Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-27

MI H. Gavin HUDSON, or ScOttSOdrg,
Va, was here to-day.
Filters were in good demand to-day,
while smokers and cutters were also in
quired after with much interest.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 26.-Flour-I'n-
changed, duh, and weaker southern -four
wheat-spot market more active Tor
export and weaker. options more active
and I-Sql 1-Sc. lower, closing weak; May,
J0l2c; June, 66 l-Sc.; July. c. l-ic.
Corn-Spots weak and more active:
No. ?. size, in elevator; 35isc. ahoat.
! Options were more active and 1-lul5c
lower, closing steady; May. 3r2c.; June.
3il2c.: July. 35c
Options moderately active and easier;
May. 3 3-Sc.; July. % lie. spot: No q
254p2ic.' No. white, % l-id2jl2c: mixed.
Hay-steady; in moderate demand. and
unchanged.
VIOLIN moderate demand. steady. and
unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged: beef hams
dun at flf.JO. tierced beef quiet
cut Meats-Quiet, weak, and unchanged
Lard-Dull and lower; western nominal;
city, 81, May $40 nominally; Continent.
f53; South America, A6l; compound, Sia
A37iA
Pork-Dull and weak; old mess. sSdsS. %;
new mess, SS7ja$925.
Bqtter-Fancy hrm, fairly active and
unchanged
Eggs-Fairly active; choice firm: State
and PENNSYLVANIA, l2ql2isc.; western
fresh, lOiadl2c.; do, cash, lSn27c
-Ou--Dull and weak: crude.
&c; yellow prime. 2ic.; do. off grade, 2ic
Rosin.-Quiet and steady; common to
good. Sl&0s.s5
Tupentlne-Stead at 2G626i6c.
Rlce-Fairly active. firm and unchanged
Molasses-Firm, in fair demand. and
unchanged
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged.
Coifee-Parely steady; SOS points down:
May, $40; July, Sll.55; September, 10000
$lD65; December, Sl00 SO 10: March. SaS5D
so; spot Rio dull but steady; No. Z, Sl3.7 $50
susar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
filming, Bee. refined steady, In light de-
mlnd. and unchanged.
Frelghts to Liyerpool-Quet, firm. and
unchanged.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. May 26-Strawberrles-
Maryland and Delaware, quart, SGllc.;
do. Pennsylvania. l0c
16dl7c.
Observation-Disclosures Carolina. quart,
Watermelons Florida. each, sOa75c.
Beets-Charleston 100 punches, s3df5;
do, Norfolk. do, s. 5OQS3
Cucumbers-Florida. crate, 7Jc fisl 30;
do. Charleston, baskets, SlaN75: do,
Savannah, do, S.250s2
Cabbages-Savannah crate, Sl6Sl. so: 90,
Charleston. DO. HNE.jO: do, North Caro-
lima, do, $50: DO, Norfolk, barrel. 75c.g
$50.
Eggplant-Florlda. barrel s2Qsi.
Pea,s,-NQrfolk,, half-barrel 5Oc.GA25;
do. Maryland basket. SlQN.JO
String Beans-Sayannah. basket, 5Oc.G
81; do Charleston. do. soc M$l.25: North
Carolina, crate Slqsl25.
Squash-Florida. crate. 75c.0s250
IIomatoes-Elorida, carrier, sL5OQ321
Potatoes-Florida SlNN3j; do. Savan"
nah. slHS.j0; DO, Charleston, $Hf3.75; do.
North Carolina. N0825.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD, May 26-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Weaker and lower: No. 2 red.
spot ana May, 65@ut5Ac.; July, 6jg6j i-8c.;
August, bJd65 lie; southern, by sample,
G6g69c.; do, on grade, Gj46Sc.
Corn Weak and lower; spot and May,
32lRn32Ac.; June, 323tN3fc.; July, 33l2n3lc
white corn, S3lzc.; yellow. 80 l-iN32kc.
-Oats.,steady; No. white western,
2hN2j&c.
Rye-Quiet; No. ?, 4Ognc. for nearby;
eastern. 40 he.
Hay-steady; choice timothy. sl65Oqgl7.
Freights-Quiet and unchanged
Eggs-Frm at 12Hl2izc
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO May 26-Wheat took an.
other downward move to-day. Nothing
particularly new developed. July wheat
opened at from 60 Is 20 60c.. declined TO
50 l-8c., and closed AT 50 3-S05glkc-wlth
the loss above mentioned cash wheat
was weaker ana lgilc. per bushel lower.
The corn market was governed largely
by the action OF wheat to-day prices
averaging weak and lower. July corn
opened at 2Sisc., declined 10 2Siac. and
closed at % 5-Sc.-l-sHl-fc. under yester-
day. Cash corn was weak and lie. per
bushel lower.
oats were fairly active and weak. Local
professionals were the best traders
Shorts were able TO cover quite a liberal
quantity without materially affecting
prices. July oats closed l-sft1-ic lower
Cash oats sold at a l-4uizc decline.
Provisions continued 10 make lower re-
cords. The sentiment was too weak TO
derive benefit from a moderate improve
ment in the hog market. Specuatiyely.
the market was very heavy, the action
Of the grain markets tending 10 accau-
tuate the tone. At the close July FORK
was 7ianl0c. lower, July lard l0Gi2Bc.
lower, and July ribs. 7izc. lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opsnins. ni:ne,- Lover. CIoani.