Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, August 6.-FTour-Re-
celpts, 1888 barrels; experts, 209,92S bar
rels. sales 1900 packages; market mode
rately active and steady; rye -four firm
Cornmeal-Qulet; yellow western, 6lc.;
city. CSC.
Rve-steady; Ne. 2 45c.; car lots,
20 1-2@42c.
Barley-Quiet; barley malt dull.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, NGSSc.
afioat and August No. northern, New
York. 81 1Sc. afioat LIST October; options
opened strong and higher, due to adj
vance at Liverpool. later declined on
realization, but rallied on heavy Paris
market, and closed 1ial 5-Sc. net
higher; sales included No. 2 red: August
closed So lsc.; September. 50 l-l6dS4c.-
closed 81 S-4c.; December, 81 7-SgSi $50
closed 81 1-Sc
Corn-SDot weaker; No 2. elevator, 33c.
options opened firmer, with wheat and
higher cables, but eased off under good
LIQUIDATION, and closed 3-s05-Sc. net low
er: August, 80 l5-l6Ii3 1-4c.-clOsed Il l-4c
September, 81 5-Sa32 1-2c.-closed 32c.
December, 30 3-4q34 1-fc.-closed SIC.
Oats-Spot firm; No. 2. 22a22 1-ic; OPP
tlOns fairly active, but easier, with corn.
closing l-Sc lower; September. q liza
22c.-closed q 1-2c.; October closed q lie.
Hay-tirmer; spring, 45a55c.; good to
choice. 7OGs5c.
HoPs-Quiet at safe; 1896 crop, ealOc.
Leather-Steady.
Beef-Firm.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Lard-Quiet; October closed $40 noml-
nally.
Pork-steady: sales, 100 barrels; old
mess. $S.25QSS.50; family, S9TQ$lO25.
Buttcr-Quiet; creamery. 1lul5c.: fac
tory. raise; Elgins l5c.: imitation cream
cry l-2Qlic.; State dairy, 10q1ic.; do.
creamery IlUl5c.
Cheese-Firm: State. large white. 75-S0
4 .-1p fancy lgrgQ QOlnTaH L.
ern. small white, 3-4c.; part skins. go
l-2c.: small, colored, S-ic.; full skins.
. l2a3c
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
Ia lJc; western. fresh l3c
Potatoes-Steady.
TallOW-Stoady.
COttOnseed- Oil-Firnl
PetrOleum-Dull.
Rosin-Qulet; strained, common to
good. A.55nSl.60.
TurDentine-Quiet.
Rye-Strong
MOlasses-StrOng.
Freights-Dull
Pig-IrOn--Quiet: southern, S9lSl0
northern. SlO.50QSl2
Con- er-Steady: Lake. brokers', 81 70 -;
Exchange. Sl0DaSll So.
Tin-Steady; straights. 1896, plates,
market fairly steady
SDelter-Steady; domestic. A.25dA.35.
Exchange calls lead 1867 1-2dS.72 -;
miners. and shelters call the market
strong at SEQ
Tomatoes-Per box or crate. as TO quail
ty. 2j.,75c.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey S2aS.
CCifee-OptiOns opened barely steady,
with prices unchanged TO points lower;
ruled fairly active. under liquidation. fol-
lowing unsatisfactory European cables,
record-breaking receipts at Rio and San
tos. absence OF outside speculative sup
port. and weakness in spot coffee in the
afternoon: closed steady, net unchanged,
10 a i0-point decline; sales. 2iO0O bags,
including September. s5.7OlcS6.75; Decem-
ber S690Gs695; March. N05Qs7.l0; May,
800: spot coffee-RiO weak; mild quiet.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, l-3c.;
centrifugal (J6-degree test, 3-lc.; re-
fined firm
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, August G.-Wheat to-day re-
covered half Of yesterdays loss closing
1nc. higher for September The export
business was considerably less at the
seaboard but over 10000 wac worked
from here. Liverpoofs advance in the
face OF a &c. drop here yesterday rather
astonished the shorts. who were re-
spOnsibie for the early strength here.
Corn was weak early. on improved crop
prospects, but rallied on covering, closing
&c lower. oats lost 1-SHAc. Provisions
were weak on heavy receipts, declining
2lsNl5iac., the latter in pork.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
op,ning. Highest. loves. Closing