Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-07

covered TO within 3-Sc. OF MonIdS
postp0ne ment OF the Presidents message
ia Congress The news Of the postpone
ment greatly relieved the selling pressure.
Corn and oets were stT+'N' WI -.
any change for the day. Provisions
we're rrm early, nut closed uresuaf;
PORK closed at a small advance, ana
lard and ribs sal l-2c. lower. H..
Leading futures ranged as toiioWs'
Opening. Highest lowest. Closing
WHEAr-No.2.
May. -. lo s,, 1 ssI. s l4S q s4 i9sA
Sep....... 5 5saA1 5 1Sst ~ ~
CORN-No.2.
. INV 49, ''3iataT 3iA 3O3s 3o7Sa3i
Sep.......324 o-4as - N7o
oAls-No. ..
May......-.eJ34 .oa ,S,s 5Sst
July.........<oSS ~">sa1s -'/4 <S
NESS PoRK-Per BbL
May....... $3.50 s9.92N $3.50 $500
July. $50 1O.Oo p'e) o'V'n
LARD-Per 100 lDs.
May.. s5.99IS s5.o7I6 s5.22l5 1923
July........ o.3<N 300 o'"O '1x
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
May......s5I!ls sa22H s5:i71s s5' 800
Juiy........ j.27Is $50 DO "'s'Fs
Cash quotations were as follows: No:
yellow corn. % 5-Ni29 3-4c. Flour steady.
No. spring wheat, 9Sds5 3-ic.; no u Z
red. Si03 I-ip$l.04 IA. No. corn, - 9-sd
% 3-ic. No. oats. % lie; No. white
f. O. b., % 1 &C.; No. 3 white, I. o. b.,
5S02gc. No. . rye, Bic. No . barley,
3idijc. No. 1 haXseed, N.l9; new, SID -
Prime timothy seed. $40. Mess pork
Der barrel S99OaS995 Lard, per 100
bounds. S5221-2 ShOrt-rib sides, loose
5.O5a%.35: dry sailed shoulders, $500
sls7 -; short sides boxed $Si9g
per gallon, $l19 IL. Sugars-Cut-loaI,
$50. graduated, S5.l3a0.3 H. Butter
firm creamery, 13Q2Oc.; dairy. haze.
Cheese quiet at SaS l-ic. Eggs hrini
fresh, 9 lie.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI o.. April 6.-Flour-Dull
Wheat-Quiet; No. ?. red, slc.
Corn-Steady; No mixed, 81 l-2c.
Oats-Quet; No. ? mixed, SG2S lie.
Rye-Steady; No. p SIC.
Lard-Steady at $40
Bulk Meats-Firm at 500.
BacOn-Firm at s..
Whiskey-Firm at N.2O.
Butter-Steady.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Steady at Sc.
Cheese-Quiet.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. MO, April G.-Flour-Dull
w Wheat-spot higher; No. 2, cash, ele-
vator. csc. bid; track. $50; May, $lU
800 as; July. 7sc.' bia; September 20 l-Sc''
Corn-Spot firm No. ?. cash, April and
May, q l-2c.; July. Is 5-Sc.. bid; Septem-
Der. % 3-4c., asked.
bid: track. &c: April, 2Gc.; May. 20 3-Sa
% lie. July, p Use; No. white 299
Bran-Firm; sacked. east track. 5Gc.
Butter and Understandings
Pork-Steady; standard mess, Josbing'
Lard-Lower; prime steam, $40; choice,
sj1j. oo.--,
extra-short clear, $40; RIBS, S5.S' IL;
Dry Sailed Meats-Extra-short clear.
A75ds47 -: extra-short clear. Sj.25;
ribs. $537 -; shorts, $50
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. April O. =. M.-Cotton-
Spot: Good business done; prices firm,
American middling. 7-l6d. The sales OF
the day were 1900 bales. of which 1000
bales were for speculation and export.
and included 400 bales American; re-
| ceipts. 1900 bales, including 5000 bales
| American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
| demand, and closed quiet and steady;
American middling, low mlddling clause,
| April. 3 23-6ia3 24-64d., buyers; April and
| MAY, IS LD-DtuO Lf-ttl., Uusfl0t NAY anu
| June 3-64d3 2i-6id., buyers: June and
| July. 2l-6id.. sellers; July and August
| 2f-6id.. buyers; August and September
| 3 23-64G3 2i-Gld.. buyers; September and
! october. 22-64li3 23-64d., sellers; October
| and November, 3 2l-6ifi3 22-6id,, sellers
| November and December. 2l-6id., sell
| ers: December and January H-6id..
sellers; January and February, 3 2l-Gid
| sellers
Cotton futures opened steady: sales
! 1900 bales: May. $3.50; June. $500; July,
| s6.O2: August, s6.04; September. S6G De-
tober 500; November, 500; December,
| $685. January, 500.
| NEW YORK. April 6.-Cotton-Stead
| middling. 6 3-l6c.; net receipts, 2o9 bales
| gross. 6sl5 bales; exports to Great BIT
| tain 1885 bales; forwarded, S2I bales
sales, 905 bales; spinners, So5 bales; STOCK
| 1851 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, li,edo bales
| exports TO Great Britain, 9.O69 Dales, !,
the Continent. sl.S53 bales; STOCK So'lo
| bales. 90 -,
Consolidated: Net receipts, 6i'S3S bales
| exports TO Great Britain. 1850 palea, y
| France. 1928 bales; TO the continent
56lss bales. o,o,s
Totals since September list: Net receipts
1861, 2i9 bales; exports 10 Great britaih