Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. September 26.-Flour-
Dull, firm, and unchanged; southern hour
steady and quiet; common TO fair extra,
s2q$2.6O; good to choice do. $50.
Wheat-Spot market quiet and easier
with options. Options were moderately
active and irregular closing weak at a
5-sc. decline; No. May, rs Lie; Septem-
Der, 10 5-Sc.; October 20 5-oc.; November
Il Sic; December. u lie.
Corn-Spots quiet and easier. but firmer;
No. 2, q 1-4c. options quiet and firm at a
lac. advance; September, q 3-Sc.; Decem-
Der, rs 3-ic.; May, 81 l-Sc.
Oats-Spots quiet and steady. Options
dull and nominally 1-Sc.. lower: September.
q Use; spot No. 2, bic; No. white,
"a 1-sc.; mixed western. 2OQ22c.
.Hay-Steady; shipping, S5c.; good to
choice. 70fi75c.
Wool-FairIy active and unchanged,
Beef-Qulet and steady; family. s5.7O9
s5.7S; extra mess, $55O4s5.6O.
Beef Hams-Firm at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Quiet and firm; city extra
Cut Meats-Dull but steady; picked bel
lies. 1-Sd5 1-4c; shoulders, 1898 3-4c. /;
hams, sG9 3-ic.
Lard-Qulet and steady; western steam.
fined slow; Continent, $40: South Ameri-
ca. $40; compound, s3.d l-2QA.
Pork-Steady and In moderate demand;
new mess. N75GtS50.
Butter-Firm for choice; state dairy.
10Ql4 he: do. creamery, ilul5 l-2c.; Ell
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania, IT
dl9c.: western fresh. l6 l-2al7 l-2c.; do,
case. &.l0HH
mand: crude, &c; yellow prime. 24c.
Rosn-Firm and in good demand;
strained. common to good, Sl;IO.
Turpentine-Firm at &c 1-2aAc.
Rice-Firm. in fair demand. and un-
Moiasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy handpicked. 33-i
Coffee-steady; sails points down; Sep
TENDER. s9SQs9s5; october, $3.50; Decem-
Der. ss7jG3s.SO; Marcn. $50; May, $50;
spot Rio dull but steady; No. z. sl062 IL.
sugar-Raw dull but firm; fair refining,
Ste; refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights to L!verpool-Firm and quiet;
cotton, by steam. l-64d.; grain. do, do.'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, September 2s.-Flour-
higher: wtAtern super, s2.l0qS1s5; do. ex-
ira, ssGss.lo; do. family, ss;4oaS.eo; win
So spaAi5; do. do. straight. 500.
Wheat--Firmer and inactive: spot and
September. 50 Lace 3-se.: October SO 6-Sa
80 3-4c; December. Il l-247l 3-4c.; steamer
No. 2 red 67q67 lie; southern, by sam
pie. ss97o 1-2c. southern. or, grade. e7g1Oc.
q Lag CSC; october. q s-Sre7 re; new
or old. November or December, "a 5-sd
Yxc.; January, 2sq2S- 1-Sc.: southern
white or yellow, 294S0c.
Oats-Firmer: No. 2 white. Ad25c.; No.
mixed. 2lQ22c-
Rye-Excited and higher; No. 2. near
by. 81 1-2dos 1-2c.; No. 2 western. 4opflc.
Hay-Firm; choice timothy. $3.50.
Grain Frsishts-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firmer at l44l4 l-2c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. September 2s.-To-day's half
session OF the wheat market was given
over to realizing, almost exclusively. The
buyers of the previous days or the week
had handsome profits IN sight, and lest
Something unforeseen might transpirt
over Sunday to deprive them OF theiI
/ gains. they deemd II wise TO take nc
| Chances. The action was errafic. sharf
| breaks and bulges occurring. put tne
| anal position OF prices gave evidence OF
| the heavy offerings. Yesterday Afternoon
| on the curb there was an advance ovel
| the closing prices. December wheat
onened al from 81 3-Sfs7c.. declined t.
| * 7-sc.. and closed at IS 1-Sc.-lc. undeI
yesterday. Cash wheat was easy and lc
corn was firm, by comparison will
wheat. although the opening strength wa.
| more or less n matter OF sympathy will
| the leading grain. A reduction In east
| hound freight rates. to take effect DC
| tober fst. was Of material help Nal
| corn opened 1t from 21 TO = $780, sol<