Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
REylKw OF ruE CHICAGO xAsEEr.


CHICAGO. March 2a-An Of ne markets started
out weak to-day, though tho conditions sur
rounding them Instead Of being beari-h we're
the reverse. The cauee Of The weakness. judging
from surface indications, vas that the recent
heavy slumps have put the professionals in The
mood OF selling On AL strong spots, aud Iisdess
rally has no tcrrcTs TO- them. There was plenty
Of wheat for sale a. tho start Nay opened AZ
77Hs;7 y4c., solling on VA a few minutes hIe
There appeared 20 be liitls help for Nbea., Tor
nesrly all tho heavy sellers sold az the session
advanced. and few arms who hed eesn buying
early stepped when they san thst no temper OF
ths crowa was all ene way May continued 10 de-
cline until a6aa was reached. Nhlch u me
lowest figure that this oPiioa has ever been
sold AZ In March. There vas ,.,tlo reaction FROM
baton sEure., which was caused oy covering
by small professionals who had sold earlier and
who rsre trying 20 take their proee. May
Arned up 70 iShc. and closed a. 49,. The corn
deal was much The most interesting one on tho
f0or. The course o. prices was Bnsh the same
a. yesterday Strong az ths spehlng, then q
considerable decline, followed by sharp rany.
Receipts we're mach sHsaller than expected. ana
that made the eDeRing hrm. There wa fras
selling by several Of the large commission.
houses, aud wheat was going down on run, and
the decline here " "a was easyi ent he
temper Of corn spysrs was far dinerent
Str0pg houses were seen 70 be nberd
buyers and the saerts took fright In thef
hurry 70 cover their sary sales they carried ire
price Of May M frsn 4e3c. - boAe, sad 10 dtd
not take long 10 o. IL Ihea the marx - sased
up 20 5)A, aS0AC advanced swiftly % 5Q 80 and
a. rapidly reactta, eksteg stssl8e Speculative
trade IN oats Ess HoI larss a,s me course Of
Provisions comnanied fair attention. Old
raiders made thalF iehusnce feis, yet they were
com parstyoly modsfats Ia their movements
and acted az they consider tho ume in0ppor-
tune for bear turn. stnl they made the
market all, around average a little lower.
Pork vas again fayogiIo srtlcls With th9
raiders, but trading vas spesrnoaic ana ot only
NJ anll - AZ
aud closed az SlaS0.
ST LOUIS.
sr. Lcrs. March 81 --Bipur dun and weak.
Wheat-No ? red, ea.h. elNe,; May, NAan -;
juns. 71itassc CoTa--rseA Asaijc. hay,
a. al5c.; June, 90 Qae strong; cash, SlAc;
weak. Pork. SlLl2H. lard l.isaf7 ~. Dry
salt usAts-Sheuld:rs tS.'sstol cns-clsar' flCoN
E.io clsar-rib', E,2s sao'tc!ssr, s. i's = %. %
sacon SeS .ISS 'ss &c., ss5, s,
SsIOAlSeO. Hams steady s,sidGsi2
CINcESSATL
CINCINNATI. March 29,--FlOpr easy. whoa,
duh: No. . red. s5@c. Con- barely steady; No.
? mixed. SO. oats, Ne. n1txed. S3Nc. PORK
easier at flL&h. Lad anl a. E,S7h. sulS.
s.Oa. Hog. active Aha higher: common and
light tiatAO; packing END butchers, soNai@oA
LoUIsWbLE.
LOUISVILLE. March %. Grain qpist and dull
Wheat-No. red. So. torn-SQ mixed, DC
Oats-No 2 mixed, 8sa33kU Provisions qulei
but fairly steady Ba.on-Cleer-rio sides. 10:
clear sides, s. 30, shouldef,. - ". bnlk meats
Clear sides, E.85 shoulders, $40 Meas pork
SlL,5. Lard-Choice leaf, e9ga
WILMINGTON.
Wuxyarov. March 9l-Turpontine firm az
So Rosin duh; strained, s1%cg good strained,
STAc Tar firm A. sl.l0. CnI9e .urpenuns nrn;
hard, 81; yslloW-aip aid yirEiR. g.
NEW YORK cprToS FgTuRES
Nzw YORK, March 2l-eottea--Net ami gross
receipts. Al bales. Futures'eiOse1 barely steady;
! sales. lS2coo bales; March, tAe4a4ooi Apri.
Iuly, fs.glsts 70: August s9aSa3s "; septem-
Der. s97Oa3s.7l: October, % 4eafJ 'o; November,
Saf0agau; December, sJ4ieial2; January,
! gy4Iasa4s.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKETS.
! L1vEBrook March 23-SeoL Cotton Arp
prices s1Hsning a li!,le; pp,eais. 5,I6L
sud export 1909 bales; recoipts, 1000 nalee;
/ American, 1000 bales Fumes quiet a. a. al.
vance; nsrea asa April, ; r. 81 agtl an, and
| and July. 22-6iA: July ana August 2i-oia;
August aud September. 2]-6lG5 2i-6id ssptem-
| her sad October, sls's4d,
2 r. M-sAlss OF American, Hoo balss;
March. 1874, seller; March and Aphl,
| . ls-64d., S6iler; April and saJ, 10 eai-,
buyers: May and June, Ssl-64d.. seller; June
and July, 22-6ld., buyers July and August
5g3-C4d bayers; August and september, Q so-6id.,
buyers; septen Der ana October. i5-s4f. seller;
September, 23-G4d., buyar% Futures quiet OUT
| steady. $500
r. M-March, March and Aprr, 1890,
ssller; April aud Nay, lSsid seller; May aud
June. 5 eo-64d., seller; June end July, bgl-0ld.,
value; July and August 29oli, buyers An
gust and september, 2s-Bid., buyers; sep
tember aud octO0sr. l5-6'd.. seller; septefn-
Der, S 22-o4a., buyers Futures closed barely
steady.