Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06

closing firm: ungradcd red, 7oas2c. Op-
tions declined 7-snl1c.. rallied, and again
s sSse% steady f rallied se under sss sSG
No. 2 red, May. 75Nc; June. 75lzc; july
"A 7-sc.
Corn-Moderately active and easier: No.
mixed. HikG29ltc Options dull and weak
Mt Aa1sc. decline; April and May, 2ss4c.;
oats~Dull but firm. Options easier and
dull: May, Fl 5-sc.; July, - l-sc.; No. 2.
22hc.; No. white. 2fsc; mixed western.
Hay-Fairly active and firm; shipping.
s1552; good TO choice 75ts0c.
wool-Firm; domestic, fleece. 1sq2Sc.;
pulled, 1Sn3lc.
Beef-Quiet and steady; family. $3.50;
extras mess. slnN5O
Cut Meats-Steady picked bellies, s5.25;
shoulders. s5.25; hams. sS.5Ons9.25.
Lard--Quiet and weak; western steam;
$3.50; compound. si1si.25.
Pork-Steady and in moderate demand;
RutterNSteady and moderately active;
State dairy, sQ21c.; do. creamery lSa--c''
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull; crude, 2Oc.; yellow
prime 22l2H22lc. -, >-o,, yorx
$3.50: Philadelphia, s6l5; do, In ouiK'
50. $40 n,oa conn
Rosn-Steady but dull; strained coth-
mon to good $50 S;sSqa 81 az. 62exc
Rice-Firm: domestic fair 10 extra
8 7-Sn7c.; Japan. 4 l-SGll2c. ~. or-
Molasses-Qulet and steady; New <,s 81
leans. omen kettle. good to choice, is9Svc
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-pickeu' %.
Coffee-Unchanged TO points up
ApriI. s.. sSaS7.S5: June, $50: August. $50;
September ST0d$7.75: December S..,2e
s.. 50: spot Rio duh and weak; NO, = S',io'
Sugar-Raw dull but steady; lair re-
hning. &c.: refined quiet and steady no;
8. 5,isc.: standard A, sac; cut-loaf ana
crushed, 3-sc; graduated. iAc' ..
Freights-Quiet and steady; cotton
ND; grain. 212d.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. April 5.-!The dry--goods
business on the spot was interfered WIFI
TO some extent by rain, but that dld nor
amount to anything material rs as , uee,s
opens with decided unfavorabie proInlse'
The tone here has been without appre-
cable change I'm any direction
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. April 5;-Flour-
Dull: western super. 2-6Oqs2@; 30. extra,
| 3.10dS3.75: do. family. AnSt5O; winter
wheat. patent sii0GSi75; spring 90 uo''
81. 1OGsi25: do. do. straight. S.s5dAl0
Wheat|Duii: spot, 77A@7sc.; April, 7sc.
asked May, 76lr76hc.: July, u f-sc. asker so
August. II Use; southern. by sample 500
&C Corn-Easier; spot. 27 5-sa27Rc.; April,
27i5@27s,c": Nav. 2sd2Shc. July. 29ha
29i3c.; steamer mixed. p 5-Sc.; southern
white. 3lc. do. yellow, 2Shc.
Oats-Steady; No. white, 2odZoc'' NO
2 mixed. 23iSd2ic. oo,,,,,o.,.
Rye-Easy; No. near by, oo12d'ofto'l
No. 2 western. S9M39hc.
Hay-Firm at $3.50;
Grain Freights-Dull: steam to Liver
pool. 2sld, for April; Cork, for orders, &c.
for April.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. April 5.-The wheat markel
| to-day was weak, almost uninterruptedly
| from the opening TO the close. The new
was OF such a character az TO dampeI
! the ardor of the bulls, and to impair
! courage to the short seller. All european
markets We're lower. The wori1s SNIP
! ments were larger than they have fe
Gently been. and the visible supply de
creased only moderately. Towards th'
! close. the weakness became more pro
nounced. and the final quotations Were
| almost AT the inside for the session. MAY
wheat opened at from 692, to SO 5-Sc.. SOLD
! between 90 1870 and SO l-Sdcsi4c; ane
closed al 6SAc.-ll4al Csc. under Satur
! day. Cash wheat was weak ana lc. pei
bushel lower. ,.a.o,
The weakness of wheat as an influence
/ on corn proved more potent than indie
| pendent considerations. The liSnt re
ceipts were. of course, favorable TO STEADY
| and firm prices, but they were not et
fective. as an offset to the surrounding
| depression. May corn advanced 14c., anc
| closed at Aitc-l-Sni4c. under saturday
| Cash corn was easy and hni2c. per pushe
/ lower.
There was a disposition towards steadi
/ ness in the oats market. The Light re-
! ceiptS and reported delayed seeding were
! the active agents in determining me tone
Nav oats closed unchanged from Satur
| day. Cash oats were easy and 14c. PEI
| buShel lower. - 4.
Provisions-The product market was II
a generally inanimate condition; occa
sional temporary spasms of activity wer
seen but. in the aggregate. the session
was duh. The price changes We're re un MN
portant. evidently because OF a ike con
dItion of affairs in the hog market. To
wards the close offerings became .Sa rd heavy
| and prices receded under the pressure
! Nav pork closed PFC. lower. May lar'
5qIizc lower and May ribs 21Eei Lower iir,,
SiLc native COWS. heavy, sac; light, 9h4c.
| butt brands. heavy. SIC. light. 7l4c
The leading futures ranged as ioilo"s'
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