Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-06

! closed <li5; July, SL07 1-SdSl10 l-i-closed
$l.O9 81; September, 50 3-Iq9l l-fc.-closed
~ Lie.
Corn-spot strong; No 2. iO7-Sc. OPP
| tions stronger. with wheat. but not ac-
/ tive. and closed 1N1 l-sc. net higher: May.
| ~ 3-sa39c.-cosed 39c.; July, 30 lisa
| % 7-Sc.--closed 30 7-Sc.
Oats-Spot quiet options slow and fea-
tureless. closing unchanged; May closed
&c.
Hay-Dull.
| HOps-Steady.
| Hides-StrOng.
| Leather-Firm.
| WOol-Quet.
| Beef-Firm.
| Cut Enthusiastically.
! I-ard-Steady: western steamed, 500;
| May, $6.32; refined steady.
| Pork-Quiet.
| Butter-Ffrm: western creamery. Ii 1-2fp
| lie; do. factory. 13dl4 lie; Elgins, l7c.;
imitation creamery, 14alj lie; State
| Cheese-Steady: large white. S3-4n9c. !;
| new cheese. small. colored. S3-ic.; small
white. lie; large, colored, S3-ic.; large
| white, s. BIC.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania.
| Hall lie; western, fresh, 10 l-2allc.;
| southern. l0ullc.
POtatOeS-Steady.
Tallow-steady; city. 35-sc.: country.
l-2d3 3-ic.. according to quality.
COttOnseed-Oi-Quiet.
Petroleum-Dull.
ROsin-Steady.
Turpentine- Steady ut 90 1-ea3ic.
Rice-StrOng.
MOlasses-Steady.
Coffee-OptiOns opened steady a a de-
cline of ml0 points, on unfavorable Euro
pean and Brazilian cables. and lower spot
market. partially rallied on covering. but
showed generally weak undertone In the
absence Of speculative support and closed
steady. with prices unchanged to 10 points
net lower; sales, 12Ooo bags. including
May. 8. 7jnS.S5; June, S5.65; spot Rio bare
~ steady; No. T. invoice. S6.75uS6.6 l-2;
No. Z. jobbing. H.250$L37 -; mild quiet
Cordova, $S.50uSlj.50.
Sugar-Raw barely steady: fair refining,
3 5-Sc.; centrifugal (96-degree tesD.
3-lGc., sales; large business done a lower
prices refined quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 5.--The dry-goods
market to-day was quiet. following the
partially observed holiday OF yesterday.
At first hands, the market shows no va
ration. Interest has centered i'm PRINT
cloths recently, and the reported sale or
900 pieces outside OF ran klver mas
caused some excitement among cotton
goods dealers. other staple cottons are
quiet I'm all grades. Goods for export show
no change in any grade.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE MD. May 5.-Flour-Ac-
tive and higher: western super. S350n$37j:
do. extra. A.35g$5; do. family s5.S5aS5.65;
winter-wheat patent, s5.75n $50; spring
do. @.25nS6.65; spring wheat straight,
s. 9OdS6.15.
Wheat-Stronger and higher; spot and
the month. sl.26 bid; June. sl23 bid; July.
sl.O5 bid; steamer No. 2 red. SLIP 1-2 bid;
grade. $l.Z 1-2aH.26 l-2.
Confirm; spot. 80 1-Sa39 lie; the
month 39n39 lie; June, 80 7-Sn39c.; July,
80 3-lc. bid; steamer mixed, 3S l-2d39c.
af.uf h ttrtff 10 10
Oats-F'irmer; No. > white, 80 lease;
No. mixed 3jc. bid; receipts. 1888 BUSH
els, exports, none
Rye-No. . nearby. 67Q67 Lee.
Bran-Steady.
Hay-Firm; choice timothy. sls bid.
Grain Frcights-Rather quiet and UNI
changed
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-$l.J0dSl7j per basket.
Whiskey-Cnchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI o., May 5-Flour-Firm;
family. $4jn$fJ0
Wheat-Quet; No. 2 red. Sll5.
Corn-Firmer; No. mixed. 81 pc
Olts-Firm and higher; No. mixed, |
81 l-2d32 3-4c.
Rye-Firm: No. . 66c.
Lard-Firm at $3.50 /
Bulk Meats-Easy at $3.50.
BacOn-Easy at S6.N l-2
Whiskey-Active and firm at sl22
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Frm.
EggS-Steady.
Cheese-Dull.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. May 5. ( p. M.-Cotton-
Spot in moderate demand; prices UNI
changed; American middling i7-32d The |
sales of the day were 10000 bales Of |
which lO,OI0 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included $500 American. Re
ceipts, 5000 bales, including 600 Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet. but steady;
American middling. low mddling clause, |
May. 3 2s-64d3 29-6id., sellers; May and
June, 3 2S-6iq3 29-65d., sellers: June and !
July. 3 29-6id8 30-6il. sellers; July and
August. 29-64a3 3O-64d., buyers; August
September and October 3 2S-6iI3 29-6id.,
buyers October and November. 3 2s-6id..
November and December. 3 27-6in
8 2S-64d.. sellers; December and January.
3 G6id3 2S-6id.. sellers; January and Feb
ruary. 3 27-64G3 2s-G4d.. sellers; February
and March. 2S-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK, May o. Cotton-Quiet;
s csc.
Net receipts, 76l bales; gross. G06S bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 2,2Ol bales; TO
the continent, siS DdltS, IOTWdFutu, ft 4
bales; sales. 10000 bales; stock. l8,O2
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. s735 bales;
eXports-tO Great Britain. $40 bales; TO
the Continent, 1904 bales; stock, 64i,l29
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts if16s bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 52,S7l bales; TO
the Continent 1854 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re-
ceipts. SPA $50 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 3.l60.323 bales; 10 France, 15s,lG
bales: To the Continent. 2.7O5.6li bales
Cotton futures opened quiet and steady;
sales, 5000 bales; May. Ss.O6; June, Sil6,
July. s6.l6: August, 1913; September. Sils;
october. 1913; November. s6.2l; Deem
Der. s6.22; January. 1924.
Cotton futures closed very steady; sales,
q, 30 bales; May. s6.l6; June, 6.l7; July.
800 August. $50; September. s6.g; Oc-
ober 1925: November. s6.H; December,
8 IS; January $50.
Spot cotton closed quiet middling up
ands. 6 S-sc.: middlins Gulf, o-sc.; sales.
0.cOo bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May Section fu-
ures steady: sales. l7.i00 bales; May SS.li
lid; June. s5.76as57s: July. s. s2ms5. 81;
august. $5.s3as5,si: September. S.ssaS;S;