Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-19
Opening. Highest. Lowost Closing.

july...... $50 s.s1'S s.ss'r s.9Ts
MsS S" 4s2< 4g74 4ggw 4s1x
May. 4.7s,e 4.s2,s 47O 4s2,<
July....... AN 4S5 4.70 $50
Cash quotations: Flour quiet and steady;
prices unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
Y 1-2aH l-ic; No. red. 81 l-2aSy Lie. No.
corn, . S-iq2ic. No. oats, 10 l-ic. Mess
pork. sssOa$s.S. Lard. N7 l-2QsL2o:
Short RIB sides, I6oQ$fS0: dry-salted
shoulders. &75uS; short clear sides. SL15lg
A.6 IL. Whiskey, N.i7.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION sTOCK-YAR ILL, March IS.
Cattle-Recepts. 5000 head. Market
strong; common to extra steers. S.6lNS.@;
stockers and feeders S34OGSL25: COWS ana
bulls, Sl90uS}75: Texans. S2.50uNA
Hogs-Receipts, 2. 600 head. Market easy
and &c. lower. heavy packing and shipping
lots. $5.75NS l07 IL; common 70 choice NIX
ed. $3S5a$4O7 10: choice assorted. $iHS.05.
light. S.@aS4o5; pigs sS.i0gN.6.
Sheep-Rece-pts. 1900 head Market
firm; Inferior TO choice. $S.&usLeo; lambs
S4QSj.50.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. March iS-Fiour--
Dull and unchanged
Wheat-Dull; spot. 81 3-4c.; May, ~ 5-fw
Sic. southern, by sample, @H%e.
CONFIRM; spot and March, l-2sg
27 5-Sc.: April. I l-2q27 3-lc; May, $50
% lie: June y lac. bid: July. 20 l-ifp
~ 3-Sc.: steamer mixed, 2ep5 l-sc.; south
ern white corn, q lie; southern yellow,
&c.
Oats-Firm; No white. 2JG26c.; No.
Rye|sieady; No 2. nearby 80 l-2g4oc.;
No. western. 40 1-2c.
Hay-Steady TO firm at $lS.50N$l4
Grain Freights-Quiet; steam 10 LIVER
pool, per bushel, 2i-2d. Tor April; Cork,
for orders, per quarter March. IS. 3d.:
April, IS. Others unchanged.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o.. March 1S.--Flour--
Quiet; winter patents, A55gSL75; do. FAM
'WvheatTQuict; No. 3 red. soc.
Confirm and unchanged.
Oats-Quiet: No 3 mixed. Is 1-2c.
I.ard-kettle steady steam leaf, $f62 IL;
Dry Sailed Meats-steady; shoulders.
$40: short rib sides. N.H IL; short clear,
s.: clear bellies unchanged.
Bacon-Steady. loose shoulders, s.; short
ribs N25: short clear $3.50; clear bellies,
S5.50d<575; boxed meats. 2Jc. more.
Whiskey-Steady at Sl.lL
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. MO, March 1S.-Flour---
Wheat-HIgher; May. 50 l-2c. bid; July.
Corn~Higher; March, 2ic., nominally;
May. p lac bid; July, y J-Sc,
Oais-Higher; March, 1850; July,
IL 3-ic.
Other articles unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March lS.-le30 p. NJ
Cotton--In good demand; prices hrmi
American 'middling, 3 3l-SZd, sales, l-vVO
bales: American, 800 bales; speculation
and export. 500 bales; receipts, 5000 bales;
D
Flitures opened steady; demand mode
rate; American middling, low middling
clause; April and May, May aud June;
July and August S-oi sl, aus and anu 1nl
tober 5l-6fn3 52-6id. November ana De-
cember. December and January, 40-oid-
Futures steady -,
f2.45 Il. M.-American spot grades, l-32d.
higher. American middling fair. 7-l5d.;
good middlng. l-sd.; middling, "a: low
middllng, 1-l6d.; good ordinary, n-lod.;
ordinary, la. ,,,,,
March. March and April, April and May,
Nav and June, June and July, july ana
August. 3 59-64Q3 6O-64d, sellers. August
and September, 51-64d., sellers Septein-
Der and October, 3 oiso4d.s sellers; NO.
vember and December, 3 4o-5id'' sellers
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK. March lS.-Cotton-Easy
tniddling, l-lc.; net receipts, % Dales,
cross ia bales; exports-to Great
Brltain 50 bales; TO the Continent. 80
hales. forwarded. rs bales, sales, ssf Dales.
SINNERS .6i2 bales; stock, 10000 bales.
Totals to-day: NeS receipts, I,9Zl bales;
exnorts-to Great Britain, 4.26l bales; TO
france lO,4O0 bales; TO the comment
/ .7s6 bales; to the Channel none' stoeK'
'' T'otals SO far this week: Net receipts.
% ss0 bales: expOrts-tO Great Britain,
o. sgl hales. 10 France. 1882 bales 10 the
Continent, 1885 bales; to the channel
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
z t9S 400 bales: eXDOrts-tO Great britain.
D eIS sic bales; 10 France, 6B.4l bales; 10
the Continent, l.63illS bales; 10 the Cban-
mol b4Sl bales: stock. none.
t'utures closed quiet and STEADY; safes,
70 100 hales: March. 81 April @Oz. May,
S76s. June. $40; July. T.l5; August. Silo,
September, $@ october o,D, -S Ss ". neh
g. II. December, Nol, JdhuaiS' F'0'' ~
iS Suns renort: Spot cotton here was un-
changed. with sales OF S52 bales Tor ex-
mort and Gl2 for spinning mludllng W.
ionds 7 i-4c., against Sc. last year; new
Orleans and Gulf. l-Zc., against lie
'I Prices ss fluctuated within an extremely,
narrow range to-day without aeeluea
confned mainly 20 local scalpers. and ac
the close prices were pracucally un-
changed from last nights mai nS1tss.
Early in the day, prices were siisnssy
hffgfa
gn7nres and spots the receipts az the ports
were light the Weather Bureau ually
buiietfnS showing that the Mississlppt
was still rising. and there was very h,.iS
disposition 10 SELL 80 that on a smais
demand prices advanced. AFTER the nrss
transactions. however. prices reacteu, ahu
slowlv receded. In sympathy WIN r.
action I'm Liverpool. The exports SEoin tio
norris were liberal. and the spot markets
were firm - -.
NEW ORLEANS. March ls-Fqtares---
ouiet. sales. 1900 bales; Marsn. p.gI'
April. $751; May 80; J suber '' $50: os.
fober. $3.50: November. 1857; December
WV NAyAIrsroRE MARKETS.
vtrrr NfrNcTON. n. c.. March S--Eo-
s,n|Firm: strained. sl45; good strained
'i Shirts OF Turpentine-steady; machine,
| % f-2c: irregular, nc
Crude Turpentine-ouiet; hara, 3D.
soft. 81. 50; virgin, nothing DONG,
prTERsBURG COTTON MARKET.
pETrRsBURG. VA. March iS.-Market
firm AZ 7 i-sq7 3-i6c. for good TO best 'o'0-
pETERsBURG PEANUT MARKET.
,erTrRsBCRG. VA, March b'-Vir-
..,,,,as-Firn. prime. i7-Sq2c;: extra
praiahs: ! i-Nii 3-4c.; spanish frm az SIC.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
~oproIK VA. March ls.-Fancy.
90 strictly prime. 2az l-ic.; on grades.
| Ilgc spanish, 75c. per bushei, Farmers
market active and strong with upward
/ tendency. 49,. ..
hanc '2 2o' spanish sheIled is-ic.: No.
yi.1inia. &C.: No. virginia &c.
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