Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-07
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-THURsDAY OCTOBER Z. 1897.

t-'sstS btcuttSs rIlt-. Af-oosto1 b,-'-'~s' -
lures, 10000 bushels spot. Spot strong;
No: red. 80 3-Sc.. afoat: No. ! northern.
Duluth. vs. 7-sc., afioat: No. nara, VIEW
York. 81 i-sc.. aGoat. Options opened
strong on cables. drought news, ana ior-
eign buying. reacted under realization ana
weaker later English cables, and nnaiiy
rallied on big export demand and oisap-
pointing Increase In worlds stock. closing
strong at 1-iui 1-2c. net advances; NO.
red. May, 81 1-t495 3-Sc.. closed 30 3.sc.
October. sea9s Use. closed s Use: De-
cember, "a l3-16095 l5-fsc, closed 81 7-Sc.
Corn-Receipts. $3.50 bushels; exports,
1894 bushels; sales. 10000 bushels fu-
lures. 1900 bushels spot. Spot dull: No.
2 "a 5-Sc.. afloat. Options opened tirm on
drought adyices. but eased off under rea-
wheat. at partially 1-Sc. net advance
May closed 80 3-sc.; October closed 80 l-sc. !;
December. 2Jn35 1-Sc.. closed 81 i-sc.
Oats-Receipts. 30i 200 bushels; exports,
l29.772 bushels; sales. 10000 bushels spot
Spot steady: No. 2, 2 l-fH3 l-2c. Options
duh but steady. closing l-sc. net higher:
October closed % $780,. December closed
"a 7-sc.
Hay-Dull.
Hops-Duil: Pacific coast. 1895 crop. 40
&C.; 1896 crop. ea9c.; 1897 crop. l2al5c.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Quiet.
Wool-Firm.
Coal-Firm.
Beef-steady; city extra india mess
s13. 50d$l6.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Iard-Qulet; western steamed. A.7o; DC
tober. $40. nominally: refined steady
country. $50; compound. St62 l-2uSiS' L.
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, la
22c. do. factory. 909 1-Sc.; Elgins, &c.
imitation creamery. 124l6c.; State DAIRY
12dl9c. do. creamery. 1fdZ2c.
Cbaasa-Ouipt. largo white. yUy l-Sc. !,
small white. 1-2c.: large colored. sl-sc. /;
small colored. 91-2c. part skins, 5l-zD
7c: full skins. 3l-2g4c.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
1918 1-2c; western fresh. 16 l-2nlIc,
Potatoes-Quiet: Jerseys, SQ2.29; Long
Island. 81 .25ds2. 80: sweets. sl.75a%.
Tallow-Quiet; city. 31-2c.; country,
1-2d3 3-4c.
Cottonseed-Oil-Dull.
etroleum-Nominally weak; refined,
New York $50; philadelphia and Balti-
more. S555: do. In bulk, 800.
Rosin-Steady: strained, common to
good. 81 40dSi. As.
Turpentine-Firm at 80 3-44Sic.
Rce-Firm.
Molasses-Firm.
Toma toes-Per box or crate, according
to quality. 75cuN.
Cabbace-Long Island and Jersey, per
100 $4d$5
The metal market. according to the Me-
tai Exchange report. continues to snow
irregularity. Pig-iron warrants closed AT
N.O5dT Is; Lake copper dull at Sn.lVn
Sl1 30; tin duh at l3.60d$i370; spelter dun
at si2Ods43O: lead weak at S4.l5aA.20.
The firm naming the settling price Tor
miners and smelters in the West calls
the lead market strong at 81
Coffee-Options steady ut unchanged
prices to a 10 points advance, on better
cables. causing local covering and slight
Improvement I'm outside speculative IN
terests buying checked by heavy supply
and continued full receipts at Rio ana
Santos; closed quiet at unchanged prices
to 10 points net advance; sales. l3i0o
bags. including December, 1913; January.
Sc 80: March. s6.75: May. s6S5. Spot Rio
quiet: Cordova, Sl05OnSl6.50
Sugar-Raw nominal: fair refining,
5-16c: centrifugal, SO degrees test, 37-Sc.
refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. October G.-The dry-goods
situation is little changed. To-day's mar
ket was quiet. on account OF the Hebrew
holiday and also because Of the unsatls-
factory weather conditions Reports from
various sections show a fair retail trade
prevailing and in jobbing circles the de-
mand is well sustained. Cotton goods
are still quiet In most grades, but WOOL
lens are i'm generally well sustained de-
mand at more satisfactory prices. Silks
and mixed goods are strong and quite ac-
tive. The market for staple cottons show
ed no change OF moment. Print cloths
were quite active at the lower prices
now prevailing. Extras sold on basis
of 21-2c.. spot and early deliveries. and
manufacturers seemed willing TO let them
20 at that price. Prints and ginghams
were unchanged
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, October 6-Flour-More
doing market unchanged; receipts. Ii, 222
barrels exports, $500 barrels; sales, 2,075
barrels.
Wheat-Strong and higher spot and the
month. 96AN96lac.; November, 96l2c. bid
December, 964n3c.: steamer No. 2 red.
90090Ac: receipts. 76.l30 bushels; exports
none; stock, $4,000 bushels; sales, 4lwO
bushels: southern wheat, by sample, Ella
Size; do. on grade. sli5n9c.
Corn-Strong spot and the month, 32An
33c.; November. 3S14d33lAc.; November and
December new or old. 33@33hc.; January.
S3j4033%c.; steamer mixed, S0A43lc.; ex-
1900 bushels southern white corn, 35q
&c.; do. yellow, S6q36lac.
Oats-Firm: No 2 white. 261kd27c.; No.
mixed, 23Q2SAc.; receipts. 73.OSl bushels;
exports none: stock. 3OSO33 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. near by, Ole. No
western, 5libc. bid receipts BIB bushels;
exports, HE bushels; stock, 1855
Hay-Firm for best grades; choice timo-
thy, SS0SlS.6o.
Grain Freights-F'irm and easy; steam
TO Liverpool, I'D: Cork. for orders, per
quarter, 80. 6d.G3s. I'D, October and
November.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm; fresh. l60l6lac.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, October 6-Wheat to-day
added 1-lc. to the &c. advance IL scored
yesterday, the market closing strong at
close TO the opening figures. Foreign
markets again held the reins. but the adj
vance was checked by the unloading or
large quantities OF long wheat. presuma-
bly, for the bull clique. Corn acted SINH
larly to wheat. but advanced only 1-SlD
lie Oats closed lac. higher Provisions
were again weak. and showed declines or