Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14

York. IS 5-sc. afloat: no. 2 hard, SO 5-Sc-
afoat Options opened steadler, on bet
ter cables than expected; broke BABY
under long and short selling, but ie-
covered fully on heavy export purchases
and closed strong at %uq-sc., net, ad-
vance, No. 2 red, May, " 5-5uB 5-sc.,
closed 90 s-Sc.: October closed SO l-sc.; De-
cember, s5 3-sQ3l 5-sc., closed ~ o-sc.
Corn-Receipts. 23s.l0o bushels; exports,
l3s,ls6 bushels; sales. $4,000 Dusheis lu-
lures. 100000 bushels spot Spot trm; NO.
g. 3z54c. afioat. Options opened steady,
with wheat, reacted under liquidation,
but finally recovered. on export sales
and the Jump in wheat. closing I'M
changed; May. 36lzN56slc.. closed 3tlsc.;
November closed &c; December. 81 5-s9
80 7-Sc.. closed 3234c.
oats-Receipts, no 100 bushels; exports.
1870 bushels; sales, $500 bushels spot.
Spot steady: No. Q, 22S4925c. Options
easier at first. but rallied with corn, and
closed unchanged; October closed DC
November closed &c.; December closed
% 7-sc.
Hay--Dul.
Hops Dull.
Hides-steady; Texas dry, 2ia3o pounds.
12u12lsc.
Leather Quiet.
Wool-Firm.
Reef-Firm.
Cut Meats--Quet picked BELLIES.
s6S7lzGss do. shoulders, S.5oQ;575; do.
MAINS. etNfN.lLtS.
Lard-Steady; western steamed. $3.50;
October, $3.50, nominally; refined STEADY;
South America, $50; compound, HsVV
A.75.
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Quiet: western creamery, lip
22c.: do factory, eQ13c.: Elgins, &c; iml-.
tation creamery 12al5c.; State dairy, iZg
19c.: do. creamery, 14g22c. .,
Cheese-Firm; large white. SIC: small
white. &C.; large colored, sac; small do,
&C.; part skins, 6la4Ic.; full do. Sls4tc.
Fegs-Easy: State and Pennsylvania,
1601ssc.; western fresh. lsl9ai7c.
Potatoes-Quiet: Jerseys N.i5qt2; Long
Island $225: sweets, sl.5eQ$.75
Tallow-Dull; city. Slkc.; country, $40
3 5-Sc
Cottonseed-o il-Qulet.
Petroleum-Quiet
Rosin-Firm; strained. common TO good,
s.40dsl.45.
Turpentlne-Ea at 33hG3ic.
Rice-Firm.
Molasses-Firm.
The metal market, in general way,
closed with unsatisfactory conditions
prevalent According TO the New York
Metal Exchange. pig-iron warrants
closed easy at $685. bid TO 81 asked; lake
copper dun at sl1.15 bid TO Sll.25 asked:
tin quiet but steady; spelter dull at SLID
bid to sl25 asked: lead lower and weak.
The firm that fixes the settling price for
miners and smelters calls the lead mar
ket weak at 4c
Tomatoes-Per box or crate, as to
quality. 75c.Gs1.
Cabbage-Per 100. Sass.
Coffee-Options opened steady. at D.
point decline. ruled moderately active.
with unmportant variations. but weak
undertone. following unsatisfactory Eu-
ropean cables. and apathy on the part or
buyers. and closed barely steady, with
prices Jd10 points. net. lower; sales. 1900
ha ipc1ttHfnd nararphar af tG N. lam
uary. s6.45: March. t6s5: Nav. s575 Spot
Rio quiet: Cordova sl05eISl6.50.
Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining
size centrifugal: 96-degree test, Use;
refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. October l3.-The dry
goods market is unchanged to-day, in all
DEPARTMENTS The general demand is OF
Indifferent proportions both in mail or
ders ana store-trading The market sus-
tains it's tone, however, in spite of dull
conditions, in nearly all grades. Conces-
sions are made by sellers only on small
lots. The distribution at second hand
is reported fair from all portions OF the
country, except the South, and retailers
have been fairly successful In selling
goods, I'm spite of the mild fall weather
which has prevailed in some parts or the
country Staple cottons are quiet In both
brown goods and blc2ched. The print
cloth situation is unchanged. The market
Is rather active at 21hc. for the present
and future extras. Prints ana Ginghams
and also woollen goods show no change'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. October 13.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged; exports, 5,5l9 barrels.
Wheat-Firm; No. red, spot and Octo-
Der. 95 1-2d95 3-4c. November, % 3-4as6c:
December. 96q96 l-4c.; steamer No, REQ,
50 1-20S9 3-4c.; southern, by sample, goa
&C.. do, on grade. 80 1-2n95 l-2c.; receipts,
56.656 bushels stock. 9i2,93s bushels; sales,
IL coo bushels
CONFIRM; mixed, October, and No
vember, 3lQ3l Use; new or old, Novem-
Der and December, 81 3-4Q32c., January
80 1-f6l32 1-2c.; steamer mixed, - 3-fgNc'
southern white. 3SffSo lie; 90; yeilow
80 3-id36c: receipts, 2i,5S0 bushels; ex'
ports. 80 600 bushels; stock, 697,9Ol bushels
sales. 20OO0 bushels.
Oats-Steady; No. white. 20 1-2027c.
No. mixed, pc. bid; receipts, Ss,f7s bush
els; stock, si9, 4Sl bushels.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. nearby Bic; NO;
western, 81 1-2c.; receipts, S5,S73 bushels
stock. l3iol7 bushels.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, sl3n$l3.5O
Grain Freights-Very firm; demand falr
unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady; fancy, large, 1000 l-ic'
medium, 10 1910 S-4c.; small, Hall l-4c.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 1S.-Wheat to-day
regained almost precisely what IL lost
yesterday, closing at an advance OF 1-Sc.
Large sales OF wheat for export. and n
revision by well-known English authori-
Nv of the visible increase. were the prin-
cipal stimulating influences. Corn was
very weak at the outset, and the strength
of wheat only served 10 drag the market
back TO yesterdays figures. oats closed
Use. higher. and provisions under good
support advanced 1-2Q12 l-2c.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAr--NO.2.
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