Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19

Provisions held up. despite the big, in,
AUX of hogs. pork closing 71-2c., lard
2I-2c. and July ribs Sc. higher,
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing.
wHBAT-NO.2.
Suiy. ::.::i des io7n los iesN
sept........ sss4ss9A sgA ss S Ssh
Dec ........- oOais oo4 "f
CORS-No. Q.
May.......36 80 30 30
July. 35,la353s 1854 35h s5M
sept........ 36Aa36B 371s 20 30a1s
OATs-No. 2.
July......-. .Zots toz9 =. 1100aats ~Vao8
MESS PoRK-Per Dbl
Jaiy. 49,. 200 i2sa.s Zoo ' isso
sept. 1890 1910 1925 l2.4o
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
S Mny 49,. s a.as,s S6il 500 ' Ss9.s
sept........ 667h 6.72H G.o7M GEN
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
%hy. $50 s siy,s $40 $40 SO SO
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn. IS Use. No. 2 spring wheat,
Sl.15@SL.2O; No. 3 spring wheat. f. o. b..
$l.10p$l.35; No. 2 red, s145NN.5C. No.
corn S7@S7 S-4c No. 2 oats, 20 l-2aSOc.;
No. 2 white, 336i33 l-2c.; No. white,
aoa9o lac. No. rye, &c. No. 2 barley,
44a5oc. No. 1 fiaxseed, H.SS. Prime
timothy seed. $2.G0as2.65. Mess pork. per
barrel, N2l5qSl2.2O. Lard. per 100 pounds.
S660lpS6.62 1-2. ShOrt-rib sides, loose. $685.
qS665; dry salted shoulders. boxed. s54p
s525; short-clear sides. boxed, S6.75ns6.S5.
Sugars--Cut-loaf unchanged Butter
steady; creameries, 12Gl5c.; diaries; liGo
13c. Eggs steady and unchanged. Cheese
in fair demand; creamery. gag Lie.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS May lS.-Flour-Quiet, easy,
and unchanged.
Wheat-Lower, closing steady; spot
easy; No. 2, S1.24 bid; May. $l.2O bid and
sI3O asked; July, IS l-4c. September,
So 1-2c.
Corn-spot lower; No. 2. IS lie; May,
50 lie; July, 80 S-Sc., bid; September,
Oats-spot higher; No. 2. 80 Lie.
Bran-Duli; sacked, east track, &c.
Butter-Quiet; creamery, liql6c.; dairy,
l0m1ic.
Eggs-Higher at lie.
Whiskey-Steady at Sl.23.
Pork-Higher; standard mess, jobbing,
1921 1-2.
Lard-Nominal; prime steam, ss.35;
choice, $J.45.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, Sc: extra-short
clear. SIP IL; ribs. S25; shorts. T.S7 liz.
Dry Sailed Meats-Boxed shoulders.
$50; extra-short clear s662 L.; ribs,
1918; shorts, $6.6 l-2.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., May 1S.-Flour-
Quiet.
Corn-Quiet; No. mixed 3sc.
Oats-Dull No. 2 mixed, Csc.
Oats-No. mixed, 80 lie.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, 6Jc.
Lard-Firm at $3.50.
Bulk Meats-Firm at $500.
Bacon-Firmer at 1915.
Whiskey-Quiet at $l.2o.
Butter-Easy.
Sugar-Easy.
Eggs-Steady at &c.
Cheese-Dull.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVE" POOL May 1S.-4 p. M-Cotton:
spot; moderate business done; prices I'M
changed American mddling. 3 7-32d. The
sales OF the day were 10000 bales of
which 800 bales were for speculation and
export. and included 300 bales Ameri-
can; receipts. 1900 bales, all American.
Futures closed steady. with a moderate
demand: American middling, low middling
clause, May. S0-64a3 3l-6id.. value; May
and June, 3 30-6iQ3 81 Sid. value; June
and July, 33l-eid.. sellers; July and Au-
gust. 3l-6ia3 32-s4d., buyers; August and
September. Sl-64d3 32-6id.. buyers: Sep
TENDER and October. 30-6i43 31-64d., sell
ers; October and November. 3 30-6id., SELL
ers; November and December. 3 29-64d.,
buyers December and January, 29-64d.,
buyers; January and February, 29-64d.,
buyers; February and March, 3O-64d.,
sellers.
NEW YORK. May s-Cotton-Dun;
middlng, 67-l6c. net receipts. s. bales;
gross receipts. 1,490 bales; exports--to
Great Britain. 11.l00 bales; TO France 100
bales; forwarded. n bales; sales, 1875
bales; spinners, 90 bales; stock, 1923
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts 1854 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 1850 bales;
TO France. 1G0 bales; 10 the Continent,
1856 bales; stock. 49, l02 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. $500 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 2SS25 bales; 10
France. 1895 bales: TO the Continent,
% $50 bales.
Totals since September list: Net receipts,
S.S92. l62 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
3.234.27S bales; TO France. 7si.0i7 bales; to
the Continent. 2,7Cl.4l bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet and firm;
August. $40; September, 1924: October,
s6.25; November, 1925; December. %.2S:
January, 500; February, $3.50; March.
$G.32.
Cotton futures closed steady: sales,
1850 bales; May, 1882; June, 1913; July.
tober, 1919: November. $3.50; December,
s6s2: January. 1854
Cotton Spot closed dull; middling up
lands. 67-l6c.; middling gulf. lt-i6c.:
sales, 4795 bales.
Although cables were disappointing.
our cotton market opened quiet and Arm.
and generally las points higher: further
part by shorts. led by Liverpool buying
orders. subsequently, the market ruled