Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-31

bales; expcrts-to Great britain. 1871 befe~.
~ rranse, SsoSo bales; 10 rse Loatinssf, 2Igi
a., 800, loVioS5 bake. Southern n0ur
Gun and heavy. Whest unsettled. lover, and
daii; NO. Z rcd. 95t5ass;,Sc m store and
elevator; o94c.asl. 0O7l af,aa,. Optlous ciosed
xxSe' on on hsrch; and sssir. ON osher monfhs,
$50. Corn opened armor: n,o,er 10 tr,.,nssss
c,,s'ng easy; No. :, fpc. ia elcyktor: SOC.
aaoat; options cioacd weak Al ssc. tss "a ~
d0sn harcn, fsAsc.; May, s7c.; July. {5c.
tons fairly active and woagct |: MAJ. atsscs.
July, 35Ac; No 2. white. April .ifiiaa35c:
SPOT No.2. 36a37Isc.; red western, 3t,xs:,fi<c'
sooes-o ciosed sisaay a, load down;
cull end nominal; 80. :, si4.25. Sursr- -Tc-
fnoi steady and auiet. Molasses- New Orleans
q9lP' ana urn common 10 fancy. 25a3Jc. Rico
arm and IN lair demand. Petroleum daii snd
lower; refined Now York. 48.IO: Phtiaar,nhtx
and baltimore so.O5 do. Ia balk. s3.sas q so.
totton-seci oil 1uli; crrdc, poe. Ro~ia steady
and quiet; strained. common 20 good Of asr
sl.4O. Iurpentne QUOT and srm az 39a39J1c.
FORK quiet and steady. Peanuts quiet Beef
easy; family. sa.50as 1850: extra mess. a.. so,
-. Beoi oanE dGll. TERED beet weak city
extra India mess, f4ai7c. Cut meats strong:
rlckhn bellies, C14c. DO. shoulders. Gk<c. a..
hams, Slaas1ac. Mldalcs dall aud castor short
clear, $500. sard lover and dan western
steam, $o.o2l@ bid; city, sB: March. $3.50;
May. s6.oJ. July, S6.65. frcights weak and
oar; coi;oa, isi.; gsain, 81 aSkof
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Msrch 30.-wheat made heroi,
e1ctts tO SIT up to-day. Its strength proved
hardly sun ient FOR the offoft, aud thu attempt
had % b. abandoned. May Cpen0d brtskly ~
80. higher at SotsaSOl3c. but the advances
brought tree offerings The tone soon changed
10 che of weakness, and before IL O'Clock tho
price won't OF 10 ly;saS0c. spnt By noon tue
market sold OF 10 fY3ic. Weakness continued
10 rule during the closing hour, ana May sod
syaringly as low as 7sllc., ana LETT Oh easy q.
1ezsc. A new feature was the dechus IN fhs
premium on July. The pressure 10 sell that
mouth vas great from tho outset, On the fne
crop prospects, and 10 fell from li.,. over
May 20 only isc. over. l. was at-o discovered
that number OF houses were buying May
but selling an equal amount q July. The corn
trading ia IT, course almost dnpit,ate q
that OF the wheat market. IL started az an adj
vance for May Of about Nc. and made the tcSt
prices ior the day In tho fret tee minutes Of tho
session. Considerable excitement prevailed IN
oats at the opening, mo market being very ura.
The receipts were lighter than expected C0un-
selman and Frazer Bartlett bought pretty freely
early, taxing about 100000 bushels each and
sending the price 20 29&c. Late In the Gay
SCI, vartz- Duprec purchased quite line for New
York parties. Hog prodncts we're tho Weakest
tning on the list. Closing prices we're nearly tho
lowest May pork closed az SlO.lst-, compared
with Sio.3sh yesterday. Mag lard al $500.
against 5000 and ribs so.5'ls, compared Win
500 yesterday.
Ussn quotations.: Flour duh Ind irregular:
No. spring wheat, 7S1sc.; No. red, sac. No.
2 corn 3.izc. No = oats. 2slsc. Mes~pork.
sIO.O7 l5aslO.l0 Lard, sd.l1ieas6..0. snort
ribs. s5.53as5.57ls- Dry sailed shoulders,
s4.Joss5 Short-ciear. s0.l9Ieas0."o. Whis-
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