Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-01

patents, S,.Ols.z5; Minnesota clear. tz25I
5a5; PATENTS g. 2Sf1Al0: low extra, $3.50
go: southern flour dull and easy: COM
mon 10 fair extra, s200Q3.o0: good to
choice do, 1.00Gl3.50
Wheat--Firmer. No red. store and ele,,
vator. 57c.: afioat. 57lzc. Options opened
weak and declined sc. rallied l41Bc,,
declined ZIasc., and closed steady, &c.
over Tuesday with trading fairly ac-
tive: No. 2 red. June, SIC; july esbse.'
corn2DuIl but nrmer; No. 2. exc. in
elevator; 43c. afioat. Options very duii
bu, hrmer; May. SIG; June, &C.; July.
oats-Firiner. options dull; July. Sssse.;
September, BE: spot. No. 2 &c; NO z
white: NC; mixed western, 42aSc.; white
do, 43fi47c.
Hay-AIoderately active and steady;
shipping. G0ltC5c.; good to choice. S0siaOc.
Wool-Firm and in moderate demand.
Beef-Duil but steady; family, Sl2.ceT
1900: extra mess, ss0Ts5o; beef hams
quiet at slS0oa2o00; tIerced beef dun;
city extra India mess. $i70OlIiSoo.
Cut meats-Quiet and firm: picked bel
lies. 6ssliG3ic. ; shoulders, SIC; hams. 100
10hc.: middles nominal.
Lard-Quiet and easier; western steam.
closing Ni5. Futures nominal: refined
duh: Continent, $50; South America. $50;
compound. S5.I5a600
Pork-Steady and in fair demand; extra
prime, s1250di300.
buNLfE-NtttuN dIiA III W
mand; State dairy. l2Gi6hc.; good ordi-
nary, ltulIc. western dairy, 9al2c.; do.
creamery, t3ftl7c; Elgins. lie.
Cottonseed oil-Quiet: crude, Hd2Sc.;
yellew, 32l9c.
Rosin-QuIet and firm; strained COM
mon TO good, sl52lkGfi.31lA.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at 30l4T
Rice-Durl but steady: domestic. fair
TO extra, 32iG5Ac.; Japan, 4Sqia
Molasses-For5 ign nominal: New Or
SIC.
Peanuts--Steady.
Coffee-optlons barely steady and 5Gl5
points down; June, slt.75Gtli6; August,
$l4.25Gil30: October, sl355; spot Rio quiet
and steady: No. e. $l6.1j.
Sugar-Dull: fair refining, 23sc.; refined
unchanged; off a. 3fS@35sc.; cut-loaf; ZAP
4 l5-l6c.; crushed. 4%ft4 l5-l6c.; granulated,
Freights to Liverpool-Dull and weak;
cotton, Std; grain, ID, asked.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 5l.-Flour dn'l
and unchanged.
wheat-Firmer; No. rel. spo: and
May, 5Slkfl565sc: June, 5S2Inf5'c.; July,
5SA d5SSc. August, 5S@5SAc.; steamer, No.
2 53ha53l5c.; milling wheat, by Sample,
55dj7c
CONFIRM; mixed, spot and May ava
44iRc. July, i3hc., bill: steamet mixed,
l2r5a exc; southern corn ny sample, $50
i6ac. do. on grade, 4Gc.. safes.
Oats-Strong; No. . white western, 40
axe: No 2 mixed, western. 42Utic.
Rye-Flat; No. 2. 55d6c
Hay-Quiet. steady. ard unchanged.
Ocean freights-Nery duh.
Eggs-Firm at 1212c.
Other articles unchargrj.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, May 3-The opening and
the time for a few minutes Immediately
afterward were the weakest spots in to-
days wheat market. The close was NOT
quite so strong as at one time during the
session. but the final figures were at a
gain of nc. over Tuesday. The crop adj
vices were favorable, and accordingly
prices opened weak and declined sc. from
Tuesdays close Shorts began to cover,
and sent prices up and kept them up, not
wIthstandinY the fact that the European
markets came i'm lower.
Cash wheat was In good demand, prices
not showing much change July wheat
sold between 56% and 55Ac., closing at
J6lsc.-a gain OF nc. for the day.
Corn-Although not particularly un-
usual features marked the market stun
prices were firm. The market closed 1sc.
higher than Tuesday. at SShc.
oats maintained their previous strength.
Each new report confirms the poor pros
poets Of the growing crop. July oats
closed gaze higher than on Tuesday.
Cash oats were in good demand, ana hc.
higher.
Provisions were duh and stagnant. "A
weak start for hogs impaired an easy
tone to the opening transactions IN pro-
duct. but upon the advance In grain there
was something like a recovery in product,
but at no time did the amount of business
assume the proportions of al active mar
ket July pork closed nc. higher than
Tuesday, July lard 2lzlt5c. higher, and
July ribs 2i2c. higher. There was some
Improvement in the cash demand
l,hn landing fnlnre9 ranged as Follows: