Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-21
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK May 2O.-Flour-Firmly
| held. but quiet.
| Rye Flour-Dull.
| COrnmeal-Dull.
Rye-Weak; No. 2. 66d67c.
Barley NOMINAL feeding, sic.
Barley Malt-Nominal.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. N.54 1-2.
| Options took a more bullish turn to-day,
after opening off on Liverpool cables.
Shorts covered freely on unfavorable
wheat news from France, heavy Euro
pean needs, and strength of Paris mar
kets. Closed 1-4d2c. net higher: No.
| red, May. closed at N.56; July closed at
$l.l5.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 Al 7-Sc. Options
opened firm. and advanced on big clear
ances and bad weather; eased off under
closed 3-Sc. net higher; May closed at
4Oc.; July closed at 40 3-ic.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2, "a 12c. OPP
lions inactive and fairly steady. with
corn. closing unchanged; May closed at
81 1-2c
Lard-Easier; western steamed, s675;
May, S6.77. Refined easy.
Cut Meats-Easy.
Pork-Steady.
15c.. do. factory, 1lql2 he; Elgins, i5c. /;
imitation creamery, 12q1ic.; State dairy,
12al4 lie. do, creamery, 1Sgl5c;
Cheese-Quiet; large white. 1-2c.
EsSs-flrmi state ana fsnnsylVanla,
10 1-2qllc. western, fresh. 10 S-4c.; SOUTH
ern. 10 1-4c.
Potatoes-steady; New York, s2.75aS;
new, $3.501$45O.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull; prime crude, 20 IL
G2lc.; do. yellow, Is 1-2n26c.
Petroleum-Dull: refined. New York,
$6l5; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $50;
do. I'm bulk. $780,
ROsn-Steady.
Turpentine-steady at 29a29 lie.
Rice-Firm
Enthusiastically,
Cabbage-Quiet; southern, 90c. Gl.
Coffee-Options opened steady, with
June points lower and other months I'M
changed; ruled exceptionally inactive
and featureless. with European cables UNI
satisfactory, and no advices from Brazil;
Weak undertOne, i'm view OF enormous
American visible supply and slack spot
demand. Close quiet and unchanged to
five points net higher; sales. $3.50 bags.
including May, $3.50; June. SEQ. Spot
Rio dull; No. Z, invoice $50; No. Z,
81-2ql5 1-2c
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. S-4c.:
centrifugal, s5-degree test, 4l-ic. Re-
fined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 20-Quiet conditions
were registered in the dry-goods market
to-day. the situation I'm most cotton lines
being practically unchanged. Buying is
slightly f n,[,T in some printed fabrics;
little trading. Staple cottons are again
irregular, except i'm sheetings and drills
for export use, which are in fairly good
demand. the call for goods for eastern
ports being a feature OF no small inte-
rest. In brown goods, for domestic con-
sumption, there Is no gain reported.
Wide sheetings are somewhat stronger.
but the demand Is gagged by about the
coz aettpA toe crlaal
cottons are still very quiet feature of
the market Print-cloths are quiet at
l5-16c. nomlnaliy bid for extras. Bids
are still refused by sellers however. in
continued attempt 70 force the market
to &c. The sales of the week have been
very light in all quarters. odd goods show
fairly we'll developed demand, and
goods sell at excellent prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 2O.-Flour-
Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-tirm: spot and the month,
81. 3llSl.34 IA; June, N.SnS.3l i-2; July,
1.09 81 asked: August, $l09 asked: steam
er No. red. $l.29a$l.9 Ii; southern
wheat. by sample, Sl.2SqaS5; do, on
grade, sl.30 1-2dsl.34 1-2.
Corn--Steady; spot and the month, 40lD
40 1-Sc.; June, SO 3-4aiOc.; July 1910 1-4c.;
steamer mixed, 39NS9 l-8c.; southern white
corn. ilGp4l Lie; do, yellow. 40 1-2q4lc.
nally; No mixed 80 S-aQ34 lac.
Rye--Dull and lower; No. 2 near by,
Sac. sales; No. western, CSC.
Hay-lIaser; choice timothy, S12. 500sl3
Grain F'reights-Quiet and unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Weak and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce. $i.25a$l.50 per basket.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 2O.-The bullish tone OF
the news from France. and Letters buy
ing of September wheat. advanced July
7-Sc. and September 1-4c. to-day. Corn
and oats followed wheat. July corn
closing 3-Sc. higher and July oats up 1-Sc. |
Provisions closed l0c. higher for pork, ca |
I lie. lower for lard, and at 1-2c. de- |
cline in ribs.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Onanlng Qi9hast .nWssr Cfosin0