Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
ern dairy. 7allc.; do. creamery. ilgisc.

ern dairy. 7alic.; do. creamery. llgiee.;
Eggs-Fairiy active: State and Penn
Cottonseed- Oii-Weak and dull: crude,
&c; yellow prime, &c; do. OF graue, -.
Rosin-Quiet and steady; strained con-
mon TO good. 81. Scfisi. s2ix.
Turpentine-Easy at ia 2blzc. .
Rice-In fair demand and STEADY, uo-
nestle, fair 10 extra, 3GoSac.; JAPAN 1V
MoIasses-Firm and fairly active; New
CLEANS, open kettle, good to choice z'u
&c.
PeaEuts-In fair demand; fancy hand
coffee~Steady and ioaso points down;
May, sl3; June sl2.55qsi26o; July. H2 l0p
H2l5; August. sil.7Olssil -; September.
Der, s10.35usl0 40; March. 1929; spot Rio
dull but steady, No, I. slt.l2isnsit25.
Sugar-Raw duh but steady; fair rein,
ing. 3Sc.; refined quiet and &c. lower; OF
A. 4 li-i6q4Isc; standard a, SIC; eut-ioat
Freights to LiverpOol-Quiet and firm;
cotton. steam, -; grain, "a.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. May lS-Strawberries-
North Carolina, per quart. 5nlOc.; Nortoik,
per quart, 5elOc. DO; Maryland ana Deia-
Beets-Florida. per crate, sec.HSl; do.
Charleston. per 100 punches, Slu$.
Cucumber. Florida, per crate, M5SaN,
dc cq9SaSssFS So RsF fTs'e DO &c chaes
ton, do, s.25lsi.T5; do: North Carolina:
N75.
81; do. Norfolk, per half-barrel, 75c. gsi 25;
do. Virginia, per basket. Sinsl.25.
String Beans-Sayannah, per basket.
SOC gA2S; do. Florida, per crate Z I, s g
Squash-Florida, per crate, 1WIoc.; do.'
do, per basket, 5Oq75c. 1900.
Tomatoes-Florlda. per carrier, sl29nS.
Potatoes-Florida, $25QA.5o; 90 81
vannah, $l.25IA; do. Charleston. N.25GS.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE, May 1s.-Flour-Dull;
western super s2.lCnS2 IS; do extra, S2.5C4l
s3l5: do family, $3lOnS7O; winter-wheat
patent SsoqA; spring do. do @.SSaS'so;
Wheat--Unsettled and lower; No. RED,
/ spot. and May. GIisn6lsc.; July, 90. ~
665sc.; August, 66&Q6Ic.; southern, by
sample, 7Oailc.; do, on grade. e.q7Oc.
Corn-Stesdy mixed spot and Nay sis,qs, Sp
steamer mixed, a2IE0sgAe.; southern white
3liac. bid; do. yellow, 34lEqS5c .,~
! Oats-Steady; No. white western, 21%g
26c.; No. mixed western, zi.sc. Dla.
Rye-Quiet No. 2, nearby, Ale; western
Hay-Quiet at 17c. bid.
Grain Freghts-Steady.
Eggs-Slow at sdl0i.c.
| Coffee-Steady
Sugar-Nery quiet.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May lS-The bulls practi
| cally threw up their hands and permitted
wheat 10 pursue its downward course un
checked to-day. Almost everything tina
| came TO hand was unfavorabie, ana th'
market. whilst displaying nothing ex
| traOrdinary in the way of activity, never
thless declined materially, and at times
quite sharply. July wheat opened
and closed at 81 1-Sa6l 1-ic.-l Lie. unde
| Saturday. Cash wheat was weak an,
| 1qlizc. per bushel lower.
Corn took its tone and direction, a.
usual, from wheat 1t DID not NOV
with any remarkable CELEBRITY, however
and trade was dull and Inactive, will
little variation throughout the session
! a loss of no great consequence was nOte'
at the close. July corn opened at 29lsc.
and sold between % 5-S and ~ 3-Sc.-
closing at 29lzc.-a shade under Saturday
Cash-corn sales were made at fairl!
steady prices, but the nominal close wa
lac. lower, to agree with the weakness
of futures.
Oats declined on the weakness natural,
conveyed TO the market by wheat Fairl.
good trading by commission houses
which, presumably. represented the trans
actions of longs, who We're discourage
by the unsatisfactory tone of the othe
grains, took place July oats closed l-SC
under Saturday. Cash oats were steady
closing easy. and nominally lac. pc
bushel lower.
Provisions--To aid the provision marke
there was lighter run OF hogs than eN
pected, with a consequent advance o
sc. I'm prices. Trade was dull, however
the pit being entirely deserted at times
When the final weakness in grain wa
displayed. sympathy affected the trade !
provisions, a moderate decline resulting
July pork closed &C. lower than Saturday
July lard PFC. lower, and July ribs III
changed. Domestic and foreign market
were quiet and steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows: