Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-02

WHedt-Spot quiet, NO. northern, NeW
York, 10 5-sc. afioat, No. / northern, Du-
luth. u 5-Sc. afioat; market opened weak
under lower cables and foreign selling.
rallied on frost reports, but again turned
weak. influenced by disappointing de-
crease in the visible supply, heavy late
| continental cables, and liquidation, closing
| with slight rally, on covering, Mt l-Sp
| 3-Sc.; No. red. June. closed, a I-sc. !;
| July. Y 5-sn1ic.. closed 70 l-sc.; Septem-
Der, 60 9-l6a10 9-l6c., closed roc.
! Corn-Spot steady; No. 2, 20 7-sc. a1oat;
opened steady and was generally firm all
| day. on frost talk, and the recent big cash
demand. closing unchanged; June, $40
2Siac.. closed 2Sisc. July. % 9-lGnS 7-Sc.,
| closed % Use. August, Dhu2Jizc, closed
0ats-spot steady; No .. 2likc: dull and
nominal closing l-sc., net. higher; July.
/ closed. 21%c.
| Hay-Steady.
Hops-Qulet State. common to choice.
1895 crop :YIlc.: 1895 crop. ell9c.; Pacific
coast. 1895 crop. S4ic.; 1896, 6alOc
Hdes-Flrm
I.eather-Steady. ~
Wool-Firm; domestic, fleece, lSl25c.;
| pulled. 1jH22c.
! Beef-Steady.
| Cut Meats-Steady.
Lard--Dun; western steamed; $50;
| quiet; Continent. $40; South America
| Si.6j; compound. sS.SI12lsNlS.
| POrk-Stcady.
! Butter Steady; western creamery, 15p
| 1Sc.: do. factory. 7isnl0i2c.; Elglns, l5c. ;
! imitation creamery. 9i2Ul2c; state DAIRY,
/ 10niii2c.: do. creamery. llltl5c.
| Cheese-Steady: State, large. Sdshc.'
small fancy, 7lau7Ac.; part skins, on'ssc.;
/ full skins. go08c
Eggs-Firm: State and PENNSYLVANIA,
| l0iac.: western fresh. AnlOi2c.; southern,
! & i0QS2 50 per 30-dozen cases.
Potatoes Steady; southern, new,
! $3.5ON$i.
Tallow-Steady; city. &C.; country, > l-Sc.
Petroleum-Quiet; United closed, SIC.
Rosin-Quiet; strained. common TO good,
$l.72i2Q$l.15. o,,,~,o-,,.
| Rice--Steady.
| Molasses-Quiet.
Pig-Iron-Easy; southern. s9.25aNo.25;
northern. Sl0Qsl2 ..o-
Copper-Easy; Exchange. slOoQSn.25.
Tin-Easy; straiehts, Sl3i0qS3.JO; plates
Speiiter-Firm: domestic. sL2OaSASO.
Lead-Holds steady course. with S12i2
| quoted by leading brokers. who call the
| market frmer while the Metal Exchange
repeats firmer quotations-SS. 20n $: SO,and
! calls the market steady. Business is SLOW,
| and the general situation without ne"
| feature.
Tomatoes-Per carrier, slGN2j.
Cabbage-Per crate, 1c.qSl.; do, bar
! rels. 15uS5c.
Cottonseed- Oil-Inactive and barely
steady: butter grades 26N27i2c.
Coffee-Opened steady. and to Is points
| lower. in sympathy with weak foreign
markets. rallied partly on covering. and
! IMPROVEMENT i'm Havre, but eased OH
| again, under lack of support Brazilian
| receipts free closed quiet. 10 10 points
| lower: sales. $50 bags. including July,
/ s710MS715; September. N.l5GN.2J; october,
/ 1920; SPOT Rio dull: Cordova. Sll5VaSl5.io;
! sales. 900 bags Maracaibo, basis, lie, for
good Cucuta.
