Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


The heavy decrease in worlds stocks raj
lied prices in the afternoon. but they
finally broke sharply. and closed 5-sn
CSC. lower; No. 2 red, May, 7SAMlsc.
closed 76Ac.: June. 75%. M76Ac.. closed 154.c.
July, "A 1915 3-16c., closed 75c.
Corn-Spot weak opened easier or fine
weather news and later weakened with
wheat. closing .h@i2c., net, lower; May,
80 5-i6c. closed 30c.; September, 3llga Slhc.,
closed 3li5c
Oats-spot quiet; No. 2. 2ca22kc.: May.
q 7-Sq22c.. closed Fl l-Sc.: June, II I-Sc. /;
July. 22022 1-Sc., closed &c.
Hay-Queter.
HopS-Easy. fIi
Hdes-Steady. A n
Leather-Firm.
Wool-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Easy; picked bellies, $50
SS7k: picked shoulders. 70; picked hams,
1870, nominally; refined easier; Continent.
si25.
Pork-Steady.
Butter-Quiet; western creamery, l5a
imitation creamery, 10Gl4lec:; State dairy,
Halle; do. creamery, 13nlIc.
Cheese-Quiet; large. 9zHl0 5-sc,; small,
1Ol40lll2c.; part skins, 4aslsc.; full skins.
Eggs-Dun: State and Pennsylvania,
lOHc: western fresh. 9GlOc.; southern,
Sl2n9c.
Potatoes-Dull.
TaIIow-Quiet: city, 1-sc.; country. SIC.
Cottonseed- Oil-Qulet; prime crude, Zo4
20Ikc; yellow, 2iG2il9c.
Petroieum-Dull but firm: refined. New
York, 1925; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
Sc 20; do, in bulk, $40.
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Qulet
Rice-Steady.
MOlasses-Quiet.
-Iron-Dull; southern, sl0dSll; north
ern $l0.jOuSi2.JV.
TinTEasy; straights. sl3.15Gsi2.25; plates
spe' 'er-steady: domestic, s1Oast2o.
Les -Firmer; Metal Exchange quoting
81. 2JliS $3.50; brokers' price, s3.12l2; demand
shows some Improvement.
Coffee-Opened steady at unchanged
prices European advices early were In
different, but later were steader, and,
with local buying, prices advanced 10 TO
10 points. In the afternoon, the market
was quiet and slightly easier, closing
barely steady at a 10 to Il, net, advance
sales S9 bags % ly ncl Ss sp Nay co fs
Rio. strong; No. invoice, s.; No. job
bling. $50; mild. steady; Cordova, Slsn
sl3.i5; sales, 81 500 bags; Rio, No. Z, &c
arrive IS; 800 bags Rio, No. .. to arrive,
S97s o,
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining, 2%c.
centrifugal, 96-degree test, 5-l6c.; sales.
5000 bags centrifugal, s6-degree test
3 5-l6c., to Spectator; refined nrm
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 4.-Flour-Firm and
unchanged; receipts $50 barrels; exports,
$50 barrels sales. $50 barrels.
Wheat-Dull and lower; spot and the
month, 7elkm7ssc.; July, sac asked; re-
ceipts. LAG bushels; exports, none, STOCK,
37S SCI bushels. ,,~
Corn-Easy; spot and the month. 2Sleap
2S 5-Sc. June, 2slsq2s1ac; July, 2sq2s iss;
exports, 1ll 1878 bushels; stock, l.tI2, 2S2
bushels; sales. 1000 bushels southern
white and yellow, BIC.
Oats-Weak; No. white, @a2ic. re-
celpts. 9.46s bushels; exports, none; stock,
'Hay~Firm and in steady demand No.
l timothy, sltdsli.Jo; -
Grain Freights-Very dull; inclined TO
be easy; steam to Liverpool, per o Dus me-
Sugar-Unchanged; graduated, ! 9-sc.
Butter-Dull fancy creamery l6al7c. /;
do imitation, 1ial5c.; do ladle, l2G l5c.
good ladle 100ilc.; store-packed, Sal9c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, Sl2HlOc
Cheese-Unchanged and steady.
Mhiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. MAY 4.-Trade in cattle was
fairly animated at the prices lately ruling.
A few common native beef cattle sold as
low as sS SJis4. and moderate numbers OF
prime fat cattle up to solVaSo'zo' WIFI
an occasional sale of fancy lot al so.iV'
The great bulk went at $iSOnSiS1. Stock
ers and feeders were offered at *1Su
81 40. not much being done below s5.oO.
Hogs sold freely at $jftA.l5. and oxen az
s.. 7!MS3.50. Texan steers sold chleny d.
s3.GJGSLO5, and bulls, cows. and hellers az
s.. 7Ol$3.25. Calves were active at an Az
Prices for hogs reacted to-day. and
averaged sc. higher. Sales were at an
extreme range of S.S4Sf for hogs ana
S34s4 for pigs, the bulk OF the hogs bring
ing S3.S5@$S.90. Pigs sold mostly at S.'v4
81. All, .,
Trade In sheep was extremely uuii, AT
an average decline of 10c. I'm sheep ana
lambs. Sheep sold at s2ns2.l5 for INFERIOR
nm TO 4.S5dS5 for prime flocks. Great
Numbers of Texans went Tor Nl01SiD:
Export sheep were in demand around
s475 and lambs were salable AT N.Dm
s. 40 Coorados moved slowly at $40 ana
Receipts: Cattle 1000 head; hogs. 1900
head; sheep. 15,c00 head.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 4.-The fine weather was
again the big factor in the grain-plts, and
the bears added one more victory to-day
10 their numerous previous successes. All
the grain markets and provisions were
weak at the opening. and became worse
Tho longer trading lasted. Wheat loss