Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13

AH&tttnns w. SSbbVVobUs $1ft%fs@ys
Pork-Quipt mess. Ss.75MS9. 80; short
clear. t92ca$lo.50; family. s9.5O4$lO50.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 120
15c.: factory, sale: EIgins, 15c.; imita-
Ne; do. creamery. l2di5c
cheese--Steady; large State. 9lz@1oc: T;
small fancy, 1oAQ1lAc.; part SKINS 4ep
&c.. full skins. 2lsu3c.
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylvania,
1oh4llt; western fresh. 10AuHscs;
TaiIow-Duii; city G2 per PACKAGE
3 1-16N3 i-sc.; country packages free),
Cottonseed- oil--DulI.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Dull at 2SIzd29c. y
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Peanuts-Easy.
Freights to Lverpool-Dull and weak;
cotton. by steam. l6c.; grain, by steam, &c.
Pig-Iron-Easy: southern. s9.2ouso.5o;
northern slOn$l2
Copper-Steady; Lake. brokers', sli; Ex-
change. Sl0.Sc0$ll.
Tin-Firm; straights, sl335gsl3.45; plates
weak. o-.oo
Spelter--Steady: domestic. Al0uAD
Lead-Shows continued strength at this
port The Metal Exchange quotes s3'SVn
1885, and calls the market quiet anu
steady. Sales on Change, 400 TONS pig
iron warrants, S6.3OuS6.5o.
Cabbages-Per crate, xlIN.5J
Tomatoes-Per carrier, S.5O4y2
Potatoes-Easy; southern, SlcdSo.oo'
New York, ocnS1.2J.
Coffce-Options opened barely steauy
and ) to 10 points lower, following easier
foreign markets, free receipts, and small
warehouse deliveries Europe sold; local
traders bought; clearances from santos
were very heavy; considerable switcnins
was done; closed barely steady ana 10
To-, cn1a l.
Guiding July, s7i5; September. S55; Octo,,
Der. $i55. SPOT Coffee-Rio, dull and
weak No. Z invoice. s.; No. JopDing'
$3.50; mild quiet and steady Cordoya'
sll50Mslsl5; sales, 600 bags eoo Maraca'oo'
Sugar-Raw' dull; sales, l,f'5 bags CEN
trlfugal. in port. basis 63-degree test,
5-l6c.. apart from store; l,OOV Days Mus-
coyado. SJ-degree test 7-Sc.; Bis bags
molasses sugar, s9-degree test, o-Sc.; re-
fined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May l2.-The reflection
of the general market was not III sup
mort of a large trade doing, out sucn
signs were misleading, as the actuai
volume of new business was large, anu
the deliveries on prior engaSeinehts
mich larger though for actSunt OF
stocks chiefly Mems wear-Wooien, mt
rino and cotton-dresS goods, KNIT under-
wear also dress silks. and other styles
are doing well on autumn saies. lhe
movement of cotton is fairly free 1or
the more fancy styles, but staples VIZ
slow. The export shipments OF COTTON
goods to China, Africa, South America,
and other countries. amounted 10 l'.I4l
packages. OF the value Of slJo,CW. tne
largest of any week in the history OF
the country. Print-cloths dull put
steady at 2 7-16c Fall River declines 10
sell at the price.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, May 2-tlour-
Firm and unchanged; receipts. i,S6S par
rels: exports, S42 barrels; sales, ooV OAR
rels.
Wheat-Active and higher; spot and
the month. 81 1-20Sl 3-4c.; July, nc. ASK
ed: August, IS 3-4c asked; receipts, 10,
922 bushels; exports, 1880 bushels; STOCK
| 29l. 543 bushels; sales, 5000 Dushels, sou'h-
ern wheat, by sample, SIeSc; .,
Corn-Strong; spot and the month
| 30 1-Sa9O i-4c.; June, % 7-S43Oc:; july
30lis0 l-sc.; receipts, lol,Si9 bushels eX,
ports, 1925 bushels: STOCK o l,Iyo,,,
bushels; sales, 5000 bushels; southern
white corn. &c; do yellow, BIC. ~, ,
Oats-Very firm: demand good; NO;
white 26427c.: No. 2 mixed, q l-zqZtc.
receipts. 1885 bushels; exports, hohe'
stock. 7s,773 bushels. 30
re tsTr 1850 bushels; exports, Tla
bushels stock. sO,l4s bushels. .,o.,v
Uay~Slow and easy; choice timothy'
'i Grain MIR Freights-very dull; rates easy;
steam to Liverpool. per bushel, lai l-a "a
NAV; Cork. for orders, per quarter 90
I'D d2s. Cd, May. s
sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery; e, 100 .
do Imitation. i3Gl4c.: do. ladle. nlllc.
eood iadle. l0nllc; store-packed, eglVc.
Fgzs~Steady; fresh, 1I2c.
Cheesc~Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 12.-Wheat bulls had
strong inning to-day. lasting about an
hour and then the bears went III anu
We're still batting in an irresolute way al
,be close the score standing 1-Sc. in their
favor at the call of time. Crop damase
reports caused the early strehs'h, auu
realizing was the principal reason Tor tne
decline. Corn was a shade easier anu
Xc lower in the end. oats also lost q
tribe but averaged firm. PROVISIONS were
rather weaker, but the changes IN prices
we're in the end very slight.
The leading futures ranged as ioiio"S'
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
WHEAT-No2.
May........74M 75N 74's 74sS
s ssIy S:r ; dsS I 20. tSs.s ao5,
uo o9SN-So 9ix 24N cav PAN
Jjuly...........25ss s5Nass xs% @olssAs