Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-06

tHnOft.
Cornmeai-Steady; yellow western. 6sc.;
city. Toe.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2. tec.: CARROTS. 4s05oc.
Barley-Firmer; barley malt dull.
Wheat-Receipts. 1888 bushels; ex-
ports, 1865 bushels; sales. 6Ol5,0o0 BUSH
els futures and 50e,O00 bushels spot; spot
strong; No. red. 90 1-sc. sfoat; No.
northern. Duluth, 81 3-sc. afoat: No.
hard, s5a9T 7-Sc. ah0at options opened
stronger on higher cables and drought
news reacted under realizing. but adj
vanced again on active covering, induced
by heavy export buying and closed 5-SD
2 lie. net higher; No 2 red, May 81 ssh
90 7-Sc.--closed 90 7-Sc.: November. % $50
"a 7-Sc.-closed 81 7-Sc.; December closed
81 5sc.
Corn-Receipts. s76.SoO bushels; exports,
26.lS3 bushels: sales. 26OO10 bushels of fu-
lures ana 5000 bushels spot, No. 2. 81 l-2c.
afioat: options opened firm on better ca
bles and dry weather. and advanced on
covering and sympa thy with wheat
closing 1-2d3-4c. net higher; May. $40
% I-4c.-closed IS 1-4c.; November closed
"a lie; December "a S-fd35c.-closed S5c
Oats-Receipts. $4,000 bushels; exports.
223Il bushels: sales. 10000 bushels spot:
spot firmer; No. 2. . l-4c.; options quiet
but firmer. with the other markets, clos
ing lac net higher; October closed - Lac. /;
December closed "a lac.
Feed-Steady.
Hay-Dull.
Hops-Firm and steady; common 70
choice. 1895 crop. 4n6c.: 1896 crop, 6NJc. /;
1897 crop lial6c. Pacific coast. $50 STOP, crop
faec.. 1896 crop. 6q1c.; 1897 crop, Raloc.
HiIes-Quiet.
Leather-Quet.
WoOl-Firm.
Coal-Firm.
Beef-Steady
Cut-Meats-Quiet.
Iard-Steady; western steamed. $3.50;
October. A75 nominally; refined quiet;
Continent. S5.15; South American, 500;
compound, $i.62 i-2qS4.6 ID.
Pork--Quiet.
Butter-Quiet: western creamery, lao
22c.: do factory, 90l3c.; Elgins, PC; imi-
tation creamery. 12dl6c.; State dairy, l24
19c.: do. creamery. Haze.
Cheese-Quiet: large white and colored,
9a9 1-Sc.; small white and colored, l-2c. /;
part skins. 6l-2d7c.; full SKINS. l-2d4c.
Eggs-Quiet State and pennsylvania,
16dlS 1--c, western. fresh is l-2Ql7c.
Potatoes Steady; Jerseys $2fiS2. %; Long
ISLANDS. SZ25T$2.5O: sweets. sl.50dSl.62 LIZ.
TallOw-Dull: city, lie, nominally;
country. 1-2a3 Sac.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steadier; prime crude,
2ld2l l-2c.: do. yellow. 2id2i l-2c.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady; strained common TO
good 81. 400 81 As.
Turpentine--Firm at SO 1-2qlc.
Rice-Firm
iona toes-Per box or crate, according
TO quality, 15c.4d
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, Sass.
The conditions prevailing In the metal
market are not satisfactory. According 10
the New York Metal Exchange official
report pig-iron warrants closed very duh
mt 81 bid and Ni5 asked; Lake copper
quiet at gil %: tin dull at $l360 bid and
1870 asked; spelter quiet at 1870 bid and
s. 80 asked, and lead easy at $40 bid and
ga A.rtNN Nh.. a. N u
price Of lead for miners and shutters
calls the market strong at &c.
Coffee-Options opened quiet, with prices
unchanged to points lower, ruled qule'
and featureless, with exceptional apathy
on the part OF traders, fell fiat. and
closed quiet, with prices 5dl0 points net
lower: sales. $3.50 bags. including Deem
Der. 500: January. $3.50; March. 500; spo'
coffee-Rio dull; Cordova, SlO.jOaSl65O,
Sugar-Raw nominal; fair refining
5-l6c; centrifugal (96-degree tesD
3 15-l6c. refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. October 5.-The dry.
goods market Is still without feature
changes being such as TO preclude heavy
trading. though reports of the movement
of goods at second hand, and with re-
tailers, seem TO point 10 heavier buying
at later date. ~ present the demand
both on tho spot and b. mail order Is
light i'm both cotton and wooilen goods
In staple cottous the demand for brown
sheetng Is Of moderate dimensions
Prlnt-cloths are quite active at the re
duced quotation of lie. for extras a.
Fall River.
After refusing to sell at 9-lGc., manu-
! facturers seem willing to part with goods
! at the lower figure, as Is evidenced by thu
! sale OF 5000 pieces OF extra Spots anI
J futures late yesterday. This has been fol
| lowed by other sales to-day. both o
! siXty-four squares and odd goods, an'
| the week Will probably be heavy on
! I'm the amount of goods disposed OF. Tn
| heavy stocks now carried are still a bur
| den to manufacturers, and this fact i
! we'll known to buyers.
Prints are universally I'm better snap
| than staple cottons. Sales OF staple cali
| Goes and the prices OF the same are gene
| rally well sustained.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE, October 5.-Flour-Dull
receipts. 27622 barrels; exports. l302S bar
| rels sales. $50 barrels.
Wheat-strong; spot and the month
! "a TSd95c: November, 81 l-ic. bid; De
cember So 3-id96c.; steamer No. 2 red
| 50 3-S0S9 l-2c.; receipts, @lG6 bushels; ex
| ports, 1900 bushels: stock, 9GoSy8 bush
| els. sales. coo bushels; southern wheat
by sample, @496c.; do, on grade, 20 l-2l
% 1-2c.
Corn-Ffrmer; spot and the month
80 3-Sa32 l-2c.; November, 1898 l-ic.; No
vember and December, new or old. 30 3-if
33c.; January, 80 1-4n33 1-2c.; steame
mixed. 30 3-S030 l-2c. receipts. 1880 bush
els: exports, 1874 bushels; stock. 1862
bushels: sales. 1000 bushels; southern
white corn, 35GS6c; do. yellow. 1895 lie
Oats-Ffrm; No. 2 white. 26 l-202Ic.; No
mixed, DC; receipts. 1880 bushels; ex
ports, 20 bushels, stock, 27s,073 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2, nearby, 80 lie.
No. . western, bic; sales. ll,425 bushels
exports, NIB bushels; stock, 1851 bush
els.
Hay-Steady: choice timothy. $l3dSl33
Grain Freights-Fairly steady and un
! changed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Efrm and unchanged
| Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Whskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, october 5.-The local whea
market to-day followed the lead OF tn
foreign markets. and closed strong at
advance Of &c. over yesterday Foreigner
were good buyers OF cash grain, and wer
| evidently much impressed with IN
drought in America and in Argentine
Cora was strong, but advanced only ~
| 3-Sc. Oats closed Use. higher Provision
! were neglected and weak In consequence,
closing 5Ql0c. lower.
Leading futures ranged az follows;
Opening. Highest Lowest Closinl
WHgAT-No. ,.
Dec Jew .segSs9OK alst Si9jS;il on
May. .s93aS9B 9iss ss54 on
CoRN-No 2.
| October. ......2s 2S& 31M cS
Decem Der. .2Dag 29X 20., 2F
May........33 Isa% 1895 33H 49,