Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-25
THE RICHMOND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AUGUST 25 1897:

Hav--Dur.
Hops-Stea6y.
Hides-Firm; Galveston. 20125 POUNDS.
lsdisc.: Texas, dry. 1850 pounds. Il i-Sv
t3c
Leather-Firm.
Wool-Strong.
Beef-Firm
ut-Mea,s-steady; picked bellies. $50
s.: picked shoulders, SgsS.es IL; pickied
hams. tS.5on $s.75.
Lard-Octobcr. 1886 nominally; refined
quiet: country, $3.50: South American,
Sab: compound. st-G f-2Gs4.s2 IL.
Pork-Weak; old mess, ssHss.50.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, IL l-zn
lsc.: DO. factory. i-2m1i l-2c.: Elgins,
| Is 1-2dl3c.: imitation creamery. l0ui3c.:
State dairy. loaie lie; do creamery
IL 1-2n19c.
Cheese-Ffrm: State. large white. &C.;
snail white. sos lie. large colored. &c
mart skins. 1895 lie; full skins,
l-24ic.
Eggs-Fresh State and Pennsylvania.
| Is 1-2c.: western. fresh, Ice.
Potatoes--Quiet; Jersey, H.75Gx; Long
| Island. s75as2; sweets, ti.5ousi.75.
| Tallow-Firm; city. lie; country,
| 3 3-su3 i-2c.. according TO quality.
d-Cil-Quiet; prime yellow,
| 1895 lie.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin--Ouiet; strained, common 10
good. slf0sl50
| Turpentine-Quiet at 2sd2S 1-2c.
Rice-Firm; domestic. fair to extra,
l-S06 l-4c.; Japan, l-4g4 SIC.
| Molasses-Firm.
| Pig-Iron-Dull: southern. @iouSu'
northern. SO. 50d$i2.
Copper-S.eady: brokers', $ll.Zo, Ex-
| change Si1.15GS1i.25.
Lead-strong: brokers'. $50; Exchange,
| 1897 1-2dN.
Tin-very quiet; straights. si3.7oaNsSo;
soelter"oulet; domestic, a25aas5.
| Acid-Strong.
| Lead-Strong and firm at $3.50
! Tomatoes-Per box or crate, according
| to quality. 2QQ60c.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey City.
| per 100. Sus2.50.
| Coree-Options opened steady at de-
cline of ) to 10 points, under disappointing
| cables and enormous receipts at Rio and
Santos. Selling checked by fears of an
accumulation OF short interest. and the
| predicted heavy movement checked buy
| ing Closed barely steady at TO 10 points
net loss: sales. 26.75o bags, including Sep
| tember 81. Is: December, S6.70dS6I5; March,
s74S.05 May, S10HNi5; July. N.20; spot
coffee-Rio quiet; Cordova sl0.50asl6.5J.
| Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, lac;
| centrifugal (e6-degree tesO, bic; re-
fined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 2i-The dry-goods
! market presents scarcely any new fea-
I
| tone Is prevalent throughout The second
/ of the Merchants Association excursions
| has again filed the jobbing stores with
| BUYERS. who are making the month
| banner one in nearly all lines. In hrst-
hand markets. the trade Is comparatively
duh. as mail orders are not SO heavy on
Tuesday. and store-tradins Is quite light
| at this time.
The firm features of the market are the
strength of print-cloths and OF staple
| rfnf No 10 m
! result OF the former. In staple cottons the
market is generally firm and steady
| Print-cloths are very strong. Bios Tor oc-
| tober extras at the current quotation OF
5-sc. are steadily refused, sellers being
remarkably firm In their position. ODD
grades. however. are a trihe less strong
| and may be bought to better advantage
| The sales. so far, while not strong. com
pare favorably with the early part or latt
weeks. Prints are generally firm. Woolief
goods firm and unchanged.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE August A.-Flour-Quie'
and unchanged; receipts. 1865 bushels
exports 5,g2 bushels; sales, $50 bushels;
Wheat-Weak and lower. spot and the
mont 81 OoA9sl.C0 3-S; September, @ha
seikc. Steamer No. red, IA49l S-sc. re-
ceipts, 2O.cso bushels; exports. l3;@'
bushels; stock. 1.54S,l96 bushels; sales
90 900 bushels; southern wheat. by sample
slnSlO2; on grade, 9Shc.MSl0lA.
Corn-Weak; spot and the month
80 is az 33hc.; September, 33k ~ Sise.
steamer mixed, 81 3-Sa3lhc.; receipts
POI. go bushels; exports, $500 bushels
stock. 1888 92l bushels; sales, $4,000 bush
els; southern white corn, 36q3le.; do. vel
low. 3743Sc. 49,,
OatsESteady; No white western, pa
25c.: No. 2 mixed. do, 2ll2dp22c.; receipts
3i.S0i bushels; exports, none; STOCK, lSoso
bushels.
Rye-Unsettled and easy; No. near by
53lyd54c.; No. 2 western, 54qooc.; receipts
IA, i0S bushels; exports, 500 busneis' STOCK
So 364 bushels. -o...,
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, sl3.5oaHi
Grain F'reights-Very quiet; steam u
Liverpool. per bushel, 3Ad. asked for sep
TENDER; Cork for orders, per quarter, Ss
for September
Sugar-Firm and unchanged.
Butter-F'irm fancy, creamery, 1Snl9c.
good ladle, 10q1ic.; store-packed, 90lOc.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, lac.
Cheese-Very firm and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL, August 2.-The bear
had an inning in wheat to-day. The sep
TENDER option at one time sold point
below the highest. The closing inquire
show a loss on the day Of lac. In sep
TENDER. and lie. In December. Heav!
and long-continued liquidation was TN
cause of the break The weakness I'm for
eign markets, and the break In the Coal
ers and grain were factors. There wer
declines of lie I'm corn and lie. II
oats. Provisions also suffered, pork de
clining II 1-2c., and lard I l-zc. MD
closed practically unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows: