Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-22


l-Sc lower, all advance caused by tears
Of frost in the winter-wheat region being
lost under the late realizing. Letter
was buyer of May, and that future
was strong. closing ! SAC. higher. Corn
was firm most OF the time, but closed
1-Sc lower. Oats advanced Lie. Pro-
visions were very dull but the tendency
was toward an Improvement in prices
sliglv advances being recorded.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. lowest Closing.
WHEAT--N0. y.
May....... 1O2ISa1O5 l05k 1896 104N
July........ s4lSaN s5&aTs s4Is so]saa
C0RN-No.2.
Msy....... 2sIss20 2eA 2s7sa29 2ols
July .3O6aA 3Ols SO1s 3OAaas
Sept........3iA 3lss 3lA 3lIs
OATs-No 9.
Mey..........25M 20A 20R 2oH
Juiy......."23 23le 70 234
NESS PoRS-Per BbL.
May..... $3.50 s9.s7Is $3.50 s9.s7l6
July....... 300 SDo O.oo S.S%ts
LARD-Per 100 IDA
May ........s5.07R $40 S5.0719 $40
July........ 517H 5.17h Obs 5.i7k
SHORT RrBs-Per 100 lbs.
May.......s5.O5 s107h s5.0j s5.07l6
July........ 80 5.l2h BIO &12Is
Cash quotations were as follows: No. :
yellow corn, % 5-Sc. Flour easy. No. 3
spring wheat 92G96c. 20. red, sl.0l 3D.
No. corn. rs 5-Sc.; No. 2 oats, % use. !;
No. 2 white, f. o. b., 20 lSaSO l-2c.; No;
barley, 34a4O lie. No l fiaxseed, $.l7;
new, sl2O 1-2c. Prime timothy seed,
s2.S5. Mess pork per barrel. $3.50
s9.6 IL Lard. per 100 pounds, S.Ol l-2s0
$50. Short-rib sides, loose. A.0q$5. 10;
dry sailed shoulders. boxed. A75qS;
shoruclear sides boxed, $52j6t$5.40. Whls-
key. distillers' finished goods per gallon,
sl.l9 l-2. Butter steady; creamery, l30
1Sc.; dairy, 10 l-2d16c. Cheese quiet at
saS lac. Eggs easy; fresh, SC.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o., March 2l.-Flour-
Easy; fancy, $i.S5aA.55; family, S7OG
wheat-Easy: No. 2 red. 81 1-2c.
Corn-Active and lower; No. 2 mixed,
Gle.
Oats-Active: No. mixed, 2Sd29c.
Rye-Easy; No. 2, SIC.
Lard-Steady at $i9j
Bulk Meats-Steady at S15.
Bacon-Steady Il $J9j.
Whiskey-Frm at $l2O.
Butter-Dull.
Sugar-Easy: hard refined. l1-2di5-Sc.
Eggs-Dull at Sc.
Cheese-steady; good to prime Ohio,
fiat, gag l-2c.
lOOio.
ST. LOUIS, March A.-Flour-Dull and
unchanged.
Wheat-spot lower; No. 2, cash, eleva-
tor. y7l5c bid; track, Il2U9Sl9c-; March,
9Slac; May, 991sc, July, 70 Use bid; No.
2 hard, cash, we.
Corn-Spot steady; No. ?, cash, 2gAc.;
March. 26 5-sc.; May. 26 5-Sq26 3-4c.; July,
2S t-Sc asked; September, ~ l-Sc. bid:
Oats-Spot lower; No. 2. cash. 26c. bid;
track, 26l2c.; March, 26c.; May, 70 l-4c.;
July, 23c. asked No. 2, white 2SAcn2Sc.
Bran-Steady; East, track, sacked, BIC.
Butter-Unchanged
Whiskey, $40
Eggs-Firm. at lac.
Pork-Lower; standard mess jobbing'
LaTTd-sfeady; prime steam, H.s2]a;
Boxed Meats-Bacon shoulders. &12lsGP
1852; East. track. clear, %.62ls; ribs. $40;
shorts, S.Sl2. ..,..
