Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-01

522Ia. nominally; November closed So'zo'
nominally. Refined steady.
Pork-Firm; family, $1WGsl2.0o' ,-a
Rutter-Firm; western creamery. log
23c.: do. factory, Hall l-2ql4 l-ic.; Elglhs'
orc Imitation creamery, 13d17c.; State
dairy, 14q lsc. lii. oe,o,lo
E,egs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania Il
arc; western fresh, Rlc. .,e., a. 49,,
York. sl25h$1.J0; Long Island, SIZouSl.Io ;
sweets, Jersey, sl12i94Sl.75; southern
H.25.
Petroleum-Steady.
Rosin-Steady. -
Turpentine-Easy at SSaSS12c.
Rice-Firm.
Cabbage-Dull at $lG$3
Coffee-Options opened steady at a .
poInts advance, further improved, ana
ruled generally steady, on higher EURO
pean cables and subsiding Brazilian move
ment. Wel-sustained warehouse uenVe1
ries in this country, offset by continued
Indifference Of spot buyers, speculation
exceptionally slack, local covering, the
feature. Close firm: prices l0dl5 points
net higher. Sales, 1900 bags, including
December, s52OgsS.3SSi ,i Jan nT;af $"' spot
Sugar-Raw strong and held hlgher;
fair refining. 1S-16c.; centrifugal, 96 de-
gree test. 5-16c.; molasses sugar, 9-loc'
Refined firm and quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, October a.-lmproved
conditions I'm several branches OF the
market for cotton goods made the OPEN
ing of the days dry-goods market OF
considerable interest. There is an ele-
ment OF strength in cottons, which mas
been lacking for many weeks. Inc more
settled conditions in print-cloths and the
steady gain in the demand for export
goods have tended to add strength 70 the
market, both locally and in other hrst-
hand centres. There was a falr showing
of buyers in the market, and they were
inclined to be slightly 1reer III thelr
trading to-day.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. October 3l.-Flour-Dull
but firm; western, $S.SusS.9O
Wheat-FiBmer; spot, the month, and
November, rs 3-iI78 7-Sc.; December, q 9-S
az Use; southern wheat by sample, GA
Il 3-4c.
Corn-Firmer; spot and the month;
81 1-2T97 5-Sc.: November, 81 3-SdS7 use. !;
new or old November or December, 35p
So l-4c. January. 80 1872 l-Sc.; Febru-
airy, &c; southern white .Orn, 95g37c.
Oats-Quiet; No. white, western, 29Q
90 1-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. o near by, 81 3-4a55 3-4'
Sugar-Strong; granulated S.OS.
Butter-SteadyI fancy creamery, 20
&c: do. imitation, l7uloc.; do. ladie, loo;
good ladle, 130l4c.; store-packed, u La
Eggs-Firm at 1Sc.
LettuCe-GOd7jc. per buShel.
Whiskey-S3S per gallon for finished
goods in car-lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 3l-Dealers in pro-
visions to-day had a sensation i'm a
squeeze OF shorts in October ribs. Though
few i'm number, the shorts were crowded,
as evidenced by an advance of $l.45 above
Saturdays closing price. The final figures
showed net advance of 80 cents. jan
uary pork, lard, and ribs each advanced
PIC Wheat closed 5-Sc. higher on a re-
newal of the recent war scare. Corn adj
vanced 1-Salic. oats left off a shade
higher.
Opening highest lowest Closing.
WHgAr-No...
S psc ....... G;a.,4 a;H a5a s sSs
May........ 661sa# d7B 6OA OBS
CoRY-No.9.
Oct 3lM 3osS 1885, 3lM
Dec .... 32 : 39ssaA 32 32l6a5s
May........ 337sa3i 24tsa9s 1874 349sah
OArs-No 2.
RS; .-.:: az az a4sssn az a45ss sSs
NESS PoRK-Per Dbl
pec........ s1eO s7s2n $3.50 $3.50
Jan. 9O5 90 9.O2k 900
LARD-Per !00ID
Dec. s4S7h s490 s4.S5 sLS7ls
jan. ........ ADO 4.97h 4.92ls 4.So
SHORT RIBs--Per 100 lbs.
Oct........s6.s5 s6.62h sj.s5 1925
JAM JAM 4.6sh 4e7X 4.62M 4.65
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 6646sc.; NO.
spring wheat, Sass; No. red, o6c; NO;
corn. 32a.c No. oats, 2jlt26c.; No.
white, 26laG27c.; No. 3 white, 26q &c; No.
rye JOlsn5lc. No. barley, 33GiSc. No.
/ fiaxseed, S0l40sl.02; prime timothy
seed. s235. Mess pork, per barrel, N.s5n
$50 Lard per 100 pounds. M.92l2qsLs5.
sailed shoulders boxed, 4lsli4s4c.; short
clear sides (boxed), S.l0uS.2o. Whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon, SIS.
Sugars. unchanged. Butter steady; cream
cries leGl6Ikc. Eggs firm: fresh. l7la9lSc.
Cheese quiet; creameries. 744s lac.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, October a. p. M.-Good
business; prices easier; American mid
ding. fair. 3 led; good middiing' l-5zd.
middling. l-32d.; good ordinary. $50.
ordinary. 1854 The sales OF the DAY Jay
speculation and export, and included
nj 200 bales of American; receipts, 300
hales. including $500 bales OF American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed quiet but STEADY;
American middling, low middling clause
yember and December, 59-6id.. buyers;
december aud January, 59-6id.. buyers;
January aud February, 2 59-5iu2 60-6id.,
BUYERS: February and March. 2eo-6tg
81 sd. sellers: March and April. 2 6l-64d.,
buyers; April and May. 2s2-6id., buyers;