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

narkets, which are closed for two days,
Eiuropean cables indifferent and without
influence; considerable strength developed
Just before the close. on active covering
py shorts; closed firm. with prices I'M
changed 10 points. net advance. sales
DOW bags: including september. S.S5; De-
March. $780, Spot CofYee--Rio quiet at
$lo50qtS 1850; sales, 500 bags Rio. 5 points
better than No. Z. at SAC.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. SIC;
centrifugal, $-degree test, 3 7-Sc.: sales
$500 bags centrifugal, S6-degree test.
3 1-Sc.: refined firm
Corn-ReceIp,s, 5is. rs bushels: exports.
Zlf.Oo0 bushels; sales, $4,000 bushels OF
futures; 5000 bushels spot Spot steady
No q IS 5-sc.. In elevator; ssisc. afioat.
Options opened firm, OF bad crop reports
but weakened. under genera. unloading.
and light export demand, closing nc. net,
lower; September IS 5-s136 15-lsc.. closed
So 5-sc.: October closed Sc; December.
IS S-suSsc.. closed, IS Csc.
Oats-Receipts, e2s.Isa bushels; exports.
27s,53S bushels; sales, 525Qoo bushels OF
spot. Spot firm; No. 2 24i4G2iizc options
dull but steady, at kc;, net, advance;
September closed &c; December closed
25Nc.
Hay-Dull.
HopS-Quiet.
Hides-Firm.
Leather-t1rm.
Wool-Strong
3eef-Firm; family, ssGsi05o
Cut Meats-Steady; picked bellies, 81 .50fl
$50; do. shoulders. S.25; do. hams. $500
Lard-Dull; western steamed. s.. 20; Oc-
tober, $40, nominally; refined steady;
Continent, 1855; South America, s5l5;
compound. sisIizQ S.12i.
Pork-Quiet.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 123
lsc;; do. factory. sal2c. Elglns, lsc.; imi-
tation creamery. 10ulSc. State dairy, 100
l6lbc. do. creamery l2HlsC.
Che-se-Steady: large white. &C.; small
white. 91ec.; large cured. &c.; small cured,
exc; part skins, 6l3g7c.; fun skins,
EgGs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania.
1euioc.; western fresh, l6c.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. September s-The dry
goods market is firm to-day In both cot
tons and woollens. The trading is lighter
this week, and there is an absence OF
hurry orders. The recorder business is be-
ginning to take the place OF direct orders.
Jobbers continue to ind store-trading
heavy. the buyers being present in large
numbers owing to Merchants Associa-
ton excursions. In staple cottons the
tone continues firm. The sales are of fair
goods for domestic use. Although prices
are we'll sustained, sellers are not press
ing for higher prices at present. being
content 10 register as heavy sales as
possible at the already advanced prices
now prevailing. Priut-cloths are still
firm Al Fen River and outside the mar
ket and sales are OF moderate progordOrs
so far this week. Sellers are not in
cliucd to part with goods at less than five
eightns for contracts, and buyers still re-
fuse TO pay higher prices for these goods.
Prints continue fairly busy, with staples
exceedingly firm and fancy calicoes In
extremely fair demand, all at strong
prices. Ginghams are well maintained at
q
moderate demand reported from day to
day. Woollen goods are still quiet, but
well sustained.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, September S.-Flour--
Strong and higher; western super, Stp
80; do. extra, SS.75fisi6S do. family,
81. SJpso.0; winter wheat, $500 500: spring
do, s5.6oQSo.90; spring-wheat straights,
S. 50a <.75 receipts. 1850 barrels: exports,
Sob barrels; sales, $50 barrels.
Wheat-rirm; spot, sl.oo 7-Su3l0l; the
month, 500 7-Satl.O1 u.s. October,
81 90 5-sQsi.G "a; December. 500 LA
sl.0l IL; steamer No. 2 red. IS 3-4H9lc.;
receipts, 39S. l39 bushels; exports, Z25512
bushels stock. 1Sls, vo3 bushels; sales, ST.
D0O bushels; southern wheat, by sample,
s6c QSi.O2 H. do. on grade, 9Sc.4s1.O2.
Confirm; spot and the month,
Sc l-iQ36 S-Sc.; October. 90 $685. lie; No
vember and December. new or old. SO 1-2dp
IS 5-Sc.; steamer mixed. "a 1-4n34 i-2c.: re-
ceipts 236 $50 bushels exports, ,Ssl
bushels; stock, 1881 .525 bushels; sales.
"a. 900 bushels: southern white corn, &C..
do. yellow. Csc.
Oats-Firm: No. white. 24d24 he; No.
, mixed 2lM22c.; receipts. s6,lls bushels;
exports. none: stock, 800. $50 Bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2. nearby. 81 lie;
No. western, SO lac; receipts. 1892
bushels; exports, none; stoch, ll2,iD
bushels.
Hay-steady; choice timothy. sllgsl3.5o.
new.
Grain Freights-Quiet, steady. and I'M
changed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Dull; fancy creamery, 1sc.; do.
initiation, 1iQi5c. do. ladle l2alSc.; good
adle l0nllc.. store packed, sale.
Eggs-Weak; fresh, 14c.
Cheese--Steady and unchanged
Whlskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, September s.-Wheat
'losed to-day at a decline of lac. I'm De-
the active future. The decline was
Iue TO short selling and realizing. and |
vas I'm the face OF a very urgent export |
emand.
Corn was weak ut about lie decline, |
he pred lcted break in the long, disastrous |
rought in the West being good news to |
no bears.
PORK declined 2oc, and ribs 5Q7 lie.
ard was only shade lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
WHsiT-NO. =.
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