Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-04

bslse; seeck. al. see. Southern hour ssssdy,
fairly active. wheat--No. 2 rod, Si.O4K: 6ps
tons carry advanced hatsc.. declinsd, and
sossr iSs n1 pst. sssss@ sS No. Corr yrs D
Ana quiet: No. 2, sc. Options closed stssdy %
~: over last night; October 0ig.c.: Mar. 5istc.
oais urn and quiet; No. 2, 33ISsS3slc Op.
Ions duli and hrmsr: October, 53lxc.: Nav.
37ysc Co0es-Optons opened barely steady
closed steady At 1osis down. October. sI2.g1c
9l240; November, sli.2OaeIi 80. Derembsr.
sll.2o; spot Mo dan No. z. l33,c.: no sales.
sugar-ksw dan and steady: refined qule,. Mo-
iasres-Nsw Orleans frD and fairly active.
common. @ss32c. Rico IN good den,snd and
nrm. Petroleum nrm AMI quiet; refined,
30c. Resin duh aud steady: strained. common
TO good, s1.35ssl.40. Turpsnilns anist and
stesdy ~ 37ltaJse PORK steady. Peanuts
quiet. Boot quiet. Mlidlcs frn. Lard opened
$40; city steam. s0.s5 October s7i0
asked; January, $3.50. frelshis unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. October 3.-ghs balll,h en,husIasm
with which 'ho trading closed yesterday caused
everything to open stronger ths morning. bus
this feeling soon oozed out, and for tho RAJ
msinier Of the dag tho course Of prize. vere
generally downward, wish tho close IN al of tho
traling-pits ~ or rear tho loves, figures u M
session. Wheat furnished tne ,lads with .
genuine surprise. AZ tho start e boxed very
strong, and for y few minutes everybody was
looking for an excited AMI bnOyant market, bus
n CHI apge quickly follow.l, and IL was an unex-
pccted event. The opening price u Dscember
wa. e9s4c. ssL0OIk, and tho latter was the top
figure. After y few minutes she wheat began 10
come out, and tho crowd was staggered by tho
magnitude Of the Offering ana private cables
coming IN lower and good rains reported IN tno
wheat belt and clearing weather IN tho North-
west prices began - tumble. Tho bulls lo~s
boar. ut once aud hastonoi 90 Cos rii - ihoir
wheat. short sellers raiicd the market yslouslJ,
and IL did no, take ten minutes 20 sent
prices back 20 9yc., and finally e9ssc. wss
touched. There was slight reaction, bat tho
market continued heavy, sagfing " 20 es1sc. IN
the las. hour and closing weak at esssc. Cora
started stronger and higher. partly IN sympathy
with tho strength IA wheat but largely IN The
small receipts only 70 cars being reported.
where 100 hxd been expected. Octobeg sold
early a. 5tls,. AMI up 20 Doc. Then inc real.
izins sale, became frcc, and wheat making is
big break corn followed. C,tObcr cold oY 10
54c reacted 10 base. aud fell 30 137sc. Tho
market then stcaiied for a time but resumed
its downward course during me afternoon,
closing at tne bottom price, b5ssc., gsinst 80.
yesterday. Oats were irm early with other grains,
bus weaken~ with them AMI sold on later. Prosl.
sions wero weak, mainly In eympathy with ce.
reals. Pork scored = decline OF ioalflsc: lara
was unchanged: ribs were 5c. higher for Dcto-
Der, unchanged for November, aid 2lzc- lover
for January.
Cash quotations: Flour steady ard unchanged.
No. :, spring wheat. oJfsa9oc.; No. ?. rsis
gf.,. No 2 corn, DC. No. oats, .0ssa2okc.
Ness-pork, SO. Lard. s6.s5 l9a-6.so. Short
ribs, s7.IOaS7.3o. Dry-ssted shOnlGcrs. 80 2oa
s6.4O. short-clear, s,.1Oas..OO. Whiskeys
$I.1S.