Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. October 26.-Fiour-Fairly
active and firm; rye -four steady; buck
wheat -four steady.
Buckwheat-Quiet.
Cornmeal--Steady; yellow western 5sc.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western, 5sc.
Barley-Dull; feeding. 2Sc.; barley malt
steady.
Wheat-spot firm; No. red. N.m So:
options opened lower, In response to weak
cables and rains. but rallied, closing l-sW
3-Sc. higher; big clearances. predictions OF
cold weather. and prospective smaller
Northwestern receipts, combined to drive
in the shorts: sales included NO. req.
October, closing 81 f-2c.; December, 10 Lag
81 1-4c.--closing 81 l-sc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2. 81 1-2c.; options
opened easy with wheat. but recovered:
and were generally firm all day. influenced
by light receipts and cold. wet weather,
closing lac. net higher; November CLOSED
70 5-Sc.; December closed 80 5-Sc.
Oats-Spot quiet: No. 2. 2 3-fc.; options
quiet and steady. closing unchanged; Oc-
tober closed p Sic; December closed
% Lac.
Hay--Steady.
Hops-Stcady.
Hfdes-Steady.
Leather-Steady
WoOl-Ftrm.
Beef-Steady
Cut Meats-Firm.
Lard~Weak; western steamed. $3.50; re-
fined easier.
Pork-Easy.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. 40
% 1-2c: dofactory. 9nlsc.; imitation
creamery. 12G17c.; state dairy. l2GDc.; do.
creamery. 14n2Sc.
Cheese-Dull; large white, &C.; colored,
s 3-4dS 7-Sc; small white and colored,
9 1-4c.; part skins, 6l-2n7c.; full SKINS
3 1-2G4c
Eggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvania.
1c<,oon frQGh ~ 1-IGflHp
Potatoes Steady; New York. 1872 i-2q
N.75; sweets, S1.754$2
Tallow-lnactive.
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentne-Easy at 81 S-4q3zc.
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Freights-Quiet and steady.
Tomatoes-Per box or crate, as to quail
~. 40IS0c.
Cabbage--Per 100, ssGiA
Coffee-Options opened barely steady at
a decline of 5410 points. ruled generally
weak following lower cables. heavy crop
estimate heavy receipts, Indifferent spot
demand. and absence of speculative sup
port; closed weak at a net decline or iVp
20 points; sales, 1900 bags, includlng NO.
yomber. S. 400 80; December. 500; spot
coffee-Rio dull: mild dull; sales. 800 bags
Mapacaibo, private terms.
Sugar-Raw nominal; refined steady
NEW YORK DRY-GooDs MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 26.--Dry goods
are quiet In all lines. 1t was hoped that
an increase In interest In some. grades
would be noticed, but SO far this has
failed to naterialize. The lack OF season
to do with the current dulness, but the
retcence of buyers IL attributed In no
small degree TO the current belief that
the low price of cotton gives manufac-
Dc ~
make money at these prices, and there
win be many opportunities TO purchase
before prices advance. Woollen goo DIS,
on the other hand. are we'll supported,
and the utmost confidence Is eynced by
sellers az to the future OF the woollen-
goods trade. The demand for seasonable
goods Is well sustained. In staple cot.
tons the local first-hand market IL still
dull. Print-cloths remain inactive at the
low price prevailing Csc.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, October 26.--Flcur-
Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet; No. 2 red, spot. October
9S 1-40isS lie. steamer No. red, OF S,4a
93c: southern, By sample, &'GSS l-2c.; DO,
on grade. SO 1-409S lac.
Corn-Steady: mixed. spot october and
November. 81 1-2Q31 5-Sc.: December,
30 1-4a3O Csc: steamer mixed, rs l-29
2S 5-Sc. southern white corn, 3lqSZc.; DO
yellow. 32d33c.
Oats-Firm: No. 2 white, rs l-2aTc.
Rye-Easier; No. 2 western, BIC.
Hay-Steady and unchanged
Grain Freights--Firm; steamer STEADY
and unchanged.
Sugar-strong; fine graduated, 1-sc.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-F'irm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, October 26.--Wheat changed
front on several occasions to-day. but
closed 1-2c. higher for December. at the
end OF a wobbly session. May. however.
was only l-Sc. higher. There was consid-
cradle closing out of short contracts ana
taking on of May. The approaching cold
weather and the small Northwest move.
ment were features In the general
strength. Corn closed i-4c. higher. In SYM
patty with wheat, and oats advanced l-4Q
3-8c. Provisions we're heavy and declined
about l-2c
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-N0.2.
October -. -. 90. 9SN
D pecembe.... s;5;ss.x 64A os o4ss,x
May........ 91ssah 9lM 9oM vlN
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