Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easier and l0G20c. lower in some cases.
No 2 yellow corn, 2924@30c. No. 2 spring
wheat seize. No: spring wheat, s5aec.;
No red. new. S9I3c. No. corn, 29AG30c.
No. 2 oats, 7SAc., No. 2 white. (. o. b..
DC; No 3 white T. o. b., aou22c. No. 2
rye. 4sl4c. No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3.
(. o. b., 3lu42c.; No. 4. (. o. b., zsdS3c.
Prime timothy seed, Sl.O. Mess pork, per
barrel. sS.S7l9asssO. Lard. per 100 pounds.
SfS2ik Short-rib sides 0oose), S.0OIS9.S.
Dry-salted shoulders tboxedl. s5.JOgs9.l5.
Short-clear sides (boxed). SuSJ.l2ls. Whis-
key. distillers finished goods. per gallon.
sl22. Butter-steady; creamery, l3plSe.;
dairy. sul5c Cheese-Steady at S4a3&c
Eggs-Flrm; fresh. 13i4c
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. August S0.-Trade in
cattle was quite animated to-day in de-
sirable lots of cattle. at steady prices.
but other kinds moved slowly, and prices
were weak to a shade lower Sales were
on a basis OF s390HS550 for the commonest
native dressed beef steers TO the choicest
shipping beeves, with the bulk OF the
sales at A.75us5.25. Large numbers OF
stockerS and feeders sold at S3.DdA6O,
common lots being lower than last Mon
day. Canning cattle sold at easy prices,
but fat cows and heifers were good sell
ers once more as were also bulls. caves
were lower. Texas cattle were in very
good demand at not overstrong prices,
and western were largely 5tqlOc. lower.
In hogs there was "a very active local
and shipping demand, but buyers insist
ed upon lower prices, and sales were at
a decline of 5dlOc. per 100 pounds good
fat hogs weakening the least. The ave-
rage quality was very bad. Sales were at
$380Q$44j for the poorest lot OF best
hogs. the bulk crossing the scales at
$415IH30.
Trade in sheep and lambs was fairly
active. and prices showed no particular
change. Sheep were wanted at s2.25pS25O
for the poorest, up to S.S1A Tor good 70
extra natives, burt few sold above SS.'O.
Lambs sold at $3.50aS5.35, the best ruling
a little higher. Western range sheep SOLD
at 5000 $50
Recelpts-Cattle. 1900 head; hogs, 1900
head sheep, 1900 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., August 3O.-Flour-
Steady; fancy. A.694t4.S5; family, $S.1SaN.
Wheat-Firm; No. 2 red Soc.
Corn-Steady; No. 2 mixed, Bic.
Oats-tirm; No. mixed, 2Og2O l-2c.
Rye-Easier; No. 2, 4Sc.
Lard--Firm at $i.75.
Bulk Meats-Firm at 500.
Bacon-Strong at $40.
Whiskey-Ftrm at VII.
Butter-Dull.
Sugar-Firm; hard refined, 5-SG5 5-sc.
Eggs--Barely steady at l2c.
Cheese-Firm; good TO prime Ohio nat,
8 l-2Q9c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, August 80 l.. Moot
ton-Spot in limited demand; prices lower;
American middling fair, I'D; good mid
ding, 9-32d. American mlddling, l-Sd.;
low middling, Id; good ordinary 3 led;
ordinary, 3 ll-l6d. The sales OF the day
were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for
speculation and export, and Included $500
bales. American.
Futures opened easy and closed firm;
American middlng, low middling clause;
A AnVtlSt
tember 4d., sellers; September and Octo-
Der 3 56-64l3 57-6id., buyers October ana
November, 3 49-6id., buyers; November
and December, 46-6id., sellers; December
and January, 4l-5iG3 45-6id., buyers;
January and February, 3 4i-6iu3 45-6id,
buyers; February and March, 45-6id,
buyers: March and April, 3 45-64d.. sellers;
April and May, E-64d sellers; May and
June, io-64d., sellers; September. 40.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-cotton-Nomi-
nal; middling, &c.; net receipts, -; gross,
s 500 bales eXports-to Great Britain, 80
bales; to France, 200 bales; 10 the Con-
tlnent, LAB bales; forwarded, 6,oe3 bales;
sales, 4i8 bales; spinners. 20 bales; stock,
ySOA (actuaD bales.
Totals to-day: Sales, 12,2i5 bales; ex-
ports-to Great Britain, $50 bales; 10
France, 1900 bales; TO the Continent, 1872
bales; stock. S0,4Sl bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, q. SOC bales;
exports--to Great Britain, 1886 bales; 10
France, 1,4H bales; to the Continent, 1923
bales.
TO September lst: Exports-to Great
Britain. 3,Oe0556 bales; 10 France, 1O2,62s
bales; 10 the Continent, 2l6l, 456 bales; TO
the Channel. 54SS bales.
Liverpool cables at hand when the mar
ket opened this morning were dlsappoint-
ing, crop accounts had Il bearish average,
receipts We're heavy. outside buying or
ders were few, ana Local sentiment had
a bearish temper; yet the market opened
at an advance of y points on August, l
point on September. and 2H5 points on the
remainder Of the list. Dominated by ma
nipulation in August, with approximations
that the deal would extend to September
and October. caused more or less hesta-
ton. Following the opening call, the
market readjusted itself to a net advance
OF 5l6 points before noon, with the ex-
ception of August, which at that hour
showed net advance OF 20 points. and
held the general list. Later In the ses-
sion the market had an easier undertone,
on estimates OF heavy receipts for to-
morrow especially at interior points.
At the best point the general list show
ed a net advance OF 3H7 points. with the
market finally quiet and steady In tone
al a net advance OF 2Q6 points on the
general list. while the net advance on
August was q points.
Cotton futures opened barely steady;
sales. 6,4O0 bales; January, S.s5; February
!5.1; March. S5.sl; April. sGs5; May. 1897;
August ssl5: September N2s: October,
s69i; November, 1854: December, s5.S.
Cotton futures closed quiet and steady;
es--closing-January. $3.50; February.
$3.50; March, $3.50; April. $3.50; May, %.82;
August nominal: September, N22: Octo-
her S69i; November. $S77: December, S. n.
Spot closed nominaliy, f-lsc. net high
er: midding upiancs. sac; Gulf, She;