Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-03
NEW YORK pRoUr-cE MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 2-F1our dull and
weak; winter wheat. low grades, sIUn
s2c5a2.i5 southern Hour DUH and weak
common to fair extra, S2Ol300, good TO
choice extra. .s3cGi.a:
Wheat-Dull and &c. lower; closing
weak; No. 2 red. store and elevator. colo. /;
aaoat. slhaGla.c. Options fairly active
and isas,c. lower; closing weak. with
prices l2aS.c. below previous low record
No. 2 red, closing. May. 6ol.c.; June.
torn-DuiI but firm; No. 2. 43s;c. in ele,
vator: iii3c. ahoat. Options duh and
without special feature. with the close
stady and unchanged to sc. up; May,
0ats-.DHll. Options easier; May. 2sisa
3siia: July. SGa.c.; No. 2 4ic.: No, 2 white,
i1lzc:: mixed western, 4lri2c.; white, DO,
Haydn fair demand: choice steady;
shipping. 60465c. good to choice. Sft.oc.
Wool-Firm and in fair demand; domes-
tic fleece, 2oa2 sc.; pulled. l6n Sc
Beef-Steady; family. sl2.oguliOo; extra
mess. ,sS.oqs,5o; beef hams firm at $500;
terced beef inactive but firm; city extra
India mess. tl9C0d2l.0o
Cut meats-Qulet and steady; picked
bellies, 7Ac;; shoulders, &c; hams, 100
l0hc.: middles nominal.
asked: city. SLWuI2j. Options nominal;
refined quiet: Continent, ISIS; South
America. $50; compound, s612'sQ6.25
pork-Sieady; fancy active; mess, SlS75
Mli.OO: extra prime. $3.50.
new. I21l7c.; do. old. loalic.; DO.
creamery. new. l5nl7c.: western dairy
new. lOIi3c.; do. creamery. new. 13ql7c.;
Eigins lie.
Cotton-seed oil-QuIet and easy: crude
SOC. noInnally; yellow, 33n33i2c.
Petroleum-Quiet and steady.
Rosin-Quiet and firm, strained, COM
moi, to yo,I & l-tnIgf
Turpentine-Dul and easy at 29izg294c.
Rics--Dul but steady, domestic. fair to
extra, 3@pjisc; Japan. 4'tp itc. .
choice. 30d33c.. with demand steady.
Peanuts-F'irm.
Cofee-Options easy and unchanged TO
IS points down: May. slj.39ql54o: July.
sl5%'; s'eptem,be,r, yioa ,,e spot RIO
Sugar-Raw active and frmer: fair re-
filming, PC: refined active and firm: OH
4. 4t,645.c; standard \, l1-l6nl'sc
cut-loaf and crushed. ll-i6qFsc.; granu-
lated. 3 1j-lsHr4c.
Freights-Duii and easier; cotton i-6id.
grain. lAd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. May 2.-Flour I'M
Wheat-Easier; No; 2 red, spot and May,
Else; August 62d62'ic.; steamer. No.
red. 57hnj14c.; milling wheat, BY sam
Corn-Dull; mixed. spot. iiQii'4c.; May,
433.T451sc.: July 4h24ii94c'' steamer
m 6ats'- f5f@i2NsS &c. white. western. 44a
&c: No. ? mixed. western. 3s'9pS9c.
Rve-Ouiet: No. ,. J5n5Cc:.
Hay-Steady; good TO choice timothy
$lt5yU l5.v.
Cotton-Dull; middllng. nc.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 2.-rhe market for
wheat was not a broad one to-day. There
were two very weak spots In 1t, but the
prcdOminat!ng tone was from steady "a
firm the net result of the trade being a
loss Of LI,. Of a cent In the price. me
start was weak. and there seemed 10 bt
n determined effort 10 break values; Ih-y
were forced below "putS' Withln the nts'
fifteen minutes. but rebo'lnded WIN ue
ri,led VIM From that time until very
near the close, when another dip occurred
there was good tone 10 the market
The crowd bought too much wheat an'
subsequently sold out. causing the lat'
decline The close was steady. win tn'
loss mentioned above. The range on july
was between 59J2 and &c. the close being
AZ i9ljei.c. May closed sc. under yes
terday. .,..
corn-AIthough not particularly active
was strong throughout. The shorts founl
reason for covering their open trades III
the fact that one party absorbed an IN.
Nav deliveries Of Yesterday. outside OF
|. his ,nausnce there was nothing rcInarka-
bIy bullish in the situation. July sold b.
tween 2qi. and 3ss.c.. and closed Sc
higher than yesterday, AT 3S'sc;
oats were strong; shorts soli 20 Iorcs
the market up on themselves. Cash oats
were steady The close on IN" FUTURES
was about &c higher than yesterday.
Provisions were i'm a state bordering on
stagnation throughout the entlre SESSION,
The opening weakness was the result OF
a decline in prices for live hogs NJ IN
wards business was extremely hght,
ana the tendency Of values was towards
a lower level. There was practically no
siinport 10 the market. The close was Z'c
lower than yesterday for July pork: tl2c
lower FOR July lard. and l0c. lower ior
July ribs. ,