Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-18
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, ND. July i7.-t1our--In'

s''~'f ~'es
wheat-steady: No red. spot and July,
6sq6s l-sc.: August. 6sa6s Dc; september:
g i-sc'' southern by sample, s,a7oc: do.
on grade. Ga l-2ns9c.
Corn~Duil: mixed, SPOT and July, ~ i-2c.
bid; August, ~ lie. asked sspiemo Ut
5Dr asked; southern white. 501oic.; 10.
oa,s-Steady: No. 2 white western. $50
80 lie: No. 2 mixed DO. a0N lie.
Rye--Quiet and inactive.
Hay-Steady al s16.
Grain Enthusiastically.
Other articles unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, ILL, July r.-Crop-damagc
reports on wheat from the Northwest ,dld
not cause any worriment In the specuih-
tive mind to-day. In fact. there was all
kinds OF reports from that scctlon. Iher.
were very good ones. very bad ones, ann
many that were neither deeiuedly one va
these tended 10 quiet rather than excite
trade. Towards the close. California fur
nshed the information that her crop
would be the smallest on record. Inc
government to-day gave out bulletin
which was rather adverse on the foreign
crops. TO all this the market responded
In negative manner. and closed with a
loss OF 3-+a!-sc from yesterday: Frosts
are predicted for Minnesota tonight but
II is not believed that much harm can
follow
The trade was disappointed to-day.
There were no outside orders. and other
than a fair-szed scalp by a prominent
professional. there was no transaction
calling for especial mention. There were
firm spots and weak ones throughout the
session. but the fnai tone. as already
stated. was favorable To the adherents
OF the bear side.
September wheat opened at ~ Ism
81 7-sc., sold between 81 5-S and ~ i-+c.,
and closed at the latter, with the loss
before mentioned. Cash wheat averaged
steady. closing nomnally lower. with the
futures. The movement OF prices I'm corn
was very slow to-day. The tone was
similar to that OF wheat and was derived
from that grain. although the fluctuations
were smaller and confined within a more
limited range
Corn-Crop news was good and the
outlook was on all sides admitted TO be
most brilliant. At the close there was an
established decline from yesterday In
values September corn opened at &c.
sold between Is 5-S and a. lie and closed
at - 3-Sc.-3-sc. under yesterday. Cash
corn was easy AT lie. per bushsl lower.
Oats-The tendency TO dullness exhibited
by both wheat and corn was participated
In by oats Sympathy with the other
grains governed, but the tone was on
the average easy September closed i-Sfp
l-tc under yesterday. Cash oats were
Observation-Disclosures were too great Tor
the demand In produce, and lower prices
consequently ruled In that market The
opening values held steady for few
minutes. the grain markets ~ that time
showing an inclination to firmness. and
holders being particularly firm Some re-
coyery from the inside was noted during
the day but pork closed with an mpor-
tant decline. whilst lard and ribs were
not quite 50 weak. There was no large or
concentrated trade. the transactions being
scattered and individually light
September pork closed II i-sc. lower
than yesterday September lard lie.
lower. and September ribs shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows: