Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-12

CHICAGO. May ll.-ProVisons had
veritable boom on Change to-day. Pork
at the close showed a net gain of soc.
barrel: lard one of csc. a hundred
weight and ribs one of 45c. The pro-
nounced bull movement in hog products
was based on the lively cash demand by
the government for army use. Leading
packers were all on the buying side. and
were assisted by revival outside or
speculation.
The wheat pit was deserted FOR corn
and provisions. but the market continued
to be extremely erratic. July covered a
range of size, closing at SLl0l5, a net
loss Of SIC. May declined &C.. while Sep
tember to which month speculation is be-
ing transferred. closed at net gain OF
| Csc. Corn was helped by the rise in
provisions. and closed at an advance OF
ic for July. and oats gained $-Sc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest aowsst. Closing.
WHEAr-No >.
Nay....... lSO JoO 10 10
July......1I2a115 1i5 l0DH 11Ok
Sept... 9Os9l 92t9 so 9ias
Dec 49,. s5sS6N s7ls s5A So
CORN-No. >.
fundamentally 36x - 3Bss
july. .3o9Ge1S 30 3o3R 30essA
Sept....... 36al. 5''s 90 o'lsa4
OATs--No. ..
Mav.......... 81 ot12 - olSa
July..........| -i1pa@s ~
Sept....,.... Zf2s %s9s "a ~tt
MISS PoRK-Per sbl.
May.....SiL37h $40 S11.37i5 sl1.70
JuiY........ Il'Oo Il'o'n li'Oo iLo'b
LARD-Per 100 lps.
May. So. :: go" So. s6.52h
July.. 300 600 go 600
sept......... 6O7k 6.65 6.O7IS 62ss
SHORT RIBS-Per 1OO lbs
May..........s..:,. So: 81. 5000
sSps: So? sss,. S 5I5 S s:s2 S GHs4
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, quiet; cash demand slow at
No. spring wheat, Sl.l0; No. red, N.15
GSl.77. No. . corn, 80 Lie. No. . oats
81 l-4c. No white, 30 lie; No. 3 white
g l,2c. No. 2 rye 69a7oc;; No. 2 barley,
timothy-seed $3.50. Mess pork. per bar
rel. Sll. 7O9Sll.7j. Lard per 100 pounds,
s6.50QS6.55. Short-rib sides 0oose), $500
$500. Dry sailed shoulders boxed, A750
$685.. Whiskey. distillers' finished goods,
per gallon. sl23. Butter steady; cream
cries l3Gl6c.; dairies, l2nljc. Eggs,
steady: fresh, Zoe. Cheese dun and I'M
changed.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 1.-Flour-Dull and
unchanged.
Wheai-Unsettled and lower. spot and
the month, sl.3y; July, Sligo; steamer
No. red. Sl.3j, bid; southern wheat, by
sample, $l.3Oq$l.4O; do, Oh grade N.56l.g
Corn-Easier; spot. AQil lie; the
month. iO&id4lc.; June, 4Ol2ni0 J-Sc.; July,
southern white corn, H1sa42c.; do. yellow,
oats-steady: No. white. ss14aiOc.; No.
. mixed. 35i@H36c.
Rye-Easier: No. 2, nearby, l5uDlac.i
No. western, I6i4c.
Hay-Firm: choice timothy, Sl3.
Grain Freights-Quiet; demand slow;
rates barely steady. Steam TO Liverpool,
Is. 3D., June; Cork, for orders, per quar-
ter, As Cd. May; Is. June.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Weak and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Jettuce-55ulJc. per basket.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., May ll.-F'lour- Firm.
Nheat-Unsettled No. red I.iO.
Corn-Easer; No. ? mixed. 3sd3Si2c.
Oats-Quiet; No mixed, Al2c.
Rye-Firm; No. ?. SOC.
Lard-ActiVe. at W.l2ls.
Bulk Aleats-Firm aud higher, at S6lZik.
Bacon-Firm and higher. at $685..
Whiskey-Actiye, At SIS.
Butter-Dull.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Easy. at &c.
Cheese-Dull.
Sr. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May u.-Flour- Unsettled,
but unchanged.
Wheat-spot steady; No. . red. s1.25;
July, sl,os l-S asked; September, S-4c.
asked; December &c
Corn-Spot scarce and strong; No. 2.
"a lie; May. "a 7-Sc.; July. S47-S4S5c.;
September. % 9-sc;
0ats-SpOt steady; No .. 33c.
Brau-Dull but firm; sacked, east track,
Hay-steady to firm at slOdsn.
Butter-Quiet; creamery, l5gl7c.; dairy,
llHl5c.
Eggs-I.ower at Size.
Whiskey-Steady at sL.2.
Pork-Higher; standard mess, July,
sll75
Bacon-BoXed shoulders. $50; extra
short clear. S6e2 IL; ribs 1910; shorts,
Dry-Salted Meats-Boxed shoulders. s.;
extra short clear, s.; ribs, 1912 IL; short.
s6.25.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL May III II. Mot
tOn--SpDt IN moderate demand; prices
4 sd lower; American middling fair,
3 3l-32d: good middiing, I-lGd.; Ameri-
can middling SLED: good ordinary,
3 s-32d: ordinary, 3-32d. The sales OF
the DAY were lOen bales, OF which loo
bales were Tor speculation and export,
and included 90yO bales American; re-
ceipts 1900 bales.
Futures opeEed quiet. with moderate
demand and closed quiet but steady.
American middling, low-middllng clause.
May 3l-64d.. buyers. MAY and June
3 Sl-Gld., buyers; June and July, S3l-e4a
3 S2-6id., buyers; July and August,
3 32-G4d., buyers; August and September,
3 32-6id buyers; September and October,
3 81 -Gift3 32-6sd.. sellers: October and Mo-
vsmDer. 3 30-64ft3 3i-6id.. buyers; Novem-
Der aud December. : eo-6id.. buyers; De-
cember and January. 3 i0-6id.. buyers;
January and February. 3 S0-Gid.. buyers;
February and March. 30-6403 3i-Gid.,
buyers.
NEW YORK. May ll.--Cotton futures
opened weak. sales, 900 bales: June, p.2l:
July $500: August s6.S3: September $40;
October, %.3i: November. s6.Sl: December,
Sc 80: January. $3.50; February. s6.3S
Futures closed steady: sales 10 en