The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, oct. s.-FLOUR-Re-
ceipts, 2SGO0 barrels; exports, IVA bar.
rels; sales, 5000 packages quiet and
lower TO sell.
RYE FLOUR-Quiet
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Quiet at S1.7;
@1.S5.
BUCKWHEAT- Dull at 4Oc track.
CORNMEAL-Dull; yellow western
RYENstesdy; No. .. 4aHc.; car lots, IS
qJ0c.
BARLEY-Steady.
BARLEY MALT-Steady.
WHEAT-Receipts, 159,O75 bushels; ex-
ports. 20 1854 bushels: sales, .93J 900 bush
easy; No. red. 97Ac. afioat; No. j north
ern Duluth, 97I5c. afioat to arrive; No.
hard. 97%c. afioat. Options opened a
shade higher on drought news, but weak
ened on weak cables, liquidation. small
clearance and light export demand. The
market later rallied slightly on bullish
Modern Miller report. and closed su1sc
net lower; No. red, January. closed al
95c.; May, 93H494 5-1Gc., closed AZ 95ftc'
September. 9j9sc.; December, 94h49Jhc
closed at 944c.
CORN-Receipts, 1915 bushels; ex-
ports, 1O6.S1i bushels; sales. 40 900 bush
els futures. $4,000 bushels spot Spot easy
No g 33ssc afioat. Options opened steady
and advanced on drought; later eased on
with wheat, and closed unchanged 10 Ac
net lower; May, 3Tl2d31asc., closed al
Bile. October, 31Ad32 C., closed al
31%c.; December, 334434i4c., closed al
oATs-Receipts 242, 400 bushels; ex-
ports, 55.546 bushels; sales, 10000 bush
els futures. $4,000 bushels spot. Spot
DUH No 2, 23hc. Options moderately ac,,
tive and about steady, closing unchanged
to NC. net lower; October closed at 23hc.i
December closed at 24Ac.
HAY-Dull.
HOPS-Steady.
HIDES-Quiet
LEATHER-Quiet.
WOOI<-Firm.
BEEF-steady; cut meats duh.
LARD-Easy; western steamed, $500
October. $3.50 nominal Refined steady
Continent, 81: South America, $3.50, COM
round. $4.62ls04STi2.
PORK-Quiet.
BUTTER-Steady: western creamery
14a22c. do. factory, 7al3c.; Elgins, nc.
imitation creamery. 12ql6c:; State dairy
12019c. do. creamery. 14a22c.
CHEESE-Quiet; large white, 9n9lsc.
small white, 0i5c. large colored, ydykc.
small colored. 9l2c.; part skins, O1saic.
full skins. 3lsn4c.
EGGs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
16a1s1sc.. western fresh. 1Gi2alIc.
POTATOES-Stead Jerseys. S2N2.2J
Long Island, s225a2.JO; sweets, Sl5oa
TALLow-Dun; city, SIC; country 3la
PETRoLEUM-ouiet; United closed at
20 bid.
ROSIN-Firm; strained, common TO
good, 81. 40N1.4J.
TURPENTINE-Firm at 33i2Q3ic.
RICE-Firm.
LASSES-Unsettled.
TOMATOES-Per box or crate, as to
quality 75c.q$1.
CABBAGE-Lons Island ard Jersey, per
100. S4g5.
COTTON-SEED OII~-Dull and easier,
with offerings at lower prices prime sum-
,ner yellow. 23lgM2ic.; Oft summer yellow,
23d23ihc.; butter oil, 29Q32c. prime sum-
mer white, 2Sc.; prime winter yellow. &c.
METALS-The metal market continues
to show unsatisfactory results. According
to the New York Metal Exchange pig-iron
warrants closed weak with S6.9j bid and
81 asked: Lake copper easier at $ll.lJ
bid and $11.25 asked: Tin firmer at $3.50
asked spelter easier at $500 bid and
S425 asked, and lead barely steady for
spot and easier for futures at S4.20 bid
and S425 asked. The firm that fixes the
settling price OF lead for miners and
smelters calls the market strong at &c.
COFFEE-Options opened quiet ut 20 III
points. decline: ruled inactive and gener-
ally weak under disappointing cables, in
creased receipts at Rio and Santos, and
increased warehouse deliveries IN TINS
country Lack Of outside support checked
bull operations. Closed barely steady az
a net decline Of Ad10 points. Sales, I.oVn
bags. Including January. $500: March.
81. SOd6. So; MAY. S6906605; June. S6.95dl.
Spot coffee-Rio steady: Cordova. lO1@d
16l5c Sales, 500 bags Maracaibo, p, l.
SUGAR-Raw dull; fair refining. . o-lbc
centrifugal. 96-test, 31scm3 1o-16c Re
fined steady