The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-FLOUR-Re-
cespts, 43 7O2 barrels: exports. lsO5b bar
rels; sales, $500 packages; larry active
and shade firmer with wheat; Mime
sofa patent. S5.02u5.10: winter straignts'
RYE FLOUR-Steady.
BUCRWHEAT FLOUR-Steady at
sAi;De 1KWHEAT-Quiet at 4sd5oc.
CORN MEAL-Steady; yellow western
Try R,YiEHFirmer; No. 2. 4ec.: car lots, 40
RARLEY-Firmer.
BARLEY MALT-Dull.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1895 bushels ex-
norts. 1866 bushels; sales, 6,Ol5eO fu-
lures, 100000 bushels spot; spot strong
No. 2 red. 9Slsc. ahoat; No. l northern
Duluth. 9TXc. ahoat: No. hard, 9fnDI3sc
aaoat. Options opened stronger on higher
cables and drought news, reacted under
realizing, but advanced again on active
covering. induced by heavy export puy
ing. closed l%N2hc. net higher; NO: req
NAV. 28zd935kc. closed at 93sc.; Novem-
her g39Sn94Jsc.. closed at Oisc.; Decem-
Der closed at S4ssc.
CORN-Receipts, 1850 bushelsi ex-
norris 28. 1873 bushels. sales, 100000 bush
eIe futures. 5000 bushels spot: No. ?.
32ibc afoat. Options opened firm on pet
ter cables and dry weather, ana ad-
vanced on covering and sympathy Win
wheat. closing lzq&c. net higher, MAY,
closed at s4Ac; December, S43ia35c.'
o' 0ATsNReceIpts 204. 900 bushels; ex-
ports, 22,374 bushels; sales, 100000 bush
tions quiet but firmer. with the other
markets. closing &c. net higher; october
closed at 23Lc.: December closed at 24Ac
FEED-Steady; hay dull.
choice 1895 crop. 4GGc. 1896 crop. 6n9c.;
1897 crop. 14a16c.; Pacific coast. 1879
crop. 4a6c., 1896 crop Ga7c.; 1897 crop
12q15c.
HIDES-Quiet
LEATHER-Quiet
WOOLr-Firm.
COAI-Firm.
BEEF-Steady; cut meats quiet, 400
LARD-Steady; western steamed, S4;eV,
October S4.75 nominal. Refined quiet
Continent. S515: South American, $o.'o;
compound. 81 .62ha4STla.
PORK-Quiet. ,.. ,,,,
BUTTER-Quiet: western creamery .leF
22c.; do. factory, 9Ql3c. Elgins, pc. int
tation creamery. 12q16c.; State dairy lZe
lgc.: do creamery. Hd22c
CHEESE-Quiet; large. white and col
ored. 9G9lkc: small. white and coiored'
9lhc part skins. 6ha7c.; fun SKINS
'EfSGiGSs-ouiet: state and PENNSYLVANIA,
16I1SiLc.; western fresh, 16iznlIc
POTATOES Steady; Jerseys, S2n2.22i
Long Islands, S2.25a2oO; sweets sl2on
TAiLow-Dun; city, SIC. nominal
country 3I1n3Ac. -,
COTTON-aEED OIL-Steadier: prime
crude. 2ia21Mc.; do. yellow, 2fa2412c.
PETROLEtfM-Dull
ROSIN-Steady; strained, common 10
good. 81 40d1.45 o,,~o,
. TTRPENTINE -Firm at 33laM3ic.
RICE-Firm.
MOLASSES-Steady. A..
TOMATOES-Per box or crate, as TO
quality 75c.ds1; Long Island and jersey
cabbage. S4Gj ,,,- l..
METALS-The conditions prevailng IN
the metal market are not satisfactory
According TO the New York Metal FIX
change official report. pig iron warrants
closed very dull at 81 bid 70 SID aSheu
lake copper quiet at sl1.25, tin dull az
$500 bid TO 1870 asked; spelter quiet
NJ 81 90 bid to 40 asked, and lead easy
al 81 20 bid to S422 asked. The firm NIX
ing the settling price Of lead for miners
and smelters call the market strong at &c,
COFFEE-Options opened quiet, VIII
prices unchanged to FIVE points loWer'
ruled quiet and featureless, with eXcep-
tional apathy on the classes OF traoersi
fell fiat: closed quiet. with prices 0plO
points net lower; sales, 2'IJO bags IN
Guiding December. $40; January, $b;JV'
March. So 20 Spot coffee-kio dun Cor
dova. 10ka16i2c. a.,,,,
SUGAR-Raw nominal: fair renhI,ncs'
3 5-16c.: centrifugal, 9G test, . l'-lOo'
Refined steady.