Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-01


May lard 2s-2c. lower. and May ribs .
shade higher.
Hides were firm: natives, heavy. s1-4c.;
light. l-ic.; native cows. heavy, sS-fc:;
light, 3 lie: butt brands, heavy, l-fo
S l-2c.; light. 7 i-in7 lie.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest closiss.
WHEAr-No =.
March. .7o4ass 7ox 0o's 7ox
scptembsr-esaM dsis o7Js ds
March .....sa4 2asa,s 24y e4x
May.......-2ih 2fMa25 24st 24f
July.......~.2tts 26x 25M 20
september ..27js 27I 27 27k
OArs-No2.
May ..l7kaA l7i4ask I7lzaA l7k
.iuIy........ lSisa4 1884 lssts Isj&aL
SeDtember..lSA 1S% 1875 1884
Mey.......ss.47x ss.s7yS ss474 sss7,S
July......s $50 S.b11 500 e.07lN
LARD
s %sy.:.... s tsss .ssH 40 40 :ssn
SHORT RIBS
JuIy.".... 467.S 4.67H AS 467x
Closing quotations: Flour was quiet and
easy; hard spring patents, S.segsilo. in
wood Wood soft wheat patents, 1'saS1;
81 S,se s pnchanssa r SI S prng Sns Ne
corn. "a 1-2M2i Sic. No. 2 oats. IL $40
lie. Mess pork, sS.J0n<s.55. Lard. 81. 2ofp
si22 IL. Short rib sides. A5ouA..5; dry
salted shoulders, A15uS: short clear
sides. &.62 l-2dA.75. Whiskey, 81 49,
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION sToCK-YARDs. ILL. March
3l.-Cattle-Receipts 1l.0o0 head; market
firm and l0c. higher; common TO extra.
steers. S3.70nS5.50; stockers and feeders,
S.iOas45o; cows and bulls. sL75qsS.75;
Hogs1Receipts, $4,000 head; market
closed with the lc. advance lost; heavy
packing, $304n$3l7is common 10 choice
mixed, $395dst20; choice assorted, A0iisp
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; market
strong; inferior TO choice, s3.2JuS5.20;
lambs, S5cq$5i0.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o.. March 3.-Flour-
Quiet. with few changes to record; winter
patent. si45qSt7o; fancy. .silogsi.So.
Wheat-Quiet; No. 3 red. SIC.
Corn-Steady; No. white and mixed, sc.
Oats-Steady; No. mixed, track, 15c.
Lard-Kettle. steady; steam leaf, A75;
prime steam, steady; sales at $40.
Dry-Salted lieats-Steady; shoulders.
SAFE; short rib sides. SiS L.; short Clear
S.; clear bellies. S25
Bacon STEADY; loose shoulders. IS: short
ribs, s5.25; short clear, $50; clear bellies,
S.25as5.75. Whiskey, Sis
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, MO, March 3l.-Flour--
Dull and unchanged; patents, H7oaAsoi
Wheat-Lower; May, 81 5-imN 7-sc. ask
ed: July. q lac; August, 10 Use bid.
Corn-Steady; May. % 5-sc.; July q 7-sc.
Oats-Steady; May, l9c. bid; July Is Csc.
bid.
Pork-standard mess. new, $40; Old.
Lard-Prime steam. slO7 H.. choice,
Bacon-shoulders. $3.50: extra short
clear $3.50 l-2; clear rib. si.45; clear sides,
$500.
High wInes-steady at Sis
Bagging--1 "a pounds. 3-Sc.; 2 pounds,
8 3-4c.; IA pounds, l-Ic.
Iron Ties-60c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March 3l.-l2:90 II. NJ
Cotton-Demand fair; prices frmer:
American middlinR, 15-16d.; sales. l0.oo)
bales; American. $500 bales; speculation
and export. 500 bales; receipts. 1000
bales; American. 1900 bales.
Futures opened quiet; demand poor;
March and April. 5S-6id.: April aud May.
May and June. June and July, July and
August, 5S-6id.; October and November.
3 i6-6id.: November and December, De-
cember and January. if-6id.
Futures quiet Tenders. 30 bales. new
Pas p. M.-American middling fair.
ding. 31-32d.; low middllng. 25-32d.;
good ordinary, 2-S2d; ordinary. l5-S2d.
p. M.-April, 3 59-6iMS 60-6id., sellers;
April and May 5g-sid., buyers rs, Nay and
sellers; July and August. 5s-6iu8 6o-6id..
value; August and September. 57.s4sp
3 5S-64d.. buyers; September and october;
November, 3 li-64d.. buyers; November
and December. 3 45-64d. buyers; Decem-
Der and January, 4i-6ia3 45-6id.. buyers.
Futures closed steady.
NEW YORK, March l.-Cotton-F'irm;
middling, 15-i6c.; net receipts, none:
Britain. li3 bales: forwarded. SO bales;
sales. l.220 bales; spinners, go bales;
totals to-day: Net receipts, s.4s7 bales;
exports--to Great Britain, 2I3s BALES 70
France, 2ij bales; TO the Continent, soV
bales; stock SiS,47S bales. 49, -
Total sales this week: Net receipts
S5.2d bales; exports-to Great Britaii.
22'2Oi bales France. 94i5 bales; TO the
Continent. 2i.l74 bales.
Totals since September LIST; Net receipts.
6.2295cl bales; exports-to Greh Sritain.
97l774 bales: TO France, 6li7Ss bales; 10
the Continent 1.702. 225 bales; to the Chaa-
mel. 54sl bales. 49,, -.
April. $685.: May 500; June. !loS; july
N12: August. ZIP; September %S, Octo-
her ss "a: November s6.T; December,
S. 50: January. $751; February, $a,
NEW ORLEANS. March 3i,-Cotton,-
Futures dull; sales, 1920 bales; Aprl!.
$3.50; May, S.sl; june S.yS; Juiy: Sss;
,s4S: November. 1851; December. 100;
January, $500.
NAVAL-sTORE MARKETS
WILMINGTON. n. c., March 81
Hosin|Firm; strained, sl.45; good strain
81 Tusr iSS machine. &c; ir-
regular 26i1c.
Tar-Steady at Soc. -, q, "A.
Crude Turpentine-Firm; hard s-"'
soft so: virgin, nothing doing.
CHARLESTON, s. C., March S.-iur-
pentine-Firm at % l-2c.; sales none. ~
Rosin-Firm; sales. none: A. Is. g. ~
and r. si.45: +. $50; O., $50 ana IL
II 81. X SIS: NJ, 80; y. XIV wihdo"-
glass. 81. 70; water-white, $50.
SAVANNAH. GA. March a.-Turpen-
tine-Firm at q l-ic.; receipts, % casns'
sales. 81 casks. -. ..,.s
800 barrels. A, u, G, and u, No; ~ 40:
+. $50: G. sl65; IL, M.'o; l. N;o; H. ~, 49,
Nj 81; y, 800; window-glass' w. "a'c'-
white. q.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA. March u.-cot.
ton-Firm at i-sgI l-ic. Tor yood 10 oess
lots
,PETERsBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. March u.-yir-
ginias steady. Prime. 70. extra IIime.
2i-ic.: fancy, 2l-2c.; spanish s'eaoy az
II i-2uoJc.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, March U.-Farmers
quiet and steady; fancy, o-s1z S-,s a..
strictly prime. 2 i-4u2 5-Se.; prime. sT