Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-12
MARKETS BY TeLE6aAPd.
NEW YORK.

Nxw yoxx. February ii.-ccsson arn.
sales. 40 bales: middline uplAnds, 7J1ec
do Orleans. 7 Alec; total net fcccipte ~ ell
ports, 27,2o1 bales: exrorts-to Great Britain.
i,:ie. e64 bales. southern dour dull whsss
less active and unsettled; chsins nrm No 2
red, el.02t< In store and elevator; el.039<A
sl.04sS anoat; options closed frm March and
sS pad FsSra:r 1'As sosT March sicaN
May, e1.0O7s. Corn unsettled and fairly active:
closing nrm; No. 2, 4Qs49I<c. In elevator; 5otla
50isc Gnoat; options varied kalS,. closing
Mach, March ss,Sc.: Nay. 4s;sc. Oats steady and
moderately active; options duh but steady;
February, 3oc: May, 37,<c spot; mixed
western, 36aa7,tc: Coffec-options dull bat
$3.50; Nsrcn sis. soasiS4o; March. Si2a5s
siaOJ: spot Rio quiet and firm: No z, f45<A
l5c. sugar--ke6ned steady. Nolssses- Or
leans quiet and steady; common 10 fancy, 2Sa
Soc. Rice steady with fair demand, Petroleum
steady; rerned Now YORK. s6.40. Cotton-ssed
oil quiet and steady: crude, 25l<c Rosin quies
and steady; strained, common 70 good, ei.S2A
si.31H. Turpentine quiet and nrm ~ 3Atts3Sc.
steady. frolghts quiet and unsettled; cotton,
lid; grain, 2ssd.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. February 11.-Though les sensitive
than on yesterday, tbs wheat market was never.
theess quite nervous to-day aud subiecs 70 nus
merous small fluctuations, With one OF two toier.
ably wide ones, but on the whole tho changes In
prices were not 20 violent rs those OF preceding
days Al the close values were unchanged In
comparison with yesterday, whiio the market
for both grains and provisions was undeniably
still unfavorably influenced by the threatened
anti-option legislation In Congress, though Il
was not 90 thoroughy dominated by u IS u he'd,
been for the two days preceding. Cables camc
a little stronger this morning; the do
mestic markets generally showed some
nn4 anr IA
was strong. Bat tho selling soon became
vigorous aud under IL there was sharp break.
Later some strong cables from Paris turned the
market again. but the Improvement did not
hold, and nervous fe. ling prevailed on the de-
cline. During the last hour the feeling was dull
until near the close, and then there was some
sharp buying, mostly 10 cover shorts IN
consequence VI the holiday tomorrow-Abrn-
ham Llucoln's birthiay-and there was
smart rally. May opened at sv9sae04c.
against s9Jsc. at tho close yesterday, sold up
TO q01Sc. aud back 10 $3.50: advanced 10 vOc,
broke 10 S9i4c., rallied TO s0i4c., dropped 10
$3.50, nuctusted narrowly for time. touched
sgtec., advanced 10 gOl4c.. and closed steady at
spsac Corn showed good deal OF Drmne-s az
the start, largely due TO the better tone IN
wheat, and May sold At from 42lvr % 42hc.,
but thsre was not much activity. and holders,
owing to the uncertainty attending pending
legislation deemed tt a favorable time 20 close
out, and sold freely. The heavy onerinkN, With
the drop In wheat. caused weak feeling, aud
the price went oack ersuuany W 80, VI.
market growing dull at narrow fluctuations, aud
the close being steady at 42Ssc, tho same a. tae
closing price Of yesterday. The current receipts
were larger than was expected, aud included 10
cars OF contract grade. Oats were quiet and
easy. nuctuating Ia sympathy with corn, and
closing az unchanged prices Hog-producs were
q little stronger early, but soon weakened ON tho
ample receipts OF hogs, and the weaker prices at
the yards, ruled steady during the 1876 hour anu
closed easy az immaterial reductions from yes-
terdays final figures.
Cash quotations: Flour dull, but steady: No
spring wheat. S6lfc.; No. 2 rod, 5gttc.
No, corn, 40sic. No. oats, 2ea2Dlyc. Moss
pork. slI.87ltasl1.70. Lard, e6.60ae6.62t<.
Snort ribs. s5.s7l6 Dry-sslted shoulders, e6a
s5.25. snort-clear, s0.20as6.25. Whiskey'
ala.