Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-04
MARKETS az TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK.

yrv Yosr. August a-Co.ton nrm; saiss. -.
bacs; also last week. not before fcPotte1. 81"
bales for consumption: uplands. &c On:sri
3 7.l0c: net receipts Al all ports today Lilo
balcs cxports--to Great Britain, !01 oahss
Continent, 1900 baies: stock, 2%2,IIO nstrs.
Southern -four firm aud quiet: common 70 snr
extra, o2.05aJs.3J; good IT, ch0ioc dos vso's
s5.25. whea,-spot higher. sctive Tor exports
and drm; No. 2 red. ossts99kr. In escvsps.
Options steadily advanced aud closed nrm o. IS
etc. above Saturday on unfavcrSble weatherns
France, stronger Continental cables inrreasct
export buying and covering OF bag foreign ana
local shorts. The Increase IN the visible supply
Ind no effect: No. August and sepsemosri
quict; Hight oforin ~; No. =, 72c. In elevator.
Options advanced lasn"c. with wheat, but re.
acted ssassc. large receipts, closing weak 10
In lsc. ovcr Saturday; August, 6s1sc; septem.
Der, 66Isc.; October. 64ssc. oats fairly ac,ive
and unsettled; options quiet ana u,ner; g.
gust, 3slac. September. &c.: No. spot. 30
closed sieedy: August, siG. foasic.50: scpten,~
Der, $685. October, si440aelAAo; spo, no
jln but steady; fair carsocs. lyc. Sugar.nsv
S1.. aud ARM far reiSng ss S"m.'s s,nna.
ard "a" 3-i6c.: cut loaf. DC; granuiatcd,
4iIs4ssc. Molssses-Foroisn nominal: Newor'
leans hrm and quiet common TO fancy, .os.,'c
Rice firm and quiet domestic fair u estra. osD
s5c. Petroleum quiet: crude Ia bulk stoSi
refined, Sew York, 81. 1Oas6SS. Cot'on-secd Oh
dull bot steady crude-of grade, 2os2s;.; ye,-
low ofY-gradc. 33a3Gc. Triiow nrm ana quie.'
Rosin weak and dull; strained. common 10 goods
81. 3SaeI. 40. Turpenttuc more active and steady
a. 3St4a36c. Wool IN fair demand ana ssssny'
domestic fleece, 30s:57c.; pulled, Ssasc;s Ishas.
l7a24c. Pork duh and unchanged Beet va
fair demand and steady; family, sl3slt extrS
mess. - 5OalO. Beet hams stronger ~ eIo.ov
ASIA TERED beef quiet and steady city ex,ts
India mass, sipas.l. Cut-me,'s nrn,: pichied
oclies, s,,a'tsc.; shoulders, Dlsc.; eans. IL
live. M,idles firm: shott clear. September.
s7.l5. Lard stronger aud quiet; western
ber. $500: october. sos. Frcish,s active and
Grmer; cotton, 5.64d; grain. Nj.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Angus, 3.--The feeling IN The wheat
pit was rather berish ~ the opening and tho
tendency for the first few minutes was dowp'
ward: December which opened at ss'ic: ass,nss
SnsLc. at the close gu saturday sold OF 10 os'sf.
Then New York and ~. Louis came III WIN
heavy bnyiug orders. aud q cRblegram rom
Parts quoted tho weather wet and cod. prices Do
confines higher and the condition of ITO spring
wheat crop OF France hopeless. Ino@ things
turned tho tide and the shorts began fepldv'o
cover, prices making quick Jump W Ding
Then II became evident that ih're wouid DO en
immense increase In the yisibl" supply, and und'e
Tree selling the market vent or In "'S4,. There
was a reaction to ole. later on advces from New
York that foreign houses we're go.d payers
there. Tbs market WAS rather nervous during
tie last hour. Aftc, selling OF 10 gOssc tor De-
cember rhcro Was a qrirk rally 10 aIhc ana
recession 20 Ole. bat the close vas nrm atollsc.
on buying by prominent local houses Cora
-ympa hfed with wheat In the early trading.
September opened NJ 06slc.. against 51tr. rt
tho clos. Saturday. Tue market VAS show Tor
tho first fifteen minutes. selling To odlac.. hue
when wheat started Upward corn did hke~iso
and the price Of September jumped 70 bsc.,
| but weakened little and then advanced 10
lSL4c There was recession "a osc., then
another advance, this time 10 Jslsc. Tho feel-
ng was easter toward the close. however tho
shorts recovered from their fright, ana scp,em-
Der recedei 10 37'sc at which IL closed oats
wore quiet but rather strong all day In -ymps-
thy with tho higher prices Tor corn aud wheat,
though the fluctuations IN that cereal were less
marked than IN the others. Hog products wero
firm. Tho receipts Of hogs were 1000 under
| the estimates and prices wele -. higher. Tho
| strength In wheat and coin were also strength
| enlng factors Tho business WAS light aud prices
We're steady. The close was tear tho closlng
| figures III saturday.
| Cash quotations: Flour nominslly unchanged.
No. = spring wheat. sssassSi,. Nc. corn,
| 90. No = oats, 27slc. Mess pork. Aii.3I%.
| Lard. s662is. Ghort-ribs, sus5atd o3. Dry
| salteI shoulders. s5.p0asd. sho.t-lear S1.2oA
sf,31. Whishey, fll1.