Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-14

caused general decline on the Board or
Trade. May wheat closed al loss of
l5c; July at one Of 4c., and September
one of = 1-Sc. Provisions followed wheat,
with declines of 45c in July pork and l5c.
per hundred in lard and ribs. The selling
was by packers and longs, generally. Corn
and oats suffered loss OF 5-Sc. each, on
liquidation.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest. Closing
WHEAT-No. p
Juiy........lO5aI06H IO7 lOI l04IS
sept..... s9Asle SDis eTs 80
DEC ....,... oof8 ooA ofI os1s
COBN-No. .
8ay.-.......3034 3otS 5os9 oop
july. ..SOfS 1OA otts ss:..
sept........ 3o1sa9s S6Is s6sssh $685.
haY.......... 81 ~ oO4 3Ves
July..........2l Etys zp|s %o3s
Sep.....,.... Sfis %t4 81 ~
MESS PORK-Per BbL
JaY.......Si195 ell.95 S1l.45 stI.45
July........ll.9O l2.17h 1896 1L0S
LAKD--Per 90 lps.
5 Ihy .,: 800 $50 go ' $40 ' SO
Sept........ $40 $50 d.52ls GEO
SHORT RIBs-Por 100 lbs.
May.......S6.25 1928 s6.t0 S6.I0
Sept G.a7x $40 $40 go
cash quotations were as follows: Flour
weak and 51c. lower on absence Of both
local ana foreign demand. No. yellow
corn, IS l-fq3elac. No. ? spring wheat
Nlj; No. spring wheat. I.l2dI.9; NO.
| . red 81 4jaSl A. No. corn, 3j34 n36c. No.
2 oats, 80 3-Sc.; No. white 3tq3f2c.; No.
3 white, 32$lG824c. No. rye CSC. NO. :
| barley. 43Ilrn53c. No. l fiaXseed. Sl.59.
| Prime timothy seed. eco. Mess pork, per
barrel. sl1.JGUSll.60. Lard. per 100 pounds.
| S6JGQS865 Short-ribs sides, loose, $500
| 500: dry-salted shoulders boxed, SO
| 2 I-4c.; short-clear sides, boxed, S6i0nS65O.
! Whiskey distilers' finished goods, per
! gallon, $l.23 Sugars. cut loaf, J.S8: gran
ulated, S5.3; standard A. $J.25. Butter,
! steady. country, 0l5c.; dairy 12dlic.
| Eggs weak; fresh, 9Ac. Cheese duh and
| unchanged.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, MO. May 13.-Flour-Quiet
and lower: patents S6.40uS6.6J.
Wheat-Spot lower: No. red, $l2l;
May, $40; July, 95%lc.. asked; September,
C So9G easy; No. ?. 3phc May,
"a 3-Sc.; July, "a 1-4q34 S-Sc.; September.
Oats-Lower; No. 2, S2Ac.
Bran-Dull and scarce; sacked east
| track roc.
Butter-Quiet; creamery, l5QHc; dairy,
| llAl5c.
Eggs-Firm at SIC.
| Whishey-N.E.
Pore-Lower; standard mess, jobbng,
| $l1G5.
| $3.50
Bacon-Boxed shoulders. s5.62Is; extra
short clear. $6.62l2; ribs, 500; shorts
! $GTl2.
Drg-salt Meats-Boxed shoulders.
s. l2fs; extra-short clear, s6.1214; ribs, 500;
shorts S637l2.
CINCINNATI
| CINCINNATI. May 13.-Flour-Dull.
| Wheat-Steady and duh at SL254$l.30.
! Corn-Dull; No 2 mixed. 3sc.
] Oats-Easy; No mixed, &c
| Iye--Easy; No. ?, lOc
| rard-Qui-s at $500.
/ POrk-Quin-.
Bulk Meats--Easy at S667.
BacOn-Quiet at 81.
Whisky at S.23.
/ Butter--Dull.
| Sugar Firm at sc.
Eggs--Easy at &c.
| Cheese-Dull
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. May b =. M.-Cotton-
Spot. I'm moderate demand; prices un-
| changed. The sales were 500 bales OF
| which 500 were for speculation ana eX-
port. and included 1900 American. Re
ceiptS, none.
Futures opened and closed quiet; Ameri-
can middling. low middling clause, May.
2 31-6fd. buyers; May and June 3l-64d.,
buyers: June and July. 3 31-6if3 S2-6id..
buyers; December and January, 30-t+d
3 3f-64d.. sellers; January and February,
3 3O-6ia3 3l-6id., sellers; February ana
March. 3 3l-6id., value.
NEW YORK. May B.-Cotton quiet;
middling. 3-Sc.; net receipts, Az bales
gross. $50 bales forwarded, none; sales,
1881 bales spinners bales; stock, 49,.
55j bales.
Weekly: Net receipts. 2,790 bales; gross
II e,5 bales: exports TO Great Britain. 5,9ll
bales: to France. SIS bales; to the Cont
nent, 1910 bales; forwarded, go bales
| sales 7 7aO bales; spinners, 5)f bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1902 bales
exports to Great Britain, 3.019 bales; 70
France 1853 bales: 10 the Continent, 10,-
i6l bales; stock 900 f08 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 35.t0i bales
exports TO Great Britain, 36,S3l bales
TO France, 9,Sl5 bales TO the Continent
262i6 bales.
Total since September lst: Net receipts
g. 265. $50 bales; exports TO Great Britain
3207C2 bales: 10 France, 1882 bales
TO the Continent, ? .739 055 bales.
| Cotton futures opened easy; sales, 3,lW
bales: June, s625; July, S6.5l; August. %.3i
September, $3.50; october. $50. Noyem
Der s6S0; December. s6.33; January, $685.
February, l637; March. 500.
Futures closed quiet; sales, 5e,oo0 bales
May, s623; June, 1924: July. $3.50; August
1874; September, $6.2S: October, $6.e8: No
vember, $3.50; December, S.32; January
Spot cotton. closed quiet; mlddling up
lands S-Sc.; middling Gulf, 5-Se., sales
/ 59i bales.
The following are the total net receipt,
OF cotton at all ports since September
II. 1897: Galveston l,s93,06e bales; lev
| Orleans. 2,5S50s7 bales: Mobile. 359. 20
| hales. Savannah LIS SOC bales: Charles