Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-17

jumping the market to point 24c. above
Saturdays close, and rendering II ner-
yous and crratic all day. The close was
at n 3isc. advance. Bad crop news from
the Northwest continued feature. other
markets participated in the wheat
strength 10 greater or less degree, corn
and oats advancing about l-Sc. each' whlle
provisions closed JG5i2c. higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
WaEAr-No. ,.
S o ssDsssss, s sass s q s s.
AS GSEN- No . s. asssan as,S esA
September. 2sMa29 2,is 2Sls 2Sss
December 500 a 59'4 9o,9 93iE
OATS-No. -.
Septemoer..fS IL l.A - -
Dec,.........ls7s 198 lsh 1S'4H,IIs
2lIa 2ls lis
MSS PORK-Per B5.
Sept. $50 ss.12tS sSO21s tS.oah
Cc...s". S.l2ts ol2l9 SO'@s S'IO
LARD-Per 100 IDS
o oet9ioa:.. 4.47ys 4.5@% AM 4.5ays
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lD.
seps.-...- 4 49,, 4.g1}s 4's2yh ~ 4e9
Cash quotations We're as follows: flour
stronger; standard packages. patent, 'o.0o,
or 25c. higher than Saturday. NO.
spring wheat SEC; No spring wheat,
new, SlGS4 3-Sc.; No. 2 red, new, ~ l-2c.
No. corn, % 5-Sc. No. 2 oats, II 3-ic.;
Noe white, +. o, b., q l.ip22 S-ic'' NO:
white, T. o. b.. 10 1-2lp20 3-lc. No. 2 rye,
IS &c. No. barley. nominal; No; 3
{. o. b.. 34d85c: No. T. T. o. b., 26a26 l-ic
No. faxseed, Sl02 1-2HN.0i rune
timothy seed $40 Mess pork, per barrel,
sSO5qiS10 Lard. per 100 pounds, $3.50
N7 l-2. Short-rib sides QoOse). $ANn
$500 Dry-salted shoulders boxed, $5p
S.25. ShOrt-clear sides (boXed), @12 La
SOS. Whiskey. dlstillers finished goods,
per gallon, $l.l9. Sugars-Cut-loat 31Sfu
S.H. No. ? yellow corn. 2S Csc. Butter
Firm; creamery. llQl6c; dairy, Dal5c'
Cheese quiet. Eggs-Firm; fresh, l2c.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. August lG.-Heavy receipts
Of cattle made a weak market for COM
mon kinds. and such lots sold Off about
&C.. but good 10 choice beeves were IN
active demand from the start. Sales were
largely at S4.5cu$5. common 10 extra
choice native beef cattle being salable
at g. gONS.30 Exporters were good buy
ers of common. and a fair share of the
better cattle fell into their hands. stock
ers and feeders were I'm fairly active de-
mand at steady prices. and butchers and
Gamers stun sold freely, prices ruling
firm for fat lots. Calves were active
and steady. Texans and westerners
showed no marked change.
In hogs heavy packing lots alone snow
ed weakness. selling off 2i2a5 per cent.
during the latter part or the day. Sales
were at an extreme range OF S6OnN.l2@
for coarse heavy TO prime lightweight
hogs being scarce, and commanding a
handsome premium. The bulk Of the
hogs crossed the scales at S3.50G$l, and
pigs sold at s3.5OuSl
In sheep there was a brisk demand and
prices were good for common lots. Sheep
4. % IN for f,af .nrf.. -.
sl0Si25 for choice to prime natives with
western rangers selling at S20$3.9).
Lambs sold at g. 400S5.5O for extra, the
best being Zoe. higher Western lambs
sold largely at SLGOn{5.
Receipts: Cattle. 22.OCO head; hogs, 5000
head; sheep, 1900 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o., August 16.-flour-
Steady and firm.
Wheat-Firm; No. 2 red. csc.
Corn-Stronger; No. 2 mixed, pc.
Oats-Quiet; No. 2 mixed, II l-iul7 lie.
Rye-Strong; No. 2, 46c.
Iard-Firm at $3.50.
Bulk Meats-StrOnger at 50.
Bacon-Firm NJ 81.
Whiskey-Steady at N.i9.
Butter and Cheese-Steady.
Sugar-Firm.
Tggs-Flrm and higher at l-2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. August 16.-i =. Moot
ton-Spot in fair demand; prices lower
middlinR. 4 Sgd. American middiing,
l-sd.; low middling. a.; good ordinary.
3 7-St.: ordinary 3 ll-l6d. The sales OF
the day were 1900 bales, OF which l,5y)
were for speculation and export, and IN
cluded $500 bales American receipts, l,WV
bales, no American.
Futures opened weak, with moderate
demand. and closed easy at the decline;
American middling. low middling clause,
4 i-64G4 2-Gid sellers; August and Sep
tember 2 6O-64d3 6l-Gld., buyers Septem-
Der and October. 7O-6id., October and
November, 3 43-64d., sellers; November
and December. 45-6id., buyers; December
and January 44-6id., buyers; January
and February 3 H-6id, buyers; February
and March, 44-G4H3 45-6id., buyers,
March and April 45-6id., buyers; April
and NAV. 3 4G-64d.. buyers; May and June,
47-6ld., buyers; September, Gl-6id.
NEW YORK, August l6.-Cotton-
Steady: exports-to France, Z66 bales;
stock. 1866 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 4668 bales;
exports-to France. PIG bales 70 the
Continent. iS7 bales; stock. 7S6si bales.
Consolidated. Net receipts, 1856 bales;
ovnorts-fo Great Britain. n bales; 70
France. 1916 bales; 70 the Continent IS'
bales. ,.. ". ,o,,o,.,
. o6S rs bales: 70 France, 700,972 bales; 20
The Continent 2,l44,Sl5 bales; TO the Chan
Cotton futures closed steady; sales, i2S
400 bales: January. 1913; February 500
March. s6.s5; April. %,ss; august a. MSS'
September. s692; october, VII; November,
San; December. 1913.
Futures opened easy; sales, LOO bales;
January. $3.50; February, S.Si; March.
e. 81. Apru. -; May 90; June, ~, July. -;
Auqnst $50: September. 1898; October,
s. 50. November. 1914; December 1915.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands, Sc.
middling Gulf. lac; sales, none.
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. @. August 49,
Spirits Of Turpentine-rlrn at ZouZo l-2c.
receipts. iS3 casks.
Cynde Turpentine-Quiet at $50, 81
and 81 90: receipts. q barrels.
Rosin-Quiet at $40 and a.25; receipts
81 r1a u', at y1.15; receipts. 224 barrels
SAVANNAH. GA, August ls.-Turpen-
tine-asc. sales, 200 casks; receipts. l,S50
casks.
yyifh no sales. and closed firm. with sales
OF 800 barrels at the following quota
tions. A. B. G.. -, and T.. $50; +. $i25:
q; 81 30; II. Sl.45; /. $50; X. SEQ; NJ. $ie5;
n. si.95; window-glass, SIS; water-white,
s2i5
pentine-Firm at zic. bid; sales. none.
Rosin-Firm: sales none; A, Il. G. ID,
and r.. $50: f. $l.25: G.. $40: II, si.45: l.
sl.45: X. $50; NJ. $l.55; y. sl.75; window
glass, yl90: water-white. $40.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA. August l6-(Special.)
Peanuts-Dull: fancy. &c.; strictly prime