Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-19
NEW YORK pRonrcE MARKEr.

NEW YORK, May 1S-FlOur-FIrm and
moderately active; winter wheat, low
$50; patents. S}.55dS3. 80; Minnesota clear
S2.9HS.2J; patents, s3.70nSi70: low extra
S2.30pS2.so; southern -four firm and quiet
common to fair "a roS extra S3J9S.2O; good
Wheat-Dull and &c. lower. with OPP
tons closing firm. No red. store and
elevator 12Ac.; afioat, 73A07ic.; options
fairly active and irregular. opening weak.
declining IsGAc.. and closing steady and
An3sc. under yesterday. The curb was
quite active and 2lsc. higher on predicted
killing frosts tonight. No. red, May.
12&c.; July, 7Sisc.; September. 737sc.
Corn-Quiet and firmer; No. 2. sac. I'm
elevator; 56Ac. ahoat; options opened
weak and declined &c, with wheat and
the West. advanced &c, and closed firm.
&c. over yesterday, with a duh trade.
The curb was active and l9sQl&c higher,
on predicted killing frOsts for tonight.
May. 55&c. July. 56Ac.; September, 57asc.
Oats-Quiet and firm; options dull; May,
SBc.; July, 32%c.; spot. No. 3 312l43l7sc
No. white, 56l2c.; mixed western, ga
S2izc
Hay-Flrm; shipping, 55q6Oc; good to
Wool-Firm and unchanged; domestic.
fleece, 15al9c; pulled, l2a33c.
Beef-Dull aud easy: family, $liGN3;
extra mess. SS.5OnS9
Reef Hams-Inactive at $40.
Tlerced Beef-Siow and easy; city extra.
. Cut. Meats-Dull and weak; picked bel
lies, $40; shoulders, SnS5.25; hams, sS4
S9.25; middles dull and nominal
Lard-Quiet and steady; western steam,
$3.50; city. S5l5; futures nominal; refined
firm and In moderate demand; Continent
40: south American, N.55; compound
S5N&.25.
. Pork-Inactlve but steady; mess. SS25q
Butter-Qulet: choice steady: State dairy
l00l6iac.; creamery, lie; western dairy
7n1l2c.: creamery, new, Iql7c.; old, Sp
Cottonseed- Oil-sfrong and in better de-
mand; crude 2ig2ilzc.; yellow prime.
Petroleum-No refined. New York.
$50; Philadelphia, 500; do In bulk
Kosin-Dun but firm; strained. common
to good. Sl.65dSl.67a.
Turpentine-Quet and firm AT 29lkQ30c.
Rice-Fairly active and firm: domestic,
fair TO extra, iAa6c; japan, 4a4l2c.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New or
leans. open kettle, good to choice, 26432c.
demand fair market steady.
Coffee-Firm and 5alO points up; May.
N410u SIS; July. Sl4.75: September. Sl4.70;
November, $40; December, $l4G04$lI7O;
spot Rio dun but steady; No. Z. Sl6.
Sugar-Raw quiet and firm. fair re-
fining. &C.; refined quiet and steady; off
4, iSaN.c. standard A, 47-l6H iisc.; cut
loaf and crushed. 5l-l645hc.; graduated,
{ -lhfl lHfc.
Freights TO Iiverpool-Qulet and nomi-
nal; cotton, Z Sid. grain. T4d.
Southern Fresh Fruits and vegetables
There was very moderate interest
shown for stock, as Is usual on Saturday,
and no particular changes transpired in
prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, May lS.-Flour-Very
firm
Wheat-strong: No. red. spot and May.
q 3-4nISc.; June. " 3-4Q72 5-Sc.; August,
Y l-2a72 bic; steamer No. red, 81 3-4n
zoe. southern by sample, '5gIoe.; do' on
Gorn-Firm; mixed. spot and May.
Sc lie. bid; June. IS lie; July, Sc LA
% l-2c.; August, SIC. bid; steamer mixed
oats-Steady; No. white. western. $40
81 lie; No. mixed, 80 l-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. q 3sc.
Hay-Steady at N3lfdSi4
Grain freights-Dull.
Provisions-Qu mess pork, Ni50:
bulk shoulders, lie; ribs and clear
sides. 7 lie; sugar-cured shoulders,
SIC; hams, small, IL lie; large, II Re;
Butter-In increased demand; fancy
creamery. lSd19c.; ladle. l2gl3c.; store
packed, 9GlOc.
Coffee-Qu.et at 1916 l-4c.
Suear-Actiye; graduated, SIC.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May lS.--This was the Wild
est day In the grain markets since the
present wheat advance OF zoe. was inau-
gurated. IL was expected when the mar
ket for wheat opened that holders would
feel inclined 10 sell out a little. and so
some were, but the absorptive power was
too much for the offerings. Some enor-
nous long lines were disposed OF. but
their selling hardly made an impression.
prices yielding but fractionally from the
opening quotations. which were somewhat
lower than the closing ones last night.
At the start II appeared as though
prices would respond TO the ordinary rou-
tine news. and In fact the ease at which
the first trading took place was ascrtbed
90 the rains In the West. small exports
for the weeks COZ busheis-and the
failure OF English cables 20 fully reflect
the strength of this market yesterday.
Then firrnness came, upon the announce
ment OF frosts In the winter wheat and
corn belts, but no unusual excitement ac-
companied the change or front until with
In Is minutes OF the close when the mar
ket broke away from its moorings and
prices ran wild. So violent and rapid
were the fluctuations that quotations
could not be relied upon. Trades were
made a full cent apart In different por-
tions Of the pit. one incident, where a
scalper sold July at TAG. on one side OF
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