Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-31
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEw YogK, October 31-Cotton
quiet; sales, 237 bales; upisnds, l0c. (;
Orleans, 10 3-l6c. net receipts, 40,9B
bales exports--to Great Britain, ii, IA
bales; TO the Continent, IL. 40 stock,
5S7, 729 bales Southern -four steady
but dull. Wheat closed steady; No 2
red, sl.0Sl in elevator; options very
duh, lalIc. up. sustained by the excite
ment in corn; No. 2 red, October and
November, s1.0Si; December, sl.09 |;
May, 3l.l2s. Corn quiet and scarce ;
No. 2. 59iaG0c. I; options excited on large
speculative buying and firm October
aud November, 59,c. December, 60tc. ;
May, Clio. Oats stronger options firm
and quiet October and November. 4ec. ;
December, soc. May, Sac. /; No. 2,
spot, 49a50tc. Hops firm and in mod.
crate demand. Coffee-Options closed
steady at 15a35 down October, sl7.S5 ;
November, sl7. 40aSl7.50; December.
sic. 75asl7.O5 May, Sl5aslha5; spot
Rio nominal and fair; cargoes. 2Otc.
Sugar Raw, quiet and easier, fair re.
fining, 5-l6c. refined, quiet and
steady. Molasses New Orleans quiet.
Rice active and firm. Petroleum quiet
refined, $3.50. Cotton-seed oil firm
crude, CSC. Resin dull and firm
strained, common TO good. 81. 45asl. 30.
Turpentine, duh at 40jailc. Wool firm
and quiet. Pork duh but steady. Beef
steady and quiet. Beef Hams dull and
easy. Tierced Beef firm but dull. Cut
meats dull but steady. Middles quiet
short clear. 1920. Lard active but
lower western steam, "a. 30 city, $6.0j
November, SCAT; December, S65
May, 81. Is. Freights firm cotton, I'd.
grain, ID.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 30.-Cash -four
steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring and
No. red wheat Sl.0i. No. 2 corn,
53lc. No. 2 oats, 43c. Mess pork,
Sl02 %. Lard. S6.22i. Short-ribs, S5.3js
S5.45. Shoulders, IS. 22las5.75. Short
clear. s.. s5aS5.90. Whiskey, Sl.1l
Wheat-Only moderate business
The trading seemed pretty evenly di
vided between selling and buying anC
no special changes occurred, though tn,
feeling was rather firm and prices were
slightly better. The opening WAS O Int
tie tame with December declining tc.
but May held steady. Then u firme
feeling developed and prices advance,
@. again, settled back to opening fig
ures, from which an advance OF Aaic
followed, eased off slightly and close'
about tc. higher than yesterday for May
while December was unchanged. Corn
The trading was OF fair volume and th
feeling firmer. especially on near futures
The opening WAS ut 10. decline
but under good demand, strengt
in near futures being o featur,
the market advanced half "a cent, reaete
&C., and sold up another &C., or 10. ia
May. when there was some selling agains
privileges and prices receded. ruled firm
er, and closed with gain for the day Q
la;c. Oats fairly active. A steady fee
| ing prevailed for May, but October wa
weaker The price changes were small
as result of local influences, and tn
closing sales for May we're ut baIc AL
vance over yesterdays close. Mess
pork-The trading was only moderate
| The opening WIS at 2tc. decline, but
temporary rally OF 2la5c. WAS game
shortly after the opening. Later price
settled back 7lal0c. and closed quiet a
medium figures. Lard-A moderat
trade. Prices declined 2la5c. ami close
steady at medium figures. Shortr
sides moderately active. Prices decline
2la5c and closed rather quiet at medium
figures.
The leading futures ranged as fol