Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-03
MARKETS Bv TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK.

NEW YoRE. October Cotton q@es
miidling. 1I-16c. low middliue, o,sc' go
ordinary ssad.: net receipts. ~ baies ervse
receipts. 4.3:36 bales; Ell ports-ro Great brttaiu'
2,ss3 bales; Continent, f,062 bales; forwatdca'
356 bales; sales, 1877 baics-all spinnen "ss,
i64,Is2 bales. Weckiy-nes rece,p~, t.r."s
Britain, 1855 Continent, .A07 bales: lorwsru-
Ell. 90. 80 bales; sales, 1889 balcs-ail sp'nnetA
Total to-day-net receipts, 29,gO1 bales; "a
poriscto Great Britain. i0,s$3 Bales ss o con.
solidatcd net receipts, 227,552 bales expotts,
10 Great Britain. 65,20S bales; France, e,s<f
bales; Continent, 1857 bales. Total since
September lst-nct receipts, 13l.Zi0 pa,ee
France, 23.9jS bales; Continent, ol,loS bales.
Southern -four steady; fair demand. wneas
higher aud null closing rrm; No. red, >i:o4tfa
s1.0i3i; No. 3 red. Sl.0l. Options steadily al
vsnced through tho day, closing strong At 1Ns
l;sc. over yesterday Heavy rains, followed ~
freezing At the West. which interteres with seed
ing. frightened the shorts and Increased DUST
ness In the way OF covering; No. red, OCTOBER
si0iss: November, el06As; December, el.oess
Corn unsettled and moderately active: closoa
steady: No. =, 62a62h4c. Options advanced
contract deliveries, reacted. and closed nrm at
Lall%c. up for the day; October, 6l7Sc.; NO.
vember, 62c; May. size. Oats stronger and
fairly active; options hrmcr and fairly active;
spot No. ., white. 33ysa34ssc.; mixed west:
ern. 32loa35c. Coffce-Options closed flrm. D
down TO ) mp; October, sl2. 30asl2.40; Novem-
Der. slL20asil.40: December, ell.losll;3o;
spot Rio quiet and steady No. Z, iSlal &C.
sugar-Raw dull and steady; refined quiet. Mo
lasses-Ncw Orleans in fair demand and frm;
common 10 fancy. 2Sa32c. Rice firm and In gooi
demand Petroleum rrm and quiet; refined,
6.20a640c. Cotton-seed oil quiet; new crude.
30c. Re sin quiet and steady: strained. common
to good, sl.35asl.40. Turpentine quiet and
steady at 37lsa3sc. Pork moro active and
steady. Peanuts steady. Beef dun .,oa ors
September. s7s3Is Lard stronger on
re iuctiOn az stocks aud quiet; western steam,
sGl2lei city $3.50; October; s1.l2; Novem.
Der. s7.tj: January. s7.3l. Freghts nrm and
In good demand; cotton, 1-32i.; grain, 4s<aod'
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 2.-whca, was strong to-day
ami scored an advance u 2a2b4c. Ehe ten
dcncy OF prices WAS generally upward from the
start. The reasons assigned tor the advance
were the recrn, rains and bad weather IN tue
Northwest which. IL IL claimed, have affected the
wheat in the shock. larger clearances from the
seaboari. the covering by shorts, ana the
generally stronger tone Of cable advices. Inc
market no doubt was a"-hort one, operators
being Of late inclined 10 the selling SIDE. ana the
rather firm undertone induced many TO cover.
New York and 81. Louis operators were active
buyers In this market Dember opened ate'}4c.,
against D1i9c. at the close yesterday sold up 70
nSi t.. of to g1Jac.. up lrfegularly 10 Nyt4c., on
20 a,A.'.. up 10 3D.. oif To 9oc. again, then 10
D77.c., ond during the last few minutes hnleed
70 800 -, ciosna strong at pydic. Corn was ac-
tive aud buoyanl. influenced bv tho extremely
light receipts, tho strength In tho wheat and
corn-pits and the active covering by shorts. he
shorts started nj once 20 covering, and the oler-
lug being Hight strong feolng ruled. October
opened nj 53aj3L,c., against j"c. at the c'oie
yesterday, sold up to iss... broke TO 33@sc.. re-
acted some, and when wheat moved upward
| and the estimate II Only 100 cars for tomorrow
| became known there was a quick Jump TO 5ts,c
| This was the top figure AMI a reaction set In Gu
| ring the last hour which carried the price down
| to 53ssc. II advanced, however, and clOsed al
| SAG. Oats were iirm in sympathy with corn.
| but the trading WAS light. Hog products were
| higher owing mainly TO the big reduction In the
| stocks Of most Articles during the past month.
| Ribs were reduced the most aud Were strongest,
| with the shorts active buyers. During the last
| hour. hOweye-. there was partial rcartiou, and
| the close shows an advance ~ 1sisa25c. on pork.
| 2l6n1loc on lard, and l0a25c. on iibs..
| Cash quotations: Fiourlhim and unchanged.
| No. >, spring wheat, 9GleayU@sc. No. :. red,
| 97l.c No. . corn, jile'. No , oats, &c.
| Mcss-pork. s1O.10aslO.l2I9. Lard. s6.,5a
| $3.50. Short-ribs, f1lOas1.2o. Dry-salt-
Ell shoulders. s6.2oas6.40. short-clear, s7.50a
| $3.50. Whskev. Sl.lS.
J The leading futures ranged "a follows: