Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-21
MARKETS sy rsLs0aAstt


NV Yosx. May 2o.--Cotson easy: ssisete,eaxs
EOS bales; upianfs, l9.lgc. oncanss Syc(
not receipts, 81 ports. 5,eso oaifs Il ~ ~ 49,
southern hour heavy aud qniet: common " ~
extra. siaf4.8o; rood 70 choice, do. 49,
s5Sa wbest 2tsss,<. lower; modsynssX
storr and i in elevator; si1sssasii<,1 sncaet
ma closed 2LasI<c. lower. Tho decline We
elmpIy through desire 10 liqulinte on scconns
g. me h,, sasa nroaess.s No red. Nay sis<;
Jn,y. t.Osix. August e1.04if Corn lover
unsettled: fairly active; NO. =, ~. IN e,s,o
tor Tic snoat; options dcp,esseJ ,,ss, 49,:
July, 03i1c. Oats lower and quiet. eieeing
weak options fairy active and iew.r snne,
53S2c; July, 63tlc; spot. No Y, botsaefst.
Hops quiet codee-optons openca nssa.t
S snsSsnss 20 e sosl po'ss sy ssssso Jans,
1850; July, si?.65; spot Mo dun bat sseasy.
Sugar-Raw In demand and higher; f<n ~
hning. l5-l1e centrif1gsist yos,es. .,..ssrS
A, 3-l6c.; eonfectione,S A, s,7e.; pordorsa.
43Ss. Molssses-Foreign dah; Nes Orleans
ai{st and steady. RICE steady and quiet is-
YORK, 7.20c. Philadelphia ard Baltimore, dsos
7.I5c.; do. IN bulk. s.0oaf.65c. Cotton-sesa ~
dun bat steady: crude, OF giade, 1oax.e
kosin dull bat steady; strained, common 70
good. el.d0asl.e1. TnrDcntine dan and love.
AT 3sa3Sl1e. Pork active and steady. Peanuts
firm; fancy hansLplcked. ll.c.; fafmcu', 2hs
1zc. Beef quiet aud nFm. Beef rams aua
and lower. TERED beef quite, and nrin. cut
meats quiet. Middle duil bat nrni short-cIesrs
81. Lard lower and duu; western sfssns
s6.67l%; May, 1897 asked; Jniy, so.tJt
refined DUH Freights steady; moderate de-
mand; cotton, 3-32d. grain, ilsd.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May 2O,-C0picus rains were rcs
ported throughout ,ho wheat, corn, and Gas belts,
With more promised, AMI The fears 0f short crops
on sooount Of drought were dissipated, al iesss
for the present A. a Consequence the merksto
all opened weak, aud operators ON The bear s'os
proceeded 20 take their profits, though tho
marked recession In prices was less due % their
efforts than 10 desiro on the part u holders o.
long property 90 market their stun. To adi ~
the discomfort u holders tho receipts ~ AN
POINTS wero more liberal. the foreign markets
were lower, and to-iay's steamers took oai heavy
shipments of gold. Buying against puts carry
absorbed large quantity OF wheat mat nah
been thrown overheard at the start on ssor-lors
orders. Aftor his buying Nas over and
The market again broke badly. Several os
the lgrge shorts brought on this break and causet
a respectable rally. July opened IS sl0liSs
SlO2: huctusted between those hgnres and VI.
and closed weak al I l. Corn was weak rom the
start. There was heavy and general selling. The
rairs IN the corn-helt and sha weakness In wheat
were the main causes Of the desire 70 sell Prices
declined Throughout the rension without
meterlal reaction; July going from 01lsa5Silc.
at the opening 10 30lsc. 81 tho close. Oats were
not as weak relatively a. corn, but the rain-,
nevertheless, weakened somewhat the position OF
holders July opened At 45Aa46,sc.. sold TO
46lSc. and OIL 10 i6lsc. The improved outlook
for the corn crop materially weakened PROVE
ions. Large receipts % hogs and general de-
sire 20 raid by the heavy operators helped tho
decline along. July pork shows loss Tor mo
dar compared with yostertiays close ~ 32tsc.
lard Of I"tGc;, and rihs Of a Ike amognt
Cash quotations: Flour dun and unchanged.
No. spring wheat, sLO3l5; No. 2 rcd, sl.03lS.
No. corn, 60c. No. oats, J0hc, Moss PORK,
a1115. Lard. $40. Short-rihs, sj.s5Iso.e3.
Dry-ealted shoulders, s5.l0as5.20. Short.clear,
S0.35as6.40. Whiskey, s1.lT.
The leading fufuFoa ranged "A fOlQWA