Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-24
MARKETS sy TELEGRAPH.
NEW YoEk.


NEW YonK. Msrcn 23.--cotton dun; middtipg
upiSnds, q lI1Ui.: rnididing Orleene, y-l0d..
sales, % bales. Total net receipts, alf ports,
1864 bales; exports-to Great Britain, 12,3gS
bnles; 70 the Continent. 1905 baics: stock.
1,1oe.6se baies- Southern nour dan and weak.
Wheat lower and active for export: No. red,
9tiSA979sc. m store and elevator; gU5zasl.011s
anoat. Options closed heavy AZ Haltsc. under
yesterday; No. red March, g63rc.; May,
a3ssc. July, o21sc. Corn--spots stronger aud
fairly active; NO. 2. 41a47f.c Ia elevator: .
4Sa4sL4c. afost. Options closed steady and nm
changed 70 lsc. advance; March. 4614c.; May,
quiet and nrmer; March, 1870: May, FIG;
No 2. white. April, $3.50. spot No. 2. 34tsa3oc I;
mixed western. 34a35txc. Coifee--options
closed st,ady and unchangcd TO &c. up; Marah,
duh and nominal; No. q, 14tsc. Sugar-ke-
lined firm and quiet Molasses-New Orleans
firm ana quiet common TO fancy, 2sa35c. Rice
steady ana sctive. Petroleum quiet aud lower !;
New York, q. Roc Cottan-seed oil quiet; crude,
25c. Naval stores steady and quiet. Fork IN
moderate demand and steady new NOSE, STA
Sll.50; extra prime, sll.50. Peanuts quiet
Beef, beef hams, and uerced beef QUIET CUT
meats quiet and steady. Middles more active;
short clear, s6.f0. Lard lower and fairly active ;
western steam, $3.50; city, SO bid; March,
s6.4S; May. $3.50; July, s0.81. Frcishts
weaker; cotton, SID; grain, SGD
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March 23.--The lowest price yet for
the wheat crop Was redS1e1 To-Day. III tnr pit
at the close the dual figures were at the bottom
for the session. The feeling was manisestly ner-
Vols. A remarkable struggle for long time
made the outcome uncertain. In the beginning
the bears had the upper hand, bat after nara
struggle were overmastered only 70 regain con-
troll with vengeance. St. Louis showed re-
markable heayiness, with the May price on from
s7ISc last night 70 SO at noon to-day and reports
that foreign houses had closed cut SOO,OOo
bushels on May contracts in that market
This and raiding by local bears when
they saw an opportunity turned the market
down. The late cables were also disap-
pointing 10 buyers The reported export bust
ness. forty-eisht boat.losds In all positions ot
the scaboard, did not do more than help cheek
tho late decline. Tho buying capacity OF the
local wheat trade appeared TO be exhausted.
During the last hour there was general dump
ing of local holdings One explanation was that
1t was a recognition that there are ll,Oou,OVV
bushels OF spring wheat Ia puD'ic ana private
elevators. Of which not cargo has been sold Tor
export In two months. Corn was remarkably
firm in view Of 1Ac. drop In wheat. IL opened
and closed for May delivery at 3Slac., but IN
the mean time 10 had sold "a high NJ sSc..
which was the bid price at one time.
Oats acquired considerable strength early nom
corn, but lost il in the slump OF the last hour.
The advance 10 2Sisc. near the opening was IN
the face Of heavy selling by Pratt, who put out
FULLY 400, 200 bushels around 27isc- In the pro-
vision market firmer feeling was notceaDle,
but owing to the extreme depression 10 wheat
there was reaction from FIRST prices, and the
decline left the market PIG. lower for pork
2IHa5c. for lard and from 5a7Ifc. Tor ribs, thah
at the close yesterday.
Cash quotations: Flour neglected; prices not
quotably lower. No. 2 spring wheat, svssc
No. . rcd 7s3lc No. 2 corn. 373,c. No. 2
oats, 27l4c Mess-pork, sl0asl0.02l&. Lard
s6. I5as6.17lS. short-ribs. s5.50aS5.521e Dry
snlted shoulders. sA.JOas4.o0. short-clcar'
s6.lo. Whskey. s1.13.