Dry-Sait Meats-Shoulders, N.5OGN.G2i5;
extra short clear, Sj.l2l2; ribs. 30; shorts,
Sj.37l2.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. March p, 4 p. Moot
ton-SpOt quietJ prices favor buyers;
American middllng, lied The sales
of the dav were 5000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and
included 1880 American. Receipts, ZhOOo
bales including 1920 American.
FUTURES ODtItu uultAs WIN a. hiOhfAhN'
demand. and closed quiet American mid
ding. low middling clause, March 3l7-64d..
BUYERS; March and April 3 l7-6id. buyers;
April and May, 3 lI-64a3 lS-6id., sellers;
Nav and June, 3 l7-64g3 ls-64d., buyers;
June and July, 1S-6id., buyers; July and
August 1S-G+q3 l9-6id. sellers; August
and September. 1s-6+d3 1864 d.. sellers;
September and October, lS-Gin3 l9-6id.,
sellers: October and November. lS-6id.,
buyers; November and December, l6-64d.,
BUYERS: December and January, lS-6id.,
buyers: January and February, 3lS-GAd.,
buyers.
NEW YORK, March 21-Cotton-Dull;
middling. Use; net receipts, 5li bales;
gross receipts. 5.S79 bales; exports 10 the
Continent. 3257 bales; forwarded, $500
bales; sales 1911 bales, spinners, IL Dales;
stock. 1910 bales.
Totals to-day-Net receipts. So 9i6 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 5,367 bales; TO
the Continent, 7i5 bales; stock, 95s'SSo
bales.
Observation-Disclosures receipts, 1886 bales;
exports TO Great Britain, 5,3G7 bales; TO
the Continent. 1910 bales.
Totals since September lst-Net receipts,
7.754363 bales; exports 10 Great Britain.
Dps OPS; to France. 14l3 bales; 10 the
Continept. 2347. 3SS bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales,
$500 bales: March SIS; April, $50; May,
1894: June, $j9J; July. 1915; August ~;
September $3.50: October. $3.50; November
s. SO: December. 50; January. SG02
Cotton futures closed steady; sales, Co.
800 bales; March $50; April, $3.50: May,
s. "a: June, S5.95: July, sj.98; August, $.Oli
September. $685. october. $j9S; November,
s. 50: December. s.: January, 6.02.
Spot cotton closed duh: middling up
lands. 1-Sc; middling Gulf. 3-Sc.; sales,
l.3lI bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 2l.-Cotton.-
Futures dull: sales, l7,l00 bales; March,
1915 bid; April. $5.5td$5.5j; May. 8.57lp
S5.5S; June, Sj.60d&.6l; july, &.64dX.6J;
August. S562G$j.63: September S.63lfS.60;
November, $5.63nS5G; December, $3.50
1851; January, S.6aS.8.
NAVAI-SfORES MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. March 4.-Tur-
pentine-Market firm, at 32c; sales none.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales, none.
SAVANNAH. GA, March 2i.-Spirits
Turpentine-Firm at 2Sd2S Csc; sales 6Sl
casks: receipts. $40 casks.
Rosin-Firm: sales l,6l7 barrels; receipts,
! .727 barrels; A. b. c, and ID, A.l5; and
II, $40: G. $3.50; ID and l, sl60; n. $3.50
N.75; NJ. 81. 7OaSl. 80; n, N.7jdSl.S; window
glass, $1.5: water-white, s.
WILMINGTON. n. c., March 2l.-Tur-
casks.
Crude Turpentine-Firm, at sl.5Oas2; re-
ceipts. 81 barrels.
Tar-steady, at 95c.; receipts. 43o barrels.
THE PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. March 2i.-(SpeelaL)-
Peanuts-Farmers' market active; fancy.
Q 3-4d3c.: strictly prime. l-242 3-ic.;
prime, l-4c.; common, lQ2c.; Spanish.
76c.