Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-02

bales; sxports>.to Great Britain. 2,7s1.417
baies; to France. e13,f14 bales; 70 the Con-
nnenf. l,42l ,67s ba'cs; to the Channel, p.!50
bales. southern -four dull: good 70 chofcc.
s350as4s5. Wheat higher. scarce. and duh;
No. red. o65<assc. IN store and elevator:
gSI4c.as1. ooh afioat. Options closed steady and
Tssissc. over yesterday; No. red, April, e4c.
active No. 2. sss1saSs. q elevator .s sosss5oc
afoat options closed firm nj Mai<c. over yester-
day: April, 4S1<c.; May, 1870. July, 43sSc.
Oats rrrncr and quiet: options DUH and hrmer;
April, 34stc.: May, 3iltc.; July, 33s4c; spct
coffes-Options clOsed steady and unchanged
from YESTERDAY; Apri, si2.s5ast2.95: May.
si2.G0asi2.G5; spot Rio dan AMI nominal
No. Z, sI4.25. sugar-Refned firm and 9utet.
Molasscs New Orleans quiet and tirm: common
20 fancy 2aa3Jc. Rice srm and quiet. Petroleum
steady and quiet; refined New York, so.io
Philadelphia and Baltimore s6.O5. Cotton-seed
oil quiet; crude, 2sc. Rosin steady and qriet
strained. common 20 good. S1.35asl.4O. Iur-
peDiino steady and quiet at 3sa3Sifc- FORK In
moderate demand and steady; new mess STA
Sfi.50; extra prime, sl1.50. Peanuts quiet.
Beef dun. Beof-hsme quiet. Tierred beef dun.
Cut meats steady and quiet. Mlddlcs nrn. lard
stronger and quiet wesiern steam, so,oV' elly,
SO: May. $500 July. 1870 bid. Freights weak
and quiet; cotton, "a. asked grain, 2,ss'd-
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April L." Whipeaw" was the oOun-
tersign In the wheat pit. Il was n sure enough
April-fo0l market for some o; the big houses as
well AZ the scaperf. Wheat opened 50 wcag as
60 be semi panicky. The heavy closing here last
night and the depression which seemed 10 per-
vade the wheat markets elsewhere brought IN a
good many sellin orders. and the market was
ssalhc. lover, May selling mt 19i4aI1sAc Al
about the same moment. But the local senti-
ment was very strong, the offerings we're rapid
IL absorbed, and there was an unsatisfei greed
for more. soon the selling was over AMI bids
we're rap dly raised the price quickly touch
ed ttlANr.. went oil some. Dlr then
rallied 10 1850, aud at IL oclpck
was about a1Nc. The market was gene
rally regarded as oversold. Considering the
steady decline Of Toe which had taken place
during the last few weeks, and the indications
that the Liquidation had been very complete and
that little was left 20 come out, the shorts were
eaeily frightened, and when the bnying showed
activity, courage, and vigor, they quickly ran 20
cover. Nearly all The pryate-wire houses were
active buyers. Cutler bought heavily early. pro
sumaby for Partridge, taking all be could get un-
DER Use, and Lester bought generously for Now
York. 81. Louis had good many buying orders
hero. aud that market Was very strong. During
the last hour. however wheat had weak turn
and sold or to 7pc for May, and there rested =
while. Later there was a sharp squirt on some
better cables and large buying by prominent
houses, with Logan in the lead, and under
considerable excitement the cereal sold TO
S0lsc.. or 29kc. above the low point early,
and at | o'clock was about SOC, closing
firm ut 1850. bid. In the corn market the bulls
are said 20 be after Partridge, who is repre-
scented as being heavily short The champion
shori-seler is reported 20 be less confident OF
his ability 10 cope with the corn crowd than no
is with the people IN the wheat-pit. Tho market
opened weak and lac. lower, In sympathy with
the depression ut the same time IN wheat. The
sudden recovery In the latter had an immed-
ately similar effect upon corn, which, after seil-
ing momentarily lac, below the opening price,
bulged 3,c. from the low point, and after while
bumped Itself again. getting its back up 20 4Oha
4O3lc on the latter occasion. after having boon
down 10 39llc. near the opening. Tho offerings
were light, aud IL took but little buying to put
the price up. Oats showed bat little independ-
ence OF feeling. and on unimportant trading
fiuctuated with wheat and corn, closing ssalSc.
higher than yesterday. The provision market
In n general way followed the fluctuations In
grain. The first transactions were at the lowest
prices Of the day, and the closing rates were the
highest Mitchell and uelmholz were vigorous
buyers IN the interest OF Wright, it was said.
PORK closed 17ISc. higher. Lard Is up 5Iac., and
ribs l0c.
Cash quotations: Flour quiet; prices irresu-
lar and IN favor OF buyers. No. = spring wheat
7S6hc; No. . red, S4l6c No. 2 corn. 1915.
No. oats, csc. Mess-pork. .27Has lU.5V.
Lard s6.25as6.21ls short ribs. s5.o1l9a
1870. Dry-ssltet shoulders, S4.50aS5. Snort
clear. s6.1 7leas6.20. Whiskey, sl.l3.
The leading futures ranged as ioiloos: