Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-02

"a lac: December. closed Is i-2c.
Hay-Weak; spot. 4cQi5c.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides.-Steady.
Lcather-Steady.
WOol-Firm.
Beef-Firm.
| Cut-Meats-Firm.
Lard-Firm; western steamed. $50; &C.
tober. S.25, nomlnaily; refined strong
Continent s5.oo; South American, selS'
compound. S75g&.
Pork-FIrm.
Butter-Unsettled: western creamery.
IS Zee; creamery. lcdlSc. State dairy.
| lO7i7c; do. creamery. 12nl9 l-2c.
Cheese-Firm and steady.
Eggs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
| II l-2al9c.; western fresh. Is &c
Potatoes-steady; Jerseys, 5OqS2c.: Long
Island. s26S2.25.
Petroleum-Steady; United closed nc.
bid.
Turpentine~Firm at 20 s-4aSO lac.
Rice-Firm.
Molasses-Tfrm.
Tomatoes-Per box or crate, according
to quality, 25a50c.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
hundred S24s250.
Lead-The official Metal Exchange spe-
cial calls the market for pig-iron war
rants steady at the close at S. ss.s5esS'70.
Tln--I.asy at Si2 $780,
Spelter-Si.25lSiS
Lead-Strong at $422 liza $40.
Cottonseed- Oil-Strong and active: prime
crude nominal, prime crude, T. o. b. mills,
nominal; prime summer yellow, n l-Z1
2Sc.; off summer yellow, 70 l-2gZ7c.; butter
grades. 32U53c.; prime summer white, 29u
20 1-2c.; prime winter yellow, 30 l-2u4c.
Coffee-Options opened steady and 10
10 points lower; ruled quiet. with an easy
undertone, following heavy Brazilian re-
celpts, slack spot demand, absence or out
side support, and lower European mar
kets; bulls cautious, owing TO heayiness
In the worlds visible supply; closed barely
steady at 10 10 10 points net decline
sales. 1880 bags. including September at
So 15f5S6. 20: December, s6.50ns 6.55; January
$56pQS665; March. S6.S99s6.s5; spot conee
Rio, sl050d$l6.5O.
trifugal. 90 degrees test, 3 3-4c.; sales late
Yesterday. 1900 tons Muscovado, 81 de-
grees' test, 3 1ic.; refined firm.
etroeum-Pennsylvania crude, no mar
ket.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. September LIN to-day's
market staple cottons were active. Brown
goods have worked themselves into shape,
with steady demand from Monday till
to-day. Export goods are still quiet.
Wide sheetings were firm and I'm steady
demand. Bleached cottons were active
and sellers had no difficulty in obtaining
advanced prices. Print cloths were very
firm. Sales OF about 1900 pieces extra
spots at 2 5-Sc. over yesterday. After SELL
ing these manufacturerS refused TO enter
tain bids for more goods at the same fig
ure. Odd goods are also firm, and In good
demand. sales this week have been fairly
heavy and bid fair TO show good condi-
tons at tho weeks close. Prints are In
active request in nearly all lines. Prices
are very firm. Woollcn goods show quiet
er conditions, the early trade being nearly
completed.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, September l.
Flour-Firm but quiet and unchanged;
receipts, 1925 barrels; exports, 1880 bar
rels; sales. 1880 barrels.
Wheat-Strong and higher; spot and
the month, 9S 1ia9S 3-Sc.; yellow, 81 1-2c.
bid: December &c. bid; steamer No. red,
| 81 1-4Q94 3-Sc.; receipts, lH54 bushels; ex-
| ports. 319, 0l6 bushels; stock. l, t6i,077 bush
els; sales. 5000 bushels; southern wheat,
by sample, 95499c.; do, on grade, 9i l-2p
! % lie.
Corn-strong and higher; spot, As i-2@
| a. 5-sc: the month, 80 1-ia35 he; yellow,
80 3-4q35 7-Sc.; November and December,
| new or old. sec. bid; steamer mixed,
80 l-2a33 5-sc.; receipts, $50 i23 bushels;
| exports, so20l bushels; stock, 1,7OS,02
! bushels: sales. 12,o00 bushels; southern
white and yellow corn, 343Sc.
| Oats-Steady; No. 2 white, 24c., sales or
| No. 2 mixed at 2ln2zc., receipts, 2s.34S
| bushels; exports, 6OOw bushels; STOCK,
| 219o9I bushels 49,
Rye-Firm; No. 2, nearby, 5og5ic.; No;
2 western, so 3-4c., sales; receipts. l2,3l6
| bushels; exports 1853 bushels; STOCK
| 1882 bushels.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. SSgsl3.5o
| for new
Grain F'reights-Quet; steam, to Liver
! pool. 3 I'D September: Cork. for orders,
| per hundred. 3s. 3D.. September.
Sugar, Butter, Eggs, and Cheese-flr"
| and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, September 1.-All the grain
and provision markets were strong to-day,
after an opening which rather indicated
an opposite condition. A renewal OF Tor
eign buying and heavy clearances started
shorts in wheat TO covering In the Old
familiar way, and resulted In an advance
in December. All the other markets were
carried along, corn having additional
help from decidedly sensational crop re-
,l,rts from Iowa. Corn advanced lc oats
5-8c. and provisions, TO l2Hc.
Leading futures ranged as follows: