Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-07
Nrw YoRK PRonUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 6-Flour-
Firm but dull and unchsnsed; southeSn
flour dull but firm and unohsnseJ
Wheat-Spot market quiet and flimer'
with options: ungraded red, 6A3ec.; op-
tions opened active and exeitsd, ad-
vanced ll4g1 7-se.. declined s-ie., and
closed weak-lal 5,sc over yes'er,aas aI
n 3-sc: October % Use; November,
"A he: December, "a &c.
Corn1Spots ouist and firm; No. 2, Is $40
I'm elevator 2e S-4c. afoati options were
dull but firm at l-4pS-sc. advance; OS-
tober, q S-Sc.; December ~ S-fc'' May
oats-svots quiet and firm; options dull
hut nrmer: October. Il 3-4o.i December,
22 7-Sc.; spot, No. 2, &c; No white 90;
mixed western, 2v9Zsc. -.
Hay-Firm; shipping. Sgsoc.; good to
e' Woei-Firrl and fairly active; domestic
fleece. l6a2so.; pulled, ls4slc. s.
Beef-Firm; family, NasS; extra mess
t5.600s6.
Tierced Beef-Qaist and steady; city
extra India mess, ylo4No0; m.
Cr,t- NeatS-Firm; picked bellies,
SIP 1-2qs525; shoulders, s3.75QN hams
fs ,y ouiet and hrmer; western steam,
s.T asked: city. "a; October. $40 nomi-
nalIv. refined dull; Continent, A.N; South
American. s.; compound. s+nA8.
Pork-Firm and quisti new mess, Nfog
$3.50 s,.,a
aatrv in5f15 l-2c: do. creamery, ugl7c.;
western dairy. l-2411o. Elgins, lie.
Eggs-Choice steady; State and Penn
sylvania. l2ql7c.; western, fresh, 10 l-sp
lsc western, per case. N1opo.o''
Cottouseed -Oil-Unehanged
Rosln~Firn and quiet. strained, com
mon to good. 81. 70 l-S1Nt9
SNlrpentine-Quiet at 2Sdzs l-tc.
Rice-Firm and unchanged
Molasses-Fairly active, firm, and I'M
'I Pssanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked,
sS ,sSse and soa25 points down;
December. ~. soG$s.4O; March. SyVn%,ae
May, $s&9@S5; July Eio; spot kio dui'
euSsr~Raw dull but steady; fair refin-
ing 5-sc.; refined unchanged and fairly
Freiehts 10 Ilverpool-Firrp; grain se-
tive; cotton. by steam. l-std.; grain, py
steam. Id
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October e-Lverpool cables
and foreign buying orders abroad ana Ia
this market exorted powerrul influence
for strength in wheat here to-day. Liver
nool was yariously quoted at from u 10
IA higher. Several commission. houses
had orders from Cincinnati. and the TACT
was exploited before the opening. causing
n strong curb market. and giving prices
the first advancing Impulse. a Iiso VI
lie. was shown by the opening quotation
and the sentiment produced by the en-
couraging tidings carried prices up an
other cent. This was the extent or
the Improvement, however, slight recess
sions afterwards taking place. orsn-
Streets announcement OF Increase IN tns
worlds stocks Of 3,72l.000 caused a drop
OF lac. which was followed by a. rally.
Before the close there was considerable
realizing under the pressure from which
there was 4 moderate reaction:
December wheat opened at bsAQtS I-sc.,
advanced TO 6s&.c., and closed az SEC
/ lie higher than yesterday. CASH wheat
was firm at 1Hc. advance.
Corn-This grain received suncient
frmness from wheat 20 cause Iair au
was the principal one at work, and un-
der the announcement AFFORDED thereby
scalpers were Induced 70 act on the long
side. doing so with profit.
NAV corn opened at from rs 5~S TO z8zc,.
sold between &c rs and % S-sc., and closed
AT the inslde-l-Sc. higher than yesterday.
Cash corn was i5c. higher
Oats-Following the lead or wheat and
corn. oats showed improvement early,
hut declined to yesterdays close later.
There was some activity. as Is usual on
a rising market, and a moderately good
business was transacted. May oats closed
unchanged from yesterday. Cash oats
were steady.
Proyisions-Even provisions received
benefit from wheat. Hogs were up Sc,
and that also accounted for something
with holders OF product. The trading
was ordinary in character and volume.
however, no notable incident taking place.
January pork and lard closed to INC.
higher and January ribs 2izf,5c. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows: