Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22


The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opealns. Bi,ness loves. Closing.
WHEAT
Mar........6Os6 6I7s eOss 81
Nay...... ga 62's 6iss e2isa%
July.......6.h 65ss 62ls GA
corn
N S:;7..:.......ssSS s ssS s ssHs. s sss
Sept .....3i%s5s SI& 81 5I5saa
OATS
M.y.-...le7s eo]s 1878 goN
sept. 2OAs 2O9s 2U9s SUs5
May......s go seoq}G se15 sal7H
july $40 9.45 9.37H $40
July. 5.4i San b.43 o.45
RTss-
May ....... 4e7H 4e7ys 4ee,s 4o5
Cash quotations: Flour unchanged No.
2, spring wheat o. $,S4Ci S-Ses5 Ne I re-
No. 2 oats. 1918 3-lc. Mess pork, 5000
so. Lard. S5h l-2W}j.2O Short-rlb Sides
ti90Qt491 IL; dry-salted shoulders,
tiG2 1-20Si.75: short clear sides, SJqSl2 IL.
Whiskey, SIP.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL.,, March
2l.-Cattle-Receipts. 300 head. Market IA, get
$3.50: stockcra and feeders, 2S54B -;
cows and bulls. 81 5OQS.5o; calves, $3p
HogsEReceipt-' i2.coo head. Market
strong to SC. higher; heavy packing. and
shipping lots. 8. $50, common TO choice
mixed. $3s5aS397 To-. choice assorted,
S3.9jdS41O: light, $3.90nA.lO; pigs, $3.500A.
Sneep-Receipts, 100 head. Market
steady. inferior TO choice, S.15a $3.50;
lambs. $3.75qS475.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. March 2l.-Flour-
Wheat Steady: No. 2 red, spot and
March, 72a72 i-lc., July, &C.; southern,
by sample, 7JHljc.. do, on grade, Il Lie.
COrn-Firmer. mixed, spot. and March,
80 7-Sc. steamer mixed, 81 l-2qS2 5-Sc.;
Oats-Steady; NO. 2 white, western
q l-2qGc.; No mixed, do, "A l-2l9
Rye-steady; No. ?. 4sc.. FOR nearby; 459
Hay-Steady, at 16c.
Grain-Freights-Qu
Other articles unchanged.
ST LOUIS,
ST. LOUIS MO. March H.-Flour-
dITTa rand p8'SsS a5 cb l5eey Ss 81
Whoat-Higher: March. 5Sc. May,
IS 7-sa59c bid; July, 50 Bic.
.Cou-Hlgher;. March, 26 lie; May,
% S-lI26 Use; July. = 3-4llZ7 use.
oats-,-Ifrm; March. lsc.; May, 10 7-Sc.;
July 10 lie
Pork-Standard mess. new, 1925; old.
Lard-PrIme steam, 1896 IL; choice,
Bacon shoulders, E.75; longs, S.s2 -;
'' Dry-sa 9s IN ilss S;' longs
s. y y; clear ribs. 5.l2 IL; clear sides,
High wines-steady at N.22.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. O., March H.-F1our-
Market fairly active; winter patents,
S.65Vy3y %; spring patents S3514pS.M.
Wheat-Quiet, steady, and UNCHANGED.
C0rn-Market quiet and steady; mixed
ear 81 lie; No. ? yellow, 5gc.
Oats-Qulet and steady; No 2 mixed
track, q l-2c.; No. 3 white. BE.
POrk--Market quiet and easy; mess, $3.50;
clear mess, Sl03. family. Sn23.
Lard-Quiet; steam leaf, SCI -; kettle
lard, Sj.62 IL; prime steam. $40
Bacon-Quiet: loose shoulders, &.25;
sshort-rib sides. $50; short GEAR sides,
Dry-salted Mea.s-Easy; shoulders,
$40; snort-rib sides, S5.l5; boxed meats,
Whiskey-steady at s122.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March A.-l23O p. NJ
COtton-Demand limited prices unchang-
ed; middiingi l$-52d. sales, 100 bales
American. 900 bales; speculation and eX-
port, 800 bales. Receipts, Z0,VD bales, Anne
rican, 23.SOO bales.
Futures opened quiet; demand fair;
March. I 20-fad. March and April, 1850
l9-G.qi 2)-Gid. May and June, 1 11-6iQ
lS-6id.; June and July. 4 l6-Gi44 17-0i1.;
July and August. 4 l5-bil4 l5-65; August
and September ll-6tdi l2,5inl 1874;
October and November. g 62-G4a3 G3-6id.;
November and December, 69-6tg
6l-6in3 62-6ld.; December and January,
3 6)-Gia5 6l-d.
Futures firm.
p. M.-American middling, 4 l3-s2d.;
March, 2l-sid.. sellers; March and April,
Zl-6id., value: April and May, 1850
4 20-6ld., sellers; May and June, 1 1850
I l9-64d., value; June and July, 4 1870
l7-Gid., sellers, August and september,
l3-6i1., buyers; September and October,
4 46iG5-sld., sellers; October and Noyem-
December, 62-6Ol,3 63-6id.. sellers: De-
cenber and January. 3 62-6lQ3 63-sid.
Futures closed very steady
NEW YORK March 2l.-Cotton--Dull;
middling Gulf, 3-l6c.; middling. Z bile;
exports, Continent, 1858 bales; forwarded,
gs2 bales sales, l9 bales, all spinners;
stock, 1911 bales.
Totals to-day and so far this week: Net
receipts $50 bales; exports, Great
Britain 1924 bales; Continent, 6,l57 bales;
stock, $3.50 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net receipts,
6iI537 bales; exports, Great Britain, l.
1850 bales; France, 4lS.Od bales; Cont
nent, 1888 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales. l2o.7OO
May S7Gl: June, N62; July sfs5; August,
T63: September, 1913; October. N0, NO
vember. Sis; December, $40; January
Total visible supply of cotton for the
world, 3,iSL7T bales. OF which 2,gd ,56l
bales are American. against 4O2D,5s5 ana
AGO.. 1913 bales, respectively, last year.
Receipts OF cotton this week al all IN
terror towns, 30,543 bales. Receipts from
the plantations 4l.O09 bales. crop IN slgnt
6,E3.535 bales.
suns cotton report: Cotton advanced
to points but reacted, and declined to 7
points on this crop while me next crop
months were about UNCHANGED: The
closing was steady, after sales Of 1000
To-day's features: Long liquidation ac-
counts for the decline; long liquidatiOns
here and at New orleans, partly. IL IS
supposed, by the lnman party. Liverpool
was slightly higher, and New York prices
at first rose a little. but the liquidation OF
profits speedily sent them down again.
The local short Interest bought 10 some
extent. and Liverpool also sent some buy
ing orders The receipts were Hight, ana
the statistical position is by many re-
garded as very strong. Realizing was the
order of the day. within moderate limits,
and not unnaturally there. WAS some re-
NEW ORLEANS. La, March H.-Cot-
ton-Futures steady sales. ~. 100 bales;
March. E.53; April, S.5i; May. Nd; June,
e. 81. Juiy. 1888: August VA, September.
nor: October. 1895; November. 1919; De-
cember 1874.