the day Selling started a. soon ~ .ns
and May was crowded down 70 SySc.
duhng the first hour. Then followed q
slight rally 20 49kc., but persisient POUNDING
by prominent egsrs ~ asf so Sarrsd fol-
lowed by another break 10 49HG. and nnAlIy
closing AZ Sekc. There was also Wild excite.
nent Ia wheat Everybody bad all tney couid
sale II 100000 bushels Of wheat IN lump by "a
operator early IN the session, which was fol.
lowed by the execution OF large nnmber OF
stop orders which broke prices vide open. may
opened at a hc., Improved 20 ;7Sc. and dropped
10 0af7kc. during the first hour. Wheat cor
unued going down until Hay touched Iblsc. ~
that time IL appeared as though All long rnes
had been sold out and May frraed up 20 INA
NE. and closed at Vlc Cats shared In tne
weakness Of other grains. There was sofne
realizing In futures. and Nay cold on from S0l,
IN the provision pit but there we're no very IN.
diyidual transactions. The greater part on
tho stuff marseted came from the longs.
shippers had fair orders for small lots, ana
their purchases created the impression that the
consuming public are beginning % stock up.
Prices of hogs we're bai0c. higher, out tho de-
moralizatlOn In grain Oyershaiowod ell other tn-
nuences and induced free offerings PORK re-
ceived the most attention and was sold ~ith In
creased freedom By scalpers, bears. and tired
longs. May opened at tlAl0, but started down.
ward, aud after si3s5 vas touched s,op-order
holdings came out with such freedom Uat
drop 20 si8 72< was recorded. There we're few
salcs, however. below tl3 ~. The shorts cane
In or tho decline and covered eood-siEed lines
and rally 10 sl2g5 was secured. the closing
figure being N302S. Lard remained compara.
lively steady az s7.5oat7.s5 for Nay, and closed
At t7.62H. Shortribs dropped ioc. but rallied
and gained &c. Sales for May we're at E.iz4s
S7.22&, and closed at ts.lA
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, ND, March ei.-Coiton easter and
DUH; middling. l0ai0,sc fleur steady aDifirm;
Howard street and western super, i26af1sS DO
extra, s3ai3.75 DO. family, siaN.50; city mills
super. S237ai260; do extra, S3af&15: do Rio
brands. q; s5eta istapsco superlsii's patent,
$3.50; do. family, sSia Whest-Southern lover
and quiet: red, ssa9jc: amber elaY5c; west
ern lower, closing dull No. winter red, spot,
STc. bid; March, SaSs.; May. Sksssh2i
June, egi.aS9'tc Corn-SoutherB easier and
quiet; white, 5fs5Sc. yellow. So s57c. western
lower. closing duh: mixed spot. hoN a55kc.;
March. Skc. asked; April, 65Sc. bid; Nay,
hja5SHc. Oats nrm and quiet; southern aod
Pennsylvania, SSa4ic western white. tlatec;
western mixed, 3ssi0c. Rye arm 81 6sa7lc. Hay
firm: prime 20 choice western. fl4aiiabo Pro
visions steady aud quiet Mess PORK. flAiA Bulk
neats-Shoulders and clear rlD sides, packed,
sides. o.: hams. iqaI24 Lard-Reaned, So
Butter irm; western packed. lsa2s; creamery,
ssA3i. Eggs easy and quiet az i2NalSc. Petro-
leum steady; rehned 5'lc Coffee nominal; hio
cargoes, ordinary % fair. iSslSNc. sugar steady
and quiet: soft, 61G; copper-renned steady
and Grm AZ i5al6c. Whisky nominaliy steady
az ti.2issl.3l Freights 20 Liverpool per steamer
dull and nominal-cotton, LIED; -four, per ION,
De-; grain, ka&d.
CINCINNATI.
duh No. 2 red. s6c. Corn steady: No mixed.
