Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

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NEW YORK. August 4.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged; southern flour quiet and
steady; common TO fair extra, s2u>26O,
good TO choice do, s26Ous2.9o.
Wheot-Dull but firmer; No. 2, free on
board, IS 1-4c.; ungraded red, $4,000. OPP
tions declined lzQ5-Sc on the financial
trouble West, rallied 5-SflAc., ana closed
llrm, 1-Sc. over yesterday, with a mode
rate trade; No. red, August, g S-ec,;
September. GA 1-ic.; October. 65c.
in elevator; 80 l-sc. aioat. options dull
but firm at a 1-4Qisc. advance; August,
81 1-sc: September, 81 1-sc.; october, Sl%c.
Oats-Dull but firm. Options nominally
firmer but neglected; August, 23c.; Sep
TENDER. % 5-Sc.; spot: No. 2, 2Sq2S14c.;
mixed western. 3lza2ikc.
Hay--Steady and quiet; shipping, 62lzW
&c good to choice, gC .QN.
wool-Steady but duh; domestic, fleece,
16n22c: pulled 15Q33c.
extra mess, s6aT; beef hams dull at
Si45Od$l5: tierced beef quiet; city, extra
India mess, sllG$12.
Cut Meats-Steady and quiet; picked
bellies, $475; shoulders, sS.5OeSS.75; hams
s9QS10.
Lard-Dull but steady; western steam
closed at 1856; city, s3.150S.20; September,
S3o5; refined firm; Continent, $3.50; South
America, $3.50; compound, S.1bQA.
Pork-Quiet and firmer; new mess,
Butter-Quiet and steady; State dairy,
l0lpl4iac; do, creamery, ihul6c.; west
erD dairy. 9Ql2c.; do, creamery, nhzaloc.i
Cottonseed- oil-Quiet and steady: crude,
19i20c.; yellow, 22is423c.
Rosin--Dull but steady; strained, COM
mon 10 good. SLIGO.
Turpentlne-Easy and quiet at 2iq24ikc.
Rice-Quiet and steady; domestic, fair
TO extra, 346Ac.; Japan, 4u4 Lac.
Moasses-Steady and quiet; New Or
leans, open kettle, good to choice, Tno7c.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked. 4@
nc.
up August. $l0.2oQ$l025; October. $3.50
$3.50; December, $s.lOqsS.20; March. Sl0W
1915; SPOT Rio easy and quiet; No. T. $ll.5Q
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair re-
fining. &c.; refined steady. quiet, and I'M
changed.
Freights to Liverpool-Firm and I'M
changed.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK, August 4.--Huckleberries--
Maryland and Delaware, quart, &C.
Pesrs-Southern fancy. ST. $3.50.
Wafe>>Selons-Ca NOoa$250.
uskmelons-Basket, {l4Sl.15; DO, bar
teaches and Delaware, crate,
nqH.75; DO. do, basket, 30q66c: .oe,.-
0nions-Eastern Shore basket, 6og65c. /
do, do. barrel. y1.i2un.25.
IOl1tOtos tyUtOCss nWtrtT W. fV~s4NA@fe'
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, August 4-Before the wheat
market opened to-day much anxiety was
manifested as 10 the effect likely TO be
produced by the sensational failure OF the
Moore Brothers, OF Diamond Match ana
curb dropped full cent from last night 5
closing That confidence was mistaken,
however, was shown by the fact that buy
ing orders were more numerous than SELL
- - 80. - AnI A
which took place during the regular ses-
sion was slow but sure. Board OF Trade
people were short" Of the securities
mentioned. and they would be benefited
by any break which might occur on them.
The trade In grains did not develop any
unusual features, interest for the time be-
ing having been transferred to the, pro-
sd S9n s condition %hHa was 81 s fsres Wheat
opened at 81 3-4q5sc, advanced 10 81 SIC.
and closed at IS 5-SQ5s SEA- shade UNI
der yesterday. Cash wheat was lower
early, but eventually recovered the loss,
corn-The opening on corn was weak
and lower, on the influence eXerted by
The closing Of the ca lossl w sf0es
led up to such action; There was
ever. and the feeling soon became conn-
dent, full recovery taking. place, SEP
"a $50, advanced to Is 3-sc.. and closed az
IS 1-Sq25 1-4c.-1-ic. higher than yesterday.
Cash corn was steady.
oats displayed sentiments similar 10
that prevailing In the other markets.
Trade was not heavy enough 10 admit OF
any demonstration Of either weakness or
strength. the markets showing a slow ana
indifferent action. September oats closed
unchanged from yesterday. Cash oats
were firm for old, but new were weak
and almost unstable.
Provisions-The story Of an anticipated
squeeze In September pork by Montreal
people had the effect OF arousing shorts
to a sense OF danger to-day. and their
purchases. with those for the account OF
Armour, advanced prices for that COM
modify quite sharply The strength was
continuous. and the session. was pune
tuated by fiurries and scrambles to buy.
The market was an excited one from
start to finish, efforts 10 discredit the re-
port being unavaIlirg: September pork.
AZ the close, was e0c. higher than yester-
day. September lard 5G7c, higher, and
September ribs i0Nl2 l-2c. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows: