Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

t.ytss, cioun8 hfms 40 = tcft s<ytS 1nu
| yss;srdayi; No. ! red. April. Is $50; May
| 70 i-sc.; June. 72xc.: July Szfsc.; Sep
Corn corn.spots Sd duh ns' and easier; closing
steady; No. 2. ssxe., In elevator; sslzc
afloat. Options duh and easy at l-Stt1zc
decline; April. SC; May, 5gitc.: July
81 7-sc.; August. 3sc.: September. Ssikc.
Oats-Spots quiet and steady. Options
quiet and firm: May, 25c: July, 25c.: spot
No. 2 2SAc.; No. white mixed western
Hsy-Quiet, easy, and unchanged.
.wool-In limited demand and I'M
changed
Psef-Dul and unchanged; beef hams
quiet at Si4.50l 1850.
Tierced Beef-Dull; city. extra India
mess. sl5GSi5.5o.
Cut Meats-Slow and unchanged
Lard--Quiet and weak; western steam.
S3 asked city. s&70ls475; May, S.22;
refined slow; Continent, S5j; South
America, s5.ss; compound. 3-Sq4 5-Sc.
Pork-Firm. quiet. and unchanged:
Butter-Quiet and weaker; State dairy,
gd1filc.: do. creamery. l1mi5c.; western
dairy. old, 7lsgsi1c.; do. creamery. 1iQi5c.;
Cottonseed- oil-Quiet and barely steady;
crude. nd22c.; yellow prime. p l-8a20isc.
do, of grade, Is 1-fG25ikc.
Rosin-Firm and quiet; strained, COM
mon to good, H.e5.
Tiirpentlne-Quiet ana firm at SIC.
Rice--Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-rn fair demand. firm, and I'M
changed.
Peanuts-Unchanged
Coffee-Stesdy. on near and firm on far
months: 5d20 points up; May, l2s0plzD,
June. IL. 55dii260; July. 70; September.
sl1.45: October, sl106dsl1.l0: December,
s1O.654F07o; spot Rio dull but steady;
No T. f3&c.
sugar-Raw firm but dull; fair re-
fning, 1903 Use. centrifugals. e6 degree
test, 3-Sc.; refined quiet. steady. and I'M
changed.
Freights to- Llverpool-Quiet, steady,
Southern fruits and vegetables about as
last quoted. while there is the usual
Saturdays light trade
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. April ls.-No induce,
from the news on that grain to-day:
without EXCEPTION. the different reports
on the crop contained announcement OF
the most decided kind. References to ohio
were still adverse but. even in that state
Improvement was noted. Other winter
wheat sections sent In cheerful tidings.
Kings Toledo Circular. In most con-
scientious manner. recorded better OUT
look, and the Modern Miller OF ST. Louis.
was In a similar vein. A morning paper
dealt with the subject in comprehensive
manner. to the advantage of the pros
pect Neither shorts nor longs offered any
support t. prices. the former rather IN
ching to ant aggresslvely on the selling
side. Seeding in the Northwest was adj
mittedly retarded, but experts eXpressed
the opinion that the season had not adj
va need beyond the period when " could
be considered too late. There were heavy
rains in Kansas last night. which added
to the brilllancy OF the prospect In that
State May wheat opened at from G5 500
66 lac, sold between 66 IL and 90 5-Sc.,
and closed at 60 7-Sc.-3-iG7-sc. under yes
terday.
feature, II II could be 80 called, was the
extremely-lifeless condition which existed
The half-holiday appeared to tend further
10 the dulness, and, though prices ira
yersei a 1-2c range, the action, which
was downward, was almost pertunctory'
and was due to the weakness which pre-
vailed I'm wheat AMI not 70 any new phase
Of the direct situation.
MAY corn opened at 20 $3.50 1-2c.. SOLD
between 30 1-2Tf30c., and closed az 80 l-sc.-
3-Sc under yesterday. Cash corn was
steady to 1-2c. higher than yesterday. but
closed weak. In sympathy with the fu-
lures.
oats merited nothing in the way OF dis
tlnction. In Difference 10 the weak tone
OF wheat. the tendency was lower. and
the prices lost a trifie, as a result OF the
moderate trade.
were steady, but closed easy.
Provisions began steady, but ended
easy, and with n loss In value. In con-
sheraton OF a steady-to-hrm hog market.
the first trading was at fairly-well-sus-
tained figures. but buyers were in the mi
norlty, and the force they contributed was
soon exhausted. Sellers perceived their
advantage, and were not tardy In avail
ing themselves OF Il. The depression in
wheat was a capable influence for weak
ness.
May pork closed y lie. lower, May lard
. 1-2c. lower and May ribs &c. lower.
Domestic and foreign markets were quiet
and steady