Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-12
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NEv YoRK March fi.--Cos.on dull; salss W
day. mono: uplands, like: Orleans, ffc. re-
ceipts, aftS bales; erp0rts-io Great Britain
ia354 belss: 10 France, e9l bales: 10 ne Con-
tineni 2,0s3 bales: stocs. <c6.sas oalsS southsrn
ses1 assxc. IA elevator: options fairly sctive aud
haAe. down and steady; no. 2 rcf. hsyehs
so.c.; April, soA'c.; May. $40. Juno, SIC:
Corn steady; No. 2. 3,. In elevator; options dull
and nrm March, ~ac.i Ap,il, %kc, ny:
March, z3hc.: April. Tae.; Nay. 1e. Hops
quiet and weak. Conee--Optlons opened "esdyy
closed unchanged and % IS points down aud
fairly active: March. $3.50: April. 81 SlasisS
May, si7.ssssi7.75; June, 81. asssiaD; spos
Rio arm and quiet: fair cargoes, s01a sugar
Row steady and quiet: refined nrm soi IA iair
Molasses frm: Foreign, 9-test x<e res
Orleans nrn. Rice in fair demand aud nrD,:
Petroleum steady rennoi. 100. cotton-seet
oil nrm: crude, 20 hosin quiet. Turpsnune
stesdier at isHa4sc. Wool qulcs snh stenlt'
PORK nrm and IN fair demand beol insfu'r.
Beef hams dun Tiercei beof quiot cui-meeS
quiet Lard stronger and moderately active
Western steam. s6.40af642x city steam, SO
options-Me'rh and April. s@tl bid: NAY, t.n
bid June. 1870 treiehts steady: eo'ton' %io'-
grain, 4ai
CHICAGO, March H. Whest-Tho volume OF
trading was quite largo. but at lowcr prices
The opening was about &c lover than inc @, en-
Ing ngurcs % yesterday, advanced n rire. ana
then sold OH ~. more below opening figure.
advanced &c. ruled steady. and closed sDoas
aa7sc. lower than yesterday. Tho decline vas
directly attributed to the Government report OF
wheat In farmers hands, which placed tho guam
uty ~ isS.Nl0.oo0 bushels, or 3i.9 per cent
OF Tho crop. While 81 nrst glance this
report was taken as "bssrish" features,
Il was not a. considered by all. the opera
tors making calculations 81 tho probable co.,
sumption, aud taking The quantity required for
seeding However, there was general disposi-
ton to realize the drfi Of the market being
DOWN. ard. aud holders wanted - unload bus
az the decline a fair demsnd existed ~ protnl-
nent local q ader. which checked further de-
cline and caused n eight reaction Cable al
Ncos Indicated rather tame feeling Corn rs-
reivei considerable attention early "a the day,
but a. tho session advanced the market dfasgei
and rulei very quiet The feeling developed
was weaker the little advance OF yesterday be-
tug lo-t Tho chief weakening innusnce was
the Government crop report. which came In sitsr
yesterdays close, making iAe per cont ot ths
late crop sin In farmers hands, &C H0op,ha1he
large receipts and the decline In whoat also IN
ducsd FREQ ceiling but offerings wero well alb
sorbod BY shorts The wcatner vas vet aud un-
iRgOrabls and had considerable influence Win
many operators. The market opened ha.N
under closing prices Of yesterday, was sieeiy
70. time. then sold on raac.. became nrmer,
closing TAAc. lower than Yesterday. Oats
There only q moderate trade In Nay
within range OF Sc. Ohsr futures were
neglected.. but a steady feeling prevailed.
In mcss-pork trading was moderate and mainly
for May delivery. pricos ruled 2sc. higher
carly but ofedr - were slightly Increased AMI
. reduction Of Sas &C. was submitted TO- Towarf
the clOae ,ho market rallied again and the msr-
k. closed steady. In Lard fair trade WAS re-
por'ol Prices ruled 2kc. higher early, but later
recedcd again 2ka5c. aud closed steady al me-
b dum figur3s. In short-ribs trading Was fairly
active. Prices ruled 2Ac. higher early. but later
setied back again 2Sa5c. Near tho close ther
rnllied 90 outside igurce and closed strong
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