Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-29
NEW YORK PRoDUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 2s-Flour-Dull.
steady. and unchanged: southern flour
dull, steady and unchanged
Wheat-Spot market dull and easy: I'M
graded red, 70asOc. options duh and lr-
regular, closing weak. at l-4ua-sc; de-
cline; No. red, mixed, 701sc.; June,
20 5-Sc.; July, 70 Csc.
Corn-Spots dull and easier; No 2.
dull and steady at a 1-Sdl-4c. decline,
without special feature; April. IS 5-Sc. |;
May, S15c.; July, 30 S-Sc.
Oats-Spots moderately active and
easier. Options dull but steady; May.
"a lie; spot prices; No. ?. % lie; No. 2
white, 26c.; mixed western, 25Q26c.
Hay-Firm and fairly active: shipping,
75N77l9c.; good to choice. s2l2qa.
Beef-Slow, easy, and unchanged; beef
Tierced Beef-Dull; city. extra India
mess, $1idS15.5O.
Cut Meats-Quiet and steady; picked
bellies, 42c.; shoulders, 5-sa4@ac.; hams.
Lard-Quiet and weak: western steam
closed at s5.05 bid; city at $3.50 May, s.;
South America, $40; compound, $L259
$3.50.
Pork-steady; old mess, ssa@5O; new
Butter-Choice; firm. and in good de-
mand: State dairy. SaliI3c.: do, cream
cry. 1oql5c; western dairy. old, loo;
Eggs-In liberal supply; fancy steady
and unchanged.
Cottonseed- oil-Quiet and unchanged.
Turpentine-Steady and quiet at 29p
29i5c.
Rice-In moderate demand and un-
changed.
Molasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked,
iAa5c.
coffee-steady; 5 points down to Is up:
May. Sl2.90asl2s5: July. $3.50; September.
sil.60a $ll65; December, 1880; spot Rio
dull but steady; No. z, l3Ac.
saStS 7-Sc.; centrifusals, Is degree test,
5-l6c.; refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights 10 Liverpool-Grain fairly ac-
tive ana firm; cotton. by steam. Lied;
grain. llad.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. April 2S-Strawberrles-
Florida, quart, Salsc: do, North Carolina,
ASPARAGUS - North Carolina. dozen
punches, sl.5OllN .SO; Norfolk. $l.5oq $50
Beets-Florida, crate. si.254sl.75; do. do
100 punches. Sass.
Cabbages-F'lorida. crate, $2.50u NO; do,
Charleston, crate. $275pG.
Eggpla1t-Florida, box, 1896.
Kale-Norfolk. barrel i5c.eA; do. Bal
Lsttuce~Norfclk. basket 4c. 1880; do.
Charleston. 5OcNSi; Florida, 5ocq.i.25
Peas-Sayannah, basket. 6Vd15c.: do.
Charleston. do. 75c.@a.59; do. North !
Carolina, Sl.JDItl.to.
Radishes-Norfolk, barrel, slGS2.
String Beahs.Florida, crate. 81 .50h$3; 80.
Spinach-Norfolk. barrel, NnSs: do,
Baltimore do. $l.50Gs2.
Squash-Florida. barrel. slD.
Tomatoes-Florida. carrier, Sl3ns2.5O.
Caulifiower-Florida. basket. xasI.
Potatoes-Florida, Sgss
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. ILL, April 2s.-Scarcely any
thing ranking as a feature occurred to-
day. The range OF prices was narrower
than II has been In a long time, and even
local traders were for the time being In
disposed TO attempt trading on an ex-
tensive scale. The reason for this dis
INCLINATION was doubtless the near APP
proach OF delivery day for the May OPP
lions. II Is not thought there Is much
to be lquidated.
tween May and July took place irdi-
eating that some changing was going on,
longs not relishing the prospect Of having
the wheat delivered TO them under pres
emit conditions. The influences were
mainly bearish ones, values recognlzlns
the fact BY depreciating somewhat. After
the decline which was established at the
opening. there was steadier tone to