$50. oats steady; No. 2 mixed, $50 a8s'ac. PORK
easy at $3.50. Lard weaker at 80 Bu9-
meats quiet: short-rihs. s7.e5. Bacon steady:
short-coar, SS62H. Whisky Quiet AZ tloa
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. March 9i.-Flour quiet, easter, ana
unchanged; Wheat Aa'sc lower No. red,
cash, Aaai5'.; NAY, A,atshc oats weak;
cash aOc; May, 2sIlc Whisksy steady ~ fi.09.
Provisions weak Por1. tlLia Lard. E.IA
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON. March el.-Turpentine nrrn a,
S5c. Resin dull: strained. &.a; good strained,
s7%c. Tar nrm az sl.i0. Crude turpenune nrm.
hard. 81; yelloS-dip aud virgin. 81
COTTON MARKERS
NORFOLK, VA. March sl.-Cotton easy;
middling. CSC. Net receipts, eH baaesi gross
receipts s07 bales: stock 28,sl5 bales: sales.
9j8 bales: exp0rts-c0astgise, 400 bales 70
Great Britain, - bales; " France, -- bales;
70 the Continent -- bales.
WmHISGT0N, \. c.. March 2i.-Cotton quiet;
middlinR gsc Net receipts, - bales; gross
receipts, % bales sales. - bales: stock. 6,56
bales Kports-cosstwi-e, 49, bales; % the
Continent bales; 10 Great Britain. 49,
bales: TO France, - bales.
SAVANNAH, GA, March N.-Cotion Dull; mid
ding, -c. Net receipts, 30 bales: gross
receipts 30 bales sales. - bales; STOCK,
1883 bales e1ports-ooastWise, - eslss %
the Continent, --- bales: % Great Britain
-- bales: % France, - bales.
AUGUSTA, Ga. March ei.-C0tton dun; mlf-
ding. csc. Receipts, ~ bales, sales us bales
CHARLESTON. ;. G., Mar'h a.-Cotton quiet
miidliug gi6, Not receipts. lsq bales; gross
receipts. ~ bales; sales, 20 bales. stock, 30
az bales; eNp0rts--tO Great Britain. -- bales;
10 the Continent bales, coastwse, ---
bales; 70 France. -- bales.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURgS
NEW YORK, March 2i.-Coton-Not receipts,
s0i bales; gross, l.@s' bales. Futures closed
steady: sales. 1880 balas: March, s9.52, April
/ t971afl16: Nay. s0.s6 Juue, S5s3; July sl00l;
/ August, Sl005atlD ~: september t07iHf9.75;
October. 81 b5as9.56; November, sg.4isig.46;
/ January. S953Gt9.G.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March 2l-l2:3J T. M.-CoIton
fiat: prices irregular; uplands, cd: Orleans.
o lid. salos. 1000 bales; speculation and ex-
port, l.00 bales; receipts. So b0ios-all Ameri-
can. Futures steady at doc,inoi March, April
ana Nay, 1864 May ana juno, IbffA
1854. June and July, 10 64a5 2l68d.. July
and August 25-Jld.; August aud september,
2l-84a5 - Bid: soptem Der and October 1894.
T. M-Uplands. . 5-l6i. Orleans, 5',d.;
sales OF American, 500 bales; March. March
and April, l7-Gid.. seller; April aud May,
l5-Gid., buyers; May and June, 1914.
sellers: June and July. a-6id, buyers
July and August and August and September
3 22-64d., sellers; September ami October
3 1l-64d., sellers: september, 2s.6li., sellers
Futures quiet and steady.
4P. K-March, March snd April, 10 cd.
seller: April and May. l6-6id., buyers; May
and June. 5 lt64i., buyers; June aud July,
8 1854, buyer; July and August aud August
and September, ; 2l-6id., value; september and
October 5 l3-6id.. seller; septemOer,e sI-Ctf.,
value. Futures closed sasy.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
lReported for tao Dispctch.l
MARCH gL--Market steady. Primo, g. AZ;
extra, 3kc; common, Z s2c.; shelled. 2a3ac.:
Spanish. 2asIc. factory hsni-picked, 8Aai4c
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
lteported for the Dispatch.l
MARCH 2l.-The market shows a better feeling
with fair sales AMI light receipts. Common. Iva
eve. prime, zha2}ac. extra prime, S,.a5ac.