Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-01

oun-cured sales on 'Cnange WERE NcIy
satisfactory TO both buyers and sellers in
point OF quality and price also.
Private trading was very dull.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 3.-Flour-Steady
and unchanged southern -four dull; COM
mon to fair extra, $2Q2.60; good to choice
extra, &.6Ods2.90.
whsat-Dull but frmer: ungraded red,
sSffSSc.; options dull but steady at sc.
advancs AUGUST, 6s7sc.; september, dhc.;
Corn-DuIi but firm: No. 2 S0Ikc. in ele-
vator, 311lc. afoat; options dull but steady
at unchanged prices to a &c. advance;
August. SO3sc.; September, 30isc.; October,
S07sc.
Oats-Quiet and frmer; options dull but
! nrmer; August. 22ssc.: September, 22ssc. I,
spot, No. @ &c; No. white, zSc; mixed
Hsy-odiet; shipping. s5aS7l4c.; good to
Wooi-steady but dull; domestic. fleece.
16Q22c.; pulled, 15f33c Texas. 7n7i5c.
Beef-Dull but steady: extra mess, SCgSI.
Beef Hams-Dull at sl450gSl5.
Tierced Beef-Quiet and STEADY; CITY
extra India mess, $llGSl2
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and quiet picked
bellies Si75qS; shoulders, SS.70qA; hams
| $3.50.
Iard-Firmer but quiet: western steam.
/ 1850; city. s.; options-Sales none; Septem-
Der closed at $3.50; refined quiet; Cont
nent $3.50; South American, A.o; COM
pound, S75Gs4
Pork-Firm and active; old mess, $3.50
$40. new mess, s7.75GSs.25.
Butter-In fair demand and STEADY
State dairy. 1OGi4i1c.; DO. creamery, lhW
15c.; western dairy, 9al2c.; Elgins, l9c-
Eggs-Dull and easy; Slate and Penn
sylvania, l3dl3iac. western, fresh, 10
l2hc; western. per case. S1.25dS.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady; crude, l949c.;
yellow 22ikm &c.
Rosin-Dull but steady; strained, conf
Turpentine.S but dull at 2ia2rkc.
Potatoes-Easier but quiet; southern
50c.qsl. -
Rice-Quiet and steady: domestic, fair
to extra, 3Q5Ac.; Japan, 4d44c.
MOlasses-Quiet and steady; New Or-
leans open kettle, good TO choice, 29S'e.
Peanuts-Steady; hand-picked. 4q4lsc.
Coffee-Steady; 5 points down 70 up;
August, yOasiO o.; October. s915gss3; De-
cember. sS75qSg: March, s8.95qs910; spot
Rio easy and dull; No. 7. su.50qN l.l0.
Susar-Raw irmer; demand fair; fair
refining, &C. refined he. higher but quiet;
off A, 5-ieq4kc.; standard A. NC; cut
loaf, 53sc; crushed. b%c.; graduated, 5Ac.
Frelghts to Llverpool-Quiet and I'M
changed.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. July sl.-Huckleberries-
Maryland and Delaware, gaze.
Pears-Southern, fancy, N.5Vns5,oO
Watermelons-Pe carload, $3.50 500.
Mqskmelons-Per basket 4Vg'So'; do''
per barrel, 50c. Qn.A
Peaches-Maryland and Delaware, per
crate. sge.g sld;; DO Maryland and Delaware
onions~Eastorn Shore, per basket 500
.7sc.
PotatQss-5Oc. Isl; do. sweet. 75c.qS2.S.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, July a.-Flour-Quiet.
Wheat-FIrm; spot, July, ana august
CT 3-i462c.; september, 81 l-Zeez e-sc, ;
steamer. No. 2 red. 81 s-405sc.; southern
by sample, 60a6S S-4c.; do, on grade WIZ
Corn-strong; spot and July, 20 $50
% S-4c.; August, % 3-SQ29 5-Sc.; September,
20 5-sG29 Use; southern, SCqsie. .,.o-
Oats-Firmsr; 10. white. 2sl-2dz9c. !;
/ No 2 mixed "a i-2425o.
Rye-Quiet; No. 3 nearby, %l-zg
Soc. No. Q western, 35gSo l-Tc.
Hay-Steady.
Grain Freights-Firm.
Eggs-Dull at &c.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. July S1.-The wheat market
kept the scalplng fraternity on the jump
/ to-day. and he was fortunate VINO Gould
| count profits instead of losses at tho close.
| Beginning under favorable conditions,
| prices rose on buying, induced by SUD
| H..
was a slump on realizing sdles, but In me
| last fifteen minutes a recovery took place,
! shorts having oversold the market, ana
| becoming alarmed at q surprising paaelty
/ Of offerings.
! Meanwhile there were numerous erratio
/ changes Liverpool did not respond TO our
/ lyea kness OF yesterday, hence the appre-
citation at the immediate start. 81. Louis
| strength was undoubtedly based on pre-
| dictions Of rains I'm that section, this mar
lref advancing.
noon the trade was, at best, moderate,
but subsequently TO that hour there was
/ a lively market.
September wheat opened at from 30 l-2lp
/ SO l-Sc., and closed at s7-sc, bic-s-Sq
| 1-2c higher than yesterday. Cash wheat
was irregular, opening and closing nrm.
! Corn-The receipts Of corn this morning
exceeded by forty-fve cars even the noe.
/ raj estimate made yesterday, l,zlO cars
/ arriving. and In Difference to that fact
/ the price of the grain opened lower than
/ it closed yesterday. The strength OF
| wheat conveyed a steadier feeling, how
! ever. ana the depreciation was later re-
/ covered. When wheat declined, further
along In the session. corn weakened ana
/ receded. but rallied. with the final strength
/ OF the leading market. September corn
opened az q I-4c adysne,ea 70 5Sc, , san
| yesterday. Cash corn exhibited some
Oats were possessed OF unusual steadi-
ness. They did not decline with the force
/ OF corn. nor cid they advance with any
/ degree OF vigor. The tone was apparently
| independent OF the action Of the other
o~eins september oats closed 1-Sc. higher
/ than Yesterday. Cash oats were nrm for
| OH and easy for new.
Provisions run Of hogs this morn
ing was quite light. prices at the yards
| for that reason recovering. PROVISION
traders were willing to view the situation
with something more Of confidence than
lately and as the shorts were not averse
Ia securing profits. the tone OF the market
v.as dsc,fsfIv better. September pork
! closed - 1-2c. higher than Yesterday, and
Septemoer lard and September ribs each
/ SAFE. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening hishass. Lowest Closing.
WEEAT-