Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-10

meas, eilS0asib. Cotscnrssed al uuass ~
steady; crude, 35as7c ysils.. go Psesplsen
psssy. ana CUTE. "a soss ann. e. =. sSs :sS E
tirm and In fair demand domestic, fair % extra,
3ttao1tc.; .Lspar, 4s&a454e 1o,a0ss-ferstgs
SS's. N:s o.ss.s open sol s ss goSd e
steady ana quiet; fancy band picked, 4a4t1..
Coffee dull; options opened dull sad closed
steady at sos4s poisss dova; August elkooa
si4.so; spat RIO daIl esd nominal q isc.
susar-Ra~ easier and more aciives fair re-
lining. 3S4c; csutrifugais, oo-tese, yH& re-
meg mgaserstely active And steady standard
lated, 3-l6a5j4c. Frsights 70 uyoRposl
quiet and hrm; cotton. va |: grain. SD
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. August 9.--Tna corn DIT Was The CO.
ire OK interest most Of the time today. Wheat
weekly weather bullet n showed serious damage
TO corn In many States BY drought. and reports
from the country we're moro emphAttc than ~
fore rcearding the immiuencc o. . great disas-
ter to the crop. There was some weakness naaR
the close on a report that rain was falling In
Nebraska. Compared with last NIGHT Nay corn
lett on 10. higher and wheat 10 Lat<c down.
Pork aud ribs are each up goo and lard 40c.
local trade. the outside interest incresstng and
buying orders becoming Numerous. Tho ecv.
-ernment weekly weather bulletin demon.
strated that tho past week was Q hard
one In INJECTING more damage than
auy previous week. To-dey there were
scattering showors throughout the Northwest,
Colorado, aud Nebraska, the weather being dry
and hot elsewhere, aud private advices reported
considerable injury IN Nebrsska aad other lead
ing contrasting States which short time back
promised an immense yield. The money situs-
ti0n is In such shape that the cash trade - gene.
rally curtailed and has q depressing effect on
the near futuree, Exchange" cutting cooside-
radio OF a figure. The market opened a. yestors
days final figures, and under an urgent demand
from shorts, advanced lalIsc. for September
and 1J4c for December, working back rospoc.
lively ssaxc. and 1Ac., 81 the close the former
being up ssal4c. and the latter lailsc. Receipts
were hghl and the estimates tor to-mor.
row are also very moderate. Wheat 81
the opening was cosy sud from y 70 No.
lower. Then IL improved and prices FOR Sep
TENDER advanced tc and for December no,
eased OF again. and closed about lSc. lover TOT
September and Ac. lower for Deoemoer than the
closing figure Of yesterday. The uncertainty tn
regard 90 the financial situation and the report
OF toe failure Of New YORK bank had some ct.
feet. but there was buying from other sources On
q moderate scale, Influenced by good ciearancos
from the seaboard and rather unfavorabie crop
news. The weekly report said that drought WAS
which was light, and that North Dakota was sui
fering for ram. There was 9@,3o0.000 more
gold taken In Europe for America. Cable
adyices we're OF an unfsvorab,c tenor,
can markets. Oats showed : better
trade and stronger feeling. due 30
sympathy with cora, and aiso 10 crop reports
being rather unfavorable. The main feature
was the strength and advance OF lAc In My,
while September advanced 6c. The bulge
brought out liberal selling, prices reacted
AasSc, and the market closed stesdy. The pro-
vision market was very nrm on moderate
amount OF business. The hrmness was tho re-
suit Of small offerings. The hog receipts, - re-
ported from the yards, only amounted to e,oo0
head, instead Of 10000 head, as had been ex-
pected. Some buying was led by Armour q Co.
causing some shorts 10 cover. Lard was the
most active article on the list. On the advance
there was some long pork cold out, which was
said TO be the cleaning up Of q line which was
only partially liquldated In the slump OF woek
ago. In freights there was no Improvement, tao
demand for yesselroom and rates remaining at
1I4c. asked for wheat and 10. for cora TO Buf-
falo.
Cash quotations: Flour dull with no signs
OF improvements No. 2 spring wheat. osha
5s1kc.; No 3 spring wheat, T. o. b., bbtsc.; No.
2 red wheat, 5Slsa6sAc. No . corn, 3szc
No. 2 oats, GAO No. white, T. o. b., GOA
25lSc; No. 8, white, 26a30c No. 2 rye, 4sI<r.
Mess-pork. s12.45ae12.70. Lard, eS. 10ass. rs.
short-rb sides qoose), s7.3oas7.t0. Dry-safted
shoulders boxed, s7ae7.25. Short-elesr sidee
boxed, s7.62tSss7.77IS Whisky, s1.12.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHsAr- OPENING. Highest. Louest. Closing