Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-01
MARKETS 6Y TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

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midlands, 9 1870. low midlands, 9ic. !;
good ordinary. $40; net receipts
here to-day, 721 bales; gross, $3.50
bales cxports-to the Continent, |, 1874
bales: forwarded, 2,l36 bales; sales,
277 bales, all spnners' stock, $3.50.
Weekly net receipts at this port, l,777
bales gross, 81. exports-to Great
Britain, 1897 bales; to France, CAT
bales to the Continent, 1886 bales
forwarded, 1854 bales sales, 2,573
bales spinners', 1873 bales. (Correc-
ton: Sales to spinners October 9th
should have been 354 balesl Totals to-
day Net receipts at all ports, "a, Ill
bales exports 10 Great Britain, 22,322
bales TO France, a bales 10 the Con-
tinent. -. 67l bales stock, 592, 879 bales I;
consolidated net receipts. 344, $3.50 bales
export to Great Britain, 103,6l7 bales I;
10 France, 1903 bales to the Cont
nent, $1,000 bales. Total since Septem-
Der LIST Net receipts, 1905, TOT bales I;
exports TO Great Britain, 775, III
bales; to France, 92,907 bales; to
the Continent, 359.877 bales.
Southern flour firm but quiet. Wheat
very dull but firm; No. 3 red, Sl.OSs
in elevator options firm; No. red,
November, S107i; December, Sl.09 I;
May, 3Ll2i. Corn duh. o shade high
or, and firm No. 2, 60c. in elevator !;
options strong November. Coo. De-
cember, 60.c. May, &c. Oats fairly
active and unchanged optionsirregular
and weak November, 4Slc. ; December,
soc. May, 52.c. Hops in fair demand
and firm. Coifee-Options closed bare
ly steady; November, $780, Decem-
sl6.SJasl695; May, Sla 0cas1S. 10 spot
Rio dull and nominal fair cargoes, 2Oc.
Sugar-Raw dull and nominal refined
dull bat steady. Moiasses Foreign
nominal; New Orleans quiet and firm.
Petroleum quiet and easier, refined,
1900. Cotton-seed oil firm crude, 2Sc,
Rosin firm and quiet Turpentine. dull.
Wool quiet and firm. Pork in fair Dc.
mand and firm. Beef dub but steady.
Beef hams quiet and weak. Tered
beef quiet and firm. Cut-meats quiet
and steady. Picked shoulders, 5!a
3 3-5c. Middles unsettled short
clear. S6.15. Lard closed easy and
dull western steam, &c 90; city, sG.05 ;
November, $3.50 May, s7.l0. Freights
firm cotton, ID grain, Id. bid.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 3l.-Cssh flour I'M
changed. No. 2 spring and No. 2 red
wheat, SLnb. No. corn, 53sc. No. 2
oats, 43a43!o Mess-pork, Sl0.25. lard,
98. 22ia3G.25. Short-ribs, 25.35alS. 10.
Shoulders, S5.62Ias5.75. shortclear,
1 S5S0aS5.90. Whiskey, aL1L
Wheat--A fair trading and rather
frmer, with prices held above yester-
days closing. The trading centred chief
ly in May, for which there WAS good
buying at times by eastern representa-
tiyes. The opening was about &c. high
er ; prices advanced tasc., then receded
iasc., recovered some, again huctuated,
and closed about &c. higher than yeeter-
day. The premium for May over De-
cember was further increased to liza
H.. The early firmncss was attributed
to the improved tone OF the cables, TO the
rather large clearances OF wheat and
-four, and 10 reports of bugs and flies
doing damage III the wheat fields. Later
the decline was influenced by O reported
liberal increase in stocks In both private
and public elevators in the Northwest
and the failure of largo clothing house
in this city. Coma fair trade early,
most Of tho business being transacted
during the first hours. after which tho
market ruled quiet The feeling was
firm on nesr futures, owing to unlimited
offerings, but May was sold freely by the
longs. Opening at la.c. advance the
market afterwards sold up ia4c., eased
Off &C., rallied some, and ruled steady,
closing shade better for May, and
for near futures &c. lower. Oats
moderately active, with frmer
tone. Prices for May advanced &C.,
the strength being due in measure
/ 10 the frmer tone OF the corn market, a
fair demand from the shorts, and mode
rate offerings. On the bulge selling In
creased, and after urgent buyers had
been filed up prices receded &c. and the
market closed steady. ess-Pork-Only
moderate business. The feeling was
firm and prices ruled 7ial0c. higher and
closed steady ct outside figures. Lard
A comparatively light business and the
feeling was gteadier. Prices ruled about
30. higher and the market closed firm
at outside figures. Short-rib sides
Rather a good business, and the market
in general way was quite firm. Prices
ruled 5a7ic higher and the market
closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as fol.