Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW. YORK, April 9o.-Flour--JIn-
| changed. duh, and easy; southern flour
unchanged and easy.
Wheat-Spot dull but firmer; f. o. b.,
67bc., to arrive; ungraded red. Gu6lc.;
| options fairly active and irregular, closing
firm al q 3sn%c. advance; No. red, May,
703sc.; June, 7OlAc.; July. 703sc.
Corn-Spots duh but firm; No. ?, 35asc.
i'm elevator; 363sc. afloat; options less ac-
tive. firm, and unchanged; May, S53sc.;
July, 363sc.; September, $3.50.
Oats-Spots dull but steady; options dull
| and unchanged; May, 2ic,; July, 2ihc.;
spot, No. 2, 2jAc.; No. white, 26c; mixed
Hay-Firm and in light receipt: ship
ping, 7JQ77ia &c; good to choice, SEQ sl.O5.
Beef-Dull, steady, and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Quiet at $ifn$l5.50.
Tierced Beef-Dull; city extra india
Meats~Quiet and steady: picked
bellies $L62l2qA.75; shoulders, A.j04A7J;
hams, S9H 1925.
$5.CJ; city, $3.50; May, 50; refined dun; Con
tinent. 500: South American, 800 COM
pound, Si25a}4621h.
Pork-Quiet, steady, and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and in light receipt. State
dairy. Sn1li2c.; do. creamery, l0al5ikc.;
western dairy, old, Iu9c; do. creamery,
ilGl5iac.; Elgins, BIG.
Eggs-Quiet and weak; State and Penn
sylvania, Hale. western, fresh l0al2c.
Oil-Quiet and easy; crude,
2likG22c. yellow prime. 25Ac.; yellow, of
Rosin-Flrm and quiet; strained, COM
mon to good, 81.
Turpentlne-Dull but steady at 2S3in29c.
Rye-Fairly active firm. and unchanged.
MOiasses-Firm, In fair demand, and UNI
Peanuts-Qulet; fancy hand-picked. sc.
Coffee-Steady and unchanged to 10
points up: May. $l2.STsl290 90; July. $3.50;
September, SLIGO; December. 5000: spot
Rio steadier and quiet; No. Z, N6.612W
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair refin-
ing. 3a1c; refined quiet and steady
Freights to Liverpool-Firm and fairly
active: cotton. by steam, l-l6d.; grain. by
steam, lAa2d.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
NEW YORK, April 0.-Strawberries-
Florida, lsc.; do. North Carolina, per
aI AsparagGs-North Carolina, per dozen
punches, sl.2sffS. %; do. Norfolk per dozen
Reefs2 Florida. per crate, 81 25GSl.7j; do.
do. per hundred punches, @nN,
Cabbage-Fiorlda, per crate, S2af2.50.
Cucumbers--F Florida, per crate, EnN.
Caulihower- Florida, per basket, HGA.
Kale-NOrfoik. per barrel, toc.
Iettuce-Norfolk, per basket. 5Od75c.;
do. Charleston, per basket DcWN;
Peas-Savannah. S2.5Od$2.75 do. Charles
ton. do. c.q$l do North Carolina, do,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., per barrel, slNSl.0.
String Beans-Florida. per crate, sag.
Spinach-NOrfolk, per barrel. sl@G$2;
40 baltimore. per barrel, N2ynfl50.
Sduash-Fl Florida, do, N.25nN 80 ..
Tomatoes-F'lorida, per carrier NQ2.0.
potafOes-Si1>i
Eggplant-Florida, per box, S5diG.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. April S0-Strength pre-
vailed in wheat to-day. the days trading
reaching a moderate gain IN prices. FINAL
Iiouid Atom both by longs and shorts, in
ciientaI 10 the last day OF the month. was
In order. but aside from that there was
good buying by several large operators,
notably Armour The main circumstance
responsible for the firmness seemed to be
the rains in the Northwest, and the con-
sequent retardation Of the seeding I'm that
section. About the middle Of the session
the pressure OF offerings became more
pronounced than the demand, and de-
cline took place, but before the close
prices were back TO where they were
July wheat opened AT 62ssIC3si q6ic.:
sold between Gii-M634 u6i2sc, and closed
at 6ic-2sli5c higher than yesterday.
cash wheat was firm at yesterdays
prices
I'm corn. bat the trade was entirely devoid
OF feature or incident emitting II 10 dls-
tinction The advances and declines IN
wheat were reproduced in this market on
a lesser scale. however. News was scarce.
nothing aside from the regular stereotyped
statistical information being received.
Julv corn opened at c0asc.. sold at .Dtsn
s0Ic.. and closed at 30asc.-lsc. higher
than yesterday. Cash corn was easy ana
oats were QUIET and without mark or
sign OF Interest. The last day OF the
month Brought some liquidation, both ny
holders and shorts. but no large or innu-