Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-24

Bright loose sales were slightly large
to-day. with but little Improvement IN
quality. Prices about the same.
Davenport's Warehouse had very good
dark sale to-day and prices were strong
on all grades.
Good sales tomorrow.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 23.-Flour held
higher. checking business; winter wheat
low grades, $27OGS3.i5 do, fair to fancy
2.T56S4l5: do, patents. Al54A.50; Min
nesota clear. S3z0N8AO; do. patents,
S.e0GS510: low extras, S21O43A9; Guy
firmer; common 20 extra. fair. S6ofSio
good to choice DO, S.50TSi.9.
Wheat-Dull, but stronger. with options
No. 2 red, store and elevator ~ i-zc.
Sc: No. /. northern. S5GS5, lac. Options
active. excited. and irregular. advancing
3-4ai 3-sc; declining lag SIC, and
closing unsettled, 1 l-2nl 1-Sc. over yes
terday; No. 2 red, May. 50 S.4c.; June. &c.
Julv. 81 he: August. 81 5-Sc.; September,
Sc l-Sc.: October. 81 5-8c.; December, SIC
May, Sc 5-Sc. Cor 1896
Corn-Fairly active and irmer; un-
graded mixed. IS 1-4d59 5-8c. steamer
mixed IS 5-SG5o 5-sc. options advanced
l-SNl-lc. over yesterday, win trading
moderate: May, SO l-sc.; July 50 7-Sc.'
September, 60 1-2c.
Oats-Fairly active and stronger. Up
tons more active and iirmer; May,
80 5-Sc.; June. 80 Sic; July, "a 5-sc.; spot
prices No. q % 3-ic. No. white. 3ic
mixed western. An35c.
Hay-Firm; shipping, 5Og6Oc.; good 10
choice, 75ns0c.
Hops-QuiCt.
Wool-Oulet and firm; domestic. fleece,
I5Gl9c.: pulled. 12U23c ..,..,,.
Beef-Quet and easy; family S1qN3;
extra mess g 5cISs.
Beef hams-Dull at $40. -
Tierced beef-Weak; city extra india
SIG $50.
Lard-Quiet and easier: western steam
$3.50 asked; city. $50; May. $500 n no nj
nally: refined quiet, Continent 49,
south America. s7.5j. compound. sass.
Pork-Quiet and steady mess Si3''oa
Butter-LIght receipts; market irmyer;
State dairy l5dl7c.: do. creamery nc
western dairy, 7 l-2nl2c.
Cottonseed-oll-Firm and in .fair 10
mand; crude, &c; yellow prime |@
Petroleum-Nominal: refined. New York,
$3.50; Philadelphia, $50; do, IN puik'
Rosin-Quiet and steady; straIned, COM
mon TO good. S165G$l.6T IL.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at y l-2g
Rice-Firm and in fair demand; do
nestle fair to extra, l-4a6c.; Japan
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New % Or
leans, open kettle, good TO choice, 26g5Zc';
market steady; demand fair.
Peanuts-Firm.
Coffee-steady and 5Gl5 points up; May,
$lA45: June. SI4GdNtO; July and sep
tember. Slf eOGSl5: October $i495N $500;
December. Sl+90dNl95; March, $li.sO; spot
Rio quiet and steady; No. Z, l6c.
Sugar-More active ana FIRM; fair re-
firing. lie; refined quiet and STEADY;
OF a. 4 1-sd4 SIC: standard A 1;lsg
8 l-l6G5 lie: graduated. 1864 3-lc.
Freights to LiverpOol-Grain lower; cot
ton steady; cotton, Sid; grain, ] lag
ii-2d.
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 23.-Strawberries ir-
regular Ia quality and price. Potatoes IN
moderate receipt but quiet ana rSther
easy Fancy ripe tomatoes scarce. Peas,
cabbages, and beans in liberal supply and
Strawberries-Norfolk. poor to prime,
sale: do. North Carolina, Saloc.; do.
others, i07c.;. DO. Maryland, poor 10
choice, 5GlOc.; do. Eastern Shore Virginia,
Asparagus-Extra. dozen punches. $3.50
81; do, others, NaH.J0. ...-
Beets-Florda. crate, e l5n225.
