Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-05

bushels: sales. 2.OoO bushels: southern
white corn. Soc; do. yellow. 35436c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 21QZi l-2c.; NO.
mixed. p l-2q2ic. ree eS gS5 s.tS ousheis'
Rve-Strong and higher; No: p nearby.
! 47G47 1-2c: No. western, 4Sc. bid; re-
ceipts. 2lll bushels; exports, none
stock. 1890 bushels.
Hay-Firm for better grades.
Sugar-Firm and unchanged
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Eggs Firm; fresh 10 l-2c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO August A-The engagements
I'm wheat to-day took on the appearance
Of a panic. in apprehension OF double
supply. Exporters reported sales OF
about 10000 bushels here and at the
seaboard. This market closed l-2c.
higher. The advance was checked by the
marketing of a long line. estimated AT
100000 bushels Liverpool advanced an
Antwerp, 4c per bushel Corn yielded
9-4c. per bushel, on timely rains West
Provisions were active. advancing II l-20
DC. the last-named in pork.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. 'Higaest. Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-NO. =.
septem ber.77l6q7s ISL 7e7s 7sis
Dec .......1s5sa1a oO5s 'o34 'y'ts'S
CORS--NO. -.
September Sep ai;; 2slsask 2sa< 27lSass 2s5s
December .29lsa5a 2D5s 2SA 29ssab9
May......... 32l4 32A 3l$s ~
OATs-No. =.
September. 7MaS ls llesaA 11t
May.........2 lA 2lla <lN |i9sa1o
Sept 49,. $50 ss.92Is ss.o5 $3.50
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
sept;....... t.4o 4.S5 1917 IA AZ
oc s,96sr 49, ,oa 39 n, @a@A 4oV
Sept. ass 800 4.s2ss 497lb
Oct. ........ 4.S7Js 497t6 4.s5 497Is
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
strong and l5c. higher No. yellow
corn. q 1-2G2sc No. 2 spring wheat
rs 3-4c. No. spring wheat. 400 l-2c.'
No. red, 50 lie. NO. corn, - 90 sc sc
No. oats. II lac; No. 2 white 10 S-4c:;
No. white. 10 l2n2lc. NO. rye. " l-zq
43c No. barley. f. o. b., &c; NO !,
% 1-2a26c. No. ] haxseed, 20 l-2c. Prime
timothy seed, $40. Mess pork, per bar
rel. $500 Lard. per 100 pounds, si.65
short rib sides 0oose). S550dN.62 IL; dry
salted shoulders boxed, 500; short clear
sides boxed S5nS5.12 IL. Whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon. Sl.ls.
Sugar. cut-loaf unchanged. Butter frIn;
Cheese dun at l-2a9c. Eggs hrm az
1-2gl0c.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, August i-Cattle were in
fair demand at steady prices. Native
beef steers sold at Sl.S0pA tor the poorest,
up to $50 for choice TO extra, with the
bulk Of the sales at SL25QFl.5. The stock
ers and feeders supply has Increased,
and prices are largely - cents lower than
last week fewer choice feeders being
taken to ship 10 the country. A good
many stock steers weighing 4yQio are
selling at s3.50qsi.20, and stock bulls sell
freely at S2.60aS.SO, with heifers selling
at 1910.
Common COWS are lower but fat cows
and bulls are active and firm
Hogs scored another advance OF 100
1870. Packers bought heavily. Prime
light hogs sold up 20 SL2O53. and from
that figure sales were made all the way
down TO $1,000 s. so for heavy packing lots,
the bulk of the hogs crOs1lng the scales
at s3goQS4. To-day's supply was barely
sufficient to meet the requirements.
Trade IN sheep was fairly active, at
steady prices. Rams brought S2qS3. and
few sheep sold as low as g, range fiocks
going largely at s3.500s3.6O. Lambs sold
at S3.5OdS515 for inferior to prime.
Receipts Cattle. 1850 head; hogs. 5000
head; sheep 1900 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, O., August 4.-Flour-
Firm.
Confirm; No. 2 mixed, % lie.
Oats-Quiet; No. mixed new, lsc.
Rye-Quiet No. 2. 35c.
I.ard-Firmer at $iS7 2.
Bulk Meats-Firm at &.Suf5.
Bacon-StrOng at s57Tbs565.
Whiskey-Steady at sl.lJ.
Butter-Dul.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Easy at &c.
Cheese-Quiet.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL August A r. Mot
ton-Spot good business done; prices
lower; American miGdling, fair, ll-l6d.;
good rniddling, 7-l6d.. American mid
ding. 9-32d low middling, sgd; good
ordinary. l3-32d.; ordinary, H-S2d. The
sales OF the day were 1900 bales. OF
which 1000 bales were for speculation and
export and included 1900 bales Ameri-
can: receipts, 900 bales--all American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed quiet az the decline;
American middling, low-middling clause,
September and August. i2-g4d., buyers;
August and September. I-0tn4 Esd,
BUYERS; September and October, raj l-oid.,
BUYERS; October and November, SOD.
BUYERS: November and December, J5-Ad.,
sellers: December and January, d-6fI
2 55-s4d. sellers; January and February.
3 5i-Gili3 55-6id, sellers; February and
March. 55-sfd., value; May and June,
NEW YORK, August 4.-Cotton-Easy:
mlddlng. &c.: receipts, none; gross re-
ceipts. 81 bales; forwarded, III bales;
sales. 352 bales--all spinners; stock, 1888
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. rs bales
exports 70 the Continent, 33s bales stock,
81 100 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 1895 bales
exports--tO Great Britain, $50 bales; TO
france. 200 bales; 10 the Continent, ass
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
1915 e9S bales; exports-to Great Britain.
3 81 bales; to France. 699, S5j bales; 10
the Continent 2.l4o,56S bales; to the
Channel. 40. Ssl bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales,
3 900 bales: January, N.i5; February. E.iS;
March N.22: April. S25: May, T.zS: Au-
gust N.5,; September, N.2s; December.
G12
Futures closed steady; sales, ss. 400
bales: January, Ei7: February ND:
March S25: April. s7.27; May. $50; Au-
gust $3.50; September N29: october. N.i5;
November $40; December. El3.
SPOT closed easy; mdcling upiands, &c..
Gulf. 1-<c.; sales. 3s2 bales.
There was little speculative activity IN
futures to-day, and prices were dominated
bv the operations OF professional traders,
rather better class OF English advices
gave the market steady undertone az
the opening, and prices advanced points.
Or local buying orders. Reports OF light
rains IN several sections OF Texas brought
cut considerable long cotton, which re-
suited In loss of sal points. This selling
soon ran Its course. however
and with favorable news from Fall River
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