Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

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NEW YORK. April l0.-Flour held at
old prices, and buyers looking for con
ccssiOus; trading light; southern -four duh
but steady; common 10 fair extra &.wit
800; good to choice do. S.l0p iO.
Wheat--Dull and lower with options
No. , red. store and elevator, 6ld4i,c.
ahoat. G5s4c. Options opened firm AZ Il
i,G@sc. advance; fell lQlisc:. rallied &C.
and closed steady, l2u9sc. below yester-
day; No. red, April. tic; May, Gsic.
Corn-Duu but firm; No ?. 44iac. in
elevator: 4Ja45isc. anoat; steamer mixed,
&c. Options advanced &c. fell &c, and
closed weak, ispi4c. over yesterday. with
trading dun; April, 4ic.; May. 4iise.; July,
$40.
Oats-Activa and firm. options dull but
flrmer; April. closing, 3l@4c.; May and
July, soc. No. 9 white, May. 40i4c. spot
No. .. sTI4 G35ikc.: No. > white. 4l1riec.
mixed western, 311443Sl2c.; white do, 500
4lisc
Hay-steady and quiet; shipping, Goa
CSC; good 10 choice, 7SQNlc.
Wool-Stesdy and fairly active; domes-
tic fleece. 0425c.; pulled, l6a25c.
Beef-Quiet and steady; family, $l2.eHD
400; extra mess. Ss.ogNs.5O; beef hams
dull at Sl6.00dl650; tierc"d beef inactive;
city extra India mess, S.S.OoWl9O0
cut meats-Firm; picked bellies, F4c:
shoulders, GAc.; hams, yiG.; mlddles nonii-
nal.
Lard-Quiet and easy: western steam.
$l.95; city. @,2S4I31iz; May S'.sO; April
Pork-Quiet but higher; mess, $1,000
1L25: extra prime, $1,000 1880.
Butter-Firm and in fair demand; State
dairy. new. l5lt2ic.; do, old. hnlsec. ;
do. creamery, new. DC western dairy.
new. llQ do. creamery, new, l'4Zoc. )
Elgns, 2Sc.
Cotton-sead oil-Qulet and firmer; crude,
2Sc.; yellow, 32l7c.
I(ocfn-DHtl but firm. strained, common
TIrpentine-Qulet and steady at 500
Rice-In fair demand and firm; do
nestle. fair 10 extra, 3$sHoEe.; JAPAN
MoIasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans. open-kettle, good TO choice, Dd3Sc. !;
market quiet and steady.
Peanuts-Steady.
Coffee-Options barely steady and 5d2j
points down: April. $50; June, No;eo,
September. SltS0; November, sl4l0; De-
cember, 800; spot Rio duh and nominal;
Sngar-Raw quiet and steady; refined
quiet and steady: off y. il-l6ui &C.; stand
ard A, l-l60IAc.; cut-loat ana crushed
l3-l6a5c,: granulated. l-lG4 KS.
Freights TO Liyerpool-Dull nut steady;
cotton, 96id.; grain. "a.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, April lO.-flour
Wheat-Easler; No. 2 red; spot and
April. 63G634c May, 63l24G3Ac:; July.
6jlkH65Ac.; steamer. No. req; oyaoo'ic''
milling wheat, By sample. GO465lzcs. 1,,c,,o
AortI l5 5I29'S Nav. 4ih@4i9.c,; JGly'
45i4c, bid; steamer mixed. 4iqfi4c. SOUTH
ern corn, by sample, i6qiSc.; do, on
0ats-Firm:: No. 2 white western, $50
3siac.; No. 2 mixed, 35H4S6c.
RVa-Inactiye. No. =, oOttJDc.
Hay-Steady and unchanged.
Freights-Weak; steam to Liverpool, pep
Butter-Firm: creamery, fancy, &c &c; /;
ladle. fancy, l54l7c.; store-pached' WV
lie.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April lO-A belief that the
government report would not be bulllsh
one on wheat had many advocates on the
floor to-day. An easier market resulted
from selling on this theory. May wheat
opened at 63iac--unchanged from yester-
day and touched G55sc. for an instant,
but thereafter ovlnced n declining ten
dency. The close was &c. below yester-
Corn was strong. selling during the
greater portion OF the session at higher
prices than yesterday, but easing or, ana
closing at about the same figures. May
sold between 39Ac. and 3sApjoBc., ana
closed at the latter price, with no chahse
from yesterday. The cash demand was
good, and prices were firm.
oats were noted for the innate strength
which governed their action. The firm
ness was the direct result OF the bulllsh
advices that have OF late been the burden
OF the story from the country crop dam
age At the close May oats were ha%sc.
higher than at the same time yesterday
Cash oats were firm and higher.
Provisions were strong at the start;
and advanced materially on good general
buying Then there was a realizing when
caused some easness, the weakness in
wheat acting as the leader. Later, on
buying prices advanced again.
but when the demand seemed satisfied.
packers turned sellers. and their offers
so weakened the market that most OF the
gain was lost The close was at a net
gain OF i5c. for May pork, a decline OF
5sl5c. from the outside. May lard closed
Sc. higher than yesterday, and May ribs
unchanged