Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-23

$500 packages: market steady and moro
active for export. Rye -four firm.
Cornmcal-Steady.
Rye-Easier: No 2 western. 1914 ass,zc.
Barley-Weak feeding, Zik0i2sc.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot weaker and fairly active:
s3ikNS33.c Options opened stronger. on
steadler cables. bullish crop news, ana
encouraging export business but became
overloaded on the bulge. and suffered two
bad breaks in the afternoon. closing M
Use lower, In the face OF liberal de-
crease in English stocks and renewed
export demand: No. red. April closed.
size; May. 7sIzafslI2c. --closed at SOC.
Corn-Spot weaker; No. z 5oAc, In ele-
vator; 3lhc. afoat: No. 3 2sl4u2sstc;
opened steady. eased off with wheat. but
rallied on covering. and closed unchanged;
April closed at 3ohc. May, 2ehd2sAc.-
closed at 23Hc.
livered DC: No. 9. PC: No. white. 25isc.:
No. white 2ic. market slow az day.
closing unchanged; May. 22a@224c.-
closed at 22i-c.
Leather--Firm.
WoOl-Steady.
Cut MeatsNSteady: picked bellies. $3.50;
picked shoulders, SL75uS; picked hams'
$3.50. am. A..
$40. nominally; refined STEADY Nonu-
nent. Si.e5 South America, 500.
Butter~Steady: western creamery, 100
nc: do. factory, sGillzc.; Elglns, nc.'
imitation cresmeny lca Isai7c ''"'e
Cheese-Ouiet; State, large 9nl2c:;
small. sa12hc.; part skins. 4aSac.; fuli
skins 2hQ3c. ,,,
9,saloc.; western fresh sqs'sc'; sou'her"'
'TTSallow-Dun; city, S-lsc. country
3 --16c.
Petroleum-Dull
Rosin-Quiet.
Turoentine-Quiet.
Rice-Steady.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. .
Pig-Iron-Easy; southern, SlOqSll; horth-
ern. Sl0.5oNsi2.O. a., o,1z,rn
Tin-Firm; straight, sS0QSSO; plates
quiet. .,,oessoo
Spelter-Firm; domestic, A.l0ashp
Lead-Dull; n weak undertone Is re-
ported. as a result of apathy on the par.
| Of BUYERS. but holders refuse to make the
| concessions required in order 70 place
round lots to any considerable extent.
Price. $50 Mutual Exchange calls the
market easy at S:ZnsmS5'S-3 9th outlook
bullsh. and round lots Of prime yellow
sold at 23kc for export; prime summer
yellow. 23i5M2ic.; off summer yellow,
23Ac.: none offered; better grades Z'uzSc''
Coffee-Opened steady and unchanged TO
is points lower, following disappointing
European and Brazilian news. EuIuvps
sold; local shorts bought; market Iurtner
eased of 3 noints, under renewed Foreign
LIQUIDATION. but partially recovered; win
better European news; closed parely
steady. at a net decline Of TO 10 points;
! sales 80 $50 bags including May, NiVg
N.l5; spot coffee Rio dun; No; anV9 %or,
| dova. $19G$li: sales, 1.500 bags klo, nomI-
nal: snot. 1i-l6c.; 145 bags Augustine
and $50 bags Porto Cabello.
Sugar-Raw steady; sales 80 tons M Ien
| covado. ex-wharf, S9-degree test, l5-loc''
refined quiet.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. April 22.-Flour-
Quiet and Unchanged: receipts, 2,o5b par
reIs: exports, H., SO barrels; sales, loo par
| rels. -, , 49,.
Wheat-Dun; spot. the month. and May az
! on bushels: exports. none; stock, 49,
bushels: sales. 1900 bushels; southern
wheat. by sample, S2GsSc.
Ccrn- Easier; spot and me N month,
CENTS 60 t''- 2s5'575 bushels; exports, i22. a.
bushels; stock. 2.Os3.S3 bushels; sales, o.
900 bushels; southern white corn &C. 40
yellow. % 12c. o-~,o. NJ 9
mixed. % 1-2c.; receipts. 5,iSS bushels; ex'
ports. none: stock llS,l2i bushels
Rye-Firm; No. >. nearby. 4lnil Is
No western. Al 1-2ml2c.; receipts. -"
bushels: exports. ssh bushels; stock oo''
! SOS bushels. . :,
] Hay Firm; demand 6ood' SholSe u
Grain Fre!ghts-Very dull and un'
| changed. GA,
sugar. Butter. Eggs, and Cheese-SteadS
| and unchanged.
Whiskey- Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 22.-Wheat was puz
zle to-day 1t went up and down IKE
= teeter-board. but closed with a net de
Cline of ! SC. The market was nervous
and easily moved in either direction. Blt
cash business and better planting condi
tions were factors. Other markets VEL
dnil and show but little change In thei
respective values. eo,,o.,...
The leading futures ranged as follows: