Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-24

! Darks: About same as last week; Onl
a slight Improvement in market Is noted
| Hopkinsvile ana ClarkBville market
are reported as following these sections
and have the smallest crops Il
twenty years. No Improvement in GRO
noted. Abundant eggs on plants promis
| a big worm crop next week. All desirable
leaf about sold. Offerings were mainly
low grades, easing off at end Of the week
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 2.-Flour-Re
! ceipts. 29e5l barrels; exports, 1882 bar
rels: sales, 1900 packages; market prac
| tically unchanged as to price, but with d
/ rather easier undertOne at the close; win
ter patents. s5.60aS5.75 winter straights
| $685.: rye flour strong; sales, LOO bar
rels.
Cornmeal-Quiet; yellow western, nc.i
/ city strong.
Rye--57c.
Barley-Firm; feeding, Soc; barley malt
quiet: western, iSU5Sc.
Wheat-Spot weak; No: 2 red, NOs
/ afoatt No. / northern New York. Sl.l0 Il,
options opened irregular and developed
weakness all day. with n few reactions,
Influenced by realizing, both in local ana
foreign markets, disappointing French
cables. a light export demand, and in
creasing winter-wheat receipts, and
closed &c. net lower; No. red, August
closed slOj l-2 September, a.O3gN.06 Sd
closed 1893 IL; December, sl.0l lSa
S1W 1-f-closed s10l II.
Corn-Spot market active; No 2, 80 7-Sc.
I'm elevator; options opened very strong
on higher cables and good local buying,
but turned weak and declined all day
under realizing, and closed 3-s05-Sc. net
lower: August closed 81 7-Sc.; September,
81 7-Sa3Sc.-closed IS 7-Sc.; December,
IS 3-SG4O 1-2c.-closed Csc.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2, &c; options
very weak. with the other markets,
closing lH1 1-Sc. net lower; September
closed % 1-2c.
Hay-Duli.
HOps-Quiet.
Hidcs-Firm.
Ieather-Firm.
WOOl-Strong.
COal-Quiet.
Beef-Firm; family, s90s91O.
enthusiastically; picked bellies,
s6.75u&.
refined quiet; Continent, $40; South
American, $40; compound, AS7 l-2Q
.fG2 -.
Por!.-Firm.
Butter-Firm; western creamery. l20p
IS he: do factory. 10 1-2c.; Elgins
IS i-2c. imitation creamery. lOii3c; State
dairy. 10NlGc., do. creamery. l2dlS lie.
Cheese-Firm: small white, SHJ Lie. ;
large. cOlored. &C.; small, colored, lie. I;
part skins. l-206 1-2c.; full skins, 3 l-2g
&C.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
II 1-2M16 l-2c.; western, fresh, lie.
Steady; sweets, Sl.5O0A.75.
Tallow-Steady; city, S-Sa3 l-2c.; coun-
try. 3 1913 l-2c.
Cottonsced- Oil-Quiet.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common TO good,
Sl.4jGSl.5O.
Turpentlne-Steady at 2Sd2S 1-2c.
Rlce-Firm
MOlasSes-Firm.,
Pig-lrOn-Steady: southern, S9.y0HSu;
northern. $l0.JOQSl2.
Copper-Strong brokers' s113; tx
change, $l1.l5NSll.2j.
Lead-Firm; brokers'. $3.50; Exchange,
s.. % la 1895.
Tin-Very dull; straights, slS.7OGs15.SO;
nlates quiet; spelter steady; domestic,
sL25GS435.
TOmatoes-2OlG0c
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
100 $2liS250.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the Metal Tx
change closed very dull at $6.2O4$6.5O.
Lake Copper-Steady AT S1ll5(lsu.25.
Tin-Very dull at Sl3.7efsl3SD
Lead-Exehange 1892 l-2n3s5; brokers',
$3.50: spelter steady AT A.ZDnN.35.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices. ruled fairly active. with
firm undertone. on local demand, ana
hone that the activity I'm grain and cotton
will reach coffee. Buying checked some
what by sales and European cables, and
enormous stock accumulation. and closed
steady at 5dl0 points net advance; sales,
1900 bags. including September az $3.50
81. 80: December, $67OlfsGsO; March. 81;
Nav. $40; spot cOffee-Rlo steady; Cor
dova slO.50ltSl650; sales 1000 bags Rio
No. 7. a6oat S6.d IL.
sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, &c;
centrifugal, 96-degree test, SAc.; refined
firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 23.-The dry-goods
market opened with pronounced activity.
The cotton market continued active, the
slight fan at last weeks close being re-
covered to-day, on mail orders from all
sections of the country The prices are
sull firm in all grades. Woollens in all
lines show the same steady front which
has ruled for the past two weeks. In
mems wear fabrics, the continued sales
on the road at the advanced prices ruling
are the subject OF pleasant comment in
the trade. This is not confined only 10
the cheaper lines, but a considerable
amount Of higher-Driced goods have been
disposed Of recently.
Staple cottonS are very flrm. In brown
goods there are many buyers ready 10
duplicate previous orders, but sellers are,
as a rule. disincllned 20 part with goods
at anything less than current rates. TX
port goods have gained somewhat in de-
mand but are not as active as those Tor
domestic use. Ducks and osnaburgs are
firm. Print-cioths are firm at nc. Prints
are firm and fairly active.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. August 2.-flour-
Firm and lower; winter.wheat patent.
(. 25as5 20; spring do, s5.75qs6; spring
white straight, $500 S.s5; receipts. li,s9
barrels exports, 15l barrels; sales, CD |
barrels.
Wheat-Unsttled and lower; spot and !
he month. ;l.05 l-4u;lO5 3-s; september !
no 1-iNsL05 u; steamer NO, req.
stock. !. 1896. 439 bushels: sales 1900 bush |
lis: southern wheat. by sample, slgSl.VI; |
TO-. on grade. S1.O2tN.o6.
Corn-Firmer; spot and the month, |
Is l-2d35 5-Sc.; September, 5tn35 he; |
steamer mixed, 54G34 lie; receipts, l5o.-
20 bushels; exports. none; stock, l.009.955 |
,ushels. sales. 5000 bushels: southern /
White corn. 81 l-2gSSc.; do. yellow, 800 |
&c
Oats-Flrmer; No. 2 white. "a Lease;
10. 2 mixed, q l-2q22c.; receipts, S6'4si
exports. none; stock, E',Uls bush-
Is.
Rye-Strong and higher: No. 2. nearby.
: l-2c.. No western. &c. bid: receipts.
.fo6 bushels; stock. 81, 500 bushels.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. A.5OnSl.40.
Freights-Grain rates very quiet; steam
o Liverpool. I'D. asked for September;
,ork. for orders. per quarter. IS.
Sugai-Firm; graduated, sos.
Rutter-Firm: fancy creamery. E4lSc.;
10. imitation, 13liic. do iadle. llc.; good
adle. 9ai0c.; store-packed, s8iec.
Eggs-Firm: fresh, l3nlic.
Cheese-Ncry firm. fancy New YORK, |
arge. 9a9 Lie: do. medium. . i-4d9 l-zc;
Whiskey-gl27asl.2 per gallon for fin
shed goods; sl.2sGA.29 per gallon for
obbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.