Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-27


tied within n lower range Of prices The MARKET
opened strong and .slc. higher. Under the good
buying OF "shorts.' probably forced IN 70 sons
extent. tho favorable tenor OF The kuropeAa
market may have helped 10 s;renfthen tho feel
ing The quantity OF wheat IA ocean passage
slso showed a dcresse A. the advance u vas
noticed that speculative oferings Increased. and
this checked further advance and later devei-
opod a weak feeling. May operators have been
under tina impression that sOnse u The largo
traders on the bull Nde had been realizing toe
several days Dnt we're relncisnt about scninx
themselves on account Of the uncertainty OF
tho asrket: but today tbey Dox courage
whom IL was found mat trades with
some parties ca the long side would settle
which heretofore would not Prices under Nc
pressure 10 sell declined at.G below the outside
figures paid In early In the day. From the IN
side prices again rallied &C., nuctuAied TOT some
time within y per cent range. aud closed about
&c. higher than yesterday There vas only
moderate business reported IN corn. frsn-ec-
lions were largely local aud fluctuations limited
TO &c. range. The feeling on The whole Vas a
triha easier though values old not shos much
Change from yesterday. An Increased ensiness
vas transacted IA oats at lover range OF prices.
There was decided disposition on tho
part Of operators % sell. several heavy
usders taxing an active part on that side.
Buyers 1ero Indifferent about supporting
the market until prices for May bal de-
cliae1 kc., when they began bidding freely
aud stopped further freak. ARGUED the inside
figures reading WAS heasy, the shorts being tree
buyers rally OF ilc. followed the depression
sud the market closed steady az net decline OF
&c. from MONDAYS prices. Quite al active
business was transacted In hog products aud the
feeling wgs unsettled. he liberal receipts of
hogs ani lower prizes caused a weaver feeling
and Offering on speculative account were quite
frcs. Prices declined moderately nut thT 70 q
demand from tho short ipterost and from out
side parties checked the downward tendency.
Trading during the later part " the session was
only moderate and prices nucluaied slightly
wi hin a small range, gradually Advancing 70
o.. sidN figures an clOsnE ffni.
ST LOutA
81. Lows February 26-Wheat--No. 2 red.
cash. yit az 70. Nay sold az NJ .a95 - Corn
strong and higher No. cash. q Aag, :, May.
S0has0ac Oats loser No. 2. cash slc. May.
YAK .c. closing ~ g7c. NhisEey. ii.Oa Pow
sions steail .Si.h good Job and ORDER traie
CINCINNATI
cISclSslr, February "a Flour In moderate
demaad. Wheat duh anI nominal No rel.
yHagsc Cora duh: No mixed, - &c. Oats duh
sud lower M , mixed, g5c Pork quiet ~
tiiS0. Lard strong sd higher al sO7A Bulk
meats and bacon quiet and STEADY. Whssey
steady.
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON. Y. C.. February ~ -rurpeaun,
FIRM ~ d.. R0sin firm, strained. Slc go'd
strained. s2Ac lar nrm 40 tl.sU. Crude tnrpen-
rne hrm, hard, SLID; yellow dip ani Urgin,
sAO
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. February 25-Graln aud proyi-
sions unchanged.
NEW YORK COTToH FUrURgS
NEw YORK. February 28 Co ton-Set receipts,
so bales gross receips J.1i7 bales. Futures
closed quiet and steady; sales. 3a,icO bales;
February t3G.HSt.ss; March, agsata.93; April.
sp.g9ailn May. slO07aSi00S June. ti0lba
slUl6; July, tl02safi0Ti; August tl0 Ssfl1N'
November sp.'5Afe.57; December. Ss55at9SS.
January, ta5'asa6a
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET
LIVERPOOL, February 26-N0op - Cotton quiet
with limited inquiry American mddiing ohi.
sales, 500 bales; speculation and export 90
bales, receipts. 1900 bales. hmeficau. 80
bales. Futures dun AZ decline; February.
5 t9-6ia5 il-0ii. February and March. tl-dia
5 s0-6id. March ami April. 4l-6is5 5loid.
April and May. . t0-54s5 l0-dgd. Nay AMI June.
b4i-tIa5 l0-6id. juno aud July, il-5iai t)-bid.
July and August, ii-eii.; August aud sept
emuer, 3 98-8ld. September. 9,-6ii
, p M-Amorican middiing. SD. sales Of
American 100 bales February, fi-bid.,
seller February and March, tO-tid.. seller
March ani April, d96il., seller; April and
value: June aud July, i0-ofi., seller; July and
August f0-6id, value. August and sepism-
ber N-6id.. seller. September, G-etd.
seller. Futures barely sieaiy.
-. M--AmericAn midding. 81. February,
3 sl-Sld.. seller; February ana March, % SD.
seller, March snd April, yOil, value Apri
and May. 50-6id., value Nay aud June.
b a9-6id.. buyer; June and july fo-otd.,
seller: July and August, fO-6li. seller; An
gust ana September, 57-bii-, bsyer; septem-
bsr, SOD. buyer Futures closed steady.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET
lRepor,ed fof the Dlspatchl
FEBHuARY a&-Marsst steady aud quiet;
primo, 5c. 0ktrA prime, 5lc.. fancy. oAc.
common, 21a3i.c. shelled. 2'.s3Hc; spanish,
2hc. factory hand picked, 3abhc