Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-06

NIB: March. N3&IILO5; spot Rio dull
and easier: No. 7. si5.7sasl6.
Susar-Raw firm and quiet; fair re.
fining. &c. refined active and nrm; on
"A - 3Ts04 s-l6c.; standard "a" infe
( 7-fGc: cut-lOaf and crushed, i3sfi5 5-lbc.;
graduated. iAq4 s-iec.
Feghts TO Liverpool-F1rm; cotton, by
steam l-l6d.: grain. by steam. 2izd.
SOUTHERN FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.
Moderate arrivals Of peaches, with fan
cy bringing premium. Watermeions un-
changed. Sweet-potatoes steady ana IN
Pesehes~carrier, aGa.5O; do. basket,
Watermelons-Per hundred. HGaS
Potatoes-Sweet, NI50R.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, September 5.-Wheat
to-day closed better than the carrier &c
ton OF the market gave intlmauon OF.
When trading began II was eViuenl ia.
Z " wanted TO buy, and they were nJsS.
those who held puts or were already shvI.
Of the grain. The selling, considering tne
fact that the market was NOT an
ceedlngly active ore, seemed heavy
was said that the greater portion OF ,n9
offerings were for Nali-street acCoune
and Of long wheat. but local operators
were also ling freely. The demand as
already stated, was In the way OF Sc
curing profits, and. as II outastea the
selling. prices exhibited some steaoihesS
later
About noon the pressure became mani
fest again. and prices dropped a portlVh
OF what had been recovered. Approach-
ing the close. distinct hrmness, when was
ascribed 20 reported sales at 81. LOUIS
for shipment 10 Galveston, was noted, and
the last prices were the best OF the Gay
December wheat opened at from % 10
10 - 1-Sc., sold between 50 il ana 70 sc,
and closed NJ the latter-5-Sc. higher than
rUlp1 about steady.
the close being nominally firm, with the
futures
Corn.-The buying OF corn was not Of a
hearty sort but as there was no distinct
pressure, there was tairly 5000 Isei-
ing permeatlng the market. The Price
Currents reference 70 corn In It's SUM
mary favored bullish view, but as a
factor II was practically ignored.
The weakness or strength OF Wn is,'
. largely governed the action OF prices Inc
range OK prices was narrow, and at the
close quite a steady tone prevailed.
May corn opened at from p LIZ 10
20 3-Sc.. sold between y l41--a 3-sgS SIC,
and closed nj % 5-Sc., UNCHANGED from
yesterday. Cash corn was shade easier.
Oats-A steady 10 firm tone was impart-
ed TO oats by the buying 20 cover May
notably early m TIE day. Alex. McDou-
gall was prominently n buyer. his pur-
chases cleaning up a line sold in the
thirtes. Considering the weakness OF
wheat and corn during the morning the
strength Of this grain was remarkable.
May oats closed a shade under yester-
| dav. Cash oats were firm.
Provisions Product did fairly zen To-
day. but in the opinion OF close Oh
servers, further Improvement might have
taken place during the morning had not
/ wheat been IN the way. Hogs were a littly
/ higher. and that fact was cited 10y way OF
! announcement. The business was dull
/ and carried with IL no change OF signih
/ canoe. At the close October pork was l0c.
/ and October lard ana ribs each Sc.
] higher Domestic markets were quiet anC
! steady.
! The leading futures ranged as follows
/ OnAnlng HIynnar InNaaE- IlnaIn1