Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-26
NEW YoRK PRonIrcE MARKET.


weak, and unsettled; winter wheat low
grades, Sl.f0us2.Sj; do. fair to fancy S2.ijD
1855; do. patents, S10ME.9O; Minnesota
clear. S2.ijq9.0J; patents, $3.4504iO, low
extras. N.7OG2.SJ do. patents, A.2N!A.4j;
southern -four duh and easy; common to
fair extra, s2.20qs2.S0; good TO choice do,
S2S0QS.l0.
Wheat-spot market dull and lower.
with options closing firm; options were
fairly active and irregular. opening at a
nc advance, they fell 7salite., but closed
steady at a ssGizc. decline; No red,
May, e7hc.; June, ETC; July. 6llSc.; Au-
gust &c; September, SIC; December
CSC.
Corn-Spots dull and easy: No. 2 size
In elevator; 35%c. afioat; options We're dull
and weak at a hdhe. decline; May and
June. 3iHc.; July, S5hc; August S5&c.;
6ats-Steady: options easier and fairly
active; May, 235sc.; July, 2312c.; spot No
?, 2ihc; No. white 2obsc; mixed west
ern, 25Q26c.. white western, 26n2Sc.
choice, SEQ 1916.
Wool-Quiet and steady: domestic fleece,
15G2lc.; pulled, l5u@c.
Beef-Depressed and dull; family. $500
50; extra mess, S50N.
Beef Hams-Weak at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Dull and lower; city extra
India mess, $l0gSll.O.
t-Meats-Quiet and easy; picked bell
lies. N.12isd425; shoulders. H.25pA5O;
Lard~Qulet and depressed; western
steam. A50qA55; city, $40: May, A55;
refined duh; Continent, A.sj. South Amer
lean, S.25; compound, $iG&.8lz.
POrk-Quiet and easy; old mess, $3.50
$875: new mess, S9dS950.
Butter-In fair demand; fancy firm;
State dairy, S0 l5c-; do. creamery ia l3'-c.;
western dairy, 1allc.; western creamery,
Ilnijiac.: Eigins, lI2c.
Eggs-Firmer and in fair demand; State
and Pennsylvania, l2Ul2iac.; western,
fresh. l0Nl2c.; do, per case, N.6jGR.j5.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull and easy; crude,
21c.; yellow pISme' 2p2c'; yellow OIL
Rosin-Duu but steady; strained, COM
mon to good, Sl.S00$LS5.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at 2GG
Rice-In moderate demand and steady;
domestic, fair TO extra, SajAc.; Japan,
MoIasses-Firm; New Orleans, open ket-
tie. good TO choice, 2lH3lc. -
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-plcked, 4A4
Conee-Barely steady and unchanged to
10 points down; May. 1926, june Sl22On
$3.50: July. S1l.7OqSlls0; August Nl,Dg
sll.25; September Sl000$l0,s5; october,
Si0.O; December, $lO.2Ju{l O3Di spot Rlo
easier and quiet: No. Z. $l3.75aslt.
Sugar-Raw firm but dull; fair refining,
3isc.: refined. Lice. higher; of a, n-l6H
&c; cut-Ioaf and crushed, 55sc.; granu-
Frelghts to Liverpool-QuIet; cotton, by
steam. sgd; grain, by steam %.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
NEW YORK, May 2j.-Strawberres-
Maryland and Delaware. per quart, 5nl3c.;
do Norfolk, do, 5a9c.; do. Baltimore, do,
Huckleberries-North Carolina, per
Watermelons-Florida. each 60a7jc.
s-Charleston, per 100 punches, SSW
s.: DO. Norfolk. do S3H$j.
Cucumbers-Florida, per crate, 75c.n
$50: do. Charleston, N2jHN1J; do. Sa-
vannah. DO, Sl2JG2
Cabbage-Savannah, per crate, SiIN 30;
do. Charleston, do, sl&p$lJ0; do. North
Carolina. do. Sl1Sl5O; DO. Norfolk. per
barrel. 7jc.0Sl jO DO Florida, Zoe .aA.2j.
Eggplant-Florida, per barrel, s2QA
Poas-NOrth Carolina, per basket ZJr
75c.: DO. Norfolk, per half barrel, gOc ;e
81 .: do Maryland per half barrel, N62.
String Beans-Sayannah, per basket
50c.Gsl: DO. Charleston, do, 50c.NN; DO.
North Carolina. per crate. $iaSl2j.
Squash-FlOrida, 1jc.dSlJO. ..
Tomatoes-Florida. per carrier, $.5J0S.
Potatoes Florida. $LJU0 $3.50: do. Savanr
nah. NGS.JO; do. Charleston, NH@.io; 90.
North Carolina. SASS.
CaulinOwer-FlOrida, per basket. SlM3.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 2j.-Flour-Dull;
western super, S2.l0WS2.35; do. extra, sZolp
$40: winter wheat patent @'S'p'i;
' Wheat|Wea.: 30. 2 red. spot and May,
GsI.aG6a,c.: July, 650G64c.; August. 66l2c.;
southern, by sample, 6SG1Oc.; do, on
grade, C5ikG6Si4c.
Corn-Weak; mixed. SPOT. and May,
S3G3sitc.; June. 1874 dSiac.; july @4jiAc.;
steamer mixed 3l&G32c.; southern, $50
oats-Quiet; No. white western, ego
&c: No. mixed western, 2tlec. Did; NO.
,, nearby. iOailc.; western 45c.
Grain Freights-Flrm; steam. TO Liver
pool 2Hd for June; Cork, for orders, ..
| I'D. for May and June.
Butter-Firm; fancy creamery, l6c.
Eggs-Quiet at Toe.
COnee-Dull nj l4Hlfisc
Sugar-Strong; graduated, 1888.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL. May 2j.-The bulls IN
| wheat experienced another reverse In the
| form OF a drop OF lie. in prices to-day
Some export business was transacted al
| the seabcard on Saturday. affOrding hold
| ers some consolation. The presumption
proved misleading. however, and under the
disappointment which resulted much
wheat went overheard to-day.
At the opening and until noon, the reel
| ing was steady. many traders believing
| that the bottom. for the present, at least,
I had been reached but from II clock IN
| I'll the close the sentiment was weak.
| Shortly before the close inside quotations
| were made July wheat opened at from
| 0i.G6lhc, sold between Glikqslss and 6Oc
and closed al Goisc.-7sc. under Saturday.
| Cash wheat was steady early but the
close was weak ard IsGlc. lower.
Corn was affected only by the ruling
| tone OF wheat. II was. therefore, steady
| to firm early and weak later. The trade
however. was not unusually orisk or note.
worthy. July corn opened at 2slsc., sold
at 2sz.c, and closed al 2sbn2s7sc.-A09sc .
under Saturday. Cash corn sold at steady
| prices, closing &c bushel lower.
Oats lacked energy or action, ana du-
| -insr III h.. unorninr urarc steady 10 firm but