Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-21
NEW YoRK pRoDrCD MARKED.

NEW YORK, April ~ lour-Culce
and firm; winter wheat, low grades,
patents. s2.75G$3.4S Minnesota clear.
81 4o9s2.so; patents. S,-5aS2o low eN
hrm; common to fair extra, a.scaS2";
good to choice do, s2S@S25:
Wheat-Dull but firmer; with options;
No 2 red, store and elevator o. l--W
cited and irregular. advancing 7-sal l-SscY
declining 5-sG3-4c., and closing unsettled,
l-4aI-2c. over yesterday, with a large
sytehing bushes; NV Hg; 6, f ssc May
in elevator; 81 sic afioat. Options-Dnll
but Grmer, May. 81 Lie. June and july
Oats-Dun but firm. .optlons-F,rmerr;
April and May. 30 l-sc.; spot No. Z
| 90 l-SG32 Lie. mixed western. S2a8 l,Zc.
.Hay-Firm; shipping. SOe00c'' good 10
'Wool-Sloderately active and firm; do
nestle, fleece. l5alsc.; pulled; l2q@c:
Beef hams--Steady at $3.50; tered
beef quiet and strong; city extra india
''i Cut meatsGFirm and quiet; picked bel
| lies, 3-4q7c. shoulders. &C.; hams, l-tP
Iard-ouet and about steady: western
steam SIZE. city, 1895 5-Sc. Futures-
Nominal: refined quiet Continent, $50;
South America, $3.50; compound. S-SP
Pork-Active and steady; mess, Ns5o9
Butter-ouiet and steady; state dairy,
salSc. creamery, new ~rv z new Vac ,as's6c
Petroleun-Firm; refined, New YORK.
| slO75; Philadelphia, Sl0.IO: In puiK' soLVV
Rosin--ouiet and steady; strained
Turpentine@M Machine barrels only In
stock; quoted at % l-2c
Irnpha nVnl
ssesHEirm and unchanged.
Coffee-Dull and unchanged 70 10 points
down; April stSe , 59sfi - iI 500, Rio.
| G,ii but steady; No. T. s1i0$l425.
Sugar-Raw quiet and firm; fair re.
fning, Lille; centrifugals' 20 test "o''
| refined quiet and steady.
Freiehts to Liverpool-Quiet and STEADY
! cotton. It'd; grain. / 3-id.. nominahy'
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 2o.-Sixty cents ior
| May was the price OF wheat ior the pc r,se
| Of a moment to-day. Ine cohtii"tI -
| in value has at length bsgun 10 D., oiI hay.
| the credit OF being possessed Oh ~ luN
measure Of nerve and assurance, 4. W." ~,
| presumed that YESTERDAY coyrr.ns "
| climax. but one OF his fellows emulateu
| his example by renewing his short Inc
J this morning. This gave the market
! great strength and activity whist the
/ 6uying was in progress, matters quoting
wbsn II was over. The last ten minutes
I witnessed renewal or the excitehsn,,
4 that has been present more or less ai
| week offerings suddenly becoming very
| scarce, and the demand appearing Smut
| taneously in all parts of the pit. Prices
were rushed up until they were within
| "A fraction or cents hlSner thah ysstef-
Il is remarkable that during the steady
| advance that has taken place during the
| mast six DAYS the outside has been far
| IN IA hPgn 4
/ short scare from beginning to END, with
! investment buying OF only minor I'M
portance. Cash wheat was very nrn
| May wheat opened at from 5Sis 70 5sssc,
| sold to Soc, and closed AT 59.sgDc.-l444
| l5ac higher than yesterday.
Corns-The making * business was
going on in corn as well as in wheat To-
! day. Two reasons were assigned for the
! firmness, one, the strength OF which was
| derived from the surroundings. and the
| other the very large amount or corn
taken from store in the twenty-four
| hours previous. The market Gd not
show such n neglected appearance as re-
Gently on some occasions. me actl Nr
4sisc.. where it closed iS.c. higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was %.c. per bushei
Oats showed perfect willingness 10
take part In the popular movement OF
prices. Whilst not approaching to the
| full extent OF wheat and corn, still
| enough gain was made TO demonstrate
| that perfect accord with them was pres
| emit May oats closed &c. higher than
| yesterday. Cash oats were hc. per
| bushel higher.
provisions. -There was still some
| changing OF pork from May into July
| and September going on to-day. but In
| lard and ribs most everything has been
| turned over. No new contracts are beinS
| made In May. which is practically cash.
! and the activity Is now in July. To-
| DAYS market opened firm on the strength
| OF hogs. but later offerings became some.
| what larger and produced an easier tone.
although they did not actually press on
| the market The close was &C. higher than
| yesterday for July pork. unchanged for
The leading futures ranged as follows: