Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-10
sadinS futures ranged;
REYIEw og THE cRIcAGo NAREEr


CHICAGO, April 9.-'Fho suls. who have had
hard time OF II 10 tho provision pit FOR several
months. came 70 the froat to-day In surprisingly
good form for ones who have been called On so
excessively for margins, and not only turned tho
tables upon the bears, but drove them 90 cover
al a lively rate. Outsiders WHO have let PORK So
vcreiy alone for a long ufa0 also iel IN With nu-
merous buying orders Many new faces we're
also seen in the pit firm which has been re-
cOgnlzed ss tue head Of the bull party was ready
20 cash pork on May contracts aud pay for Is and
exchange $500 barrels May for an equal quantity
II cash az $3.50 with the packing company. It
Was also rumored that local oanS had ohered
10 loan the firm 100000 II necessary 10
carry the deal through. The enicisls OF
the bark however. are noted for their
close-fGoutt edness, and even II they we're will
ing 70 loan any sacn amount tleY would not os
apt 10 tell Of H. The story had tes effect OF
soaring tho bears INTO covering aud prices for
May adysnce1 frOm $3.50 20 1880. 10 hung
around nj that 1gure for time, rhen suddenly
started upward. A good many stcp-Ordcrs were
la the market NJ $3.50 an1 above, but they broke
aud we're unable 70 cover al the limit, ~ the
market was decidedly ORe-sided and advanced
10 tll without hardly reaction. A recession %
Sl3.S2k followed, but prices again touched Si4,
and the mario. closed nrm alter slight GuctuG-
tons Mt SA-an advance Of Sc. over
last Saturdays closing. short ribs were
active and closed l0,. higher. Lard was
quiet ~ s758as7.55 The grain PITS we're
fairly active with arm feeling and steady
ciine8 Ia ell directions before noon. Receipts
were about as estimated. and the yssiDls supply
figures showed the expected decrease al around.
For May sales during the morning. ranged:
Wheat, sGA as6sc. corn. 52l.a3sAsc. osIs. 3J5.a
Size. There were many skepics on tte subject
OF damaged crops. although authentic reports
from Indiana aud Illinois points said that - GER
cent Of tue winter wheat acreage was psing
plOuged under for oats and corn. There was no
special prominent Interests at work 10 either
bulge or depress the marget The prospects OF
the opening OF navigation maze short sellers
cautious May opened as 52llc.--ihe best point
Of he dsy--sold doWn 20 t2Ac., ibon up 10 Saec.s
and Ia the lAt0r soaeion coached 52kss2ac,
closing at s2zc. Oats sole as they have for days,
close around BIC. forMay.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Nd, April Action duh; mid
ding, 9s.si0c Flour easy ard quiek Whea;--
Howard -rtr0st and westera super, f237aS2f5: DO.
extra, f5ei2s5; do. family, f4as4.60; city mills
super, t2Sss2.f0: do. extra, SASHA; do. Rio
brands. "a. suas4.76: Patapscssaperiafis patsnt.
fAs0; De. family, s5iA Wheat-Seulhora steady
and flrm red, e2ag4r.; smbsr. ssaBsi; Western
steady: No. uinlor red. SPOT ssastkc. May,
s9jfasehc.; June. ssaSs<c.; july. 664Sfke'
Corn Southern hirheg: white. esas2c.; ysliSs.
bladpe.: Western nrner aud quiet; ulixei. ssot
50aas3ss; April, Soc. bid; NAY, sSSAsoc. Oass
nrmer southern aud Pennsylyania. asa4ic.;
western white, alsis@ western mixed, aSassc.