Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-06

els: stock, I.504.2i4 bushels; sales. o."
bushels: southern white corn IL i-zc.' uo
oats-Firm: demand steady; No. white,
2S1rz7c.: No. 2 mixed. % 1-2n2ic.; recelpas,
7.43S bushels; exports. none; stoch' 'o''V'
bushels.
Rye--Weak: No. 2. nearby, 3s 1-2c.; re-
ceipts. si,s7l bushels; exports, nohe' s'ocA'
Hay~Firm: choice timothy, yli5oqsl5.
Grain Freights-Quiet; nothing doing;
market unchanged. 49,
Sugar-Strong; graduated, $i;o5.
Buttcr-Firm ana uncnahgei'
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 5.-Wheat showed great
weakness for a time to-day, but later re-
covered a 5-Sc. loss and advanced SIC. pc
sides. Weak Liverpool cables were the
main cause of the weakness, and crop
damage reports that OF the later strength.
Corn and oats were benefited TO the extent
of 3lr3 1-sc, respectively. Provisions
closed unchanged TO 1-2c higher:
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT--Nc. =.
MAJ. .0sls69 7O7s 8sh 69M
July........ 6sasaSs 69Aas 6s}s 6aN
septembor654aH 06N UoA $685.
CoaN-No. 2.
$ s:S;:=s;;: 81 e. ss|: s5:S
OATs-No =.
May .......16ss II 1875 II
Jay:;;:. jIzssaa iis 55San l7'saN
MESS PoRK-Per Bb.
May.......so.5O SS.o21a $500 se.o2h
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
May...,.. 400 400 391x 400
July...... 4.021b 4.0J 400 400
Sept....... 412Ie 415 4lO 4.i5
SHORT RfBs--Per 100 lbs.
July. 4.57,6 4.e.y4 4.5Its 4e2h
sept.... 462I1 4.67ya 4.62,b 4.07ls
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and rather easier No. yellow corn,
q 1-Sq2i 3-Sc. No. 2 spring wheat, 20 1-i4
2 red. Sc Lass lac. No. 2 corn, % 7-Sdf
"a 1-sc. No. 2 oats. l7017 lac; No: white,
22u22 3-4c.; No. 3 white, (. o. b.. IS S-4g22c.
No. 2 rye, 81 "a. No. 2 barley nominal;
No. 8 s o. b. 2Sa'sc Nc If o. b Prime @s
timothy seed, s. Mess pork, per barrel,
ss.5edss.55. Lard, per 100 pounds, 81. Short
rib sides Qoose) $i5ofpS4.75; dry-salted
shoulders boxed. s5.25gS.50; short clear
sides boxed. s5Ms5.l2 ~. Whiskey, dis
sa sugar. ilo ss'ss P granaIated, A7S
Butter steady; creameries, 1Gl5c.; dairies.
Sal3c. Cheese, break c, 10 l-2Gl1c. Eggs
steady; fresh, LAS 1-2c.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 5.-rhere was an active
and stronger market for cattle. sales being
largely at an advance of 10c. Sales of ma
tive beef cattle were on basis of $3.50
81 for poorest, up TO s425ll$440 for prime,
heavy cattle. Sales were largely at 1850
A.S. habitat lots predomlnating. Butch
ers' stuff sold better than for some days,
81 81 Iatf oil nsff nt1tr vol
Bulls also sold more satisfactorily, the
best exporters going at 81, and poor Bo-
lognas at $3.50. Calves were active at yes
terdays advance, with the best ones in
brisk demand al s5.25. Most of the Texas
steers sold at S3.60nS4.l0, fed lots selling
around the top
There was very good demand for hogs,
and lightweights remained nearly steady,
but others averaged a nickel lower than
on o. Yesterday s. Heavy packing lots brought
S.97 IL. the bulk of the hogs crossing the
scales at $3.50 and 1887 1-2 while pigs sold
largely a S3.65u$.95.
Prices for sheep were slightly higher,
with better demand. Sales were on a
basis of s2.50Gs3 for inferior sheep up to
81. S0fisj for prime flocks, with the bulk of
the trading at S3.7JnA15. Fewer westerns
are arriving, and the present receipts con-
yst largely of Texans. Lambs sold freely
at s3ms $50 for culls and inferior lots, up
TO s4.30Gi Sis for westerns, and $500 $3.50
for Colorados.
Receipts: Cattle. 1000 head; hogs, &c, 600
head; sheep, 1000 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. O., May 5.-F1our-
Quiet.
Wheat-Quiet No. red. 9lc.
Corn-Firmer: No mixed. 20 3-fG2.c.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 mixed, PIC.
Rye-Firm; No. 2. 37G33c.
Lard-Easy at 1886.
Bulk Meats-Dull at s5.05ds5.15.
Bacon-Dull at @.55q{5.O.
Whiskey-A.19. ..S-
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Quiet
Eggs-Firmer at 1-zc.
Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, May 81 p. M.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand prices steady;
American middling, 7-32d.: sales of the
day were 10000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export, and included
$500 American: receipts, $500 bales, in
Guiding 600 American.
Futures opened quiet and steady, with
moderate demand. and closed steady at
the advance; American middling, low mid
ding clause; May. 4 l0-64d.. sellers; May
and June 4 S-6ia4 Sid, sellers; June and
July, 47-ei(tt Std. sellers; July-August
6-6ifi4 It'd. sellers; August and Sep
TENDER. 3-64di 4-64d., sellers; September
and October 3 59-6ld sellers; October
and November 3 52-6iu3 Std. value; No
vember and December Solid. buyers;
December and January, 3 4S-Gi43 49-6id..
buyers; January and February 8 1910
3 49-Gid, buyers; February and March,
3 49-6id., sellers.
NEW YORK. May 5.-Cotton-Firm;
1856 bales; exports-to Great Britain, G,63s
bales; To the Continent, 800 bales; for
warded, II bales; sales. l,29i bales; spin
ners, 597 bales; stock, 1921 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 32lS bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 6.63S bales: TO
the Continent. S,5IS bales; stock, 4i7,iOS
Consolidated net receipts, 9l,7O2 bales
expOrts-to Great Britain, S,o32 bales; 10
France, S,o57 bales; TO the Continent, 44'SA
Totals since September list: Net receipts,
6,l5il25 bales; eXports-to Great Britain.
2.ST7 SIG bales; to France; c6S,7D bales; TO
the Continent, 1913, $50 bales to the Chan
Futures opened steady at the advance
sales. $50 bales; January. {6.9l; Febru-
airy. $69i: March, s6.sS; May, 1871; June,
S.s7: July. NH; August. $40; September.
cember s6.&. =. ooo
bales; January, $3.50; February, 1874;
y March ui sSs spE August M sepiember
SOs: October, $3.50; November, 1854; De-
cember. $685..
SPOT closed firm; middlng upland5.
5-Sc; middling Gulf. 7-Sc; sales, l,2s'
bales.
The cotton market had the advantage
of better cable advices than had been
looked for and started steady at an adj
vance of +q7 points The opening ngures
cent that May, after call, improved
point. June points, July point, Noyem-
Der / point, and January 2 points From
this basis the market sold of 300 points
nnd ninrnh nlIief AZ a net advance of 20n