Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, May i.-Four-Recepts.
H,2N barrels; exports II 9SS barrels; sales,
1900 packages: held steady on the old
basis. but the break In wheat checked
business.
Rye Flour-Market dull; sales 80 bar
rels; superfne. S2.31Q$2.50
Cornmeal-Steady; sales, 200 barrels;
western yellow. 60Qs2c.
BrandyWine-$l S0nSl9 90
Rye-Easier; No. 2, western. 81 1-2c.; car
lots. 39H4lc.
Barley-Quiet; feeding. western, IS i-ic.;
State. 35Q42c.
Barley Malt-Dull; western, i3G54c.
Wheat-Spot quiet and weaker; No. 2
ern. New York. 81 lie. Options opened
easier, owing to weak cables. rallied on
frost talk, expectations of a liberal de-
crease in the visitie sVpDly, and hot winds
in California. but finally weakened, or
liquidation. lower late cables. and small
export demand. closing 1-sGl 3-sc. net,
lower; May. g 3-4d8ic.; closed, 81 3-8c. (:
July. rs 7-8Qs0 l-Sc.; closed. 79c.: Sepiem
Der, "A 1-4a75 s-ic.; closed. 745-sc.
Corn-spot quiet; No. 81 lie, In ele,
steady. but declined during the day, with
wheat, closing 1-Su1-ic. lower; May.
80 1-ic; closed, 30 1-ic.; July, 20 7-s0gc.:
closed. 30 Use; September, 32QS2 l-sc.;
closed, S2c.
but fairly active and steady. on export
buying; Closed 1-Sc net. lower; May,
% 7-Sa2sc.; closed p 7-Sc.; July. 2l7-sq
&c. closed % 7-8c.
Leather-Dul.
Hides-S Steady.
Hay-Quiet.
HOps-Quiet.
Wool-Firm.
Realistically.
Cut-Meats-Steady.
Iard-Dull; city. s37Oa35; sales. 80
tierces; refined easier; Continent, $3.50;
South American, s..
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 12D
l5c.; do, factory. SyIlc.; Elgin, be; inn
tation creamery 1Jnl3c' State dairy, 1lQ
14c.; do. creamery. 12415c.
Cheese. he; large SAFE. 9d19c.; small
fancy. i0Q11 lac; part skins 4ui BIC;
full skins, l-2q3c.
Eegs-Steady; State and PENNSYLVANIA.
lie; western fresh, 10 1-iG1o l-2c.; south
Tallow-Weak: city 81 per PACKAGE,
&c.; country pockages free. 31-Sc.
-Oil-Dull. Il
Petroeum-Dull.
ROsn--tirm.
Turpentine-S Steady at 2Sd2S lie.
Rice-Steady.
MOldsSc leady.
Freights-Duh.
Plg-1ron-Easy; southern, s9o5Gso.5o;
Copper-Steady; exchange, lie.
Tln-steady; straights, NS45asl3.55;
plates weak.
Spelter-Steady; domestic. sii0dsi2O.
Lead--Dull and easy at 1927 LA 1892 IL;
brokers' market steady at S.121-2. There
is no decided new feature but the gene
raj market shows a disposition 10 SELL
Cabbage-Per crate. $l.25IS2.
Tomatoes-Per carrier. A.e0d$2.
Coffee-Options quiet and UNCHANGED TO
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featureless az day, I'm the absence of i'm
portant foreign news and outside interest
Trading was chiefly for local account
Holiday In Brazil. Closed quiet and UNI
changed TO 5 points higher; sales. $3.50
$50: December. $40; March. SIS. SPOT
coffee: Rio dull; No. T. invoice. &c.; job
bling. Size; mild steady; Cordova, IL 1-2D
13 3-ic.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 14.-On the part OF
many visiting buyers. and weather con-
ditions favoring, considerable attention
was extended TO wool and cotton fancy
dress goods, domestic fabrics, and staple
were placed for autumn. OF men's-wear
goods, heavy and light underwear and
SILK fabrics. the deliveries on former pur-
chases were very full. For stap,e cot
tons the market is a shade firrer Print
cloths are dull but steady at 27-i6c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE extreme weak
ness of the Liverpool market. following
the bulge here yesterday almost crushed
the life out of the local wheat bulls to-
day. and resulted in Csc decline. The
only breathing spell the bulls were az
forded was near the close, when good
export engagements We're reported The
other markets were dull. Corn declined
l-Sdl-ic., oats closed substantially un-
changed, and provisions lost SAT lie.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.