Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-02
MARKETS sy rsLecaAsh
NEW YORK.

NEW Yoyx. MAY i.-Cof,oa dun mi1dhnes
SIC; low niddiine, r 5-t6c; good oroinssys
s, saes oe Great srsn soss bsss p shs
Continent. 500 bales; forwarded, oSo Vs<3
eaIee. 1I5 baics, all spinners: stock l1o,lSs
oslee Weekly: Net receipts, 2,4z7 bale 49,
hoie.. 10 France, so bales; 20 tho Confinsnfs
5.p3Obaies: forwarded, f,0fe baiesi s>ics, SyS
bslce-aIl spinners- Totals to-day; Net rsce'P5
IO,2ss bsIes; exports-to Great britain, 49,. 49,.
rates. 10 France, 450 bales; 70 the Continen1
S'05a baIes: stock, 465,01s ba!es Consolidated
net receipts e0,677 baleei exports-to orcss
Rri,ian, 53,74s bales; 20 France s,sfo os,es,
20 the Continent, 2s,oII pale go 80 ~,
exrorts--to Great Britain 2,vSSloS bales 10
France. 500, $3.50 bales; 10 the Con,iDsnh i,Is,.'
a07 bales 20 the Channel, 10 BOO peies. SUM,
srn noer DUH wses, aa'e,s n 's sIs,asSs: siiss
si.lsIa anoat; options advanced ss 30
strong cables and tho absence cf debvcncs nSfs
on contract, became Irregular; ana sssn "a.
fair export demand for future deliveries VIZ
source ~ strength was the prompt tskns IN.
over a million bushels as Put out on s2nasJ 49,.
.hiesgo; No 2; red NAY, cosn ; ;,,ss.,.r and
dull: No 2, SIC. in elevator; $50 sncss; IN
graded mixed, 79aS3c.; steamer mixsn, 80
SEC options haic higher With wnea, ana Toa.
Oats higher and duh options hrmer and zee
active May, 59tic. June. 5stlc. July, tsrss;;
Hops firm and quiet. Coneo-optsons opeasa
steady aud unchanged and cloeed steady ana %
Zoe. up; May, s17s0asl7.90; June, slI.Jo
July, si7.d5asl7.76; spot Rio arm and dun
fair cargoes, ego. Sugar-Raw more active sna
stoady az decline; fair refining, 32s@ eennr
fugsls, 96-test. SIC; refined dun and M
changed. Molasses-FOrcign duh New orleans
quiet and steady. Rice drm and quiet petfv-
leum quiet and hrner refined az PhhaoeipniA
and Baltimore, 6.90a7l5.; In bulk, toSsA.oea.
Cotton-seed OH strong crude, on grade, .os2A.;
yellow, OF grade, 35c. Resin quiet and steady.
Turpentnc quiet and lower AZ 3Da3eitc. WOOL
quiet and steady. PORK daiet ana stesay. 49,.
nuts firm fancy hand-ptcked, 4blc. farmers,
2i%a3lic Beef dull and nrm. Beef hams nrn
and quiet. Tierccd beef inactive and nrfn. cut
meats steady and dull Middles quiet snd nru.
Lard caster and dun western steam, e7; city,
80. 30as8.35; May, s6.0s June. s7.ioi july.
closing, S7.22 asked; renned quiet. frelghts
TO Liverpool quiet and irregular; cotton, o-o4d.i
rain, llad.
CHICAGO, May LEASH quotations. Flour
duh and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat
s1.O7tt, Nc. 2, red, s1:O7leas LOSS NO =,
corn, SOC. No. 2 oats, 53ssa53i4c Mess-pork,
$3.50. Lard sB.70as6.75. Sbort-ribs, s6.2oe
$500: iry-saited shoulders, s5.20as5.2A. Short
clear. t6.75as0.S5 Whlskey, ELF.
The grain markets were all strong and higher
around tho opening this morning. Early cables
showed arm and higher markets abroad. De-
liycties on Nay contracts for wheat we're about
I.0OO, 900 bushels, which went into strong hands,
presumably for shipment The deliveries Tor
corn were next TO nolnlnk-tDtl sstOo buSn'A---
and the cash article was firm and &c. higher.
Receipts at Duluth and Minneapolis we're very
Iarge-some 400 car-loads-and over 100000
bushels were delivered ON May contracts. Wheas
made a sudden little squirt nc the opening. aud
this advantage, which IL gained In the nrst nya
minutes, was not lost during tho session. Tho
crowd Of scalpers kept placing for reaetloni
but 70 did not come. Instead OF this II held
steady 70 firm, and tho scalpers were finally
obliged to buy the grain back nj an advance.
July wheat opened si.OjlSasf.00, against sl.0o
at the close yesterday: sold up 20 sl.Odla, re-
acted tO 81 .06, advanced to rl.ODas, reacted 10
s1.OBli. and closed firm. The Insignificant de-
liycries. the Arm cables, the premium tor casn,
and buying by shorts gave corn a strong tone ot
the outset. This opening sales ~ July were made
~ B3a03lsc., against d3a03Ac. at the close yes-
terday and the future sold mp TO 64l9c. AZ
this point Bryant unOadeda considerable line OF
properly, the cash market weakened, aud the
estimated receipts for tomorrow we're heavy.
The result was a break 20 631sc. Tho market
improved later, and the close was at
B35sc. Reports 81 lice on the oat crop
| gave the market for that cerial considerable
strength and -. Louis bought freely. The
| trading was active until the latter part OF the
| session, when she market was rather quiet. Tho
heavy receipts alone encouraged the bcarr-
| There were no deliveries on May contracts.
| Opening at 40. for July, against i1lar. NJ the
| close yesterday, II sold az high ~ 400. and
| closed Sc. below that figure. The provision
market was fairly active, with offerings light
Considering the heavy stocks tho deliveries on
| May contracts were inconsdorahle. July pork
| closed with gain over yesterday OF DC. July
| lard and ribs we're unchanged.
the leading futuros ranged "a follows: