Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-23
export and easier. OPP

export and easier Options advanced
l-4H3-Sc., fell 5-Sq3-ic., and closed weak,
l-fG3-sc. under yesterday. with trading
fairly active; No. 2 red. May, 81 SIC;
s. Csc. NV jung
Corn-spots dun and easier; No. ?,
35c., I'm elevator: Csc, aioat. Options dull
and easier; May. CSC; June, S5e.; septem-
oats--spots less active, but steady: OPP
tons dull and nominally easier, May.
~ lie. July q l-Sc: spot. No. 2. q l-ic.;
mixed western, . l-213 Sac.
Hay-Etrm and unchanged.
Beef-Unchanged; beef hams quiet at
NiJ0u$l5; t!erced beef inactive; city extra
India mess, Sl30sl5.
Cut Meats-Dul but steady.
Lard--Duli and easy; western steam
$3.50: city. Nl5. May. A60; refined quiet;
Continent. s.: South America, $40; COM
pound. $il2 i-2Nsi50.
Pork-Easy; old mess, S2JG$Sl5; new.
$gfS950.
Butter-Fancy steady and fairly active:
western. factory, 7alo lee; others IN
changed.
Eggs-Firm and in light receipt: state
and Pennsylvania. Hull lie; western,
fresh, l-2dlic.
Cottonseed Ol-Qulet and nominal;
crude. pic: yellow prime. Csc, asked; do,
of grade, q S-4c.
R0siu-Quiet and steady: strained. COM
mon TO good, 1.S0GSl.&.
Turpentne-Steady and quiet at 2tU
% lie.
Rice-Falrly active and unchanged.
Molasses-t'irm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy. hand-plcked'
Co0ee-Quiet; 5 points down to 5 up;
May, Sl2S; July. sl2: September, NlO5,
December, slO35qSlO.R. SPOT Rio easier
sugar-RSw steady and quiet: fair re-
timing, he; refined quiet, steady. and
unchanged.
FrelghtS firm and quiet; cotton, by
steam. sgd; grain, by steam, %.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. May 22.-SOuthern fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Straw berries-Marylard and Delaware
quart. Sri6c.; do. North Carolina, quart,
false; do, Norfolk, do, 6alic. DO, Balu-
Huckleberries- North Carolina. quart,
l5ql6c.
Beets- Florida, crate. FOc.GN: DO.
Charleston, 100 punches, SNS5; do. Nor
folk, do, s3n$
Cucumbers-Florida. crate. Na&2; do.
Charleston. do. Sl5OaS250
Cabbage-Savannah. crate. Sldslj0; do,
Charleston. do, $L2jGN.1J, do. North
Carolina, do. SldN.j0 do. Norfolk, bar
s SIS. ''''u'N'V' 49, iiO''u'' crate ''''V
g-Plant-Florida, barrel. s2dSL
Pcas-NOrth Carolina, basket 2Jn15c.;
do Norfolk. half barrel. 50c0$L25; do,
String Beans Savannah, basket. 5o0
75c.: do. Charleston. do, 5Oc.Q$l; do,
North Carolina. crate. 81.
squash-Florda, crate. 4oc. a$25O; do.
T6matoes-Florida, carrier saS.75.
Potatoes-Florida, S.250A. do, Savan-
nah and Charleston. N.25HN.
Florida, basket Sass
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, May Flour
duh
Wheat-weak; No. red, spot and
May. Sc 3-Sa65 lie. July 66 3-SH66 lie;
August. - S-4c., asked; southern, by
CornIDull at 80 5-sqs3 3-4c; June,
80 3-lN3ic. July. 30 1-2dA 5-Sc.' steamer,
mixed. 81 l-4c.; southern, BIC, bid.
Oats-Easier; No. 2 white western
25 3-ia26c No. mixed do. 2Q2i l-2c.
Rye-Steady, No. p nearby tic. west
ern, Sc.
Hay-Slow.
Grain Freights-Qulet; steam to Liver
pool, 3D., for June; Cork, for orders,
2s., Z I'D. for May and June.
Eggs-ln good demand at l0c.
Conee-Nery dull at IL lie.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 22-Wheat is gradually
finding its way back TO the low level that
so lately was a matter of history. hach
day causes greater dissatisfaction and
discomfort among holders, and adds TO
the cheerfuluess OF the bear party
break in prices occurred to-day Tor no
other reason than that there was really
nothing tangible or substantial 10 cite IN
favor of an advance. July wheat opened
at from Of Ii 10 81 Csc, declined 10 tJi2c,
and closed at % j-Sc.-liH3-sc. under yes
terday. Cash wheat was weak and &c.
per bushel lower.
Corn was neither active nor independent.
The trade was OF a local character ana
very small. The tone and feeling came
entirely from the wheat market. and the
range OF prices was too narrow TO per-
init OF very profitable dealings, even 10
those who hold privileges. July corn
opened at 90 3-Sc., sold between - 3-sI
2ils and - l-4c and closed at - La
~ J-Sc.-l-Sc. under yesterday. Cash corn
was lie. per bushel lower. closing weak.
oats trading was at a minimum. The
day was passed I'M a quiet manner, no
thing developing 10 disturb the dulness or
the session. july oats closed l-tH3-Sc.
under Yesterday. Cash oats were steady
and lie. per bushel lower.
Observation-Disclosures was moderately
more active than recently The eN-
tremely low prices ruling completed some
buying early. Later, however, a wholly
different view was taken, and those who
dispose Of their property This Was espe-
cialv the case In pork. The hog market
was Irregular, heavy lots being quoted
and others beNg steady.
A sharp break I'm pork took place during
the morning. packers and professionals
Offering freely. but lard ana ribs held
fairly well. Later. partial recovery oc-
Cured. shorts doing some covering.
July pork closed l2i4o. under yesterday,
July lard 2l2c. lower, and July ribs
shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows: