Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-07
shoulders. a25aa.5o; do.

lies. $50; do. shoulders. a25Ga5o; do;
hams. s9ds9.25.
Lard-Quiet: western steam. 500; city
$3.50; May. sos; refined quiet; Continent
$40: South American. $50: compound,
Pork-Quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Butter-Steady. in moderate demand
and unchanged.
Eggs-Weak: State and Pennsylvania,
lolsqllc. southern. 7aslsc.' western
fresh, 9dl0i5c
Cottonseed-o il-Quiet, steady. and un-
changed.
Rosln-Dull but steady; strained. COM
Turpen}ine@nominal at 2s62slic.
Rice-Steady and unchanged.
Molasses-Firm, in moderate demand
Peanuts-Quist; fancy hand-picked,
i2,T5c.
CoYee-Durl; points down to up; May.
N295; September. Sl.5J. October Ml.ly,
e.! e. Rio duh but steady; No. " '''''''a
Sugar-Raw firm and fairly active: fair
refining. 3ssc.: centrifugals (96-degree tesD,
&c: refined quiet and unchanged.
Freghts to Liverpool-Quiet and firm;
cotton. by steam, Lied; grain, by steam.
2lad. asked.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. May 6-strawberrles-
North Carolina, per quart. 60l5c.; do. Nor
folk. DO, S0l2c.
Beets-Florida, per crate, Sl256$i0.
Cucumbers-Florida, per crate. H.0O0
$50.
Cabbages-Florida. per crate. sl0sl.75;
do. savannah. do, I:5OH2; do. Charles
ton. do. fl.72GS2.50 do. North Carolina,
DO. S1.5OGSl75: do. Norfolk. do, $500 $40.
Kale-Baltimore, per barrel 81.
characterization per basket, JncNSli
do. Norfolk. do. 5OG7jc.
Peas-North Carolina, per basket. 15c. n
Il 4 "a
Charleston, per basket, 50c.u$lJ0; DO. Sa-
Radlshes-Norfolk per barrel. 75c 0st.50.
String Beans savannah. per basket,
S2.JCUS; do. Florida. per crate, 'Jc nS-Zl.
Spinach-Baltimore, per barrel. M.I1g
squash-Florida- per crate, 81 do. do,
Tomatoes Florida, per carrier, Nat2.
Potatoes Florida. i2500S6.5O; DO. New
Orleans, AnSj.50.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 6--Wheat made a
slight gain In price to-day. Weak spots
punctuated the session. but the predomi-
mating tone favored the holders. II could
not be claimed that anything Of mate
rally important nature came 10 hand. In
fact the opposite was the case but the
shorts" bought enough to support prices,
in addition 10 which the bullsh sentiment
Of some people induced them 20 purchase
a little.
July wheat opened at from C2isaG23sc.,
sold between 6l7s and 69%H62A.c., and
closed at 2i2c.-4c. higher than yester-
day. Cash wheat was steady.
Coma slight enhancement I'm the
value Of corn came through the medium
Of strength impaired by wheat. The move
ment was at best slow and sluggish. and
nothing in the trade or news was possess
ed Of enough importance to merit special
comment. What little Information there
was as TO planting or stocks i'm hand was
/ calculated 20 depress rather than invigo-
rate the tone. July corn opened at 29l4c.,
sold at 29's d29.c., and closed at 29ssc.
bid-a shade higher than Yesterday Cash
corn was firm and nc. per bushel higher.
oats were inactive. dull, and featureless
The market dragged throughout the ses-
sion, even the sympathy with other mar
kets having an Indifferent and indistlnct
effect
July oats closed n shade higher Cash
oats were firm and quotably i4c. higher
Provisions The provision market was
I'm a moribund state. a moderate gain
was achieved at the start, but, through
/ the lfelessness and inactivity Of the
| trade. prices we're prevented from making
| any further advance. What little trading
took place was OF purely professional
| and local character. July pork closed q
shade higher than yesterday, July lard
/ and ribs unchanged.
The leading futures ranged rs follows: