Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-08

l ~ noerse grains, and a belief that the
drought will soon be broken, caused
heavy closing, and a lc. decline IIoIn
yesterday. Corn and oats WeIS VT Of
us ~ and use. respectively. Pro
visions closed 1Oa2Oc. lower. ..r.s,
Leading futures ranged as folloWsi
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
WHEAT-No. soHk
1 pec new new, ....oiiisaioe a2M siN 9i,s
May. ..9IAa99A 92ss vi "1%
CORN-No. .. - ,-,>
Decem Der .29ssa7s POS 2gh s ss4
Mo- .333saba 33l1 oEs oN1s
q NO =. an ~
S:::o.:::::55sy ~ 3 q, ! 1s, i iss
oe MESS ..i roas0sS5 0G $3.50 s7.7s s7.75
Dec. 500 500 Ss s1,< ss2222,.
January... $3.50 o.oE5e o'''H ''W
LARD-Per 100 lbs .oo
0 0c. 40 saisi9n l.a5 s.s7H
January.... AN 447ls 44p 4.4%1s
SHORT RIBS-Per 100 lbs.
October. $40 s4.75 $500 s.'to
December. 4.521a 52I6 4.42 a'S5ts
| January. ASS 400 i.47h 4o-'s
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
! in better demand. No. yellow corn,
| 27i5G27&c No. 2 spring wheat, Sc 5-Sc;;
/ No. 3 spring wheat. &aS6c.; No. reu'
( 81 So. No. corn, 27l9qH%c. NO oats,
| 19Ac., No. white, t. o. b., 224ZSc.; NO: 3
Thtte T o. b.. HLq224c No. rye, 46c.
/ No. barley, nominal; No. 3, I: o. o., IoW
4Oc.; No g. {. o. b., 2612a50c. NO lislN-
seed. 95a9Sc. Prime timothy seed, sS:o9 9o
s262. Mess pork, per 6arrel, N, 10 "a.
/ 0oose) $t654$5 Dry-salted shoulders
! boxed. 4S7ika$525 short-clear sides
/ boxed. S12i2aS5.25. Whiskey, ulsui,ss9
| finished goods, per gallon, SlzZ. sugaIS-
/ Cut-loaf, unchanged. Butter - FIRM,
! creamery. 15lt22lsc; dairy, l2ul9c. Cheese
| steady at Sa9c. Eggs-Firm; rfesh' lac.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
| CHICAGO October There was a
| good demand for cattle, and prices ruled
steady TO strong at the following quota
! tons: Sales of native beer steers were
| largely at $3.50 500. prime shipping cat
| tie being firm at $o.Z5dSo.4O; Whlle common
/ fed westerns and Texans went as low as
! S365Gs390 The strength was mainly con-
! fined TO good TO choice beeves, the com
mon droyes being barely steady, Native
| COWS and heifers sold at good prices ana
! hulls sold freely at S2.40uS for bolognas,
| and s2GS3 90 for feeders while prime bulls
/ brought SlG$i25. The stocker and feeder
! trade WAS rather slow at the recent de-
/ cline. owing 10 the drought. Texas cat
tie were unchanged. The western FEEDER
]
| cline. owing TO the drought Texas cattle
/ we're unchanged Western feeders SOLD
| largely at S365GSll0 and buyers onered
500 for prime native feeders.
Packers had it all their own way IN me
hog market To-Day, and sellers were help,
| less Trade was provokingly SLOW, ana
prices were fully 10q15c. lower. with safes
| largely at $3.70nS390. Coarse heavy PACK.
ers sold down 10 SS5a$.oO ana me oe ~
| assorted ught-Weights brought HdAlV.
Late sales were away below top prices.
Trade I'm sheep and lambs was slow, ana
nrlces for sheep and lambs averaged lVc.
lower Sheep moved OFF slowly AT zHfc.
for natives, and az SQS.y FOR western
rangers the bulk going for S'.50u$ 50. Is.
Lambs sold slowly at SuS.O FOR the
poorest, up to $5m$5.50 for the best Hooks
westerns going for sS.75flS4.75. A few as
sorted lambs brought $50.
Receiuts: Cattle 5000 head; hogs, UV'
head; sheep, 1000 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o.. October Flour
) Firm.
Corn-DulI; No mixed. S0c.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 mixed, 2l1zc.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. 47c.
I.ard-Easy at A.l5.
Bulk Meats-Easy at $40.
Bacon-Easy at $6.65.
Whskey-N.W.
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar and Cheese-Firm.
Eggs-Dull at lsc
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL October IA p. Moot
ton-Spot in fair demand; prices harden
! ing; American middling. 7-sd.: sales
200 bales, OF which LOCO bales were FOL
speculation and export. and included 1850
bales American; receipts. 1000 bales-n'
| American.
Futures opened quiet but steady, with
a moderate demand, and closed quiet
American middling, low-middling clause
october. 3 SID, sellers; October and No
vember. Ss-6fd., sellers; November an'
December, 35-64ll3 36-64d.. buyers; De
Z cember and January. 55-6id.. sellers
January and February, sid. sellers
: February and March. 35-64Qt3 36-6id.
value: March and April. 3s-64d.. buyers
April and May, 3 37-64d.. value; May AM
June 3 3S-64d.. sellers: June and July
3 s9-64d.. sellers; July and August, D-sid
sellers
!. NEW YORK. october 7.--cotton--Easy
: middling, . 5-sc.: net receipts. none; gros
e receipts 2. 100 bales; exports-to Great Bri
tain, 2.22i bales; TO the Continent. 81
}. bales: sales, 80 bales-all spinners; stock
+; 5i.5s5 bales.
2 exports-to Great Britain. 3l.f5 bales; I
!: the Continent, s.52i bales; stock, f7sil
= bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 234.2ls bales
!. exports-to Great Britain. 1853 bales;
France. il.342 bales; TO the continen
1910 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net r.
ceipts. 1.O44.s57 bales; exports--to Grea
| Britain. CAGES bales 10 France, bS7.
bales: TO the Continent, 1854 bales
o Cotton futures opened firm: sales. 1910
n bales: January. $S.5S; February to.S
q March. sS.sl: April 1871: MAY. Sn; Iun'