Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-23

CHICAGO, March 22-Big short sellers o. grain
were Ia the pits on Change this morning. either
Ia person or by their agents, but u was simply 20
prevent rally aud nos 10 raid the markets q On
yesterday. The most interest centred In wheat
where cold weather bad made the general crowd
buihsh and caused some shorts % feel nervous
when there Was a nurry u buying me raiders
hlsd the crowd up quickly ana then tho pa was
duh The market opened strong, but the raiders
stood In the way aud allied up tho crowd. ana kept
prices from getting much above tho closing points
last night Corn did not show as much strength
ss wheat, because Of the large receipts and an
Increase in the amount Of contract SUN coming
In May corn opened NC over the close iat
night During the morningh looked ~ II ths
opening was 70 be the best price 81 the day, as
there was an early decline which took futures
10 points q shade lower than last nights closing.
There was ntte surprise Ia store, however. and
before the eiose, when the shorts tried to sss
corn back, thSre was little for sale, This caused
. scramble and an advance 81 sfc. during the
closing hour and made the closing prices 4aEc.
bett0r than those OF last night Osw
were atsadier to-day, and there was moderate
trading in May and Jup0, witch improved about
NC. Provisions were moderately active aud un-
settled. The bears raided pork and s0id u on ~
cents In short order Buying BY one or two
houses caused an Irregular rally OF rs ccnt%
Tho feeling was nervous and opsraions were dts
posed % call msrgns freely for protection. lis
be9rs take advantage Of any drop In values 70
cover, aud a. the bulk OF selling has been by tho
shorts, they keep tho market nuctusdnS rapidly.
Lard was stro1 ger. short-rihs were active. One
hOuss bought over 100000 pounds and advanced
prices 2ha5c.
ST. LOUIS
sr. LOUIS. March s2.-Flour steady and I'M
changed. Wheat-No. 2 red, cash. sihaSikc.:
Msy si1SasiJ,c Corn Grin and higherI cash,
3lS ss0KG.; May, 2shc. WhDkey steady o. ti09
Provisions weak. Pork. tlAIA Lard. E.lA Dry
colt meats-shoulderS t6.15assf long-clesre, "a
fl0: clear-rlbs, s. a5; short-clears, t7.suai7 90
EA sS d.arSs: saocieSf s
tSl0SsSi2A. Hams, tiOasi25O
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, March g2.--Flour IN fair demand
Wheat lower No. 2 red. Ehc. Con easier, No
9 mixed. 52a52Sc osts quiet; NO mixed,
$3.50. Pork frmer Bulk-meats aud bacon tfn
ana unchanged. WhlaKey steady az tLO9. Hogs
steady. -
WILMINGTON, March 22-Turpeutino firm AZ
s6c Resin duh. strained, 6qHci good strained,
s7kc. Tar 1rm at tll0. Crude turpentine nrmi
hard. 81; yellow-dip and yLgia. g..
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. March s2-Gran and provisions
steady and unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS
NORFOLK. Va, March 22-Cotton steady;
niddiing, CSC. Net receipts. 80 bales; gross
receipts. $50 bales: stock. 47gi bales; sales,
1913 bales: eXports-coastTise, 25l bales 20
Great Britain, - bales; TO France. - balesi
u the Continent - bales.
wuMINsTos, y. C., March e2.-Co,ton steady;
middling 9.C Net receipts, 81 bales, Flo-e
receipts, 90 bales; sales. - bales: siocs. hg8
bales; sxports-cosstWise, = bales 70 tue
Continent bales; 10 Great Britain. --
bales; 10 France. - bales.
SAVANNAH, GA, March 2a--Cotion quiet: mid
ding 9ei6c. Net receipts. 2A bales. gross
receipts, esi bales; sales. - bsles: etocs,
| = Qsa ~ hglea
The Continent - bales: " Great Britain,
- bales; 20 France, - bales
AUGUSTA, GA. March 9A-COtton dun; MID
dllng csc. Receipts. u bales: sales - oalea.
| CHARLESTON, =. C., March 2-Cotion Guiet
middlmx, 2 Zoe. Net receipts. .2I bales: gross
receipts, S2sl bales sales, % bales; stock. 81
| Isl bales; exports-to Great Britain, = bales
| g. the Continent, - bales, cOasiwiSe, -
| bales; 10 France. - bales
NEW YORK coTTON FUTURES
NEW YoRE, march E2.--Coiton-Net receipts,
| ~ bales; gross. 3,0S8 bales. Futures closed
! steady: salos. $500 bale8; Aaroh f978a9f;
April. 1915 May. s9s 20; June. s9sdai9i5; July,
sl0O9agl003; August Sl0O5sN0G; september.
! S9,ssASs79; october, ts.5ssss5s November,
| S9sGaiaG: December. i9A7aS9.iS: January.
! 3d. 55ai93.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. March 29-i2:sO p. M.--cottop
| firm with Improved demand; upsnds. 5-l6d. |;
| Orleans. j'Id.: sales, i2,00O bales: speeulstioa
and export 2.UOD palecs receipts, o,VJ bairs'
American, 1900 bales. Futures steady az al adj
vance Morcn ard Apdl. l7-e4ay IS ga. aerii
! 5 2O-s4d. Juno and July, sd July and Au-
gusts s!;s4as ss-etd.; Angus, otd September.
2 r. M-Saies OF American, u,i00 balesi
March, March aud April, is-cid;, buyers; April
and May, l1G4d., sellers Nay aud june
5sO-etd.. buyers June and July. 2s-ofd'. sell.
ers: July aud August es.std. buyers: hugas,
| ann September, 35-sfd., BUYERS September aud
| October, 5 l5-64d., buyers; September, 23-S4d,
| buyers. Futures firm.
& p M-March, March end Aprfl, April and
| May, Q 1851, buyers: May aud June. s0ed,
seller; June and July, gi-6gd.. buyers; July
and August. 5 gS-6id., sellers August aud sep
| tember, 23-e4d., sellers; september aud Octo-
| Der. 5 I5-Gid, seller; September ss-6id., sell
ers Futures closed quiet bat steady.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
reported for the Dispasch.l
| MARCH 22-Market steady. sales reported OF
| several hundred bags a. from % Sc. Prime,
| 2La;3c extra. Skc.: common, iAs2c; shelled.
2s2Rc; Spanish, 2a24s. factory handS0icAed,
| 3Aafkc.