Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-05
Nrm vopK pRnDrcE MARKEr.

NEW YORK. April 4.-tlour quiet ana
FIRM; winter wheat, low grades, sl,sn&
do. fair TO fancy. 2.3Jh2%; 90, patents'
81 75d3 20; Minnesota clear <24OlZ, ~ 90;
city mills. 50 5000; do, patents, Ahfp'
southern -four quiet and firm; common
to fair, extra, $l.sog2.75; good TO eholce'
| do, 81 sQa325.
frmer; No > red, store and elevator
60 I-2c: ailoat, 81 lac. options fairy ac-
tive and strong at a S-Sn5-sc, advance
June, Gle: July 81 l-Sc.; August 81 5-sc. ;
September. 81 Use: December, 81 l-ic.
Corn-Dull, but hrmer: No. 2. Soc. IN
elevator: 81 lie. ahOat; ungraded mixed.
. n 3.Sq5i 2-4c.: steamer mixed, 81 l-lp
g lie. Options dun, bat firm AZ l-Sp
&c. advance; May, Jl 3-ic' July 81 l--e' >
september, 81 3-4c.
Oats-DulI and weak Options dull and
easier: April and May. 50 l-2c; July.
% $40; No. ? white. Nay S6 S,4c.; SPOT
No. 2 % 5-SGS2 SIC; No. z while S'~
Hay-Steady and in moderate demand
shipping, 506i55 3-sc. 900
Wool-Firm and quiet; pulled; l2g$5c
extra Ira mess. $3.50: beef hams FIRM a,
$3.50. iierced beef stronger and wanted,
city extra India mess sl5qlS.
cut meats Dull but iirmer: picked bel
lies 7c.: shoulders, 7-sc. hams ~
lie; mddles easy; short clear. April
Lard-Quiet and steady: western sten m.
7l5n72o; ely. elo5g5 SrSc. AIT Mnr,n en-; S
nent $50: South America, 81; compound.
3-su5 l-2c.
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess, sli
Butter quiet. fancy steady; state t
western dairy. sal3 l-2c.; do. creamery
new. l2H2lc do. old. lOdl6c.; Elsins. 2lc.
Cotton.ed oil-Steady and in better de-
mand: crude. 23u2ic.; yellow prime
Petroleum-Nominal.
Rosin-Quiet and steady; strained. com
mon to good, Sl52 l2u180
Turpentine-Dull ana nominal
Rice Fair demand. domestic fair 10 ex-
ira, l-iU5c Japan. 1 i-4ftt &c.
Molasses- Foreign nominal; New or
leans. open kettle. good 10 choice, ZSu3sc.
market fairly active and firm
Peanuts-Steady.
Conee-2teady and 5H20 points down;
May. Sl45diA70: October sli60; Deem
Der, Ni354lt4J; spot Rio quiet and steady
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet: fair refining.
2 1l-l6c.: centrifugals, 20 test, Be- renned
quiet steady, and unchanged.
Freights 10 Liverpool steady and quiet;
cotton, ltd; grain, "a.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE wheat market
was erratlc in It's action to-day. and some
what OF trial to those who
began wrong and spent the balance OF
the session In trying to set themseiFe'
right II looked very much IA though
some Of the prominent spectators hac
not struck 1t accurately. for they receix'
Cd the credit OF being the heaviest sell
ers around the bottom. and the close GER
talnly did not show pront In the trans
actions May wheat opened az IRON
5rkc to 5iAc.. sold between 54bc. and
50 &C., and closed Al 55-3sC. higher thar
yesterday. Cash wheat was steady and
unchanged.
Corn--The tone OF this grain presented
a stubborn frmness all day. very llgnl
estimate OF arrivals for tomorrow not
only deferred the bears from selling, bp'
also prompted covering by those alrealj
short. The market was far from benz
Broad, but there was decided atmos
phere OF strength surrounding the deal
/ lngs. May corn opened at tJlEc., sold b.
tween SAC. and 46A.c. and closed a.
i6isc.-isc. higher than yesterday. Casf
corn was without change OF note.
oats were disposed TO sag and 20 down
| The inclination was the logical result al
! heavy arriyals-214 cars-but values were
prevented from suffering seriously ~
reason Of their relations 10 tho9e q
! wheat and corn. May closed uuchdhS,
! from Yesterday. Cash oats held STEADY
at Yesterdays figures -,
Provisions Product opened under uI
| Influence Of a weaker hog market any
| responded with a fractional loss on a.
| articles but q sharp rally occurred az
| ring the first half hour, yesterdays s'h
! ers appearing as buyers. me ous'li.e'
! being restricted When the demand w
ful,y satisfied the trade degenrrateu mr.
/ n condition OF sluggishness. ana me ni't
ket from that time on dragged lHe Us 80
was made higher than yesterd8f Tor Ma
! pork. PIC. higher for May 1at'' "''
| 5a7iLc for May ribs -, a.,
! Whiskey-Quiet and steady. AZ III.
The leading futures ranged as io''0"