Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, August 25-Flour dull.
easy, and neglected; winter wheat, low
grades slssli2. 20; do. fancy to fair, s2.+otp
go: Minnesota clear, 81. 56F2.e5; superiine.
81 .5Olgl 30 Southern -four dull snd weak;
common to fair extra, 0.l01l3.00; good to
choice do, S3e13.50.
Rye -four DUH but steady at p 61I3cO
Wheat-Dull but firm. with options: No.
5sizc. Options dull aSd L.c. higher on wet
weather abroad, firmer cables, and local
covering, closing firm, with trading en-
tirely local. and December and September
most active: No. red, closing. August,
Sc: September. 5sl4c.; october. seize. De-
cember, 6lAc.: May. osAc
Corn Duh but tirmer; No. ?. G9Hc In
elevator; 6lIsc. aiioat. Options duh and
active; August. Glssc.; September. soIsc.;
October. 59iac; December, 5tsc.; May,
5G3sc.
Oats-Dull and easy for white; options
duh but frmer; August. &zc.; Septem-
Der. 353.c. October 34}.c; Spot No. 2
4tSii9c.; No 3, $50; No. 3 white. zoe.
mixed western. 3iq3ikc.: white do, 800
Hc. white. state. 36r4lc.
Wooi-Steady and quiet: domestic heece'
lS122c.: pulled, l5g3ic.; Texas. l00ltc.
Beef-Quiet and steady: family, Slooyp
1900; extra mess, sSOOliS50: beef hams
quiet and steady at ss2; tierced beef 81 ady
and quiet. city extra India mess, $1,000
100; cut meats firm and quiet: picked pc sl,l
bellies. $50: plckled shoulders. S5N'A;
picked hams, Su75Ql2o0; middies nomi-
nal.
Lard-T'lrmer and quiet; western steam,
closing, $50 city, SOS; rst !ne... f h5rITner'
Pork-Quiet and firm: mess. {lj.Wgl5,2J
extra prime. sl30oai3N.
Buttcr-Firm and quiet; state diary,
Hlse2i.c.; do. creamery. lSa24'zc; Pennsyl-
vsnia do, lSl2ii4c.; western dairy. l54
4 q. - v l.
gins. 2li,c.
Cotton-seed oil-Flrm and quiet; crude.
2sc.; yellow. Sc
Petroleum-Quiet and steady.
Rosn-Firm; strained, common to good
Turpcntlne-Qulet and steady at 2si49
29H,c
Potatoes-Qulet and steady.
Rlce-Active and firm.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; open-ketue
good to choice, HQ31c.; market duh but
steady
Peanuts-Quet and steady.
COnfee-OptiOns opened steady and I'M
changed to % points up, and closed quiet
and unchanged 10 - up; August. tfN5;
October, $l31Tl355; December. $l2. o;
March. Si2.35ulg40; spot Rio dun but
steady; No. I. So.
Sugar-Raw quiet and firm. fair .efnn-
ing &c: refined active and firm. OF \,
4s.di ll-lic.; standard \, 3-i6nlc.; cut
loaf, 5iS05 9-ljc.: crushed, $3.50 9-l5c.'
graduated. 1 i3-i6a5isc.
Freghts TO Liyerpool-Dull and weak;
cotton, lid; grain. Ssd.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 25.-Wheat traders
were not very anxious TO do business to-
day, the scenes in the pit bearing a great
resemblance to those of the closing day
of the year, when ev rything IS given over
TO amusement and business discipline IS
relaxed During the last half hour there
was a slight improvement in strength ana
activity, the result n heavy Atlantic Sea
board Clearances-JS0.lt 100 bushels. lie
ruling tone was "a firm one. ana was 'S-
tabiished at the opening because OF higher
Liverpool cables, where some response 70
our weakness of yesterday had been eX-
pected December wheat opened at 51ascr
sold T. tween that and 3, &C., and closed ~
Jia.c.-2sQi2c. higher than YESTERDAY
Cash wheat was dun but steady. Nc
change In prices took place.
Corn had such a day n wheat. Orders
were few and for small quantities. partly
because Of the lirmnes5 IN wheat and part
IS for other reasons principal among
which were smaller receipts than eN-
| pected. May corn opened from 5-i2 e
| 52sic. advanced 10 Sc, and closed al
| 527,0 52c.--5-c. higher than yesterday. Cash
| corn was l.c. higher.
oats for few minutes al the start Were
| easy. May oats closed &c higher thar
yesterday. Cash oats showed no chang'
| In prlca. The feeling was steady.
Provisions had nothing Of interest ol
| importance IN their action. \ stronger
| hos, market and a light run OF the ami
| mails were the only influences at the open
| irg. Later in the day the packers sole
| some stuff. but not enough TO be con
| sidercd significant. Tho close was I'm
| changed for January PORK. -'2c. higher 10
| January lard. and sc. lower for Januarl
|, ribs. Liverpool cables were steady an