Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-19

baiee- Consoildstsd-Nes secstpss. pl.<1o
paies; exports-to Great britain. 32 ,3le balsD:
=. ooa France 2vsgs bales; 70 tho contipens, 81
ceipts. 0,3ie,s77 bales: exporss-so Crses
Drltaio, 2,65D,000 bales; 70 frsnce' se6ssSS
bales; 20 Tho Continent. 1850, loo bales chan
net e,t3. tales. Southern -four dun and VEGA.
Wheat-spot unsettled. closing higher. fairly
active; No Z red. DQr.ast. store and eleyasor.
sI0O1tnsLOi4 nnoaL Options clossd seaE AZ
tenJSc. over yestrriay. No. rcd, March. esizc..
May, 9dltc July, 94isc. Corn--spo, opsned
451saf54c. In elevator; 465saf7i4c. anoat. on
tio,s closed steady ~. up 70 1tc down: March.
acc. May. f0L.c July. f5s.c oAss qule, snd
Irregular; cIosias frpei; options aail bas
mixed western. 34s35sfc. Coiies-optious clssei
steady and Unchanged to Toe. up: Marcb.
sl3ooael3I6; May sf2,s0ssI2.90 spot RIO
quiet and easter; No 2, lave. sugar--Renned
and quiet; common to fancy, 2Sa34c. Rice frrn
ana quiet. Petroleum steady and quiet: refined.
New YORK, G.30c Cotton-seed eli duh: crude,
2oc Resin quiet and steady. Tarpcntine dull
and lower ut 30a30lsc. Peanuts quiet and steady.
Meat market quiet. Lard duh but steady:
western stoam, sj.57is asked rty, s8.I3a
$3.50; March. $3.50 Nay, s0.5s: July. tsos.
freignts dnll aud weak; cotton, SGD. asked:
grain. "a. asked.
CHICAGO. March is.--The cables were again
depressing 70 holicrs q wheat. m obcdisncs. IL
was said, 70 dietatlon from this side, bat The
crowd took less notice OF the weak cables than
| they did OF the continuation Of cold weather
| over the winter wheat country II hone. There
were purchasers Of May wheat at the opening az
! from SiSsc. % Sil1.., with one or two transac-
| tons AZ S4ASc. a few sccond- later. Without
any perceptibIc cause, beyond ths uncasiness OF
those In the crowd who had sold wtess
| short ~ under sac. there was . sudden
| rally OF L.. per bushel nom the low
! est price named above. Corn WAC rather nfm
| early. but soon began TO sympatbue with tho
weakness in wheat. May opened at 3ssSc. and
| sold at 3Sb.c., but then broke % 3s4c, reacted
20 35skc.. aud at II O'Clock was 3sttc. The mar
ket strengthened toward the close, chiefly IN
| sympathy with wheat. Nay touched &c.,, and
! az the close was $3.50, shade higher than yes
| terday's final figures. oats we're quiet. May
sold early a, 2skc.. broke 10 2TSsc., reacted
some, bus az IL o'clock was 2sllc. The market
! grew hrmer after the noon hour, influenced by
corn ana wheat. May sold 10 2ssc al
tho close. The speculative maret for
| provisions opened steady az about The
! closing prices OF Yesterday. There wee
only a few trades az and near the top ngure'
| when tho market for pork broke badly, selltn'
down to the lowest point Ot tho session for Ma,
delivery. Live hogs were lower, and TO add 4
| the weakness there was free liquidation by To-
| longs and heavy ham mering by the shorts Lar
| and ribs we're fairly steady. May PORK sol
steady at 3lO.22i9, fen TO $40. then back '
$40 1915. and at 10 o'clock was slO.l2tb Ma
lard sold at from s6.27l6as6.22ls, aud May r,t
at FROM s5.57a to $3.50. During tho last hou
the merkot showed decided improvement o
free covering by shorts on the decline and "a
nrner tone IN the grain pits. May pork reacte
10 slO.17ts anu lara TO s1.27Is closing ira
tlon under these hgures.
casa quotations.: Flour unsettled aud irreer
lar. no established market. No. spring vhea
$3.50 No. red, S5iS. No. corn. sly
No oats. 273,c Mcss-pork, t9.97Hssl'
Lard. 80. 2Jes6.21Is. Short ribs. s5.o0aeo.o2r
Dry-salted shoulders. stsoaso.oo. shortclea
sBlO. Whiskey, sl.l3.