Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-23

h.,es. Weekly: Net receipts, 2,s40 bales Qq15
% 400 baiea. exports--to Great Britain, yyyto
isiss; 70 france, 1873 bales; p sisc consinSxs,
fSsa b esss iGr suinnsl foss,. sely
receipts, 10000 bales; exportt.so xcsss ~.
tasn. o. 1se haies; 70 the Continent, LOOT 49,
ssock. l0p,72o bsics. consoiidcfeds Ne
Io's3j bales; 10 France, 1873 bales; 70 tne
s,orf,nent. b.34A beIcs- Totals since sepsenpes
Isl. Net receipts, ., 200 s3t bales; expSss .-.
Great Britain, 301l,1s1 psies; 70 81. ezi
534,7eo bales; 70 tho Continent. i,112psS
bales: 10 tho Channel 1855 baios. sonthcm
sonr ann and heavy Wheat opened sfroDscrs
,osed iower ana ialriy active, chiefly for expcu:
No lI2lsas114,s In sore sna s ~ aast.c
ADVANCE. weakened 1s2tsc- on contfast de-
iisertes ana good crop weather, ADVANCED t4a5tc'
on covering. and ciosed rather easy NO res
May, siiss jay skoses. A - ssS ,ssiSsd,;
lower: No. 9, e7a8ej<c. IN elevator; esaoy,z.
sfoat; opsicns 1S,a2c. lower On tssvssp~
weather for the crop; Nay, e5Is Juy, vozy
September, 6gsxc. Oats anu ana i0scf o'ss III.
less active, lower. and weak May, 5clec. ; saV.
Sql<c. August, $50; spot, No. =, oltas,.1s'
mixed western. 50a55c Hops quiet and nrm.
Coree-Options opened barely steady ana .Ic
o. ~ points n DOWN: Nay yis7ossi7s0: JAY
eli. 40asl5.o5; Augus., st7asl7.oS, spos ns
duh but steady fair cergoes, 2Jc. snf.t-ns~
quiet and nrmer: refined Quiet. ho s..s "a
Foreign duh bot easy: kev Orleans auses ena
nrTn- Rice steady and quiet Petroleum qniss
and steady: rchned nc New YORK, I've -
Philadelphia and Baltimore. c.sasI.lc ~.
In bulk, 4.60a4.65c. COtton-sced oil qniot III
steady: crude. oil grade, 2Ss.20c. koriu dull
strained, common 20 good, sl.6o IurpenEns
quiet and steady az 37sla3si4. Wool steady ana
dull Pork qaie, and steady. Peanuts nam'
s isRsy r aan saa sae ' Se:i ss@s 5 BAL %
Ticrced beet Arm and unchanged. Cut-mests
quiet and steady. Mlddies quiet and hrm short
clear 81. Lard easier and dun western sse,m ~
s0.82t1; city, 1878 May, 5000: July, sooS
asked September s6.92 refined qnict; couu-
nent, s6.55a<7 Freights unsettled; moderate
demand cotton, 5-6sa3-32d.; grain, Iai,sd'
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May 2c.--Cash quotations: FlourduiL
No. . spring wheat, ei.04. No. 2 corn, SItxcs
No, oats 459ic Msss.pork' sle;sosssi. l nra.
saIted shoulders, s5.lOas5.20. short-cleazs
se.3oas640. whisSey. ellis.
The fact that tho predicted severe fro-ts IN
Iowa and Wisconsin did noe appear LIST night
and the continued growing rains In the wheat
belt developed q bear sentiment ON sbc Board OF
Trade, which carried down the price 81 the July
option 13sc. at the close in comparison with tho
s10ls, against s1.o1;s az the close Yesterday,
with many brokers In Possession Of selling or
ders- The trade was bearish, and 10 Wa az work
broke early 20 siOOl& New York sont In
steady stream OF selling orders, and the down
ward movements was resumed ana NOS
stayed iii g9Jlc was reached, when
reacted and then sold again az g9stc.
This freak inllced 80 much short sell
ing that the crowd WIS very easily frightened
into buying its wheat bach again AMI July im-
proved to Sl.003s, The selling nc this price was
enough to break Il back to 81, where Il elosed.
Corn was very weak. principally on account OF
the favorable crop news and the heavy receipts
Of the contract grade to-day July started AZ
$3.50, touched 55stc, and then sold OF 10 $500.
az the close. Oats synpatbized closely with
corn, though the close was htc. above the bottom
price. Provisions we're not as weak relatively ss
the grains. There was n little show " strength
early, but along with the break In grains and tho
liberal receipts of hogs, ultimately weakened,
with everything on the list July pork shove
less compared with yesterday OF f5c, lard BE-,
ribs NC.