Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-08


NEW YORK, May Flour unchanged.
quiet, and easy; southern flour unchanged
and quiet.
Options were more active and firm at
7-Sal / l-ic. advance; red, Nay, zoe. !;
June. 20 Use; July. 20 lie; August. zoe. ;
September, 10 5-Sc.; october, he; Decem-
Der, 72c.
30 3-Sc. in elevator; SO 5-Sc.. ahoat. OPP
lions were moderately active and firm at
a 5-SH3-ic. advance; May, - 5-Sc., June,
50 lie; July, 80 S-Sc.
Oats-Spots quiet. but firmer; options
dull but firmer: May, q 5-Sc.; July. "a 5-sc. {;
spot, No ?, 25c: No. > white, 2jcS mixed,
western 2Jp DC; white. do. 2GH2Nc.
Haydn fair demand, firm, and UNI
Wooi-Quet and unchanged
Beef-Quiet and unchanged: beef hams
dull at Sli50QN5; tierced beef steady and
unchanged.
ut-Meats-Slow and easy; picked bel
lies, 4 lie; shoulders, l-2c.; hams, ga
I.ard-ouiet and easier; western steam;
slow Continent, sos; South America.
1915; compound. N25aAe2 IL.
Butter-Fairly active, steady, and UNI
Eggs-In moderate demand and UNI
changed
iUltOllSttu Oit-A(ulfAf VI AhNf -AH-A ~
yellow prime, 2j i-4qS lie; do, off grade,
% l-4H25 l-2c
ROsin-Quiet and steady.
Turpentine-Nominal at 2 3-4d&c.
Rice-In moderate demand, steady, and
Molasses-Moderate active, firm, and
unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-plcked.
1 3-in5c.
40 sH0NlHs IIlV ti1 IylfI
$3.50: September. SLIGO; December, $3.50;
spot Rio quiet, but firmer; No. Z, Sl4.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and steady; fair re-
filming. 5-Sc.; centrfugals. So degrees test
l-ic.; refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights 10 Liverpool-Quiet and firm;
cotton, by steam Lied; grain, DO. I'D.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
NEW YORK. May STRAW berries
North Carolina, quart, 6ql5c.; do. Nor
Beets"Florida, crate, sl@a.5O; do, Flori-
da and Charleston, 100 punches, NnSs.
Cucumbers- Florida. crate, sl.50aN5O.
Cabbage-Florida. crate, NU2.ll; do,
Savannah, do, 81 .DqS 10; do, Charleston,
do, Sl.7JliS $3.50; do. North Carolina, do,
$50: Norfolk, do. 81 20.
Egg Plant-FlorIda, box, $l.5DuS.
Kale- Washington. barrel, 81.
Lettuce-Charleston basket. N4G0c.; do,
Norfolk, do. 50G75c.
Peas-North Carolina. basket. 5OcHl;
10. TO-. ndll-UdIEtls SlHpls-pf W. 'haA
ton. basket, 50c.dSl; do, Savannah, DO,
Radishes-Norfolk barrel, 5OcGS12J
String Savannah, basket. 2GS;
do, Florida, crate, l5c.nF2 .-.-..-.
Washington. barrel, N.D1&.O.
Squash-Florida, crate, 81; DO, no., Das-
" omatoes-Florida. carrier. slas2
Potatoes-F .arida, 250aSj.O; do, New
Orleans, sass.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, May. Flour dull.
bid; May, CSC. bid; July and August
6Sd6S Lie. southern, by sample, I2ll3c.;
do. on grade. 69al2c.
Corn-Flrmer; mixed, spot. and May.
3ia3l. he; June. "a &C., bid; July, - IL
GS5 S-lc.; steamer. mixed, 50 5-Sa32 5-ic.;
southern white. 35a55 l-2c.; do. yellow,
'V oSts-Barely steady: No ? white west
ern, % 3-ia9Gc.; No. mixed. do. "a l-2c.'
O' Rye-steady; No. .. nearby. hai2c.;
western. 42d43c
Hay-Firm.
Grain Freights-Firm.
Provisions-Nery quiet; mess pork,
1850. bulk shoulders, $3.50.
Lard-Refned, lac
Other articles unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 7-Chinch-bugs
and hot winds in Kansas added lie. 10
the price OF wheat to-day. When the
bulls have put forth any argument In de-
fence OF their claims recently the bears
have held up the unparalleled prospects
OF the State OF Kansas, and forthwith
COMPOUNDED the claim; but to-day, the
crop-killer attacked the heretofore incon-
trOvertible promise OF an abundant and
prime yield Of wheat, and succeeded m
breaking down the influence IL has eN-
er,ed. When trading began prices pre-
scented nothing in the way OF strength or
firmness. fine weather. Disappointing Eng
llsh cables, and the Cincinnati Price-Cur-
rent summary. which was hearish. exert
ing a weakening influence; but very soon
the hot-wind and bug stories began TO get
IN their work. and the deed was done
IL was notable that very many OF the
dispatches were received from 81. Louis.
and that that town was buying heavily.
July wheat opened at ~ 3-Sc., sold at
81 f-4c., and advanced 10 and closed at
Gle, with the gain already noted: Cash
wheat was strong. and lgl l-2c. per
bushel higher.
Corn-The chinch-bug did not directly
affect corn. but indirectly. through the
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