Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-11
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Nsw YoaK. February io.--Cotscn DON -
easy sales q bales; middiins upiand Blu
do. Orleans. eide; total net receipts q ~
ports. Ease beles: cxports-so orsse bnsens
2i.30s bales: stock. l.24i ,ois osleH southsru
-four dull. Wheat unse,'led. opening lower opq
closing fsrm No. 2 rod, 02at1. ON N vcfe ana
s a :. ,. ssss ss?l 9 rs s f
AIRY, ei.02,A; March. tl.024i; May, sl.0i. Oae.
weak and dun; options fairly set'ys. nrm, ecd
partly ,sc. up; February, &c.,; May, SI!t&s
Coree-optioos closed steady and Balls Up;
February, el355asfa60: March, 9ia13A
el3.20: spot Rio quiet and crm; NO 2, lts4A
lasses Foreign dan; New Orleans steady. Rice
M fair demand ami steady. Petroleum quies and
steady: refined New York, $6.a0. Cotton-xesd
oil quiet and steady: crude, 25tsc Rosin ana
frm. Pea eats steady. Beef duh but s,eady;
beefD ams, quiet tlerced beef DUH Cu,-mcate
dun but firm; middies firm. Lard steady snd
quiet; western steam. 1885 bid; February.
eb.St; May, ~. Corn opened weak All closed
irm; No. 2, Is;satvisc. In elevator; 0VsooAe.
aGoat options closed unchanged 10 ". up and
moderately active; February, 4s;lc.: March,
i9;sc.; May, 4oalc Freights Irregular and IN
Moderate demand, cotton. sd. grain, I'D.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. February I0.-rhe anticipation bill
now pending in Congress had more TO DO with
the course Of prices on the Board OF Trade to-
day than ell other influences combined. With
the fluctuations OF opini,n and the circulation Of
.umOrs tending 90 show that Il would or 10 would
not become n law prices went ap or down. The
| markets. especially whest, we're nervous and
"spotty,' subject e. periods ~ great activity and
| excitement. followed By decided dnlness. With
! out warning prices would shoot up aud down.
and then for considerable time would remain
| very steady. The bulls and bears ALIKE wefo
| on the strain and ready 10 run t the
| FIRST sign u danger. on tho curb yes-
| NAV WhlQh ma
/ closed at SgSsc.. sold OF to SIG. and this.
together with reduction OF hasS4f. I'm vsiue
| In Liverpool. made the market weak at the start
| this morning. Prices, however, we're very ragged
| 10 the outset, and In the excitement widely
| varying prices were made IN different parts Of
| the pit. Those who had not recovered from tho
! scare Of the day before made low Offers. whilo
many OF the cool heads, who did not much fear a
| passage Of the BILL aud who wanted 10 foresssll
! anything Ike panic AZ the start. hid wen mp,
| the result being that quotations from different
| parts Of the PIT ranged from eSc 20 s9iic. The
buyers, however. were In majority, and IN 4
| short time there was an advance 10 S9ttc, many
scalpers failing n the buying movement NJ the
pnce mentioned. They undertook 10 realize
| profits by unloading, hut the demand having Ia
| the meantime been about satisfied there was
| nobody 10 sell 90, and prices plunged down In
| two minutes 10 sSsSaS9c. Then followed o
| period OF inactivity, followed by an advance 70
| bgi6c., then break t. SS9tc During the last
| hour the market continued nervous, but with
| light trading passing, ana fluctuations ranging
| at Ssisas9l4c Near the close 10 was reported
| that there was no danger OF the bin passing.
! On this thers was rush TO buy, and the price
1 went up 20 9Ossc. IL eased of some, and closed
| at 5000, an advance 81 &c. compared
| with yesterdays figures Corn opened quiet
ana weak a. 41iSai2Iec. for May, against
| 4Iisc. at the close yesterday; advanced quickly
| 70 42atc., but broke again 10 slsic. There VAS
but little business, aud nothing In the way OF In
| nueptial news, the marke. being dominated
| wholly by the uneasy aud uncertain feeling
| which has grown cut OF the PROPOSED legislation
| I'm Washington. Near the close there was a rally
with wheat TO 421sc., and the close was at 42ssc.
| Oats were dun and comparatively steady and
| closed with gain Of issisc Hog products Nlc-
| tnated several times within narrow range,
| largely In sympathy with the grains, though In
creased receipts OF, and lower prices for. hogs
hal weakening effect. Tho close WAS az
| slightly higher figures.
| Cash quotations; Flour dull and 10al5c. lower.
No. 2 spring wheat. S6)sc.; No. req, soisc.
No. corn, 40slc. No. 2 oats, R9a29i4c. Mess-
pork, $500. Lard, s660as6.oeie Short ribs.
e5.S7lSas5.p0 Dry-ealted shoulders, s5ae6.2J.
| Short-clear, S6.20as0.25. Whisky. ella.
| The leading futures ranged as follows: