Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-22
Opening. Highest Lowest "

Cash quotations were as follows; rlout
firm. No. spring wheat. 73 5-Sa74 5-Sc.
No. 3 spring wheat, " l-2c.; NO. req
SO 5-SQ92 5-Sc. No. 2 corn, u Lac. NO.
oats II 1-4917 l-2c.; No, 2 white, 1; o, o.,
&c: No. 8 white, f. o. b., lsq22c. No. i.
rye. IS &c. No. 2 barley nominal; No. 3
T. o. b.. 2GQ30c. No. 4, f. o. b., 2Sc. No.
faxseed. II 1-4qsOc. Prime timothy SEED
s275. Mess pork, per barrel. S,S4so.o '.,
Lard. per 100 pounds, A.l5nsi.li L. Shor,
rid sides goosel, HSSa sS Spy-Sa ass1
sides (boxed), s4S 1-2qs5. Whiskey, di -
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, sLls
Sugars-cut- loaf, s5.15; graduated; N.Io;
on the Produce Exchange to-day .ne
butter market was steauy' Cie. ai,., ~
12416c.; dairies, 9alic. Cheese' 'eif ~
Eggs steady.
CINCINNATI. o., April A.-F!our-
'' Wheat-steady; No red. s2qeac.
Corn-Firm: No 2 mixed. 26 LAC.
0ats-Firm: No. 2 mixed. 20 3-4c.
Rye-Steady: No. 2, 3IqSsc
Iard-Dull at 81. .u-..o
Bulk Meats-Firm at A.sUusAyL
Bacon-Quiet at s5.65d$o.io
Whiskey-F'irm at SLY. 81.
Rutter Sugar. and Cheese-Qulet.
Eggs-Quiet at lie.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. April IA p. Mot
ton-snot good business done. price
lover. American middling fair H-5Zn; ;
good middling, 1874; American car llliu
ordinary. 3 25-32d.; ordinary. 1870. Inc ~
sales Tor the day were 1900 bales, OF
which 800 bales were for specuiatioh anu
EXPORT and included II 300 bales OF AMER
can: receipts since last report b'VVV paie7'
Including 80 100 American.
Eutures opened quiet and closed steauy
AZ the advance; demand fair; American
middling. low middling clause; April
2 ii-sid8 42-64d.. buyers; April ana May,
3 m-sid buyers; May and. June, ~
. iisgT sellers: June and July. 4d sell
ers. Juiy and August, 3 6o-Hd, buyers
AUGUST and September, COSMOS ol-tfd;,
huyers: September> and october, o4,of4
3 5-6ld.. value; October and November;
1acember i6-64d., buyers; January and
Eehrmary 45-64Q3 46-6td.. buyers.
Tenders at to-day's deliveries, none.
NEW YORK. April 2l.-Cotton-Steady
middling, 7-l6c; net receipts none
sss bales: 10 France. $50 bales; 10 the Con-
tlnent. 8 4l6 bales; forwarded, lio bales
sales. 1855 bales; spinners, 33j bales
stock, 2l6.5i6 bales:
Totals to-day: Net receipts; ADJ Dales
exnorts-to Great Britain, 1892 bales; tc
France. $3.50 bales; TO the Continent.
zoos bales: to the Channel, none; stock
$50 2F bales. $500
Consolidated net receipts. 29,0i2 bales
exnorts-to Great Britain. 1855 bales; &c
France. 27,654 bales; TO the Continent
% ga bales; to the Channel. none; stock
none. .r4 .no,,>.s
sy7f c9l bales; exports-to Great Britaih
2SOl 'si5 bales: to France, 6D,l70 bales; &c
the Continent, 1,sls,so5 bales; TO the Chan
mel 4sl bales; stock, none.
Cotton-Futures opened steady at tnt
ADVANCE: sales. 81, 200 bales: January, Ss.S
April, N.os; May, EoI: June, No,; July
her, %.76; November. 1911; December, ESl
Futures closed steady. sales. l3l ~
bales: January. 1881; February. $ST
Anril. H.OS: May. N06; June. T.12; July
e. Is. August, N.ls: September. 1875; Octo
her "a re-: November, 1873: December. $3.50
SPOT cotton closed steady: middling up
lands. 7 7-l6c.; m!ddling Gulf. z ll-lsc.
sales. l.765 bales.
The opening Liverpool cables showed
higher prices than had been looked for b,
the cotton trade at this point. and an ad
vance OF 64il0 points was made In IN
frst call at the Exchange this morning
For the rest OF the day the market wal
alternately weak and strong. Through
out the day. May contracts showed tn
leading strength. Liverpool cut consider
able figure as buyer In the morning
evidently preferring the new-croP posi-
tons. At the same time. New Orleans
houses figured as sellers. The Afternoon