Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18

W zen, minnesota pdteHtss ~'~*@"~'
Rye Flour"DuiiI. ~
Corn-Meai-Dulii,; yellow, western. &c.;
city, Sc; BranJywine. NspasisS
Rye.-Easier; No. 2. western. 80 Sac.
Bariey-Quiet: feeding. Csc.
Barley Malt-Dul; western. 4sa54c.
Wheatoospot weaker; No. !; nortn ,,
Duluth, s4asi 1,Sc;. afioat. Options open.
crop news. Market weak on English
cables and heavy spring wheat receipts;
but later weakened under realizing ana
light export demand. and closed o. a-S Sas
81 &C.; closed. 80 3-sc.; June. 70 3.Sa79 5-sc.;
closed, 7s 5-Sc. July, n S-16u77 15-lsc.;
Corn-Spot easy: No. 2. Soc., in elevator;
3lc. anoat. Options opened weak. under
fine weather and lower cables. but ruled
steady in the afternoon on large export
sa closing l-sq1- &c lower; July
30 5-gQ3o 2-ic., closed. 3h.; September
Oats~spot quiet: No. .. &c; No. 2.
delivered DC. Options opened duh and
lower; May. % 5-sc. closed, p $780,; July.
! Y l-2c.; closed. % lie.
Hay-Firm.
| Hops-Quiet.
Leather-Firm.
Wool-Steady.
| Coal-Quiet.
| Beef-Quiet. a., 20
ut-Meats-steady; picked bellies, so
Lard-Dml; western steamed. $40, nomi-
nally; May, 81. nominally: refined quiz
Continent, $40; South American, a.7S.
Bltter"Steady: western creamery. .li9
Nc; factory. i-2a10 l-2c.; Eigins' H.;
imitation creamery, loql2c; State dairy
Cheese--Easy; large State. SAG 5-ic. /;
small fancy. i0dilc.; part skins, 4usc. !,
full skins. 1-2QSc. ,.
Eggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvanla'
lie; western, fresh, 10 l-falo l-Zc'' sou'a-
Potatoes-Steady: New York, 95c.qa25;
sweets. 81 25Gs2: southern. new. s55odSo.50
TallowoDu; city, 81 per free i-s s@
3 3-16c.. according TO quality
Cottonseed-O il-Dull.
Petroleum-Dull.
| Rosin-Steady; strained, common 10
| good. $50 IL.
| Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Pig-Iron-Weak; southern, ss25as1o5o;
CopperLSteady: exchange. S1asn.25.
Tin-Dull; straights. s15.i0al3.5O; plates
Speiter-Quiet: domestic, SAP 1-2dst2a
Lead-Dull. according TO the Metal Elk
change. at 1927 1-2. Business IS
slow and hestating. and lower prices
would be necessary for the Placement OF
| round lots.
Cabbage-Per crate, sian:25.
Tomatoes-Per carrier, sl.5002.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady
and 10G15 points lower, foHowing pro-
nounced weakness I'm European markets.
Receipts at Brazil were liberal Europe
sold. Local houses bought. Further
weakness in Havre checked buying. Mar.
points: sales. 5000 bags: including May
s.. 4jGS7.5O: July. s7.45: September. $500
81 s.: October 500. Spot coffee: Rio dull
No. Z. invoice. TIC, nominaAy: sales, l0,ve
bags Bahia. to be shipped; I'D bags, Cen
sugar-Raw quiet and barely steady
refining, fair, 2 S-4a2 7-sc.;. centrifusal
A. S-ic.; standard A. 4 3-Sc.: confe ction-
ers' A, S-sc. cut-loaf. s 1-2c.: crushed
5 1-Sc.; powdered, 3-4c.; graduated
lie: cubes. 3-4c.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 17.-Flour-Dul;
western superfine. S2.75qS3; winter wheat.
patents, A70dA90; spring do, S.2ju$i5O;
spring wheat. straight. SidSt20: receipts,
97l1 barrels; exports, Ito barrels; sales.
$50 barrels.
Whoat-Dull and easy: spot and the
month. 79hu79i2c.; July. 75kc. asked; Au-
gust. 73c. asked; receipts. 9.Sl7 bushels
exports. none; stock. III. 500 bushels; sales
6 900 bushels; southern wheat. by sample
sjdS6c.
Corn-Easy; spot 80 1-sG3Ohc.; month,
3cllSOItc: June, 29iA629 5-Sc.: July. % 5-Sd
29stc steamer mixed. 27aA 1-Sc.; receints
~ 553 bushels; exports. none; stock l.OyO
OPS bushels: sales, $4,000 bushels; southern
white. 34c.; do, yellow, S2c. oo,, ~
Oats-Firm; No. white 2Sisc;; No,
mixed. 2rbn25c. receipts. 1896 bushels
eyports none; stock. 65.5O5 bushels.
Rye-Easier; No. 2 near by. 4O9iOlsc
No. 2 western. 4O,aG ilc 81; receipts : eN
norris. none: stock. 32.O35 bales.
PHsy-ouiet and steady choice timothy
Grain rreights-very dull; rates stil
easv. steam TO Liverpool, per bushel va
i'd. for May; Cork, for orders, per quar-
ter g. AID, for May; "a
Sugar-Steady; graduated, siS5 per 10
! pounds. .. ,co 10
2 imitation 13G1lc.: do ladle, Hole; gooC
iadle iOdllc: store-packed, Saloc.
Eggs-Steady; fresh, 9l2c.
Cheese-Steady; fancy New YORK large
lbs do m e l1Ms q sze p ep gallon fo
arished goods in carloads; sl.2SuSl.29 PEI
gallon for jobbing iots'
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 17-All the grain an
nrovision markets ruled weak to-day, an
closed at declines. wheat was aHecte
bv weak cables and heavy WORLDS snip
n nti lost i-sGl-ic. Provisions suffere
| severely. pork losing p lie. while lar
| and ribs declined about l-2c. each.
Futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest CLOSING
WugAT-No2
july. 115sa% 72M 7lM 7Ia
september67als G7lsah Co1saM 663sa0
CORN-No. 2. .,
| May. .Zip2 SfH 80" 80
July .....-tft Us .a,S 80
September. 251s 20 %oA -o'
OATs-No. ..
s 11y. :."i f7sals 1855 i5Es l75ial
Septembcr..lS 1894 l'Baio le'
Z MESS PogK-Per Bbl.