Cucumbers-Florida, basket, 75c.@N:2o.
Cahbages-Charleston barrel-crate. Sl.5O;
do North Carolina, barrel-crate, $50; do.
Norfolk, $lZUSl.15.
Potatoes Florida. fair 10 prime, barrel.
ti0lj: do. barrel-crate, $50 N.5Oi DO. ga
vannah, prime. barrel, NqS; do. Charles
ton, do, SiG$L50; do. southern, barrel,
s2as25O.
squash-Florida, white, crate. N1O9
81 90: do do, yellow, SlGSl.40
Tomatoes-Florida, crate, S2qS; prime
IS.
n.rrr,tOpt- ppoDr-C,I- NTApKT7Tr
BALTIMORE. MD, May 23.-Flour-
S3.2JGS37j; DO. family, $3.Sj4A20; winter
wheat, patent A.250Si50; shipping wheat,
patent. 1880 $3.50; do. straight, A.l5QA 25A
Wheat-Unsettled No. 2 red, spot. May
s. "a s2lsc; September, S23sgSAc; steamer
No. 2, red. 19c asked. sales. by sample,
S1Q SIC; DO, on grade, Sgn SIC.
Corn-Strong; mixed. spot, 60+getsc;
MAY, 6OikG60.c.. June and July, t0lac.
asked: August, G0i4c. bid; southern white,
6O@.c.; do, yellow, Ole. 49,
Oats-Firm: No. white western, 3I1zN
CSC: No. mixed, 3iq3rae.
Rye-Tnactive; No. 2, Csc.
Hay-Steady al f30l4c.
Ocean Freights-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady a. l2ieGl3c.
Others-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. May 23.-After the
most exciting market In years wheat
closed l l-2c. higher than yesterday Be
fore the opening the curb was from "a
TO 3-ic. higher than the last previous
official quotation. This strength was the
result OF rumOrs OF the financial embar-
rassment OF j. G. Schwartz, a heavy pro-
fesslOnal operator. lie denied being In
difficulty but his failure 10 margin his
trades this morning obliged the houses
with which he had opened trades 10 buy
in his wheat. The immediate effect or
this, the first failure among the shorts
on the present boom, was 10 cause fur
Their strength. Many OF the big profess
SIGNALS are said 10 have turned bulls
within the last few days, crop experts
whom they have sent out confirming the
reports 81 serious injury 70 the crop.
July wheat. which sold on the curb
at soc. this morning, advanced later TO
sec.
The fluctuations we're quick and wide
and a nervous activity was noted during
the last ten minutes. The market be-
came weak and panicky Offerings met
with no response from buyers. and July
wheat which had been moving around
81 l-2c., broke 10 lS l-2c. There was very
little wheat sold on the block, the de-
mand being so light that sales could
moi be effected July wheat opened at
from 50 10 Sic, ranged between 7s l-2
and Sc, and closed at Is 3-4c.-i i2c.
higher than yesterday. Sample wheat
was 4c a bushel higher
Corn advanced moderately, but no ef-
fori was made TO keep pace with wheat.
Much Of the activity that IS usually found
in corn had drifted over TO wheat but
even with this desertion there was fair
days business.
July corn opened at from IS 1-2m55 Sic.
sold between 5ld5Gc.. and closed at the
in slde-f-4c. higher than yesterday Cash
corn was lie. higher.
Oats were quite strong. The strength
in other grains was still prominent. and
the shorts began 10 display some nervous
ness, so that prices In this usually I'M
market were moving up
with CELEBRITY. July oats Closed At 81 3-Sc.-
3-8d1 i-2c. higher than yesterday
The September option was very strong
Cash oats were lie. higher than yesterday.
Provisions--The packers were sellers OF
product to-day and the buying orders
were generally from the country The
strnnR NheAi market tended 10 helm nricaa