Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August 17.-Cotton quiet; sales,
260 bales; also last week not before reported,
237 bales; for consumption, 1,490 bales for
export none; uplnnds, 10 l6c. Orleans, s7sc.;
Great Britsin, 2,04S bales: France, IS bales;
Continent. 500 bales: stock, 206,502 bales.
southern nour higher; fair demand common TO
s4.50as5.40. wheat-The market unsettled
and dull, closing lower; No. red. e1.llis In
elevator; options extraordinarily active, lever
ish, wild, and unsettled, opening 1l<a3lsc. up on
manipulation with the West, the maSket soon
began declining, and closed weak at Sdechne OF
2z4A5c through large foreign selling orders lower
cables, increasing offerings from Russia 10 the
Continent, disturbance from = reported bank
failure In Melbourne, extensive unloading on
two large calls for margins, and q gneeral dispo-
sition TO realize; No. 2 red. August and Septem-
Der, S1.llls; October, Silly; December. Ellis.
Corn-spo;s opened higher and closed easier and
quiet; No. 2, 7eaS0c. In elevator; ungraded
mixed. 7stsssltt; options advanced 21sa3c.,
declined 13sa14c., and closed weak at 11fafhc
over Saturday; trading fairly active; August,
759sc. September, 72esc.: December, &c.
lsa1Lc. up, frm, and quiet; August, 3os.c.
spot No. Z. s5sssc. Cciec" Options opened
ssead S!q Augusta down " osSsrs ssao up; xa
gust, s16.45asl650; September, e15.s5a
sl5.95; November, $13.e6as1A; spot Rio
steady and quiet; fair cargoes, 1oc,; No. 2,
fair refining, 3c. centrifugais, 96-degree test,
7-16c. refined quiet and easy, some grades
lower; standard A, 414c.; cut-loaf and crushed,
b1sc.; powdered, 40; granalsted. 4As4ssc.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady
and quiet; common to fancy, 2sa32c. Rice quiet
and firm; domestic tsir 70 extra, 61<a7c.; Japan,
51<a5hc. Petroleum lower ana quiet; renned
New York, 6.50a6.65c. Philadelphia and Bal.
more, 6.45a6.o JOG. IN bulk, 4.10a4-4 &c. Cotton
seed oil strong: crude, of grade, 26s30c. yei-
low, on grade, 3li<a36c- koeln steady and
quiet; st ainod, common 70 good, el.35a>l 40.
Turpentine quiet and steady at 36a36$4c. Pork
quiet and more active new mess, oll.5Oa1lS
extra prime, 91025se10.76. Peaputs quiet;
fancy hani-plcked, 4}4a4i4c.; faSmsrs, *}<a3s<c.
Beet quiet and nrn: family. el3Ael4 Beef
hams duh and sasy, quoted el7.S0aels. Iierced
beef dull but nrm; city extra India mes.
312.50a$21. cut-meAts steady and quiet !
picked shoulders, 0l4a6I<c. Middles quiet and
easy: ehort-clear, September, $3.50. Lard
opened strong and weak western steam, e667}l
asked: city, td.sAae0.30; opslons-Sepsemoe rs
o0.S3 asked October, 1d.o3: December. ella.
freight 10; Liverpool dun end easy; cotton
6-32d.; gram, "a.
sr. LorIs. NO, August l7.-41ous unseetled
little doing. Wheat-The agreement 70 trade
only In settlement prevented any OF the Wild e.
citement that would have been eeen u a open
market, restricted operat<ns materially end
undoubtedly saved serious nnanctal troubleo,
but Il did noe preveus vioient and wild nucsua-
slous in pricee December opened bali > eeni
higher aud Jumped 70 cents higher = ooce,
and Ne teslins uaA pAsvons and annsaAAnaave