Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-04

NV iNitths
NEW YORK. March ACTION qGlei m'ds
ding uplsuds, i-l6c: DO. orleans. s-lVc,
sales, la GALES: total net receipts AZ All
ports, 1868 bales; exports 20 Great nri..a.
S73 bales stock. i,ieS.1t3 bales. southern nons
steady and fairly sctlye. Wheat unsettled ana
quiet, closing heavy; No. 2 rcd. $L0tixaeloo
In store and elevator; slOTael.Vst4 aroet;
cntiOns closed weak and lsalsc. under ycste,-
cay; No. ? red. Harch. sl.O3A; May, si.VS
July, rsflc. Com opened strong an1 closen
woaS, with fair trade: No. ,. soHefs,ef. IN
elevator; 50tSadO ~. aAoat; opt0ns s.oced
steady and SAC. under yestethny nNrn,
t9lSc; Nay, 4oac; July, sslte' Vs s, Hs,
active and steady; options Gull ons sseedy'
March, 3U'lc.: May, 3fc spot mixed western.
31a3Sisc CoiIes-Optiou- opened stesiy ana
closed steady and uncnansei 70 uv, ~
spot RIO dnn and nominal; 10. .; tc
sugar Refined, firm, with fair demand. MO
lasaes- New Orleans quiet and. steady. c'inrioa
10 fancy, 2Sa3Gc. Rice IN iair demanl an,
firm. Petroleum steady and quiet. No'ion.seei
OIL quiet and steady; crude, 251xc. kesn nrin'
strained, common 90 good, sloOafl.'i1. lur-
pentine dun and weak ~ tlltatxc. Pork
Quiet. Peanuts stesdy. Beef strong beei.
mans auiet and strong. Terccd beef qnie, and
steady. Cut meats dun. Lard lover and dun
western steam. sd.)f; city, t0JO; Narch,
SOL; May, S6.7o; July, 5000 bid frcishis
easier ana quiet; cotton, o-J%d. asked; gram.
. Sid.
CHICAGO. March 3.--Wheat waohled iitile rt
the opening, then became strong and MARKED
substantial advance, bnt weakened assin later,
closing easy az about tne lowest ssnres oi th'
day and az decline ~ &c. compared with 'hs
nntl figures yesterday. May opened ~ lower
az Ole. sold as 9O'sc., Improved slowly = elsSc
and then on heavy short selling aud liberal
realizing on long wheat, there Vas some yieiaihg
In prices and May touched Nll4c., BUS thefs
seemed 20 be no loss ~ confidence, aud the buy
ing again became Sharp, followed by a reartion.
during which tho fost ground vas recovcfei.
| Thon during the lasi hour tho crowd which had
| loaded up on the strong cables undertook 70
realize. but found little demand. About tho
| same time some private adv.ces quoted lover
prires abroad, some ~ the loading houses turn
| 81 sellers and weakness ruiei. May went on 20
pOsLc and closed ~ 9Oiec. The break In PORK
| was also a weakening factor. Corn was quiet
| steady. and nearly feaiureless: there was IT.
| tie business. and tho fluctuations we're narrow.
| The frm tone In wheat had tendency ~ hold
corn eteady until it broke Ia tue afternoon when
| corn weakened some IN sympathy. Inc nectua-
lions OF the daY we're conlnei 10 sac. range
| and The close was unchanged compared with
| vestsriay. Oats vera dull aud steady within stc.
range ana closed Lc. lower. Hog products
| opened higher. especially for PORK, dus - we
| steamer receipts OF live hogs aad an advance ~
| 5aIOc In prices. Early sales were AZ Sll4D,
| nut there was a rush - sell. packers being IN
| the lead and tho price steadily declined 60
| III 22iR IN tho forenoon. During the las; hour
| the PRESSURE was increased and the price weak
| ened 20 sIl.i2is. but rallied near Tho clote 70
| sIl.2O, a loss of poe. compared wish yesteriay.
/ Lard and ribs sympathized with PORK, bnt WIN
| less marked fluctuations. The former shows a
| loss of NC. and the latter OF DC.
| cash quotations. Flour easter bnt not quott-
| bly lower; No. ? spring wheat, aSc.; No. red,
| 95c. No. , corn, 4ll4c NO. ? oats, 2vc Noes
| pork, sll. Lard, s037i4 Short ribs, sosua
Short-clear, s625. Whiskey, sl.it.
| The leading futures ranged as iolioes;