Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKEr.

NEW 1Otth GhODOOE MAfthEl.
NEW YORK, April H-Flour-Un-
changed and quiet: southern -four I'M
changed and quiet.
Wheat-Spot market dull and easier.
with options closing firm; No. 2 red,
store and elevator, nominal: afoat. nomi-
nal. Options advanced l2qs.c, declined
&Hlc., and closed firm at unchanged
prices TO a CSC. decline from yesterday:
No. red. April, 74Ac.; May, Y Lac: June.
Il4c.; July, Il 5-Sc.; September, II 5-Sc.;
December. 73lsc.
Corn-spots dull but firm No 2. 4Oc..
and closed firm at a 1-iQS-sc. advance;
April, 81 3-Sc.; May, 80 e-Sc.; July, 81 l-Sc. !;
September. 80 lac.
Oats-Spots moderately active and firm.
Options duh but steady; May, "a 5-Sc. {;
26l2c.; mixed western, 25q26isc.
Hay-Quiet. in better supply. and tame.
Wool-Quiet, firm. and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged; beef hams
slow at $l4.50QSl5.
Tierced Beef-Dulh but steady; city, ex-
ira India mess. $l51si5.jo.
Cut Meats-Quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Lard-Quiet and lower: western steam.
$50; city, si7S; May. s5.25; refined dull;
compound, 3-SQ4isc.
Pork-Quiet and unchanged.
Butter-In moderate demand and easy:
State and dairy. 9ul6c.; DO, creamery,
12nlIc.; Elgins, l7c
Cottonseed- Oii-Dull and easy; crude,
2l1alI22c.; yellow prime, % 1-4at25ixc.; do,
off grade. . 1-4G2Jhc.
Rosin-Flrm and quiet; strained, COM
mon TO good, sLSOgsl.s5.
Tlrpentine-Dull but steady at 2Si5f29c.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-F'lrm; in fair demand, and un-
changed
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand picked.
cotfee-stesdy; > points down to :,
July. .sl2.9iGS2.40; August. Sll90; Septem-
Der. SLIGO: october, tll.O: Deem
Der. S1090nslI: March, $40 75aSl0s So spot
Rio steadier but dull; No. Z. 10 7-Sc.
Slgar-Raw firmer but dull: fair re-
filming, 3%Qic.; refined firm; demand un-
changed.
Freights 10 Liverpool--Market quiet and
steady; cotton, by steam. Lied. grain, by
steam, Id.
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET
NEW YORK, April 1+-Strawberries-
Florida. quart lGu35c.
punches. Sl75Qs650
Beets-Florida, crate. 75c. aa; do. do.
100 punches. siGS6.
Cabbage-Florlda. crate. s2.25ds25o.
Carrots-Florda, 100 lunches, s3us5.
EgY-Plant-Florida. box. s2.50ns5
Kale--Norfolk. barrel, $4Sl. 5O do, Bal
timore. do. Sl.12G$i25.
Lettuce-,Florida. basket. 5oc.GN.5O; do.
do. Charleston. SOC.
Peas-F'lorida, crate. $1QS2 %
Radishes-Norfolk. 100 punches. sl6sl 80.
String Peans-Florida, wax. crate. 81. 500
$50; do. do, green. crate. Sass.
Spnach-Norfolk. barrel. si0$l.5O
Squash-F'lorida. white. crate. 81 .50ds2.
Tomatoes-Florida. carrier, $ldS50; do,
do. crate. Sl.50qs2.5O
Potatoes-Fior.da. $3.50ds7.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April 1i.-Flour-Dull and
unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer: No. 2 red, spot 72is6
7234c.; May. 7lAd72c.; July. II i-4d7lh1c.
southern. by sample, 75a7ec.; do. on
grade. 72n75c.
Corn-stronger: mixed spot, IS 5-s9
35%c.; April and May. 35ikQ35s.c.: June,
36c. bid; July, 80 1-4Q361zc.; steamer mixed,
"a l-4a3f 3-sc.; SOUTHERN white, 35Q55lzc.
do, yellow, 35lsQ36c.
Oats-Steady; No. white western. $50
c6iac.; No. mixed western, 241sn2jc.
Rye-Dull and weaker; No. 2, 4044lc.,
for near by; gate for western.
Hay-Steady at SIG bid.
Grain F'reghts-Very dull: steam, "a
Liverpool per bushel, 1isalAd. for April
I'D, for April and May.
Lard-Refined. SIC.
Coffee-Quiet; No. 7, 10 7-Sc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April l4-There was an
other break in wheat to-day. notwith-
standing a builish statement of the
worlds supply by Bradetreet. Thai
agency reported a decrease in the avail.
abb supply Of 3,2s2,000 bushels, which was
even greater than the most radical were
disposed TO anticipate. The decliile which
succeeded the announcement. whilst not
as great as that which followed the gov.
ernment's report on the crop few days
ago, was still sufficiently Important e
further demonstrate the disregard OF sta
tistics which speculation very often In
dulges in. Until the time Of the weakness,
mentioned. prices were irregular. with
considerable strength displayed. An adj
vance at Liverpool was the main influence
early. but the trade was local and erratic
May wheat opened at from 65as 10 e. Use.
sold between o6 and 6f4G6i Use; anG
closed at 81 7-Sft65c. --LGf5-Sc under yes
terdsy Cash wheat was steady, th'
closing being nominally weak. IN sympa
thy with the futures.
Corn at the opening attracted sons
attention, by reason or the activity which
prevailed. but. unfortunately. II was onl,
spasm the market soon settling into IL
wonted dulness Better prices ruled fol
time but the improvement was not sus
tained, and. at the close. whilst there wal
The impulse Of prices was to follow thos,
OF wheat. under which influence al
changes were made. May corn openes
at 20 1-4c., declined to 3Dc.. and closes
at 30 1-sc.--unchanGed from yesterday
Cash corn was steady and unchanged;
the changes OF the other markets 90
tanned in oats. Occasionally aetiv
| periods were noted, but nothing out OF n
| ordinary transprod. May cats closed i-se
under yesterday. Cash oats were steady
| norts "a f~cn., tha var,la this morntnr an