Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-04

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No. 2 yellow corn, "a l-2u2i S-ic:
No. spring wheat. q Isn't l-sc.; no; 90 o
80 1-sc. Noe corn. 2ia2i lie. No. 2 oats,
he: No white (. o. b., 2 l-4g25 l-Zc.
No. white, +. o. b.. 10 l-2a22c. No. rye,
3ic No. barley nominal; NO. 3 l.; o; D.
I Prime timothy ni seed $40 Mess pork, per
Dairei. ss.G5asS.6O: Lard, per 100 pounes1o s
s4O5. Short rib sides Ooosel. 5000
$3.50: dry-salted shoulders tboxed). 800
$3.50: short clear sides tboxed); S4
goods. per gallon N.19 Sugar. oit-ioaf.
unchanged Butter steady; creameries,
l2al6c.. diaries, 9alic. Cheese fltm al
10 l-2q11c. Eggs steady; fresh, Legs l-Zc.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May BIN cattle the general
run OF habitat steers suffered decline
OF about &c, but choice beeves were
scarce, and remained firm. Sales were on
n basis Of g. SOlI$i for common dressed peer
steers. 10 $5US5.4o for choice TO extra cat
tie the bulk OF the sales. being az ss.So4
S4S5 The stocker and feeder trade was
fairly animated. sales being largely AT
50. T54sii0 Butchers and Gamers STUN
Was in demand at unchanged prices, and
calves sold at the recent decline. IeXas
cattle showed no change.
In hogs, the Unexpectedly heavy supply.
after last week - bad market, resulted In
were largely at S3S5G$.so. heavy packing
lots selling at $500 1915. and prime light
weights going as high as .s3.9I ~.
| Trade in sheep was fairly active at un'
| changed prices for sheep, but lambs were
| Zoe per 100 pounds lower. Common 10
| choice Colorado lambs found buyers al
! s3. 5ylls5.50. Sheep sold at S25Ous2.75 FOL
| culIs no to sl8j for choice export lots
| Choice 10 prime heavy native sheep were
pretty much nominal at SaS2 =. ~,
| Receipts: Cattle 1909 head: hogs, 5000
head: sheep, 2l.O00 head.
CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI, o., May 3.-Flour-Quiei
Wheat~Steady: No. red. Ole.
| Corn-Steady; No 2 mixed. rs l.2c.
Oats-Firm; No. mixed. 2l@2l l-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. 9 S7N6 lie.
Lard-Easier at $50.
Bulk Meats-Dull.
Bacon-Dull at $3.50.
! Whiskey-N.y.
fsutter-Weak.
Sugar and Cheese-Quiet.
| Eggs-Quiet.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
l. LIVERPOOL. May a. +. Motion
| Spot in fair demand; prices favoring buy
ems: American middling. lid. The sale
| for the day were i0.CO) bales, OF whic
500 were for speculation and export, an
included $500 bales American. Receipts
| - DdltS-dli <>thtitNch-
Futures opened quiet, with fair de
mand, and closed quiet at the decline
American middling. low middlng clause
| Nav. l0-6iN4 ltd. sellers; May an
! June. 49-Sid., buyers; June and july
s-6ial 3-6id.. buyers; July and August
4 81 I'D, sellers; August and Septembei
i-6id., buyers; September and October
| e0-6t0f3 81 Sd. sellers; october and Nc
yember. 54-64d.. buyers; November an
December 3 J2-s4d.. sellers; December an
January. 8 50-6iI3 5l-eid., sellers: Jaruar
and February, J0-6fQt3 5l-6id.. sellers
February and March, 50-6ifi3 5l-Gid.. buy
NEW YORK. May 3-Cotton-F Future
onened quiet. sales, 300 bales; Januar!
81. s7ayG.ss: May, N.4i; June. N.B; Jul.
s7t7: August, Ss.E: September. Tl2; %
tober, 1854; November. s6.s2; Decembe
6.N. 80,
soe bales: January. G9i: February. $50
Nav. N.3i; June. 1871; July. N.n: Angus
e. 10: September, T.o9: October. sG.s3; NJ
vember. $3.50: December. ss.ss.
spot closed quiet: middlng upland
7s-{c.; middling Gulf. &C.; sales. 9.4S6 bale
Cotton quiet; middling. Sic: net r
ceipts, none: gross. 80 bales; exports
Great Britain. t,sl5 bales; 10 France. >
hales. 10 the Continent. &i bales: 10
warded. 50 bales; sales, 9.436 bales; spill
ners, 2i5 bales: stock. lG.7S8 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. s.Ist bale
exports-to Great Britain. a.S36 bales;
France. 9d7 bales: to the Continent.
bales: stock. lTS.74l bales.
consolidated net receipts, 1893 bale
cxports-to Great Britain. 1885 bale
| France. 1,Ss7 bales; Continent. l77'S taie
Totals since September Let: Net receipt
0.il3.s5 bales; exports-to GREAT bnta'