Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
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WHEAT.
REVIEW or rHy CHICAGO MlrKEr.

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REVIEW or THE CHICAGO MAEKEr
! CHICAGO. April i2-Actiyliy and buoyancy
were again manifest In this market Trading
was active In all failures, and outside business,
| Judging from the way orders came pouring in.
were moro numerous than on auy lay since tho
| hoatd discontinued tns sending out 81 quota
| tons. The country l. evidently operating, and
/ there Ia enough business from this source to
| make itself felt on the msrkci. The course %
| prices was very Irregular sud fluctuations wers
rapid and frequent Tbs opening Of wheat was
I very unsettled and prices varied Aa.c. tn tho
| crowd, ruling lower In some instances than tho
| closing Of yesterday. From inside prices May
advanced &C, Juue 5sc, July lisc.. ruled
easier, and closed Sc. higher. tr hay
tc, higher , Jnus 70, higher Van mo
! dealing OF to-day represent. al advance
OF Hkc. for May and 9kc. for July above
tho lowest point, aud nearly all Of this all
vance siuce the quo stous we're cot or Tho
"shorts again covered freely. and parties who
sold yesterday were buying to-day. Crop news
continues 10 como Ira bal, nnd from some
sources the worst OF tho kind yet received. ku-
ropean market adyices we're favorable quoting
a bottor demand AMI at higher prices. corn
Another large days business was transacted In
this market, which was active and rather un-
Settled most of the session. Inc FEELING on The
whole was nrm, tho market syn naihixng with
the advance Ia wheat aud PORK. There wer. no
nsw outside features presented, and fluctuations
wera governed largely ny local Influences, chiet
81 which being mentioned above. The markst
Oponei strong With other articles, aud there VAS
fair buying. but the advance dtd not hold we'll
and the market reacted Aa'sc.. recovered. ruled
strong and closed SO. nigher than yesterday.
oais-ihers was a fair business transacted, bus
an unsettled feeling prevailed and prics
changes were confined &c. range mo
opening was steady, bat tho strength In wheat
| and corn had q stimulating effect 90 values, and
prizes advanced age. Later buyers failed TO
takc hold, an easier feeling developed, and
prices yielded slightly 10 talr offerings, but ths
market developed strength aud prices advanced
Aaic. aud closed az net gain 81 Aahc.
Tho Ddig frads Butfstin Gays: Hog Products
Considerable Excitement vas exhibited tn tbs
market for hog products today. attended with
wild and Unprecedented fluctuations IN prices
Tor mesa-pOrk. Tho surprise o. tho whole affair
Is tie moderate amount ~ trading la all thu
leading speculative articles scarcely exceeding
that OF the previous day. There was nothing
developed 20 really account f0r Tho sudden ad-
vance IN prices In one instance, where the mar
| zot went from under tho control u any ono IN
particular, every body got excited, aud s0mo
| were "rattled " aud HuxioO- - provide for out
| standing contracts, the small amount of proper
J ~ offered for sale creating very brisk COM
! petition ani resulting IN an unusual ant
| rapid advance. IL has been evident that cIsiis
| parties bGye been buying mess.pork freely
within tho last two or three days, nnd thst fOr-
eign trades have been liberal. IL sas hlniei
| that tho 1rst aiyanco OF 25c. WAS made % feet
| tho market 20 ascertain N properly could bs
forced out and develop the cAlen, OF the line %
shor.s. Whom this appreciation wss gained tho
market quickly got beyond control Of those Who
wero searching for tho knowledge ~ tho -itla-
ton, and In tNCnY minutes prices advanced
500 for May ana 81 for June-unprecedentsii In
the history Of tho trade Ia mes-pOrk ~ Chicago.
On the upward scale only a moderate trade wss
reported ~ outside Ggures tie marget weak
enei, and gradually seitlod back again. with
light trading to tbs close, with the greater por.
t.On OF Tho advance loss While this market at
tracted most Of the attention, hero was cOnsljc-
"a BILE interest manifested Ia iauf aud ehOrtrib
sides. and they shared In the advance 10 some
extent, Dut declined again during he middle %
tho session. At the close, however. they were
tive and prices rallied again, ruling rather Grin.
CORNER IN POLK.
