Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-04
NEyy WORK. pRoDI-CE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 3-Flour steady; de-
mand light; winter wheat, low graues'
80 0oN2 As; do. patents. 81. l545.i5: Mime ne
low low extras. E.S0a5i5; southern hour dnli
and easy: common to fair extra, s2V"t
800; good to choice do. s3.log42o.
Wheat-Dull and &c. higher; closing
n6Oiac options dun and almost neg
lected; prices iiu5sc. higher, win only
local trade; close steady: No. red. May
6O"sc. June. slice; July. 629sc. ,,, l.,
elevators ttAc. an9at Options v dgil ana ana
closing firm; May, sac; July. ii@c. m
Oats-Dull and lower for mixed. Up
tons dun but lirmer; May 80 J ,une
iOltc spot. No. 2, ioGiO'@c.; No. whit
ate mixed, western, ilni2c.; white, do''
Hay-Choice grades firm, shipping, coo
65c good to choice, Soayc. ..,o
Wool-Falrly active and firm; domestic
Beef-Dull but steady; family. $1,000
400; extra mess, SWQs5O; Der Mans nam,
duh but firm at $500; tiercedd, beef beef fr'n;
ont meats--Ouiet and steady, picked
bellies. 7d7l,c.. shoulders, 6lsqohc; hams
l0Hl0i.c.. mlddles nominal. u-o-
L.ari-Quet and steady; western. SS
Futures nominal: refined quiet; Continent
$50: South America, $50; COMPOUND
PORK Moderately active and steady;
moss $500 % c5e Extra dbd rIq ;i' Western
dairy. new. lOai3c.; DO. creamery, new
l}Ml7c; Elgins. he. On.
Cotton-seed oil-Weaker; crude, SOc,
nominally; yellow, 32n35c.
Petroleurn-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Strained. common to good. si'i'
T'urpentine-Quiet and steady at 29'.a
Eice-Ouiet and steady: domestic, fair
to extra 81, d59c.; Japan, issnitc
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New OF
leans. open-kettle. good TO choice, oOdJoc';
market dull but steady.
Peanuts-Firm.
coffee-Options easy and unchanged TO
Il points lower: May, Slj.U July, si1;SV
September, Sli.sJMl465; December, sltOVg
1905; spo, Rio duh and nominal; NO. I"
Sugar-Raw firm and fairly active; fair
refining. 21.c.: refined active and hrm;
off \. 3i.a37sc.: standard a, l5-lta fsc, )
cut-lOaf and crushed, ll.l6di'sc.' srahu-
lated l5-l6m44c.
Frelghts to I.iverpool-Quiet and easier
cotton. 7-64d. asked; grain, l%Sd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 3.-Flour duh
and unchanged. ...,o,,-
Wheat Dull; No red. spot. Go9ssq6ONc; !;
May. cor, q6olzc.; June, 6o'sq6lc.; July, 81 ~
U6l9sc.: August, C2gGS,tc-; steadn 'i go
4rhc.: May, 1850. bid; July. arc, BID !:
steamer mixed. 42l2g i2s,c.; southern by
'', Oats, steady; No. 2 white, western, 42i4
Mi3c.: No. mixed. western. 39l24iO
Rye-Dull; No. 2. 55u56c. .,.
Hay-Quiet; good TO choice timothy
$it|, , TO- ,;,,alIiny TAO
Provisions-Firm; mess pork, No.U;
bulk shoulders. N25; shOrt-rlb sides anu
clear sides, S7.75: sugar-cured shoulders
s. Is; hams, small sl2.25; large, Nl.".
Iard-Refned &c. o-oo
Butter'I, over: creamery. fancy. l9fi20c. /;
ladle. fancy, l4c.: store-packed, SHllc.
Eggs-Steady at loispllc.
Coffee-Quiet; No. I, .l6aic.
Sugar-StrOng; graduated. sio.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 3.-More time was de-
voted to the discussion OF damage 10
wheat from insects than to the trans
action Of business to-day. Lainsoh
Brothers q Co. had "a telegram from
state. was being devastated by the army
worm. Another comRissiOn-house had Il
dispatch from Kansas city. announcing
the presence OF chinch bugs in Kansas,
which were making inroads on me wheat
Traders did not take kindly 10 these re-
ports. and they were practically WITHOUT
effect. The market was an unimportant
one. and the absence of outside orders
vas Noticeable The cash demand was
good. especially for choice hard spring,
which commanded premium OF from )
10 Sc. over May. July wheat opened at
zoe. sold between that point ana oJ12c.,
and closed at 5g3sc.-a net gain OF AHTsc'
for the day. 4,
corn had little to particularly commend
II TO the attention OF the trade TO-DAY.
What demand there was came from
shorts who felt trifle uneasy over the
fact that SchwarZ. the party referred 10
in Yesterdays review, had again accept.u
everything offered on May contracts.
1rhe strength developed was light. Inc
range OF prices for July corn was between
3ql. and 3S2,c. and the close was at the
oufside-L,c. higher than yesterday.
Oats were less active than they nave
b..n in the immediate past. The May
shorts still exhibit signs OF anxiety, al,
though not quite "a much as they uiu
"A week ago. The fact that the h0iderS
nave not made any move that might IN,
dicate an intention OF forcing an upWarl
movement serves to tranquiliZe the minus
Of those who have opened contracts on
the short side Cash oats were quiet ant,
steady. July oats closed sc; higher. anu
Nav &c higher than yesterday. 49,
Proyis.ons-The only activity IN 'hIS
market was around the opening. Inc ue-
cline In the price of live hogs was the
important event at the start. There was
hardly anything done in the cash mar