Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06

PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. October 81
Special)-Market dull, with comparative
" no sales for some days past. The
market for the new crop will open next
week Quotations.: Common TO medium
Tugs, g TO 81; good to fine Jugs, AN to 80:
poor short lear. "a to s.: fair to good
short leaf, Sc TO IS; medium TO good wrap
t 10 So y - Vs. s i.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 5.-Flour-Steady
and fairly active for low-grade winter
Rye Flour-Steady at 2.'oMSS'".
Buckwheat Flour-Dull at Sl.to.
Buckwheat-Easy at 4Oc.
Cornmeal-Firm. Ia
Rye-Firmer; No. 2, 4sl9c.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot market steady; NO RED;
72h. T. o. b.. afioat. Options opened
steadier. on continental buying, favoraoie
cables, and activity among shorts a
brief midday reaction under realizing was
followed by renewed strength on export
demand. bullish Russian news, anu la,e
cables. Close iaN5-sc net higher; March
closed 72iec.; May closed 81 l-Sc.; Decem-
CornESpot frmer; No. 2. 40 5-sc. OPP,
tions opened firm and was supporter al.
day by fair demand from shorts, hlgner
cables. and a bullish talk ON the gov
| eminent report. closing $3.50 &c nel
higher; May closed $3.50; December
oats~spot firm; No. 2. IS S-ic. Options
| dull.
Beef-Firm.
| enthusiastically.
Lard-Steady; western steamed, 81; Oc-
| toiSr. si.6s. nomnally.
Pork-Dull. ,-,oa
| 90c do. factory. lll2Mlr5c.; imitation
| creamery l3al7c.: State dairy, liqlsc.
| Cheese--Dull; large white Sl2nsAc
Eggs-Ffrm; State and Pennsylvania
! llQlli5c ., ,o,le,., ,-,L.
New York. 81 2JQ $l.62ls; Long Island ST."
| MN. rs; sweets Jersey, N.2JnN -.
Cottonseed- oil-Steady; prime crude nc;
do. yellow, 2l2u22c
| Petroleum-ffrm
| Rosin-Steady.
Turpentne-Firm at 32aS2'sc.
conee~Options opened quiet, at UNI
| changed prices to points 1echne,
| ruled generally feeble. under local Iiqui-
! dation' following unsatisfactory Euro
| mean and Brazilian cables and lack OF de-
| mand. Close barely STEADY; prices ~ ~
POINTS lower. Sales. 1880 bags l Edt pie
| ,,ctober. $40: December, $40. spot hlo
| steady. No. T. invoice, lac; NO. : loo-
bling. SIC. Mild steady; cordoya. Sqloc,,
S1ear-Raw dull, with undertone weak.
Fair refining. 324c.; centrifugal 20 ueS srH
| test 3l9c. kefDleu Nehh az"
mould a, s S-Sc; granulateu, i.oo.
NEW YORK DRY-GoODs MAhhht'
NEW YORK, october 5.-The midweeF
marriott showed a continuance OF quietnen'
en- ali divisions. There was perluhc,vp " !,
huving by representatives OF hrIns III ~ AZ
citv and by mail. but no spesu'a.'ns'
tandancv was noticed In any line OF soous
The iobbing-houses continued 10 run ~.
M ~ yySnee AZ reduced prices, ana IN una
, ,u,,. interested the buyers In the market
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
p,ITINORE. october 5.-Flour-Duii,
Uhaat-Duli: spot the month, ana 20
,,amber "a 9-tc; December, % t-onoo l-op'
somtbern wheat, by sample, 63qos JIG; &c
~er,,'F Firm. spot and the month"; - ~
% &c November. 50 Csc; new or 90
Soycmber or December. 81 3-4d55c', SOUTH
ern white corn, 1896 l-2c.
Oats-Firmer; No. whi'e'
2SQ29c. 80. ~, 1870
No. 9 western. 20 l-2c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Rutter-Steady and unchanged Do,
Eygs-Firm and unchanged.
| ENTHUSIASTICALLY and unchanged
Iettuce-Unchanged
MISUNDERSTANDING
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 5.-The superioi
strength developed by outside market'
to-day. together with higher foreign ad
vices caused an advance here In wheat
December closing with an improvement
Of 3-4c Com closed at an advance o.
3-Sal- &c. Oats advanced Lie. PROVISIONS
left off at virtually unchanged prices.
The leading futures ranged as ioilo"s
Opening. aignest -.ows'S Closing