When trade opened Ia PORK the widest ct
element prevailed, the crowd waxing up N the
fact that The market WAS coruorsd. FOR sons
months past the sawyer Aliace clique u New
YORK. II /, generally supposed, have boon buy
ing up pork, and when business started Ia thts
morning tb0ro was no May pork TOR salo under
<l2.1A AS the closing price yesterday was $40
this was mighty big bulge but thero vac
worse and more Of n" later. IL kept All
yancing SC. or more a. . time, and before Tho
close OF the nrst hOur Sas selling NJ SEQ. ~ ~
usually the case when prices are booming 40
that rate very litils was sold, but th0ro ire
mendous excitement, ami tho pit was cr0sied
with traders and speculator-. July pork showed
a similar advance, and lard aud RIBS some
what higher. Mccormick & Co, reprosspta-
tiyes Of tho New York clique. were again
prominent as buyers 81 July port, aud
Armour, Hutchinson, Poole. and Baldwin
also buyers. Later Ia the morning hutchin-
sons men bid si17J for July pork. which ussen
1lNaLcN OF more llhn " per Dhffol Olof lrfN
nights closing prices. IL Wa apparent thst Tho
cllque was after some big shorts, most Of tho
orders coming from New YORK ~ IinchinsOn.
~ no regular pork can bs made until Ocsobcr
the clique has control VI all months up 10 that
tine. subsequently July pork WAS offered 40
si316 and 10 looked as though some big shore
bad been run IN. for offerings were numerous
and there we're no bids. II was said ina. one
house called msrgn as Tor s3)j,QO) on provisions.
A good many Of tho coari, hOeoyer, attributed
the squeeze % Armour. 1Dsy say that the saw
yer-h ai!ac- clique Transferred mo deal 20 him
when they found they wore unable % carry u
th ough, ami that his Ia now the master hand.
llatgey & swim were large buyers Of lard and
Arraoar bought ribs, Wills T. J. Ryan a co.
bought LOOU,VO pounds VI Nay and July rioa
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Lsrm. April I2-Flour fairly active and
somewhat nrmsr. Wheat Higher; No. gred. cash.
sI4c. asked May and June closed al So AK
Oh July, sc. asked August, 81 tc. ssked- Corn
hrrn no. mixed. cssn, Ssss2y'.e.' Nay
Oats sas easy: 70. css6' ss5c.; Nay. 20. bid:
July. 23Ac. bid whlskey, slR. Provisions
higher. Fork. ii%0 Lara. tdi?s ntd. Dry
ribs, $50 shO-tclear. $50 Bacon fboxei)-
Shoulders. t5si3g5. ioLgs and ribs, sAoDaSo;
short-cleaF, sossAl2s.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, April 1g.-Fiour active and higher.
wnes. strong snd higher No. red, s;ssec.
Corn quiet aud steady: No. mixed, Sc. Oats
arm: No ., mixed. g74s2sc. Pork quiet ss
sIaG lard more active. Balk-meats ami ba-
con In good demand ana higher. short.riOs.
80. short clear. gL5l Nnskey steady a.
tl.02. Hogs strong common sad ushs sANs
THE WORLDS COTTON.
new YORK. April i2.-1he total visible supply
a. cotton for the world Is 2.6iosJo bales, OF when
9n1 Geo tales are American, against 5e2. oo and
I,7re 4g4 tales respectively last year Hcceip0
a. all Interior towns. 1914 bales; receipts the
plantations, a,5ss osles. Crop In sishs Asss.sD
bales. -
WILMINGTON. n. C. April i2-rurpsntins nrm
al s3sc kosin 1rm: straigei, Si.l5: good
strained, sLe0. Tar nrn az ST. Crude turpen-
tine nm; hard, si.S); yellow dip and virgin.
NEW YORK COTTON FUrUgs<
Nsw YosK. April i2--co,,on-Ns, receipts,
pone; gross receiptS SIS bales Futures closed
very steady. Sales, ei,5OO bales: april, NL@s
sa; asy sl s snns sep,s ss
siioeAsiLo3: octoter. si0elasi0ai; November.
si94issio.s.: December, $40. io.ssien January
sloisssi0 70: February, si9isasian
IIysRPoob COTTON aASXsr
LfvsssooL. April is-so's. -co'fen-tricss
shos a tendency to higher rates; American
middiIng, 6J.d.; sales, 1900 bales: speculation
ami export, 800 oale& Yesterday sales we're
Increased BY late business ~ 400 tslss %
: sa ssIss Futures steady; Nay and Juss,
a,I-atL. June and July, 6l36&d- July and Au-
suss. is-s4d.. also 1854 August sni sep.
iembes, is-eld. september, is-cti. !; oetob>e
and November. 4t5ti.
Up E-Amerlcxn miodling, e,td ssiss %
the day Included 400 bAies q Amsriean April
5 lo-Sad., sellers: April and Aay, io-eid. sell.
era: Nay and June. t3-s<d. sellers: June go
Juiy i5~esd.. ssiiers; July end August. ss-e&ds
buyers: August and ssptsnbe r. <tls bug.
er.. septensper aad October 566Ed uctoboe
and Soscmtsr. $780, boysrA Futures siossd
A'' SuRsoLK PEAKrT NARKKI
April ia--NAFkss qui>k eales a. fancy Qo1ee
reported q ska vsry IfGnt buD,eess - lneee-
s sc . ss'ss ~ ~, -: :S:s' 80 !
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