Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
THE RICHMOND DlsPArCH-wEDNEsDAY, AUGUST IS. 1897

| i-s11 5-sc, net. lower; No. red August
closed &c; September. IS 5-saslbc;, closer
@c:; December. ss.ugo l-sc., closed % ~ ~.
] Corn-Spot easier; No. 2, 81 7-sc., IN eve,
vator; 30 5-sc. afioat. options opened
weak, and declined all day. under oettef
crop news and local unloading. and closed
"a nc, net lower; ,. August closed y 80
| December 35q1rzc., closed Csc.
Oats-Spot firm; No. 2. 2'sc.; no. :;
2ipc.: No: white. 2Sc. options duh ana
| easier. with the other markets. closing
! unchanged; August closed zziac.; Septem-
| Der. 22H22 Sc, closed y i-Sc.
Hay-Barely steady; good to choice
N7qsls.
HOps-Quiet.
| Hldes-Firm.
/ Iseather-Firm.
Woo!-Strong.
Beef-Firm: beef hams, S2S6 1850.
| Cut eGts-Steady.
Lard-steady; western steam closed at
! s4.SO: city $40; october ciosedsSi.sJ. nonl-
| nally; refined frmer; Continent, S15;
South America, $500 compound. NGl9Q
si5o
Rutter-Firm: western creamery. la
16ikc.: do. factory. 7ll0isc.; Ekins. lS'2c.;
imitation creamery. Sizal2c. State dairy,
9Grlrlc; do. creamery, nulelsc oas,,.,
] Cheese-F'irm: large white: sastc;
/ small white, SlxGSkc.: large colored, SAD
Si5c.: small colored &C.; part skins, S'z4
6iZc.; full skins, SlaGic. .,.,.
I EgKS-ftTn.
1iGl6c.: western fresh. l5c:.. 80
Potatoes-Quiet: Jersey. NI,gs2' Long
Island. slT5dS2: sweets, H.75qH
Tallow-Dull; city, Csc, nominaliy;
! country 3 l-Sfi3 Csc.
cottonseed- on-Quiet; yellow, S927c.
Petroleum-Dull
! Rosn-QuieC.
ntine-Quiet
Rice-Firm.
CroG, E,.sigbts-9Drr. cotton. by steam
l2d.: grain. by steam. 3bd.
Pig-Iron-Easy; southern. @5O4SlO.Io;
northern. Sl0.Jo0$22j.
copper.strEons,:, brokers'. SLIPS; Ex-
Tin-Duil; straights. s13.sOaa41o; plates
market quiet.
speiter~Qulet: domestic. A25G4S5.
/ Lead-Exchange. S3.S2tadS3.S5; brokers',
$3.50.
Tomatoes-Per box or crate. as to quail
ty 2ed3Oc.
Cabbages-Long Island and Jersey. per
100 s2.5CGsS
Coffee-Options opened steady and TO
10 points lower; ruled generally weak, IN
the absence OF speculative support. with
European advices unsatisfactory and Bra
lillian receipts still enormous. Closed
barely steady at l0Gl5 points. net decline;
sales 1850 bags, including September
$50: October $685.: November SS.70aS6.75
December $685.; January. $3.50. March
$40: MAY. S7l5ds72o Spot Coree-Rio
easy: mild quiet
Sugar-Raw firm; refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. August 1.-THE feature Of
the drv-gOOds market to-day was the
/ presence Of a very large number OF buy
crs IN the jobbing stores. The purchases
Of these buyers have been freer than is
( generally the case at this season OF the
wear. The sales I'm nearly all departments
Of iobbing stores We're heavy and the
/ buvers seemed content TO trade at the
somewhat advanced prices now prevail
ing. At first hands the trade I'm both cot
1 tons and woollens was very well sustain
! ed Mail orders were quite extensive and
/ there was very fair showing OF buyers
Of cottOns. In staple cottons there nave
been few advances reported. among
bleached cottons and Edwards a ! -
| hleached which were all advanced Is
cents per yard. Tho day IN print-cioths
was quite satisfactory. Sellers were nrnl
i'm their position. but sold 80 900 pieces at
5-S cents. Prints were generally strong
without announced advances as yet.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE ND. August 17.-Flour-
Firm and unchanged; receipts 1885 bar
res: exports. !, as barrels; sales. 900 bar
res
Wheat-Easy; spot and the month,
% l-fdg3 3-Sc.. September. y2de2 i-4c.
steamer No ? red % l-iQ90 3-Sc. receipts.
226 200 bushels: exports. 3ll.7j9 bushels
stock $50 3t7 bushels: sales 5000 bush
els southern % w ,;o9 6y sample ''a''''
CornLEasy spot. 90 5-s032 S-lc. the
month. % 3-sd32 j-sc. September, y La
% 1-2c: steamer mixed, 80 l-8d30 l-fc. re-
ceipts 323 457 bushels exports. 1901 bush
els: stock. 72T.@ go bushels sales 1900
bushels southern white corn, Soc.; 10
> ! VelOWt 35G3Hc
7; Oats-Steady; No. white. old. &c; ask
ed: new. 2iQ2jc., No. mixed, Old. "a
23c. new. 2la22c. receipts. 72,43o bushels
exports none; stock 5000 bushels.
Rve-Easier; No. O. nearby, 49c;; No;
western 40 l-2c.; receipts; sOg2 bushels
| exports none; stock. 80. 2l3 bushels.
Hav-Firm and good demand Tor the
l better grades: choice timothy. Sl350qslf
Grain Frelghts-Inclined 10 be easy
Cork. for orders, per quarter So. l-zu'
Sugar-Flrm and unchanged.
Butter-Firm: fancy creamery, l607c.
do. imitation. 13Gl4c.; do. ladle, llc.; good
ladle 9alOc.; store-packed SpiOc.
Eggs-Firm; fresh Y l-Sgl5G.
. Cheese-Firm and unchanged
Whskey-Unchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o, August H..Flouro
Firm. fancy. S390GSl1O: family, S15fli3SO
Wheat-Firm: No. red sass l-2c.
Confirm: No. mixed, @c.
Oats-Active and steady; NO. mixed
Rve-Firm; No 2. iGc.
Lard-Quiet at 1870.
Bulk Meats-Firm at $5l0aF5.D.
BacOn-Firm.
Whlskey-S Steady ut a.l9
Butter-Firm and higher: Fancy ElElh
creamery. Is l-2c. Ohio. 1i0l5c.: dairy 9c
Sugar-Firm; hard refined. 500.
Fggs-Strong and higher al 90.
Cheese-Firm; good to prime, l-2aSc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, August T-Wheal
had damper put on II to-day by the
, | unexpected weakness of the Liverpool
2 market. and showed a ! 3-ifil I-Sc. decline
for the September option At the close.
Corn was weak on the favorable wea'
Their and crop reports, and declined l-4c.
oats were steady and show no change
Provisions were strong in the main
pork advancing 1Oa12 1-2c., while lard and
ms were substantially unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as iolloWs:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing
WHEAT-NO.2.
ssptemb er.S4i6a}s 4 s3h oSSsa,
Dec. new. .s319 S45 ga o<s
CORs-NO >
| ScpcembeT.. 2StaaM 2Sts St's 20,
December 20 'Lsah 2gSs .Sls 2O3fa1
May...........324 3ZA 3IA So
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