Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. October 2S.-Flour-Mar-
ket strong and higher on the risins
| wheat; city mill patents, SoI5qSo.
Rye Fiour-F1rm.
Buckwneat flour-Quiet.
| Buckwheat-Steady.
Cornmeal-t1rm-
BsrIeyNSteady; feeding, 2Shc.
Barley Malt-Quiet. .,o,,
Whaat-Spot strong; No. red, N.0ils.
Options opened weak, urder dlsappoihS-
ing cables but turned strong, ana au-
yanced all day, reaching dollar for De,
cember, amid exciting trading. an iS
closing 1d1Ac., net, higher. me strehsth
was based on bad Australian crop news,
heavy covering, outside buying, ana plB
clearances. May closed 9Sl4c.; DECEMBER
Corn-spot firm; No. 2. 80 1-Sc. Options
onened easier on cables, but recoVeIeu,
with wheat, closing 3-Sc. higher; May
closed 3 5-Sc.; December closed Si15c' ~.
0etsLSpot firmer; No. 2, Z5%nZic. Up
.,ons ouIet hut firmer, on a big cash de-
rnand. closing 1-SQa4c., net, nlgher' Do-
cember closed % l-Sc: s4.od,,
Feed-Firm bran, 62lzG6Sc.; hay STEADY
Hops-Ftrm.
Hides-Quiet.
Ieather-Steady. o,a,,o
Wool-Firm; domestic. neece' zfe'io'
Realistically.
Cut Meats-Firm. - -,,no,,y.
Iard-Dull; october, A5o, noniihaHS'
refined quiet.
Rutfer-Steady: western creamery, l4Qo
23isc.: do. factory. 9f13c:; Elgins' zS12c''
Imitation creamery, l2alIc; oo,-
Cheese-Quiet; large white, I-oS' Soi
ored SIC: small white and colored, yAc''
mart sjtirns. 6Ih1r7c. full skins, Slzq4c.
Eegs-Ffrm; State and Pennsylvania
l6q26c =. eo,lea<, *.
sweets, $2nS2.Zo.
Tallow-Dull.
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet.
Petroleum-Quiet.
Realistically. o,.,
Turpentine-Quiet at INC.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Steady.
Frelghts-Quet.
Cabbages-Per 100, Vow. =.
Coffee-Options opened Darely steauy, o q,
a decline of to 10 points, with narrow
changes subsequently, and only m9ue.a &c.
sneculation: speculation was cneckeu ny
low prices. and fears OF an oversoiu MAJ
ket: closed easy at net decline OF ~
10 noints; December, &qS6.O5; Marcr'
az 15giss % SPOT Coffee-Rio, weak; No. q
invoice, 1915; No. Z. S.3; mild easy,
snear-Raw nominal; fair renning,
3 Side; centrifugal. $-degree test oHc''
refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDS NAME.
NEW YORK. October &1Ine e t
goods market Is still quiet, Will ~ Sat
dency toward weakness in nearly al Co. ,
ton lines. and the demand for cottons aiiu |
woollens being somewhat lighter thah , nas !
been the case. In spring uiess /
goods the market is comparatively strong,
but without feature. Staple cottonS sun
show unsatisfactory results, although SILL
eTs are very much easier TO deal win
than has heretofore been the case. IN
coarse colored cottons there Is no cnanse'
the market being quiet and easy. Frlnt.
cloths are still featureless, with very ilght
sales. In odd goods no extras nave pes ii
sold. although the market quotation sun
remains 3-Sc., and bids for consloerapie
quantities would probably draw out goods
at that figure.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 2S-Wheat added
another l 3-Sc. to its price to-day--a total
n 3-4c since Monday. Shorts were
iriven TO cover by the report or snort
stocks I'm Europe and the Northwest, anu
|, nervous but in the main, very strong
market resulted. Corn was helped Dy
wheat and light receipts, closing l-2ao-sc'
higher. oats advanced 1-4a3-Sc. flows
ons were almost at a standsull, ana
,losed at substantially unchanged prices.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening aighesL Lowest, Closing.