Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
| firm. No. yellow corn, "a 1-sn2i 3-sc. No.
spring wheat. " 1-4a73 1-ic.; No. spring
wheat. 6S 7-Sc.: No. red. % l-4G9l l-tc.
No, 2 corn, 2iaiA $50 ss<,,; NO. oats, , Tg
I. o. b.. 20n22 1-fc. No. rye. SIC. No.
| barley. nominal: No. 9. T. o; b. 3og5e;;
No. 4. I. o. b., 25q2sc. No. l haxseed 80
pork. per barrel, ss.550$s60 Lard. per 100
pounds, sll;$4.02 IL. Short rib sides Uoose),
S455dst75; dry-salted shoulders tboxedl.
S.25as5.5o; short clear sides boxed; Sw
goods. per gallon. s1.i9. Sugar, cut-loaf.
unchanged, Butter. steady; creameries.
1tq15c; dairies sable Cheese. unsettled
at 10 1-f@llc. Eggs. steady; fresh, Sas 1-2c.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 6.-Prices for cattle
were stronger throughout the day, with
sales largely l0ftl5c. per 100 pounds higher
than a week ago. Very few native beer
steers sold around 81. and sales were
largely at siiOas5.lO. prime heavy beeves
selling quickly at s5154$5.25. Exporters
were good buyers at s465 and upward, and
fancy-fed westerns were saleable AZ sou
s5.25. Stockers and feeders were In good
demand. sales ranging at s3.65ffsL5o.
| Choice calves sold readily at S.25Hx.3V.
| and a few extra ones brought S6o Texas
cattle brought 81 f0u%6 60 for choice lots.
Prices for hogs were stronger, and on
| an average Sc. per 100 pounds higher.
| From $3.50 to 1915 for heavy packing lots.
| sales were made all the way up 10 ~ tor
prime light-weights, the bulk OF the trans
| actions occurring at s3.SnS.?J. The re-
! ceipts were choice, and largely made UP
| of medium weight
In sheep, trading was active az steauy
| prices sheep were saleable at S2.eyu'Lio.
| with sales chiefly at S3.704$4.65. Texans
were numerous and active at $37oHHlo,
and fat western sheep were In demanu
around A.s5. Lambs sold freely at $3.50
| 80 for the poorest. to $3.50 for the pest
| fiocks Spring lambs brought $5.6ouM.
Receipts: Cattle, 1900 head; hogs, 25.ooo
| head; sheep, 1900 head.
CINCINNATI
| CINCINNATI. May 6.-Flour-Steady.
| Wheat-Quiet; No. 2 red. vic.
Corn-Dull; No. 2 mixed, 2sNc
| Oats-Steady; No. mixed, 29s2c. ,.,-.
Rye-Firm; No. 2. 37M3Sc.
| I.ard-Firm at $5S1.
| Bulk Meats--Dull at HSoGSi9o.
| Bacon-Dull at S5.6o1s5.N.
| Whiskey-sl1 IS. ~ '.--.H -
| Butter-Wedk. ~ 0t-'n'ff ''
| Sugar-Quiet. ~. ..f 4if..
Eggs-Firm at TIC. w
| Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS. '"'-
| LIVERPOOL. May Ca z. M.-Cotton--
Spot in moderate demand !, prices -q5 Sn.
good middipg. 4 ll-32d.; American mid
| ding. 7-s2d; low midding. l3-32d.;
good ordinary, 29-32d.; ordinary. I'D.
! Sales for the day, 5000 bales. OF which
included 100 American; receipts. c.ooo
! bales. including 200 American.
Futures opened quiet and . steady Win
a fair demand. and closed quiet; Ameri,
can middling, 49-64d., buyers; May anf
June, S-eid.. buyers; June, 7-e4d, buy
ers: July and August, sid, buyers;
| August and September, SD. sellers;
| September and October, 5S-e4d,, buyers:
| October and November. 3 52-Ss1., value;
| November and December. 5o-6td.. sell.
| ers; December and January, 4S-Std
8 4s-s4d.. sellers; January and February;
March, 8 4S-s4aS 4s-64d.. buyers.
NEW YORK. May 6-Cotton-Futures
| opened dull but Sfeady: sales, 1900 bales;
January, $3.50; February $685. June. N.SS;
| July, T39; August. N.38; September, x.os;
October s6.s5; November, $3.50; Decembes.
$685..
Cotton futures steady sales 300 bales;
January. $500; February, 1874; March.
S697: May, 1871; June, 1874; July. WIS;
August 1885, September; SGT; ocsSoer'
Spot cotton closed firm: mIddiing -ups
lands, 7 5-sc; middling Gulf, 7-Sc.; sales.
20sl bales.
Cotton firm; middlins. 5-sc.: receipts.
none; gross. l.li2 bales; exports-to the
Continent 1909 bales; forwarded, BY
bales: sales, 20.0Sl bales; spinners, Az
bales; stock. 1880 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. o,vo baiesi
exports-to Great Britain. S0if bales: II
the Continent, 1850 bales; stock, 4S,sa
bales. o
consolidated net receipts. 36,707 bales;
exnorts-to Great Britain. 1905 bales; "a
France. S,0lS bales; to the Continent, 4s.s.f
bales.
| G. 62 100 bales; exports-to Great Britain
| 2ss5. $50 bales; to France, 66S,1io bales; TO
| the Continent. 1923. 100 bales; to the Cham
| mel, 5iSl bales.
NAvAL-sTcRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c., May 6.-Spirits
! Turpentine-Steady at 25i9c.; receipts, ITO
'' Rosin-steady; strained. $50: good
strained. i35; receipts. 672 barrels,
Crude Turpentine-Stead hard, sLI:
yellow dip. sl.7o; virgin sl5o; receipts 20
Tar~FIrm at si.O5; receipts. iie barrels.
SAVANNAH. GA. May 6-Turpentine--
| Closed firm at 25T.c.; sales, !" casks; re-
ee Rposiin ". sales. s.7ss barrels; ra
| celpts. 2ea barrels; closing. A, ~. G.
and d. S.s.is; +. si.i2ls; +, A.iItINs9;
G. ns2's 4, M;S S u lass U.s. WA water.
white. s2le
| CHARLESTON, s. c.. May 6.--Turpen-
| tine-Market firm at 25c. bid sales. none.
| Rosin-Firm: sales. none; y. Z, ID. ara
f. SIS bid; +. $3.50 bid; G. 3D. pa ~
| 81 40 bid: /. $50 bid; X, NS5 bid Al No
water-whte. $3.50 bid.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
| PETERSBURG. VA. May 6.-cotton--
| Quick and a shade weaker. at S-Sgs1zc.
for good lots.
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