Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21

large exports. and general covering
APRIL aH s al t'sc'. eosed at SoNc'; May
70 l-SuSo1fc.. closed at soAc. ~.
Corn-Spot eas.er and more active; 10.
2 si4c.. IN elevator; opened weaker, out
subsequently, rallied. with. the rise m
wheat. and closed unchanged; April chosen
at 30 5-Sc.; May. 2Slzft3oc.: closed ~ j,se'
Oats-spots stronger but quiet; No: 2.
&C.: No. 2 delivered. nc. No. ., &c; no:
white. 25,lc.; No. white. 2tc.; market
f ic%sr ' Nav 'a ss 1885, o:e Closed ie
Hay-Steady.
Hops-Duli.
Hides-Frm.
Leather-Firm.
Wool-Steady. ...,. %,
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady; refined steady; Continent.
sfe5.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, ia
i7c.; do, factory. S11lt1c.; Eigins. 1gc.;
imitation creamery. l0fil4Ac.: State dairy,
13lf16c.; do. creamery, l3Hllc.
Cheese-Quiet: large, sni2c.; fancy, 80
2lsa3c.
Eggs-Dun: State and Pennsylvania,
9xc.: western fresh, 9hc; SOUTHERN. e.
Potatoes-cuiet.
Tailow-DuIl.
Cottonseed-Oil--Firm.
PetroIeum-Duil.
Rosn-Quiet.
Turpentine- Steady.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Firm-
Freights-Du.l
Pig-lron-Quiet.
Copper-Dull; brokers', $1i.2o; exchange
81 25asll.5o
Tin-Easy; straishts. sls.is@sis25; plates
inactive.
spelter-0ulet.
Coffse--Opened weak, Is to 10 points
lower, following enormous receipts at Rio
and Santos; further declined 10 10 70
ma N ~ ri oil
by bearish Brazilian crop estimates. Eu"
ropean houses were conspicuous sellers,
as were local bulls who bought heavily
yesterday. Market closed Irregular, % to
80 points net lower sales, 400 bags, IN
Guiding April, s7.i5Gis7.7e; May. N.35ns7I0;
Spot Rio bare.y steady; No. 7, nc; in
voice. sS&. Jobping; mild easy; Cordovs'
sl.12Aqsl4
Sugar-Raw and refined quiet and
steady.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady: better grades,
25Q26c. prime white. 25g26c.
No decided change in lead.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, April 2o.-Flour--Fiym
and unchanged; receipts. 5.5Ss barrels; eA-
ports. 6lS barrels; sales, 1900 barrels.
Wheat-Unsettled and easy spot and
the month and May. - s-4Qi9 7-Sc.; july.
&c 3-4c. asked; receipts, $50 bushels: ex-
ports. none; stock, 1884 bushels; sales.
1900 bushels; southern wheat. by sample,
slG2c.
Corn-Easy; spot and month. Is l-SD
2S lac: May. % 1-td2s S-sc.; steamer mix
ed. Is 5-sq25 3-4c.; receipts, r7,loS bushels;
exports, 1851 bushels: stock, $40
bushels; sales, 220,ooo bushels; southern
white corn, 3eci3lc.; do. yellow. 2sc.
oats-lFirm; No. white 2'gsse No; =
mixed. % 1-2c.; receipts, 1925 bushels; ex-
ports, none: stock, f3699i bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2. nearby. ilc.; NO. .
western, Al lie. bid; receipts. 6lS bushels.
exports. none; stock, S2.Sl4 bushels.
Hay-Very firm; active demand for
choice grades; choice timothy. $3.50.
Grain Freights-Dull and unchanged.
Sugar Butter. Eggs, and Cheese-Steady
ard UNCHANGED.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 2o.--Wheat to-day lost
| I-sc. of the price II held at the close yes
terday, as the result Of the less strained
feeling regarding the European war.
There was only little OF the excitement
which was so much of a feature yester-
day. Corn was firm, and advanced l-Sc.,
oats declined lie. and provisions closed
without material change
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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