Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-20

NEW YORK PRODUCE MAkhfl.
NEW YORK. April le.-Flour- Mode
rately active; some grades he'd hlgHt! ;
wlht,r.wheat, low grades. $500 lalr
10 fancy, S23j1i $3.50; patents, &.i'GN ~
Minnesota clear. S2i0ft2.s9: pateuts'
$2.3JGSi3J: low extras, SlJOG SD. Sou'h-
ern nour-Quiet and firm; common 10
fair extra. $l9ya$2.15; good to choice co.
Wheat~Dull but firm; No. 2 red, stor-
and elevator 6549b5'zc.i anodt' W..
6is4c. options active. excited, ana very
irregular. declining HAc., ADVANCING
IQlLtc.. declining lNlisc., ami closing
steady, &c. below yesterday 20 an e.
advance: No. red, May. 2'ac; July
'G'ofin"IDglil bat nrmer; No. .. 5p4c. in
elevator. 55i.c. ahoat; steamer mixed:
lO05l-.c. OPTIONS were very quiet ana
prices irregular, closing steidy at IN
changed prices 20 a 5sc. advance, May
J0-.c.: July. 5ii4c.; September, 'l'4e.
oats-Dul bit nrmer. Options quiet
and steady: April, 3l'sc.; MAJ &c.. July,
q &C. SPOT, NO . 32H34,sc.' mixed west
Hay-Firm AMI UNCHANGED.
VIOLIN moderate demand and firm;
domestic fleece, i50l9c. pulled, l2r+c.
Bcef-Firm. family, NoGI2. extra mess
reef Hanrs-Strong at 1910.
Tierced Beef-Firm; city extra India
cut Xeats-Qu'et and steady: picked
bellies. g.. u1c.. shoulders. &c. hams, o. 70
CSC Ali1dles Dun bat steady; snort
Lard-Quict and firm; western steam.
SIS: city. S55gTsGf-i2; May. 5, o nomi-
naily: April s7l7 nom.nally. Refined duii:
Continent, $LJ00}Lg0, compound $500
pofk-More active and steady; mess,
Butter-ln urht receipt and steady g,
State dairy. S0Iso.; creamery. new Zjc.'
Cottonseed-Oil - quiet AMI steady;
crude. 2'02lc., yellow prime 26i -aGc.
Petroleum = ~m.nal; refined New
York. 500; Philadelphia, 500; Phila-
delphia. In bulk, $s.sr1 So.
ROsin-Dgll but steady, strained, com.
mon to good, N.@4$L52a.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES barrels only IN
stock. quoted "a &c.
Rice-Firm domestic, fair to extra,
f40Gc.; Japan. 4IH4ac.
M0lasses-Foreig nominal, New or
leans. open Kettle, good 10 choice, -345sc.
Market firm.
Peanuts-Stoady.
down. April riS5csiii0 June. $lioiN
$40. September $40: December. sl4l51
sl42J: March. Sl4 spot RIO dull but
steady; No. =, tlsNslG.25.
Sugpr-Rsw firm AMI fairly active: faiI
refining, il-igc.; rehHed quiet. steady.
Frelghts 70 L'verpooI-Duu and easy;
cotton, 7-sid.: grain, i2.d. nominally.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE April -Fiour-Firm.
Nheat-strons; No. . red spot and
ApriL E! IL g69 lie; May 81 3-sc. bid;
Ja.y, s. -. % e; steamer. No. ? red.
do. on grade, e 3-iaG5 81
Confirm, mixed spot and April,
- l4aj0 Sc; M.,y, 5Chjo lie; July
white "a 1-4rfIt ii do vol
low. 40 2-fIJI,
Oats-QuIct and easy; No. . white,
western 3lG37 l-2c.; No. mixed, DO,
% Rye1% o'1i No. ,. aae2c.
Hay-F.rm and in good demand at
Sl3Hyl350.
Grain frciehts-Quet.
Provisions and butter-UEchanged.
Coffee--Nomlnal 81 &c.
Eggs-Quiet al y l-2c
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April l9.-The sensational
episode IN the wheat market to-day was
the covering OF the tremendous line Of
shorts. Var.Ously estimated az from
2Cp1CD - 10000 bushels by Partridge.
The leaps taken by prices were 50 IN
common, when compared with the here
tofore lifeiess condition OF the market.
that the buying was shown 10 be Of an
unusual character. All this week the
temper OF the trade has been intensely
the forcing Of Partridge 10 buy in his
wheat. II was remarked to-day that
the plunger whilst covering May, vas
at the same time selling July quite free
~. SO that at the close it was believed
he still stood in much the same position
as regards the latter delivery as he
previously did in the MAY.
Prices were irregular and rapid in their
fluctuations. and the efforts OF scalpers
and room-traders 20 keep in touch with
them were. in most cases, disastrous.
Extreme strength was shown one min
ute, whilst the next would present the
more than 1-2c. higher during the ses-
sion the close was at the lowest point
OF the day. and quotations were pracu-
cally the same as at the close yesterday.
May wheat opened at from SO 10
IS lie. changed frequently between that
and 80 j-sc, and. closed nj - Is. "a
shade under yesterday. Cash wheat
averaged L.. per bushel higher.
Corn was not In a particularly bullish
mood, and gave only half-hearted al
legisnce 10 wheat Attention was dis
tracted by the quick and nervous ac-
ton in the nelsh5soring pit local scalp,
putting any vim into their operations.
The opening was weak. but later a bet
ter feeling was evinced. May corn
q 5-Sc. and d. l-Sc.. and closed at A. 1-Sc.-
a shade HIGHER than yesterday. Cash
corn was l-4c. per bushel higher.
Oats-The market for oats opened
weak on the discovery that 10000 bushels
OF that grain was ahoat In the river here
that had been entirely lost sight OF In
the recent calculations Of stocks. The
feeling so caused lasted for a long while
but was eventually overcome by the
extreme incident TO the rise in wheat
Near the close values lost their enhance
ment. May closed l-sc. higher than
yesterday Cash oats were l-ic. per
bushel higher
Provisions-The fact that the hog mar
ket was weak impaired a like feeling
to product al the opening. Trade was
small about that time, but upon the
Armour brokers appearing a. buyers.
when wheat was on the upward course.
no serious obstruction 10 an advance In
provisions was offered until the close.
The tone remained strong May pork
gaining - l-2c for the dav. May lard.
3 l-9c. and May ribs. Sc. Domestic and
foreign markets were firm.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Opening. Hignes;. Loves! C,osln:.
WHEAT
Anil 57iSa5S $685. b7E b7I<