Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-27
state dairy. 100

ton creamery. lc9isc. state dairy. 100
fancy small white sEc.; large coiorca,
9Ac.; part skins. 5isasisc.: small coiored,
VIC; full skins, 31zuic.
TI1gc.; western fresh, lie.
Potatoes Steady: Jersey. S.e5N<l 5o
Long. Island, sl.T5ue2; sweets. si.5on$l 20;
Tallow-Firmer: city. shc. bid; &c. ask
Cottonseed-oiI-Firm; prime yellow. ESQ
MIC
Petroleum-Dull
RI, Reesirn,1,sstte,sdly; strained. common to
acknowledgements crude nominal
at S5c.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Firm.
MolasSes-Firm.
The market for metals, In a general
way, possibly closes in better form, al
though quotations, as rule. show no
Important variation from yesterday S
figures. According to the official report
OF the Metal Exchange, pig-tron warrants
closed firm at sS40Qss.5o. Copper IS
steady az sli'5DSil.e5. TIN very nuli AT
sl3Gr$l3.s5. Srclttr quiet at N.sS0H.5e.
Lead strong IT SrE$ilo. The brokerage
nrm that likes The price Of lead for
miners and shelters in the west calls
the market strong at $3.50.
Tomatoes-Per box or crate. according
to quality. S0n6Oc,
Ca6bage--Long Island and Jersey, per
loo, Su$2.50.
Coffee-Options opened steady and 20
Is points higher; ruled fairly-actiye and
generally firm on nearby months, on
covering, with late months neglecteu'
selling checked by fears that tne mar,
ket has been oversold closed steady AT a
5ui0c., net. advance; sales, =. 20 bags IN
Guiding September, s6.5OD $500; December.
s6Sas6.so; March. Sis; May, N2oqN:2o'
Spot Conee-Rio, market steady; Coruo'a'
$40 50uSl650.
sugar-Raw firm and unchanged.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 26-The dry
goods market was active, win many
BUYERS present In both tbe first-hand anu
iobbers' markets. The tone was nrm III
all cotton lines, several advances haVins
been announced In the last two hours.
Sellers are less willing TO deyiate from
newly-established prices, and as buyers
after some parley, generally took gooos,
the conditions are quite satisfactory ana
firm.
The market shows slight increase.
This IL considered good feature. WOOL
len goods of all sorts are doing We'll
STABLE cottons are firm, and selling lreeiy'
Fruit of the Loom, 49, and rs bleacneu'
are again at value This Is not surprlslhs'
as the price has been below that OF Ions
dales since the recent advances, ana
general adjus tment was deemed lheVi'd-
BILE from the first. Coarse colored cottohs
are we'll sustained and strong &C tne re-
cent advance for all grades. Print-cioths
have registered another advance, ll-loc'
being paid for about 1900 pieces OF eX-
ira. October and November delivery late
Yesterday morning.
The market to-day is very strong, with
bids scarce at the advance Odd goods
are also very firm. Sales have been fairly
heavy this week. Prints are again nrm
and subject to advances in some staple
lines Tirkey-reds are particularly
strong. Amoskeag staples and fancy eihg-
hams have been advanced l-ic. per yard.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, August 26.-F1our-QuIet,
steady, and unchanged, receipts l3.eB
barrels: exports, 14OGi barrels; sales. S2o
barrels.
Wheat-Unsetiled: spot. the month. and
September $i034G$lW; steamer No. 2
red 81. O0i1qs 81 .O024 receipts 2N.193 bushels,
exports. 1902 bushels; stock, 1.fl9, $50
bushels: sales. 600O0 bushels; southern
wheat, by sample, siq$l.O5; DO. on grade,
Sl02. 49,
Corn-Firm: spot and the month. S5izfp
a5 5-sc.: September. 35KG36c.: October. $50
36hc. steamer mixed. 3Sa33 l-sc. receipts,
1890 bushels exports, 1851 bushels;
stock. |. 2S5, l6l bushels: sales, 10000 BUSH
els; southern white. 37G8Sc.; do. yellow,
S7GsSc.
oats-Steady: No. 2 white. 24Q25c. No.
> mixed, AG2li.c.; receipts. S97 bushels;
exports. none: stock 1876. J64 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 near by, 06a56lac.:
No. > western. 56AI57c.: receipts. 309H
bushels: exports. 7,475 bushels.
Hay-Stoady; choice TO good. Sl4.
Grain Freights-Steady and unchanged.
Sugar, Butter, and Eggs-Firm and un-
changed. ..
Cheese-Firm; fancy, New York. So,
large. &1i
WhishCy-Firm.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 26-Wheat eclipsed
the top-notch prices OF the present bull
campaign to-day. the September option
reaching 81 03l5 and December. sc. After
exceedingly Wild fluctuations, september
closed at 9S Use, and December, % 7-Sc. -
advances Of 2 is and 5-sc., respectively.
The furry In September was but the re-
sult OF another turn Of the screws by the
bull clique, while i'm December, the adj
vance was caused by bullish cables and
crop news. Corn was the most active
market on the floor, and showed lhW
/ Csc. advance at the close. oats ad-
yanced about 3-Sc., and provisions l5a2Oc.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
nu.,fny uf1haot IoWaaf Ctosiuo