Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May is.-Cotton dull; saies tos
day, "a bales; last week, not before rcporfeds
321 bales spinning, ,60f bales uplands, $50
e esss S.c. net rsS rsss BRITAIN
bales: TO France, 1,s13 bales; 10 the Continent,
1897 bales: stock. 4lf.l49 bales southern
-four duh common 30 fair extra, s3-9OasfSo;
good TO choice do, s4.60as3 65. Wheat stronger
and duh; No. 2 red, s1.l6I<asLl7 In store and
In elevator; options weak, GLOW on Account ~
holidays abroad; prices. however, advanced on
unfayorable weather reports, closing nrm Of
June, s1.l3Js; July, sl.i1iS Corn steadler and
dull: No. 2, 0pi6a70c. In elevator; options are
kai9c. up and very dun; May, 6gIxc.; June,
66ISc.: July, 65t4c. Oats quiet and UNCHANGED;
options dun, irregular, and closing hrm May,
561ac. July, DOC. spot, No. 2, 50lsa3sc. mixed
western, 54a60c. Hops dun but firm State, com.
mon 20 choice, 25a32c. COffee-Options opened
steady, closed duh and unchanged 20 points
down May, $3.50; June, sl7.75; September,
$3.50; spot Rio dun bat stesty; fair esrgoes
zoe; No Z, 1S1Sc. sugar-ftaw quiet and
steady; fair refining, 23sc centriugals, b6-teet,
cut-loaf and crushed, .5i4c.; powdered, 4l4c
graduated, AGA 3-l0c. Mola-scs--Foreign
dull J0-tess, Sl3: New Orleans quiet and
steady; common 20 fancy, 25a35c. Rice steady
and quiet; domestic, fair extra, 0a6iic. Japan,
6a6lic. Petroleum steady aud quiet: refined at
New York, 1900. In bulk, 4.60a4.05c. Cotton
seed oil dull and steady; crude, of-srade, GOA
poo. yellow, otf-graie, 35lSa3dc. Resin steady
W
sl.05. Turpentine dun and lower AZ 3es3etsc.
Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece 3ta3lc.
Pork quiet and easter new mess. e12as132o;
extra prime, el1.50 Peanuts quiet Beef nrm
and quiet family, 81 l.50aS 1928; extra mess,
9.50ael0. Beef hams dun and unchanged.
Tierced beef firm; city, extra mess, el1asls.
meats steady; picked bellies, 5sfc;i Ahoulders,
43iv. hams, 93iai0lsc.; middlos dun and firm
shOrt-clear, 81. Lard easter and duh western
steam, 1865; city, $3.50: May, 1897; June,
s6.87; July, s6.74 refined quiet. Frcights
duh cotton, 3-32d. grain, llsd,
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May lS.-Cash quotations: Flour
steady aud unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
sl.O6A; No. . red, sL06Aas1.0s34. No. 9
asll.2 Lard, s6.4O. short-ribs, sb.sOas5.9O.
Dry-salted shoulders, s5.i0as5.25. Short-clear,
s0.30as0.40. Whiskey, si.1b.
The news to-day was all favorable 90 the bulls
| In wheat and they took advantage Of the situa-
| tion 70 give prices sharp twist upwardsat tho
| opening this morning. July wheat opened az
| $l0ll4aSl.02 and quickly advanced 20 s1.03is,
became steady. and held Tor a long time q, the
| advanced figures, then sagged OF 10 sl02il,
| but rallied 20 sl.O3, and closed firm at s102js
In corn, "a in wheat, the shorts were at a disad-
vantage. The weather-map showed rains In MIS-
souri, and Kansas, but none In Illinois, Iowa, or
| Nebraska. The bull crowd lifted July from
57aic. at the start 60 5sasc. Offerings by country
holders carried the market back 20 ZINC. again,
but the rise In wheat lifted it 20 5Stxc. Oats
opened at slight improvement and ranged
| higher, owing 90 reported dry weather In tho
oats country, local dealers taking sofae futures
| on thls news. Provisions remained dull through.
| out the session, the fluctuations being governed
chiefly by changes IN the prices OF corn. July
| pork started al SLID, sold 20 sll.3I1e AMI OF
| 10 S11.22L1. IL rallied iator 10 sll.35. Tho
| fluctuations In lard and ribs we're also narrow.
| The leading futures ranged as follows: