Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
cHlCAGO PROpuCE MARKEr.


heavy liquidation, wheat advanced 1h.c.
per bushel to-day. The foreign situation
was depicted in the gloomiest colors and
finally oVerbalanced. the encouraging do
abroad closing 5OQ6O confines higher.
Corn was strong, on crop-damage rumors,
and gained nc. oats held steady. Pro-
visions were heavy, pork closing un-
changed. Lard and ribs. 2l2G5c. lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-No. ,.
ssptembcr.7 g7ss73gs74 725s 73@
Dec new. .,4ssass 7o% 7AA 1894
CORN-No. =. - -
September. aS5, @7% sSHsss 9sJs,4
asy....,...'. sos 3os.sjS aots 5cSa
July Ia y IFS
sSS3'moor! so ! scy. i so,s a a55s
MSS PoRK-Per Dbl
s SEPT $40 s5.72A s5.o5 1.7Sy4
LARD-Per 100 lD4
octobef".. 40 4,@''s t'~@'e a'S'
SHORT RlBs-per 100 l9. ,e,,< ,o,,l
ODD. 9.7J 40 40 405
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and slightly higher. No spring
wheat. 7I2lN7SAc.; No. spring wheat.
17hc. No. 2 white, 2l1ac.; No. white,
lSlsGcl9 &c. No. , rye. S9c. No. barley
T. O. b.. 29G30c.; No 4. 2llAc. No. l flax
seed S3i2H4lac. Prime timothy seed
S2.75. Mess pork. per barrel MOgSLt0
Lard. per 100 pounds. S4i2iaGs4b. Short
rib sides doose). $525Gt5S7is. Dry-salted
shoulders (boxed). %.75qS. Short-clear
sides boxed. N75uSiS1ia Whlskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, SLID
Sugars Cut-loaf s51; GRADUATED, 500;
cry l0Gltiac.; dairies, 7ul2c. Cheese duh
at 6iqQ9c. Eggs-Firm; fresh, 9lac.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 27.-The market for cat
tie was about steady AT yesterdays ad-
vances. Native beef steers sold ut S.@fl
s5l5. principally at A35u5. Cows and
heifers. choice TO prime, sold NJ $500
S425: do, good TO choice. $275dS $50;
calves. choice to fancy S5.3oWSS0, do,
common TO choice, S.J0US.3.
Packers bought hogs freely at an adj
vance ~ 5ftl0c. on small supplies Prime
light-weights brought $3.50 The bulk or
hogs sold al &65liS3.S0. the extreme range
being S3.3JqS.9O Heavy packing stocks
low.
sheep were firm. Lambs are selling at
1915 for culls up to S5.254s5.50 for best
docks. Sheep are active at $.JOd3 lor
the poorest TO 1915 for choice. \ few
extra lots brought A25aSl3j.
Receipts: Cattle. 1900 head; hogs, l5,COO
head sheep, 1900 head.
CINCINNATI
CH,CINNATI, O., July 27-Flour-Un-
Wheat-oulet; No. 2 red. 72ikc.
Corn-Quiet; No. 2 mixed. 2s4c.
Oats-Ouiet: No mixed, loa2OAc.
Rye-Steady; No. . 3iQ35c.
Lard-Easer at $40
ulk-Meats-Steady at $t6JaAIO
Bacon--In good demand at s5.Daf5.5S.
Butter. Sugar, and Eggs-steady.
Cheese-Quiet.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. July I'll p. Moot
ton--ln fair demand; prices higher; Amer
lean middling fair, 4 ll-l6d; good mid
ding. 7-lsd.: American middling, s-S2d.
low middling. 5-32d., good middilng,
l-32d.: ordinary N-32d. The sales OF
the day were 1900 bales. of which l.UO
bales were for speculation and export,
and included $500 bales American. he-
ceipts. 5000 bales--no American.
Futures opened steady, with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady al the
advance; American middling. low-mid-
ding clause July. l3-6Adi li-6id, sell
ers: July and August, l2-64d., sellers;
August and September, Sid, sellers;
September and October, LTD, sellers,
October and November, 3 59-6id.. sellers;
November and December, 3 56-6id., buy
ers: December and January, 55-Gid.,
sellers: January and February, 55-6td..
sellers: February and March. 55-6fa
2 53-e4d sellers: March and April.
3 56-6id. buyers; April and May, 5I-efd.'
sellers
NEW YORK, July 6.-Cotton-Sieady;
l5-l6c.; net receipts. none,
gross receipts, 553 bales; expOrts-to Great
Britain. ~ bales; TO the Continent,
bales: forwarded. 2l5 bales; sales, l'Io1
bales: spinners. 81 bales; stock, $3.50
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 435 bales
exDorts-to Great Britain, 129 bales; 10
the Continent. LOS bales; stock, l2'lVa
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1851 bales
exports-to Great Britain. l29 bales; TO the |
32S bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts, |
s COZ 81 bales exports-to Great britain, |
g9s s8G bales: 10 France csc, l50 bales; 10 |
The Continent 2.l56.Si5 bales; TO the |
Channel. 5.isl bales.
Cotton futures opened steady saies |
30 bales; January. Tlt: February, us; |
March. N.2l: April. N23; August, S10; |
september. s732: October NH. Noyem- |
Der. 800; December. N1l.
Futures closed quiet and steady; sales. |
100 90 bales. January, ]los EeDtuatS, /
n IL: March. ZIG; April. Nls; July I.F; |
August. N.A: September S26; October, |
y 10: Novembers s70i; December. T.6.
Soot cotton closed steady; middling up |
ands Bile middling Gulf, 3-l6c.; |
sales. .2Ss bales.
NEW ORLEANS. July N.-Cotton-
Futures steady: sales. l4.310 bales July |
nominal: August. S.39I$7 40. September, |
b s0dSs. %: October S6.76GfS7l: November, /
b 78G 1919: December. 81. SOn$6.d: January. |
Is sass; February, s5.s6gs5.ss; March, |
g ssGss.si.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, ". C.. July N.-Spirts
az 2fffi4 i-2c; receipts. |
30 casks.
Rosin-Birm at ,l2O and si.25; receipts.
% barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Quiet at ND. N.O,
md 81 90: receipts. ~ barrels.
Tar-Firm AZ Si.i5: receipts. log barrels.
CHARL ESTON, s. C.. July T.-Turpen-
ine-Firm at 24c bid: sales. none.
Rosin-Ffrm: sales. none; a. y, G, ana /
D uI5. r. $50: r, $50: @, n.35; n, n.i5;
81 Is. K N5. VI, u.65; N. ais; window
glass. $50; water-white, 81.
SAVANNAH, GA. July N.-Turpen-
ine-Firm at &c. sales. 800 casks; re-
.eipts. J. fS3 casks.
Rosin--Firm; sales, none; quotations
Unchanged.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. July a.-tSpecial.)-
market very nrm:l