Sugar~Raw firm; fair refining. 23c;
centrifugal 96-degree test SIC; sales,
O32 bags Centrifugal e6-degree test. 3Ac.
g 200 bags Muscovado. s9-degree test, S2c.
$3.50 bags molasses, Ss-degree test, 2'sc.;
! refined firm.
/ BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. June 1.-Flour-Dull and
Unchanged: receipts 29,29l barrels; ex-
ports. 1904 barrels; sales, $50 barrels.
Wheat-Dull and easy; spot ana inc
month. 76n76 1-ic.; July. 7Vn10 lie; Au
gust SO 1-4a69 he: receipts. $500 bushels
exports. none; stock. lS7, 500 bushels
southern wheat, by sample, S0nNc.
Corn-ouet zso,5 spot . l-t @S '-Sc In IN
Is use; August. 2S 5-Sa2S 7-Sc.; September
| 29n29 Lie; steamer mixed, 20 3-faZo CSC
receipts. 1880 bushels; exports, 200
bushels; stock, 5l2,2S2 bushels; sales, a0t
bushels; southern white corn 81 l-za
33c.: do. yellow, SOC asked.
Oats-Barely steady; No. . white, Csc.
No. mixed 25Q25 lie: receipts. 1870
bushels; exports, none; stock, 5O,sD bush
els.
Rye-Easier: No 2, nearby, 80 3-lu39c.
No. western. S9G39 1-2c.; receipts. 1872
bushels; exports, none; stock, l52,l55 bush
els.
Hav-Steady; choice timothy, sl3.50Gsli
| Grain Freights-Nery quiet; steam q
Liverpool per quarter, Id. for June
Cork. for orders per quarter, 2s. Z I'D
for June IS. 90. for July.
Sugar. Butter, and Eggs-Steady am
unchanged.
Cheese-Weak; fancy. 60 pounds. Lac.
do. 81 pounds. l-2c.; do. q pounds, 81 -4c
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, June 1.-Speculative markets
did not all go one way to-day. Will,
wheat and provisions were weak, corr
and oats were strong. Weakness and 9
total lack of cash demand caused a de-
cline in wheat of Lie. per bushel. Corn
on the other hand. advanced 5-Sc. frost
damage fears driving shorts 10 cover
Oats advanced 1-ii3-Sc. for "A similar rea
son. Provisions closed at decline Of
about sc. all around.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening: Highest. Lowest. Closing.
july. .GSsssM 6sIsaA 6Gh 67at
eptembcr.631sa64B AZ U3I2 04ah
Dec. mew).6G 6B94 Go 6oA
C0RN-No. ,.
July. .....H'59s ga 80 son
September. 2iI9 2oB 2f12 2oah
OATs-No. =.
July........ 1715 17I l7ssah 17}
September .11ls l1ss l71a l1I
MESS PoRH-Per Dbl
July. .s795 ss.0e& s7.s2h 1890
Sept. 1914 S.072 7.Sj 1921
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
s sept: sc. 70 as s.Ss72 go go
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
SEPT SEPT 4.S7M 4.i0 43sh i.35
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet closed easy. No. 2 yellow corn
q 7-SG2ic. No. 2 spring wheat. 81 la
Csc. No. spring wheat. 63f6Sc.; No.
red. nc. No. 2 corn. % 5-Sa23 7-Sc. No.
oats. II 1-2c; No. 2 white, +. o. b.. 20 LA
22c. No. white, (. o. b.. IS l-2u2lc. No
> rye 81 be No. . barley, +. o. b., goa
% l-2c: No. 3 f. o. b. 26u32c; No. 4. (. 0
b.. 26a27 1-2c.. No. l haXseed. rs LA
nc. Prime timothy seed. S2.l5
Mess pork per barrel. $7.90nE.s5
Lard. per 100 pounds. 1882 la
S3.55. Short rib sides 0oosc). si15nA20
dry-salted shoulders boxed, S5fiSj.25
short clear sides (boxed). 1872 l-2n$i.75