Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-30

and prices rallied fa15<c There was also 9
runer that she french Government had fedacsa
dcureass in the supply. Afterwards there was q
break OF ly4al5E. villa the close weak, ON 2 de-
NAL regarding the French duty. No. = rel, May,
s1.16yt; June, ella; July, sI1ilE. Corn auli
and irregular, but fairly ective No. =, sl5ss
tilfc. In elevator: S3c anoat. Options varied
With wheat and closed steady at 1a9sc. Under
yesterday; trading fair: April slaS2c.; May,
I0c.; July bV4c- Oats stronger ana qnlet.
Options fairly active and stronger; May, 5I,4c..;
June. 56lic.; July, 55@{c. Spot prices: NO. =,
5oa00c. Hops arm and quiet. Codce-op;icns
opened irregular and closed steady. ID down 10
- up; April, $685. May. sl7.60; July,
$50. suearR n se t sa az iies decline lair
reclining, 3J<c.; centrifugais, o6-tcst, 8 7-l6c.;
rehned unchanged and quiet. holasses-.
Foreign arm and duh; New Orleans quiet and
and steady; refined, New York, SI.l5i Phila-
dolphin and Baltimore, s6.S0as7.10; In bulk,
S4.o5asABO. COtton-seed oil strong; crude,
on grade. 25a2ec. Roein quiet and nrini
pontine dul az 3ekc. Wool auiot and steady.
Pork quiet and steady. Peanuts strong; fancy
hand-picked. Exc; farmers, 2ifa333c. Beef
quiet and strong; family, s1I.50sSl2 extra
mess, S9.50es10. Beef-hams quiet and hrIn.
Tierced beef hrrner and quiet; city extra India
mess, s1SaelS. Cut meats dun and weak !;
picked shoulders, S5; hams, s9.SOaS1O- MID
dies quiet and firm. Lard opened nrn; closed
heak' western etenffl, $500 cry, Sn.'lof
s0.95: June, 1907; July, s7.1s, renned dun |;
Continent, 81. 30; South American. s7.so.
Freights 20 Liverpool dun and weak; cotton,
1-l8a5-64d; grain, I'D.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 2g.-Cash quotations: Flour
unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat Sl.06ls No 2,
rcd, sl.O08asl0Tlf. No. =, corn, 09tc. NO.
oats, &c Mess-porl. .82jE. Lard, s6.72I1a
1878. Short-ribs, s6.20as6.25; dry ralted
shoulders, s5.2Oas5.25. Short-clear s6.75a
$3.50 Whiskey, st.1S.
The grain markets all opened very much
lower than yesterdays closing prices this morn
ing and with almost a panicky feeling on ac-
count OF dsquieting rumora as to the financial
standing OF b. p. Hutchinson, the veteran specu-
lator. as he was understood TO have a heavy line
OF trades in NIL OF tho pits in which be was carry
ing heavy Losses. Tho markets were further az
fected as the day progressed favorably by the re-
port that his checks had been all duly honored at
the Board Of Trade clearng-hO and unlayora-
bly, by stories to tho effect that he had mysteri-
Ously disappeared and that he had proba-
bly, either committed suicide or was wan
dering about demented. The fine weather
and lower cables also had their IN
fiuence on tho market and the uncertain
news received regarding the French duty tended
TO create an unsettled feeling. Tho result was
that July wheat opened at s1.04a1.04ls, against
s1.O6al.O615 az the close yesterday. Some opera
tors having trades with Hutchinson closed them
ont, but the market did not sink below the
opening inside figures for the shorts began 10
buy heavily and the price quickly advanced TO
Sl.00k, then eased OIL again, and for q con-
siderable time held within sl.O45Sa1. 051s
Then the following cable from Liverpool was
shown around: "Wheat and corn unchanged I;
strong and tending upward on certain re-
mission Of half the present French duty on
wheat and the whole Of the duty on corn"
Under this stimulus July wheat sold up To
S1.05ss, and for time there was a strong and
active market. But Ream, Partridge, and other
leading bears showed heavy lines on the advance.
A Nuua -gH fsfrr,fr aAfa
reported removal OF the French duty and weak
ness again set in. II was helped by the report OF
HutchinsOn's disappearance, on the strength OF
which good deal OF his long stuff was thrown
on the market, This caused the break to
S1.04af, Closing cables we're stronger, however,
and July sold up again 10 s1.05k, but weakened
later and closed 1@c. below that. There was
much activity aud excitement IN corn, with a
wide and irregular range OF prices, chiefly the
result Of the Hutchinson rumors. The market
opened weak at 0l4a6lAc for July on the re-
port that q large line of " long" property was to
be sold, and the offerings Of local roOnl-traders
were heavy. Tho property referred 20 not
coming on the market prices suddenly reacted,
selling up to G23{c. The early sellers turned buy
er8 at considerable loss. The advance did not
hold. Tho estimates for tomorrow OF 500 ears
being announced, prices receded to nearly OPEN
ing figures. Some long property also came on
the market about this time, which had dopress-
ing influence, but on the rumor that the French
import duty would be removed, the market took
n Jump 20 63hc., eased OF on the contradiction
Of this and closed at 623sc. Oats were active
and unsettled, and although opening weaker and
lower, reacted and closed gale. higher than yes
terday. A good deal OF long stuff came out, but
after the furry subsidized n better feeling de-
veOped. The change was chiefly duo to the large
demand for cash oats from shippers, who bought
80 freely as 10 advance prices 3a4c. Provisions
were weak for n short time near the opening In
sympathy with grain, but recovered with the
coreals. Pork closed at q loss OF &c. compared
with yesterdays close, and lard is oil 2]6c., but
ribs are up 211c.
The leading rutures ranged az follows: