Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-18
Opening. Highest. Lowest. ClosI

opening. HiSnest. Lowest Viosing.
WHEAT-NO.2.
septomborssaa%aA etw s a. ss44ss
June. .24M 2N :4s 24ls
s September : .sa;s @ sSs @ .% ga
OATs-No. ..
July........ lsA 1874 1915 1sKaA
September. .ls4a4 lsAa3s IsH 1873
July. 7.4s}a $3.50 $40 s5s7,s
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
ssis ssSs IS a55 s ss9 5ss
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
July...... 400 40 4.30 40
Sept. AS sam 4.35 4.47H
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No. yellow corn, "a 7-su25 l-sc
Mo , spring H Thsnt ss'oc rad N9
75lsc. No corn. 2i% a25c No 2 oats,
1sAc. No: white. {. o. b.. 2i4a23Hc.; No.
white; f. 0. b. @ts ai22's sal No, No. bar.ey
0. b., 2ss.c. No faxseed, 75lsa7ec. Prime
timothy seed. s2.75. Mess pork per barrel,
$7.55Gs760 Lard, per barrel, 100 pounds.
S3.671ens370 Short-rib sides 0oose), $3.50
si5o Dry-salted shoulders boXed. A75p
S. Short-clear sides boxed, s462hzqS475.
Whiskey. distlllers' finished goods. per
gallon, Sl.l9 Sugar-Cut-loaf. unchanged.
Butter-Firm; creameries, Halle; diaries,
Sale. Cheese quiet at 5-Su6i4c. Eggs
steady; fresh. SIC.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET
CHICAGO. ILL. June r.-Choice cattle
were, in good shipping and export de-
mand. but s5.25 was an extreme price
Native beef steers were fairly active at
unchanged prices, with sales OF common
to choice lots at $3.sOGs5. the bulk going
for si20Ms4.S. Stockers and feeders de-
ciined. along with beef cattle. and sales
were light at ss354si.40. Bulls declined
sharply, sales ranging at 81 25qs3.6o. and
cows and heifers fell TO sl.7j9$i. grassy
cows being numerous, and In some in
stances SOC. lower than week ago. A
Jew extra heifers sold at Al0n 37i1.
Calves were lower, and so were Texas
cattle.
In hogs. there was the usual good de-
mand. but prices were weak and nsc. per
treme range Of s3.l5g$3.47la. and pigs
brought SASS. Prime light hogs sold
the highest. and tn. bulk of the hogs
brought S.37q$S. 2ls. The average quality
was poorer than usual
The trade I'm sheep was no better. and
prices were not any higher Lambs sold
at s2.50uS3 inferior TO choice sheep az
S. 25ms; spring lambs at S25u{5.3o, and
yearllngs at S.30l$i5G.
Receipts: Cattle. 10000 head; hogs, 5000
head: sheep. 1000 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o., June T.-Flour-Duli.
Wheat-Quiet; No. 2 red Sc
Corn--F'irm: No 2 mixed. &c.
Oats--Dull; No. mixed, 10 3-iu20 Lie.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2 SIC.
Lard-F'irmer at $50.
Bulk Meats--Easy at siJ0aSteo.
Bacon-Stronger at s. fVu@5.,5.
Whiskey-&. 10.
Butter-Quiet. /
Sugar-Ftrfn.
Eggs-Easy at 71-2c.
Cheese--Easy.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. June l7-4 p. Moot
ton-Spot. good business done; prices I'M
changed: American middliug. l-sd. The
sales for the day were l5.00) bales. OF
which 1900 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included $4,000 American: re-
ceipts. 1900 bales. including 90 American.
Futures opeaed quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed steady at the adj
vance: American middling, low mddlinx
clause: June, 4-64d., sellers. June and
July. 3-S4fi4 4-6td.. buyers: July and Au-
gust. 3 4s-64d.. buyers: August and Sep
Sember. "a, SELLER; September and Octo-
Der. 3 57-S4d buyers; October and No
vember, 8 ls-6+a3 4b-e4d., buyers; Decem.
her and January, 3 47-e!d.: January and
February, ? s7,sls!s $50. sellers; Fsbr9.
airy and March. b-etd.. sellers; March
and April. 3 E-6<d.. sellers.
NEW YORK.. Juue Cotton Steady:
middling. rzc.; recsiots. 8 bales; sales.