Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW YORK. April Is. tFlour-unchang-
ed, quiet, and steady; southern flour I'M
changed and quiet.
Wheat-Spot market don but firmer: No.
2 red. store and elevator. nominal; afioat,
nominal Options were moderately active
and irregular. closing firm, at q 5-Sn3-4c.
advance. with trading mainly switching;
No. red, April. 10 5-Sc.; May, 70 l-Sc';
July. ~ sac.
Corn-spots dull but firm: No. 2. 4Oc.,
in elevator: 4lc., ahoat. Options were
dull but firm, at unchanged ; prices April
dull but firmer: May. "a 7-sc. Spot: No. Z,
% lie; No. white. &c; mixed western,
25d26 1-2c
Hay-QuIet and weak; shipping, $50
n he; good to choice, 20 l-2c.G
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Beef-Qulet, steady. and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dull at $lf50m$l5.
Tierced Beef-Slow; city extra India
mess. $l5nsl5.50.
cut Meats-Quiet and unchanged.
Lard-Quiet but weaker: western steam,
s.. 20u$525; city, $a.15: May. 500; refined
dull; Continent. $3.50; South American,
vs.; COMPOUND I's, S S,saa 40 S-S nno,or1e,
Butter-Quiet. and weak; State dairy,
95il5c.: do, creamery. lMl6c.; western
dairy. creamery, 1la1sc.; Elgins. l6c.
q 1-2a22c.; yellow prime. % l-2c.; do. on
grade, rs f-2c.
Rosin-Scarce and firm: strained, COM
mon to good. S1.9JQs2
Tupentine-Quiet, scarce, and firm, at
29lI29 l-2c.
Rye-fn fair demand. firm, and I'M
changed.
Molasses-Fairly active. firm. and I'M
changed.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked.
3-4N5c.
Coffee-Quiet. and I0G2O points down;
April. sl2e0asl2.s5; May, Sl2s5qlslS: July,
$l235; September. ll.50: December,
o.75asloS0; March. sl0egslO.7O; spot hio
dull but steady: No. Z. IL 7-Sc.
Sugar-Raw firm but dull: fair refining,
3 s-4d,3 7-Sc: centrifugals. 90 degrees test,
9-fc. refined fairly active and unchang-
ed
F'reights to Liverpool-Quiet. steady.
and unchanged.
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Strawberries-
Florida, quart, 5a4cc.
punches, $2IN
100 punches, sass
Cabbage-Fiorlda. crate. H.75ns2.25.
Eggplant--Do., box. s2.50fi{5.
Kale--Norfolk. barrel, Toe. asl.50.
Lettuce-Florida. basket Oc mN5 80; do.'
Charleston, do. 5Oa65c.; do, North Caro-
lima. do. ioI60c.
Peas-Florlda. basket, Has2.20; do, Sa-
vannah. basket. 50.
Neutrality-suspicious., Dasket, toc ~ 81 ov.
String Beaps-Florida, crate. N.5042JO;
do. do. green. crate. H@S.
Splnach-Norfolk barrel, zoe. nx.75.
SQuash-Florida white, crate, H.25nxl 80.
Tomatoes-Elorida, carrier. Ngs; do.
carrier. si,50ns25o; do. do, box, 2sasoc.
Potatoes-Florida. s5a$6.5o.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, April 16.-Fiour-
Dull and unchanged.
wheat.Ds~; Nc . red, sy9t; = i-$ sg
s-sc APRIL q i 9-se; assed' ! MAY i-S "a
sample, &C.; do, on grade nan i-4c
Corn-Easy: mixed. spot. IS 3-sns5 l-2c.
April, 50 i-4Q35 lie: May. 35h35 lac.
June. IS l.4c., bid; July. ss Isaac s.sc.
corn IS i-2dssc.; do. yellow, sea5s lie.
q i-2a2s i-2c.; No. mixed western. q Ia
'Rye-DulI; No. Q. 4@fic.. for nearby;
42fsi3c, for western.
Hay-steady at SIG, bid.
Grain Freights-Quiet. steady. ana I'M
changed.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, April is.-wheat sold
below and above yesterdays closing fig
ures to-day. but rested with lie. gain.
Most OF the trading, and II was tight,
took place around Is lie, for May. which
The session was monotonous. scaipers
and lcai traders being responsible for the
fluctuations. and outsiders being still
prominently not In the market May
wheat opened at from IS l-t9c5 l-sa65 I-lc..
sold between G. l-S4S Ia, and sse.. and
closed at 6 S-s0G5 7-Sc.-l-413-Sc. higher
| than yesterday. Cash wheat was steady.
Germ Nothing worthy OF especial men
ton transpired In corn. II might. possibly,
be interesting, however. 10 note that the
! holders OF calls were presented with an
opportunity OF selling t. adyantase
/ which caused prices 10 advance srfli-
| GENTLY to permit Of this unusual event
| was conveyed BY wheat. Very few orders