Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

g. 25T27 5; patents. $3.24flo; low extras.
sl.9li2.J0; southern flour dull and weak:
common TO fair extra, $2Wu3.W, good 10
choice do. SO0p35O.
Wheat-Moderately active and lake.
lower; closing steady; No. z rcd, store
and elevator. 51a.c.: ailoat, 5Slsg5sc: OPP
tons fairly active and lbsulpc. lower;
closing weak, with prices making a nov
closing. May. 57fsc.: June. !si.c.: July.
$3.50.
corn-Moderately active and weaker;
S MI; ? 6 1I3tS ns' du II s slsy1 weak at 1, ,a q as 6.
decline; May. i3Ac..; July. 4Ssc.
Oats-Quiet and easier; May, size:
Jun. &c.; July sSSc; No; 2 Wh'ts' Ma
iGtc.. spot No, 2, $'tits1,s; No. : white
Hay-Steady; fair shipping. 6oa65c. {;
good TO choice. SldaOc.
Wool-Quiet and firm: domestic fleece.
2oa2jc.; pulled. l6h2Sc Texas. sipi5c,
Beef-Quiet and steady; family. sl2.ero
400: extra mess. SS@gs.O tierced beer
Iull: city extra India mess. sl9 otiZ0.eO. -.
Cut meats-Quiet and steady. picked
bellies. 7c.: shoulders. &C., hams. lic.;
miidles nominal.
steam. $40. asked; city. se.15, Options
salrs none: refined dun: South America.
$40: compound. .&.75a6l2l3.
Pork-Quiet and easy, mess. ~S3.SOri5.'5
extra prime, sl3.J0.
Butter-In fair demand AMI steady:
state dairy. new. ~I2ui7c.; old. leql2c. ;
creamery new, liul7c western dairy.
new, sul2c.; do. creamery, new. l3Nl1c.
Cotton-sesd oll-Nominai; crude. zoe.
yellow, 33c.
Petroleum-Quiet agl steady.
Rosin-Dull but firth. strained. common
TO good. Sl.3pQl .25.
Tnrpentine-Qniet and firm at 2p .Q30c.
Rice-Quiet and steady; domestic, fair
TO extra. 3&.n5isc.: Japan. 4sniAtc.
Molasses-Foreign nominal New Or
leans. O~pen-kettle, good TO choice, 2id5bc.
market dull but steady.
Peanuts-Quiet.
ConeeIOptions quiet and unchanged tn
10 points down: July. sl5l5di5.D; Deem
Der, slSS5; spot Rio quiet and easier No
=. $62jHl6.37is.
Sugar-Raw active and firm; fair re-
hning. 2iac. refined quiet and steady OF
A.. , ll-l6c.: STANDARD \, 4ai S-loc cut
loaf and crushed. i4ni lj-lbc.; granuia'ed'
4Ht 5-l6c.
Freights 10 Liv~erpool-Quiet and easier
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, May i5.-Fiour duii
and unchanged.
N WhsatcWeJ J i no @Ifg65gHpe.' August,
SIZE; milling. by sample, 5Gr5yc;
Corn-Duli. mixed spot. &c. bid: May,
nc. bid: July, B7sc., asked steamer
0'rats-Firmer: No. ? white western, i5c..
bid; No. 2 mixed. DO. Dnilc.
Rye-Dull; No. .. 57njsc.
H~ay-Steady; good to cholc; timothy
$lIJNflj.O0.
Grain freights-Quiet and unchanged
Butter-Firm: creamery, fancy, nc
ladlc. fancy. lic.; s~tore-packed, 7ullc.
Eggs-tirm NJ l0l2ullc..
other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May l5.-Wheat declined
$50, ,t.~. tn-t.N and NJ
the end of the session was lrc. below
Mondays final figures. or course, Dfsdh'
ing the record for low prices again. Iht
prospect, as viewed by the trade, grow
loss encouraging for holders DAY Dy ,aty'
Many who have been hardened bulls have
changed front, and others have WIN,
drawn from the market. pocketing theii
losses az the sam time. The selling out
OF long wheat propelled prices on theli
descent to-day, lower cables being th'
main feature Of the discouraging de-
mands. Liverpool came forward at the
opening with a decline OF Id, ana NV
York reported heavy selling orders ron
abroad. when the Continental markets
represented declines. excepting Antwerp
the akn became more intense
The selling was general. with X. LIN
probably the most prominent locai pIO'
%-ssional parting with wheat IN i"is'
options. were also free sellers.
pupree a Co. and Cutler * Co. notably
50. The buying was principally u,
SHORTS who covered whatever open
contracts they wished without trouble
Partridge took a great deal. IL was SAID
that Armour q Co. were buyers, ana th'
fact that a large quantity was taken ny
lester * Co, lent color 10 tne rspor.
The market was not without It's "bull
news. but no more attention was paid u
IL than If 1t had not been received. july
wheat sold between 5l2i and 16Hc.. ciosint
at 64tc. Cash wheat WAS IN soou pe
Inand.
by its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dr'ilheu
There WAS no important or wofth)
trading the selling orders coming ifsfi
all sources, and being, in the NAN, Io'
the purpose OF liquidation; values nld no
break auickly-they jsst gradually meile'
away. and at the close showed a net iVs'
of S.u2,c. from yesterdays nndl qu"ta
tons. u. =,
Large commission-houses. That option an
ne July delivery exhibited greater weak
ness than did the more remote months
Tne Inability OF wheat and com 10 nos
up was a very important factor III odts
although the large receipts 81 al
availeI much In assisting the ceciihe
Tin. cash market was strong and ith1sc
higher. .,
Provisions maintained a steady tone 70
a short time about the start. put Srdnu
ally easqd off as the speculative te'llIl
i'm other parts OF the room became "rhh
At the close product was almost as oe
pressed as grain. The business was re
strtcted. however. and with the excep
lion OF a little buying by a packing insti
tution. presented no feature OF interest
July pork closed 2Iisc. lower than yes
terday: July lard. l2izc. lower, ana JUL
ribs. i2iyc. over. w.