Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-20

| Corn-Spot quiet: No. 2. 3a4c., In eieVa-
on les favorable CROP news and the jump
| in wheat, but sold of later. under rea-
lizing and closed i-sc., net lower Az Az
| gust closed 80 3-sc. September. IS 3,sw
7-Sc.. closed 80 Csc; December, So'zV
36Ac.. closed 35iac.
Oats-Spot higher on mixed: No. 2. 2Sizc.
| Options were firm at first. but reacted
with The other markets. and closed un-
changed TO NC. net. lower: Septemoer:
2sAG22 3-sc., closed 22Ac.; october, p asa
DE. closed q 5-Sc
Hay-weak: spring, 45G55c. good to
| choice. 0Onl5c.
! HOps-Quiet.
| Hides-Firm.
! Leather-Firm.
| Wool-t'irm.
Coal-Steady.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Steady; picked bellies.
| B25IS750; picked shoulders, &uSj.5I1s;
| picked hams, ss.5oNS9
| Lard-Firmer, western steamed, AsoW
$3.50: refined firm; Continent, $50; South
| America $50: compound, N3'isN $3.50.
Pork-Ffrm; old mess, &I5n$sz9, new
mess. Sg.75dsl0.25; short clear, &.J04sl2;
family y9Jeasl0.50.
Butter-Very firm: western creamery
1lGiSc.: do. factory. 7qi0isc. Elgns lsc. :
Imitation creamery. si,dlZc,: state dairy,
9Giil5c.: do. creamery, ll4lec. o.,>-e,,- .
Cheese-steady large white, o S.ps siSs6
small white, Si20SAc.; large coioieu' o12v
'Eees~Firm: State and Pennsylvania.
! 14Gl6c; western fresh, l5c. go. q, -
! Potatoes-Steady; Jersey, Ii9fLaz' Long
Island. H75ds2; sweets. N.5offtl.lo.
Tallow-Quiet: city, 5-Sc.' country
3 1-Sd3 3-Sc., as to quality. o..
Cottonseed-O il-Quiet; prime yellow -,V
OSLO. ,, 60
good. ST 47ibGSL50.
Turpentine-Quiet at 2Sq-S'2c.
! Rice-Firm.
! MoaSSeS-Ffrm. go ..,-..x,,, .,- .
"9 GoPper.f fGn III brokers' re sI25; Ex-
Lead-Strong at $50; Exchange, $3.50
S' Tin-Easler; straits. sls.s5asl3.so; plates
oS spelter-steady: domestic. s425a$ts5.
Tomatoes-Per box or crate, as TO quail
( Gtabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
GofTee-Options opened steady. at un-
| changed prices. ruled generally Inactive
with weak undertone, iolloMlhs nV ,of
! Brazilian movement. dulness In SPOT cor
J fee. disappointing warehouse deliNerics'
| and continued absence OF speculative III
] terest and closed steady, win prices uH-
! changed and sales Of 1850 bags IN
/ Guiding September. SG4j6S65O; December
1913; March, NuT.0j: May $40. spot
| Rio, dull; COrdOva, $lO.50nN6p
Sugar-Firm; fair refining, 3hc; centrl-
fugal, g6-degree test, 3Ac.; relned hrh'
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. August 19-There was no
| sellers i'm both first hands and jOODers !:
! In the latter the continued presence o.
| MANY buyers induced heavy taulhs III
| nearly all departments. The reports itolu
! out-of-town jobbers show that business
with them has been quite brisk, IN spite
| Of the rush 10 the New York market. IN
| staples the demand for brown goods ana
for domestics IS well sustained, thoush
exports have fallen off, and buying lV'
foreign account is not heavy. PRINT
cloths are firm at 5-Sc Sales or extras
for September delivery TO the extent Oh
10000 pieces were made yesterday.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. August ls.-tlour-
Strong and higher. western super, sI'oW
81: do. extra 50. iOGSi. do. family, AJV4
si75. winter-wheat patent, s5uS5.25; spring
do. s5.2juS5.5s; spring straight NtSVN
Si9J: receipts, ,456 barrels; exports, %
barrels: sales. 1850 barrels.
Wheat-Strong and higher; spot ana t ne
month. 81 3-4097 Use; September, 10 S-it
% 7-8c.: steamer No. rec, - 5-iU5f 90,
receipts. 2l3 $40 bushels; exports, p,WO
bushels stock, 1,373.U6 bushels sales, lo9,-
90 bushels; southern wheat by Sample
92n9S 1-2c.: do. on grade, 9oH3Sc.
Confirm; spot. % l-fQ3 use. month,
23 1-S633 Lie: September 3 l-Sd sc.
steamer mixed, 80 3-4U3lc., receipts, lzt,-
232 bushels exports, 1922 bushels, slocH'
1883 bushels; sales, 1900 bushels; south
ern white corn, 35c. asked; DO. yeilo"'
0ats-Barely steady; No. 2 white, new,
2ia2l 1-2c.. old. 26n2lc; No mixed new
2iU22c.: old 22HG}c.: receipts, H.J06 busn-
els: exports. none; stock. 1879 bushels.
| Rve-Strong: No. .. nearby 0VdoO nc.
No. 2 western, Bic, receipts 4,SOl bushels
exports none; stock, So,@5 bushels; -o>.-,.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, Sl5'oV@si
Grain Frelghts-id.; market duh anC
| lower: steam to Liverpool per puahei
1-2d. asked for September; Cork, ioi
orders per quarter IS. Tor , aeP'e'iOo''
Sugar-Firm and unchanged. ..
Buttrr-Firm; fancy creamery, bWl5c.
do imitation, Bale; do. ladle. lie; good
ladle. 9dlOc.; store-packed, S49c.
Eggs-Flrm and unchanged.
| Cheese-Firm.
| Whlskey Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. ILL, August l9.-SeptembeI
wheat to-day came within very shlal
fraction of touching the SOC. marx, Dul
stunned ingloriousy off, and closed AZ
81 3-Sc.-a drop OF / Csc. since yesteruay
The market was an extremely nervous
one. with fluctuations correspohdihey
violent Some bearish crop reports sea
board selling, and letting 90 or cohsluei
able holdings by the bun clique were iea
lures IN the decline. OoIN anu olAo w.
but slightly affected. corn declining l-oc
and oats about the same. Provisions
showed Independent firmness. closing IN
changed TO 12c. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
! WHEAT-NO. =.
septem per-. s 5Eass4 s9NaB 81 81
Dec new .s75sasS 1894 81 srl
Nav .Sg4aA gl4 80 SOB
CORS-No. =. 49, d,
September. 2SAe291s 20ha 2Sss @o9saA
December .3O4a1a 3034a% goa 3ol
MaY...."......oo oo1s "~/h'"' -"
| OATs-NO. ..
September. .1Sk 1ob llAaB lttsfis
Dec,.........10ss lgA lo%al0 lS4ai'
Msy...........2l9saA 2lA 2lasab %l9sar
NESS POgK-Per Dbl
sspt....... ss.55 $500 $40 ss.57A
O.t......... SAN S.62H S.47Is $50
Dec..... $50 $50 800 90
LARD-Per 90 IDS
sept........ t.65 4.57x 4.50 5.5eI
Octobet.. 4.0O 4629 4.57h 4511
Dec..".... 4,J5 AIM 46Hh 4.02l
SHORT RlBs-Per 100 IDS
SAM = IN 5l5 5O7l6 5.07L