Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-18
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, May n.--Flour-Firmer
and fairly active; winter wheat, Low
grades, s2.So0s2.9O; do, fair to fancy
s3.l5q $3.50; do, patents, $3.5OQS.@; Min
s4.eO; low extras. $2.30aS2.9O; southern
flour. firm and quiet; common TO, fail
extra, s2S5a22G good to choice do.
Whest~DuI1 but drmer, with options
No. 2 red, store and elevator. ne; afoat
7ifI7i lac. Options active, excited. ir
regular. and l 1-Sn1 3-sc. higher at the
close; No: red May. &c.; June, 70 lac.
Corn-More active and frmer: No. 2
s. 3-iQ56c.. in elevator; So S-4a57c., afioat
options advanced with the West. easec
off. and closed firm, l-4@3-Sc. below yes
terday; May, s. 5-Sc.; July. s. 5-Sc.; Sep
Oats-Less active but firmer Options
dull; May. 81 5-Sc.; June. 81 7-Sc.; July
80 5-Sc.; spot, No. @ 81 BIC. No. white
90 l-ia36 1-2c.; mixed western, 33a35c..
ob aay7E Firm: shipping. SSasOc. good to
WooiIQuiet and hrn; domestic, fleece,
l5nl9c.; pulled, 12G35c.t
Beef-Quiet and steady; family. llal3c.
extra mess, sS.50n$9
Beef hams-Dull. at i9c.
Tierced beef-Dull and weak; city extra
India mess, 17Hl9e. r gf
Cut meats-Easy and quiet; picked
bellies, 3-ic.; shoulders, 5d5 lac; hams.
Lard-Firmer: western steam. $3.50; city,
S6.15; May, $6.0T; July, 81; nominally: re-
fined, in better demand; Continent, N2;
South American, N.55; compound. 5Q5 Lie.
n5 PSrf--Dull but steady mess $3.50
Butter-Recelpts light: choice. steady;
State dairy, lVql6 l-2c.; creamery, l7c. !;
western dairy. 14l2c.; Elgins, l7c.
crude. 2in24 lie; yellow prime, q l-2c.
Petroleum-Nomlnai
Rosin-Firm and quiet; strained. COM
mon to good, sl.eJgsl.67 f-2c.
zoe. ,frc 80 ~
Rice-Firm and unchanged
MolassesZSteady and unchanged
coffee-FlrIn and 10 to % points up;
May. Sl2.9onzii. O5: July, si47o; September,
$l460; December. yli.50d$l460; March.
slLi5; spot Rio, dull but steady; No. z,
Sugar-Raw. more active and firm: fair
refining, &C.; refined quiet, steady and un-
changed
F'reghts to Liverpooi-DulI but steady;
cotton, 5-6id. grain. Esd.
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. May l7-Strawberrles-In
good supply, but without much change
In prices. Cabbages plentiful and easy.
Peas in good demand. and steady Tor
prime. Beans a little lower for Charles
ton. Cucumbers quiet. Tomatoes In light
supply; fancy. firm
stfawberries--Norfolk, good to prime,
large, l0Ql2c.: others, aa9c.; Charleston,
fair to good, 10ffi2c. others case: Mary
land, poor 10 fair Sal0c.; Eastern Shore
Virginia, Sale, ia
81; DO, other, N.5od$l.75.
Beets-Florida. crate, 75llN.50; Charles
ton, 100 punches. $l.50Q$3.
Cucumbers-Elorida. crate, 75c.qN.zo;
Lettuce-Norfolk. basket. $4,000; bar
rel, $llSL51
ages-Florida, barrel. si5Offy2.5O;
Charleston. barrel crate s975: North
Carolina. s2.2Sgs2.O; Norfolk, DO. $40
Peas North Carolina. basket. 75c.aN.5o;
Charleston. do, 5c.pu.25; Norfolk, do,
ssrisg-bsans-Florida, wax. crate, $40
40; ps s siss VA green crate, ,Sc'usiSy'
basket. s2.25MSZ.75; do. green. do. s225fp
$50; do. Georgia; wax. crate. A75uSz;
sauash-Fiorida. white. crate. leesoc.;
Tomatoes Florida. fancy crarier, Sgx:
do. prime, do, S9A
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO May I7.--Kheat prices were
higher at all times to-day than they were
yesterday. The full strength OF the ses-
sion was concentrated near the close.
The start was a ftn cent. above the finaI
guotations OF yesterday with July at
from 81 Is TO CO 1-2c. The buying for
half an hour was enormous. Country
orders, local orders. and short demands
were SO large and confused that Ia was
impossible to distinguish. one from the
other In the. pit. Individual operations
were lost sight OF In the broad trading.
After the clapse OF half an hour AFFAIRS
quieted a little. and then holders OF long
stun came on. the market. feeling justi-
ned In SECURING PROFITS On this selling
5Sc. loss from the outside point Zoe.
for july was made. Nearing the close
the buying fever came on the market
again. prices advancing and traversing
the entire previous range, July finally
reaching % s-se.-sc; higher than tie low
point OF me day, but easing on. few
stories were abundant to-day. Interest
sssntering IN those relative TO the Hessian
The range on July was between O. ~
and ~ 1ssc and the close at 70 l-xff
20 1-4c---i Use. higher than yesterday
In the sample-ict department saies ave-
ragged ic. higher than yesterday. the nomi-