Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, August X.-Flour-Steady,
quiet, and unchanged; southern flour QUIET
$50; good to choice do. s260gf2S0
Wheat-Dull but firmer; ungraded red,
5S06Sc.; No. northern, 65 1-sc. options
were less active and irregular, closing
steady at a 1-4G3-Sc advance; No. . red,
6 Ssc. 49,
Corn-Dull but firm; No 2. 2S CSC. in
elevator sac. ahoat. Options were dull
and steady at 1-S4l-4c. decline: August
and September Is 5-Sc.; October. % Csc;
December 30lRc.
Oats-Dul but firm. Options easier;
August, DC; September, q l-Sc; October;
q T-8c.; spot: No. 2. 22B22 1-4c.; No.
white, pc; mixed western, 1962ac.
Hoy-Steady and quiet; shipping, 6Jd70c.;
good to choice, Tisg90c.
Wool--Quiet; domestic, fleece, l6q23c.;
Beef-DuiI but steady; family, sSass;
extra mess. 8QN; beef hams quiet and
steady at Sl45Oasl55O: tierced beef dull;
city, extra India mess, $lgl2.
Cut Meats-Quiet and steady: picked
bellies, SLs7la; shoulders, S.S7lsgS9.JO;
Tard-Oulet and steady; western steam,
$751;: city, $50: September, 1915: rehnod
dun; Contin ,a ~, NS3; South America S4'"
PoTrk-steady and quiet; old mess. ssa
SS25: new, SS50q{i75.
Butter-Steady but duh; State dairy,
1Oql5c.; do, creamery uql6c; western
dairy, 9gl2c.; Elgins, 100.
Eggs-Quiet and firm; State and Penn
sylVania, 1fgl5c.: western fresh, 24lic.;
do, per case. {29S2.50.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull but steady; crude,
f9Q20c.; yellow. 2S423 l-4c.
Rosln-Dull but steady; strained, COM
mon 20 good, Sl.5Tizga-60.
Turpentine-Quiet and easy at S2.2i4
S2.65.
to qgfrNr TQnQn 4fg4 l-4r
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, open
kettle. good TO choice, 2IuSIc.
Peanuts dull
August. SlOQslOl0; October. $40 Deem
Der s. 1OqS9 Is; March. s9.15; May, S.l6;
spot Rio dull but steady; No. Z, Sio.75.
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair re-
fining, &c.; refined fairly active, firm, and
Freights to LAverpool-Flrm and active;
cotton, 1-Sd.; grain, 7-od.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. August A.-Pears-South-
Wllaternslcns~ca Carload, ssogE75; per 100,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Delaware,
Peaches - Maryland and Delaware.
basket, 25c.GC; DO, carrier, 75c Qf2b.
OniOns-East Shore barrel, ibc.G =.
Potatoes-Sweet, barrel. N.269sl51.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, August A.-Flour-More
active; prices unchanged.
Wheat-FiTm; spot and August. 6lRg
81 5-Sc.; September, 62462 l-Sc.; october,
62 l-ic.; December 6+Ac. bid; steamer NO.
2 red. Soc; southern, BY sample, eOg63lzc.;
do. on grade, 6Qg63c.
Corn-Easy; spot and August. 27%g
q T-sc.; September 27si Q2Sc.; October, $50
IS 1-4c.; year, ZlAc. asked; steamer mixed,
"a 1-4q4 3-3c; southern white, 8gzyc.i
do, yellow. 2Sq2sAc.
Oats-Steady; new, No. white, 242bc.;
Rye-Firm; No. 2 near by. si14G35c.; No.
Hay-steady; choice timothy, slsq}is5o.
Grain Freights-Steady; steam TO Liver
pool, per bushel, Id; for September;
Cork, for orders, per quarter, 80. I'D
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, August 4.-Flour-
Steady; winter patents, S.204S.1J; spring
WheatEQuiet and steady; No. red.
corn-Qulet and easy; No. 2 mixed
oats-Quiet and steady; No. mixed.
Pork-steady; family. N75.
I.ard-Quiet and easy; Kettle lara,
S362IzQ$ 3.S1ia; prime steam W..
Dry-Salted Meats-Steady; shoulders,
1915: short-rib sides, 5.62i2gS.6 short
clear sides, N90gA .
Bacon--Steady; shoulders. Al2E; short
rib sides A25; short-elear sides, Si5'iz.
Whiskey--Steady at $l.l9
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 2.-A better tone
and higher prices were the notable cha
racteristics OF the wheat market to-day.
AT the beginning OF the session the at
tendant advance, which was established
overnight stimulated traders TO some de-
gree, and for the space or ten or nfteen
minutes It appeared as though the session
might develop more than the usual ac-
tivity but the hopes in this direction
were quickly dispelled, business dwind-
ling away and the market falling into
It's wonted dull and insipid tone. The
strength referred 10 Was the firmness
in New York stocks, which, after OPEN
ing weak, gradually took on strength.
Later IN tho session the report or cash
sales al, this place, which finally aggre-
gated 2S5.000 bushels was the all-impor-
tant feature, but the desire TO secure
profits eventually loosened a considerable
quantity OF wheat. Prior TO the close
final rally took place, II being reported
that fifty loads hail been worked for ex-
opened at from 55hg55&c.. advanced 70
s. 1-i956 3-sc., and closed at 5sAc.-3-Sc.
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
irregular, closing firm.
Corn was. almost al dead issue, with
extremely moderate fluctuations taking
the action OF wheat. No news OF any
Importance was received. and traders
were apparently indifferent TO the usual
statistics. May corn opened at &c. sold
at 26AQ25 T-Sc.. and closed at Is 7-sc.-a
shade under Yesterday Cash S1,c corn was
Oats opened strong, but were inclined
to drag later. The desire OF September