Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, August 2S.-Flour-Firm
and unchanged: southern flour unchanged.
Wheat-Market duh but firmer, with
options. Options fairly active and strong
August, 6f@.c.; October, 6JAc., November,
6GAc.; December. G71zc.
Corn-Quiet steady. and about un-
changed, at yesterdays prices.
Oats-Spots quiet and steady, options
dull but steady; August. 2Ol2c.; september
" 3-Sc.: October. 2012c.; December, q l-ec.,
spot: No. 2 white, 2ic.; mixed western
lSi2nHkc.
Haydn moderate demand; shipping,
6ju67iRc. good TO choice, old. Sjqs0c.
Wool-Quet and unchanged.
Beef-Dull and weak; family, N50dSS.D;
extra mess, S5.5OqS6.50; beef hams nrm al
Sl5gslj.y0.
Tierced Beef-Dull and easy; city, extra
India mess, SS.J0QSl0 1870
Cut Meats-Firm; picked bellies, S121za
S.25 shoulders, $3.50; hams, $685..
Lard-Quiet; western steam, SOD, CITY,
$780, refined quiet; South America, N.V'
compound. S3.aI2QSL12l5.
Pork-Firm and in moderate demand;
new mess, N25GSS.25.
Butter-Steady; State dairy. 10ql5c.; do,
creamery. u1aQl7i2c.; western dairy, so
Eggs-Fairly active and steady; State
and Pennsylvania, l212ql6e.; western,
fresh, H.sGl5c do, case, NF2.oo. ,oa
Cottonseed Oil-UBsettled; crude, lsg
Zoe; yellow prime, 22A4&c.
Rosin-Dull but steady; strained, COM
mon to good. M.51i20A.6O.
TurEentine-Quiep and steady az
2im2iiac.
Rye-Steady and unchanged.
Molasses-Cluiet and unchanged. ,
Pesnuts-Quiet; fancy hand-pieked'
4Jpkc.
Coffee-steady; August, Is points down;
others up August 81 zSe sll'SSi Sep,s-
Der. $685. October, S9.500s9.5O; November,
$3.50; December. s920qSs29; Marcn, ~
May. 1926: July, S9.25QSs.30; spot klo
steady and quiet No. Z, NO62l2.
Sugar-Raw easier ana quiet, talr
fning. &C.: refined quiet ana uncnahsSd.
Freghts to Lverpool-F'irm; cotton py
steam, 9-6id.; grain, by steam . La
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, August 81 iou'-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull but frmer: spot and Au-
gust. 81 7-SG62c.; December o. l,-4Oo 80,
steamer. No. . red. 50 la 81 Sic south
ern, by sample, COQO5c.i DO, on s'"ue'
Corn@Firm: spot and September, zeeq
26 l-Sc. October. IS 3-S126 l-zc. new OF oIu'
November or December, q 3-fc:; January,
q lie: steamer, mixed, y l-fg2 o-sc''
southern white corn, % l-2GZ' l--c.; 40
yellow 2G 1-2Q25 lie. 600. -.
mixed, 23d3 lie.
Rve-Guiet and steady; No. 3 near by.
% 1-243Gc No. western, 26n5ic. 49,.
Hay-Quiet, choice timothy, new Sl4@
$40
er: steam to Liverpool, per bushei o-ou.'
for October. Cork for orders, per quarter,
IS. led. for September.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 2S-The wheat mar
ket was interesting both In action and III
news to-day Higher prices were estao-
lished without difficulty, and all the gam
WAS practically sustained to the close.
Cash wheat was strong and l-2c. hlsher.
Corn-The low price OF corn, WITHOUT
reference to the conditions causing II,
seems to be the main bull argument IN
this market at present. Many innuentlal
traders buy on the theory that they GER
tainly can't lose much, whilst they STAND
to win something by the operation me
strength of wheat helped corn, but the
later cooling OF the bull enthusiasm per
mitted them both TO Gag. May corn
opened at p Csc, and advanced 10 ana
closed al q 3-ic.-3-Sc. higher than yes
terday. Cash corn was lie. higher,
tone Of wheat and corn. was still the
notable feature Of oats. or course, there
was a certain amount Of speculative sym
patty. which for time checked the au-
vancing tendency. but nevertheless tns
undertOne of strength was distinct ana
well defined. May oats closed 3-4c. higher
than yesterday. Cash oats were firm.
PROFESSIONALISM irregular hog market
with some grades steady ana Otners
weak. was reported az the yards tnls
morning, The latter feeling carried the
most weight at the opening OF the pro-
vision market but the demand for pro-
duct became better as the session pro-
crossed and a steadler tone developer.
THE early strength OF wheat was OF bene-
III as influence. and towards the close the
same consideration exercised good et-
feet.
The leading futures ranged as follows: