Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. August n.-Flour dull
but sSady: winter wheat, low grades
Sls5d2.50; fair to fancy, 81: Da2% 30; patents,
s275G230; Minnesota clear s225f2.eS:
patents, S5.i0l4.Co; low extras, SlSn2.oo'
southern flour dull but steady; common
to fair extra, s2lOa3.oo; good to choice
do, S0OQ3.50
Wheat-Dull and unchanged. but firm:
No. red, store and elevator. 5sizc.; aiioat,
5sAd59c options moderately active and
irregular; opening weak at a l4Q19c. DE-
cline. advancing &c, falling &c. on easier
cables. and closing firm at unchanged
prices from yesterday; No. red. closing,
August, 5Sl.c. September 5s1.c.; Deem
Corn-Dull. scarce, and nc lower with
options: No. 2. 62iac. in elevator and afioat.
Options dull and weak at a iRglh DE-
cline; August, eeAc.; September. Coo; De-
Oats-DuIi, lower. and weak. options
dull; August. 344c; September, Sia.c.; Oc-
tSber. 3Sacs; spot, No. Z Siasf9c'' 40, 40:
2 white, %oG4si2c.: mixed western S0c';
Hay-Dull and weak shipping, 5Oa55c.;
good 10 choice. 9Q%c.
Wool-Fairly active; domestic fleece, 100
pc; pulled l5Q3ic. ~
400; extra mess. SS0odS.50; beef hams
dull at s22 -: tierced beef steady and
quiet; city extra India mess, sl7OoGlsoo, -,
enthusiastically and quiet; picked
bellies, Sc. shoulders 6td6'2c.; hams, liz.
4l2c.; middles nominal.
Lard-Dull, but flrmer; western steady
at $50; city. Nl2isg725; September, 81 No;
refined firm; Continent. $50; South
America, 1896; compound. s6.O0q6.25.
Pork-QuIet and frmer; mess, Nt10V
| 1900: extra prime, $l304l3.60.
Butter-In fair demand and steady {;
Stats dairy, 1462lc; creamery, lla&c.
western dairy. lz1asi6c; creamery, lfa- ;
Cottonssed ol-Qulet and steady; crude,
| 29c.: yellow. 32isQ33c.
Petroleum-Quiet and steady.
| Rosin-Steady and quiet strained. COM
mon to COED. N.l2iAm.l7l4
| TNrpentine-Quiet and firm at 29r2sl5c.
| Rlce-Firm and in good demand: do
nestle fair to extra, S3sa5hc; Japan,
Molasses-Foreign nominal New Or
leans. open-kettle. good TO choice, 2sG3Ic.
market dun but steady.
| Peanuts-Steady and quiet
| Coffee-Options opened steady and closed
| from to 10 points up; August, N4.e51t
800; october, sl3S5al3 10; December; sl2 e
! Q12sO; spot Rio dull but steady; No. 4
Ss25.
sugar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
fined. 2s.c: refined dull: off A.. 4lea47sc
standard A, 9-l6qi*c.; cut-loaf, "a
7-I6c.; crushed, 5i.fl5 7-l6c.; graduated
4 e-l6ll7sc.; cubes. 4 l3-lGn5c.
Freights to I.iverpool-Dull but steady
cotton. Lied; grain, ssq%d.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. ILL. August 1.-THE wheat
! and corn markets should have gone VI
| instead Of down, from the standpoint oil
the government report, everything else
being equal. There were, however, toe
many susplciously- close guesses at wha'
| the figures would be TO permit OF any
thing like natural action following tins
announcement. Renewed talk OF advance
information and parallel 'advices was in
| dulsed in, but no grounds further thar
suspicion can be given for the rnmors
| they were played most faithfully, tins
document as published was nothing more
than a corroboration OF previous know
ledge The drought in the West was
broken last night, and predictions OF
| further rains were sent out BY th'
Weather Bureau to-day This broke corn
and wheat, taking it's motive from ina
| grain. also sold down. Cash wheat was
! in good demand At n decline or nc. pei
bushel. September wheat opened at fron
o5Lt 10 56c., sold between SCI. and 55i.c.
and closed at 55A Qjj9sc.-7s4lc. under yes
| terday.
Corn-There was not a great difference
| between the condition OF corn as guess
| ed' at and as given In the official docu
| ment issued by the government yesterday
| afternoon. IL was not therefore a matter
| of much surprise that the market for tina
| Grain went in a directly opposite direction
from that which it should have followed
had there been no discountlng done. Th'
| pointer was for a percentage or some
| where between IS and Y. The report made
! IL Gel. The fact that the importance Of
| these figures was made void left the mar
| ket in a position TO be swayed by latel
| news Rains which fell last night and this
morning, and the additional ones whlcf
We're promised during the next thirty-sl'
hours. proved TO be the leading factor II
to-day's market. Values went of quickly
towards the close of the session, holders
not wishing to remain long" over sun
day with an improved outlook for crops
in prospect. and for that reason sellini
between 53I and 52c., and closed at I'M
bottom 1Lq1l2c. under yesterday Casl
corn was weak, sales averaging IRON
10 2c. per bushel lower.
Oats-The slight reduction In crop con
dltions, as given by the government re
port, did not influence the oats market
prices declining instead Of advancing
The weakness in corn was the cause o
the loss In oats. oats closed sc. unde
Yesterday Cash oats were 128ic. pc
bushel lower than yesterday.
| Provisions-The market for product wa
strong to-day. and prices held nrm unit
near the close, when they fell away OF
| account OF the weakness which prevailed
in grain. The country was stu buyln'
AT the opening of the session. connden
that values were still too low. The theor!
was right 50 far as Il went, but ther
was too much stuff bought early, an
with the end OF the day prices were at IN
lowest point. although showing some gan
over yesterday. January was again IN
active option Pork for that deliver!
closed Tic higher than yesterday. lar
Sc. higher. and ribs 212c. higher. But littl
business was done In the cash market
BUYERS and sellers being apart.