Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-12

nomInally; refined steady; Continent, Ato;
South America. S.
Pork-Steady.
Butter--Quiet: western creamery. .lz1
BE-; do factory Sl1lc.: Elgins, &c.: imi-
14c.; do creamery, 12015c.
Cheese-Quiet; large, g1zfIf0c.; small.
loha1ihc.; part skins. 49sc.; full SKINS
Eggs Esss-steady; state and Pennsylvania,
loallc.; western fresh, 10al0.zc.; southern.
5d9tzc.
TalIow-Dull; city. 3 1-Sc.; country, SIC.
Cottonseed- Oil@DulI.
Petroleum-Dull; United. no market.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet at 2skGi2sc.
Rice-Steady; domestic, fair to extra,
4A45c.; Japan. 4l4m4Hc.
Molasses-Steady; New Orleans, open
kettle. good to choice, 23fl28c.
Pig-Iron-Weak; southern, $9.2J1210.50
Copper-Steady: Exchange. siUsOaNi.
Lead-Except for continuous extreme
duluees. the lead market occupies a
strong position, with no disposition TO
favor concessions in order to hasten
sales. The Exchange quotes the market
firmer at s3.30u$335.
Tin-DulI; straIghts. sla.25Gsl3.a5; plates
spelter-Quiet; domestic, sL1odA.15;
sales on Change, 300 tons. :,
Coffee-Opened dull at unchanged
prices. Cables showed lifeless foreign
markets. which tended to restrict local
speculation. Market steady, slightly iot-
lowing favorable news from the monthly
Dutch sales in Amsterdam; closed to ~
points, net advance; sales, 4750 bags, IN
Guiding May. $3.50: July. T.55; October
$7.65. Spot Coffee-Rio steady; No. IN
voice, IS; jobbing. $3.50; mild steady; Cor
dova, s11.50lfsl3.75; sales late on yesterday,
800 bags Rio, No spot, basis &C., ex-
ship; 1,OO0 bags Rio. No. g. out OF ST.
CANA, 5-sc.; to-day. 1000 bags, ABOUT
No. 8 Rio. at 7c.. cost and freight; 1.6W
bags Maracaibo, basis lihc.. for good Gu
cuta.
Sugar-Raw and refined firm.
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. Nav 1l.-Cabbages and TO
matoes-Quiet no steamer. Cabbages
nominally slMsl.50 per crate; tomatoes
nominally sl.50N2 per carrier.
Potatoes-Quiet and firm; New York,
S5Q$l25; sweets, N.25Q2.2.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. May 11.-F'lour-
Steady and unchanged; receipts. 10.Ol
barrels; exports, 9,4S9 barrels; sales, 1850
barrels.
Wheat-Easy; spot and the month.
792.c bid; July, 76d76Ac.; receipts. s,e3S
bushels exports. $1,000 bushels; stock,
800, 14 bushels; southern wheat, by sam
pie. SjdS8c
tOrf-flfH, Sppt anu iiloHth, 30 o-ot'
29lhc: June, 291zfl29 5-Sc.; July. 29lkQ29a4c.;
steamer mixed, 2sAq26 Use; receipts
1l6, 1854 bushels; exports. 2S9, i66 bushels;
stock, 1861. $50 bushels; sales. 1900 BUSH
els: southern white, &C.; do. yellow,
29Rn30c.
Oats-Firm; inquiry good; No. white.
os127c.: receipts 9lO6 bushels; exports,
none; stock 81 ,0S5 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. near by, 39lga4oc. !;
No. western, 4Oi9c.; receipts, 1.657 bush
els; exports. none: stock, l22.o61 bushels.
Hay-Steady: choice timothy. $3.50.
Grain Freights-Very slow put un-
changed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter. Eggs, and Cheese-Steady and
unchanged.
Whlskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, May u.-Wheat had
a varied experience to-day The govern
ment crop report pulling one way, ana
bad California crop reports and a large
EXPORT business Juggling In the opposite
direction, made decidedly turbulent