Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

i.
NEW, YORK, May 2l.-Flour-Un-
changed; southern Hour unchanged and
quiet.
Wheat-Spot market dull and weaker.
options advanced l2q5-Sc.. fell li2Ql 5-Sc.,
ana closed weak at 1-Salc. under yester,
day with a moderately active trade; No
: red. May. 6Sl2c.; June, o. 7-8c; July
eea.ac;;; September, 81 5-Sc.; December,
-Corn-spots duh and easier; No. 2.
% l-Sc., in elevator: 80 1-sc. affoat' on
tons were duh. Irregular, and easier.
May and June, 30 l-Sc.; July, 81 5-Sc. Sep
oats-spot5 fairly active but steady.
Options dun ana easier; May q l-sc.
July, "a l-4c.; spot: No. 2. "A l-4c.; No. ,
white, 25tic. mixed western. 25N26c.
Hay-Steady; demand moderate; UNI
changed.
ol-Unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged; beef hams
dull at $li59g$l5; tierced beef inactive;
city. extra India mess, Sl3dSlJ
cut Meats-Dull, weak, and unchanged
Lard-Depressed and lower; western
steam, NGa46J; city, Alj; May. A65:
refined duh and lower; Continent. s.;
South America, $40; compound, Nl2lzg
Pork-Weak, quiet. and UNCHANGED.
Butter-In moderate demand and un-
changed.
Eggs-Choice firm: State and Pennsyl-
vania, llGlll2c.. western fresh, 9lkallc.;
DO, per case, S.J0ltS2.55.
COttOnseed-Oil-Quiet and weak; crude.
2lc.; yellow prime. DC; do, Off grade, 2444c.
$lSOgSl&j.
Turpentlne-steady at 2Ga26lsc.
Rlce-Steady; In fair demand, and
unchanged.
Molasses-F1rm; in moderate demand,
and unchanged.
Peanuts-Unchanged.
Conee-Easy and unchanged 70 points
| up; June, $25O; August, Sll50, September,
] 0 lat.r -Etk ID a IL.
5000; spot Rio duh and easier; No. 7,
Sugar-Raw; steady. and quiet; fair re-
hning, 3iac.; refined quiet and unchanged.
.Freights to Liyerpool-Quiet and un-
changed.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
NEW YORK. May 2l.-Strawberries-
Maryland and Delaware, quart zoe: do.
North Carolina, 7QSlc.; do, Norfolk, 4W
l2c.
INSTRUMENTATION Carolina. quart,
lj0l6c
Beets-Florida, crate, 5oc.GH; do,
Charleston. 40 punches, S4y6, DO, Nor
| folk. do. S0Si.
Cucumbers-F Florida. crate. slQs225; do.
| Charleston, do, SlJONs2j0
| Eggplant-F.orlda, barrel, &QA.
Peas-NOrth Carolina. basket, 2Jn7Jc. I;
| do, Norfolk. half-barrel, 50c.nSl.2j; DO.
Maryland. half-barrel. SL2j0Sl.5O
String Beans-Savannah basket, 50c.Mfl;
| do. Charleston. basket. 50c.ftS.
| squash-Florida, crate. 4Oll60c.; do. do,
Tomatoes-Florida, carrier, AGs25o
! POtatocs-Florlda. $L25nA; do, Savan-
nan. $L2jaS37j; do, Charleston, $3.50
Cabbages-Florlda. crate. 75c.dSl25; do.
| Savannah do. 81 .2jn$1.s0; do, Charles
| ton, do. Si.25Usl.15; do. North Carolina.
| do. Na$LJO; do. Norfolk, barrel, 7Jc.W
sli5
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
Null 4
! Wheat-lnactive. No. red. spot, and
| May. GS 1-4Q5S S-Sc. July and August.
| g. l-SGGI l-4c southern, by sample. 69unc.
/ Corn-Dull; mixed, spot and May,
! 3ia, 9}5c. steame. mixed 52izq32sc.;
/ southern. Bic. bid.
Oats-Qulet; No. white western. 25f,G
/ &c No. ? mixed, do, 2ikc. bid
| Rye-Dull; No. 2, near by, fc.; do
| western. f3c.
| Hay-Dull.
| Grain Freights Steady
Sugar-Dull: graduated, $50.
| Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May A.-speculat!ve condl-
| tons on the Board OF Trade sustained a
loss In price to-day. Wheat showed
| great promise early. the strength which
| IL presented causing the majority OF
| traders to take buliish view, but win
| noon came encouraging crop reports from
| kansas and heavy snort selling under
the weight OF which all gains were lost
| and prices continued 70 decline. untlI al
! appeared and even the most sanSg!as
| holders agreed that they were beaten Two
prominent professionals. who We're credit
| "a with having assumed builish atti'
tude yesterday, were over on me sei,lhs
sales were twice as great as their pre-,
vious purchases July wheat opened al
from 81 IA 10 g. s-sc.,. and sold between
ssS. ana 60 Use, closing at 50 T-Sil6ic.-
1 l.sc. under yesterday. Cash wheat was
steady early. but the nominal close was
from 10 iiac per bushel lower.
Corn-The corn market presented nc