Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02

red. s7,<aosc in elevator; opeionc osn .
1kal<c. lower, closing sssedy. wholly socal Mx".
and chiefly sviscAins; NO :.. e. c:sssr' CLOSING
stronger S and moderately active No. :, 7osLic:
In elevator; options vcry dull and ~ ", c"s .,s
frm; August, 873xc; ecptsmbcr, 6oHc vsD
dun and lower; options dn,l ana a. M ,.
$3.50: September, SI5.SosSi 5.60; spot RIO
quiet and easier. Susar-kaw nfm ah~ III ~ ~
ter demand; refined quiet. hoiasscs-Nesc ,,r.
Petroleum quiet and steady; refined, New los.:
6.70a6.sJc. Cotton-secd OIL steady and Qulcs
crude of-grade, 25n29c; yslow on.gt%@M ,,,i
33s36c. Rosin duh and weak. Tufpcnsinc aus
and easy. PORK quie. and steady. Peanuts
steady. Beef easy. Beci-bsms dull ana easy'
Ticrrcd beef dull aud weaker. Cus-meats qu.e,'
Middles quiet; short-clesr, September so,s.r
Lard quiet and nominal; western stcsn'
s0.s7IS city. s6.25as6. 80; August, $3.50 sep
TENDER, a1.95. Freighfs strong: cotton, steamer
Slid; grain, steamer, 3a3lsi.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August 1.-Talk OF great crops of &c.
reals on the floor to-day caused qni,e aluxurtans
growth of tho local bear crop, but when prices
had declined under the weight OF the conlcctureo
years yield Il was found that II was not 81! ior
sole. in faci. no: as much Of II az was wanted 70.
ward the close. ana this latter phase Of the deal
was the prevailing feature II the last hHn nonr:
short session here and holiday IN LaverpooI
predispoaod the Spectators TO 30 slow. Iraaihs
was very Ugh; but there was n nervous, unsettIed
feeling which kept the crowd close 10 the trading
pits while the session lasted. Tho market Tor
wheat started apparently 1rrn but IN reality weak
as shown by an Immediate tumble IN December
from SoSsc., the opening. TO S95sc. Inc marker
for wheat opened nrm, II Judged by tho price
paid for a few lots In December wheat A. the IN
slant of starting, and Ii was retny very
weak as shown by m immediate tuin-
bic to S0isc. December finally reached S9'sc.,
but later In the day tho news began 10
and tho market braced up some. Dccemoer
went up 10 sysSc.. reacted hc. and at IL O'Clock
was SpaEc. against S9s@c. nj the closc yesterday.
Corn was about as dull a. wheat and quite steady
until noar the close, whom II sold up ono cent on
bad weather In the West. September opened
at 50t1a56asr., sold 10 585sc-, then OIL TO oossc.
reacted to 5TI.c., and at the close was about
premium over August. August sold 10 2,ac,
20 275sc.. and at ~ O'clock was about 2Isic
September sold from 27ssc. 20 275Sc. and AT tho
close was 27stc. The hog product was exces.
slycly dull and lower. The receipts OF live hogs
were 5000 head below tho estimate, but the
prices at the stock-yards were unchanged. The
weakness In wheat and duinces In trade, how
sold from a11.45 down to s11.40, then up TO
Sl1.47ls, eased OF and closed ut about S1l.4o.
September lard was dull at S6.67lfaS0.10 and
at IL o'clock S6.67le WAS bid. September RIBS
sold at s6.a7I, TO $500 and cosed at sd.92iS.
The cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and steady. Winter, 81. 75asi6o; spring.
s:3oas31o No sBrins wheat heat sSy ~ y,
279tc. Mess-pork. s11.37ls Lnrd, $4,000
s6.e2%. Short-ribs, s6.s0ae6.00. Dry-salted
shoulders. s5.90as6. Short-clrar &7.25aS7.35.
Whlskey. s1.17.