Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-03
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MARKETS BY TELeoaAPH'
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NEW YoRx, February 2-Cotscn steady Gales,
107 bales: middIing uplands, 7-l0c: MO,
ding Orleans, 1915; total net rccciptss Al
ports, 81, 500 bales; exports 20 Greet b1sanf
Yl.2a0 bales; stock. l.2ss..4S osie d w ors6
e1ssl. 00li, store and elevator; e1.01ael.02es,
afioat; options steadily declined and closed
heavy 1a1Jxc. under yesterday; No. RED. Feo-
ruary. s100Ai March, sl;oi1 nay, o 0l.oo, =
elevator; 50Aa5oI1c. sfoat; options decnned
Isa3<c. and closed weak; February and March,
4bt4c. May. 4Szsc. Oats dun and easier OPP
tons dull and weak; February, 3olsc.; NAY
ern, 3flsa3eisc. Cofiee-Optlons opeued arm
at Is to rs points advance and closed etcedy'
I5a25 up: February, sl316ael3:3o; harsn.
s13o5asl315; July, $l2.3Vav X. AZ spot MO
frm, with more demand; No. 2, 14isal4l4c.
Sugar steady ana quiet. Molasses-Sew Or
leans quiet and steady; common 70 fancy
2sa36c. Rice duh and easy. Petroleum quiet
and steady; refined. New York, go. Cotton,
steady; strained, common to good. Sl.Sz1ta
s1.37l<. Turpentinc duh and easy at soa5Slsc'
Pork quiet aud steady. Peanuts quiet beel,
bcsf-hams, and tierced beer duiL cut MEAS
frm: middles steady. Lard rather easy wess-
ern steam, s6.77ls: February, 1878; March
$3.50; May, t6.95. Freight weak and dnii'
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. February 2.-whsat declined nearly
all day and closed easy at bottom ns1res win
a loss Of l7sc. on May the active futures cotl-
pared with yesterdays last price. Besides Pc
Ing weak the market was dull About all Of ne
news was unfavorsbe TO holders. ana the ais
oouraged longs were generally inclined 70 70. go
The cables brought lower quotations ana ioreIk z
ers were said to be selling generously At the sea
board. The receipts I'm the North vest we're npe-
raj, and the weather In the southwest MSS
moderating. There was good deal OF buying
at the start around 90c, but II did not take ions
to satisfy the demand, and as the offerings con-
Corn was fairly active, and showed
a good deal III strength. Tho liberal
export movement, the brisk Eastern euo
New England demand and the continued poor
grading were all strong factors. Short sellers
were showing good deal OF concern and gem
ersl inclination 20 cover. one OIL the no'sois
features OF the market was the strength as
played In the near futures which are very CLOSE
TO MAY. This 10 because o! the continued poor
grading, and fears OF scarcity OF grain to MI
nearby contracts; in fact, there are fears Oh u
natural corner. OF the 372 cars OF corn IN
epected In store to-day not one graded contract [,
OF the 2, 100 cars during the last ten days only
ten have been contract. AS result OF this con-
dition OF Affairs February shows an advance OF
1c. over yesterday, closing within lsc. OF top
figures while May closed unchanged, aftor be-
ing sc. higher. The advance was steady, with
very little reaction. Oats quiet, steady,
and without feature. me rather smaller stocks
OF provisions than we're looked for gave hog pro-
ducts temporary strength this morning, but iree
offerings caused the market to weaken AFTER
wards. There were several narrow nuctnatons
later, leaving pork unchanged. Lard IA DC low
or, and ribs, OF which the stocks showed me
greatest diminution, 7lsc. higher.
Cash quotations.: Flour duh and un-
changed. No. spring wheat, S514c.; No. red
Mess-pork. $3.50 Lard, s6.421eas6.47H
Short ribs, s5.77A. Dry-salted shoulders
s4.62isas475. short-clear, s6aS6.0o. WINS
key, s1.16.