Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-21

NEW YORK, June 2O.-FlOur-Market
declined early, but afterwards steadied
up, with wheat; Minnesota patents, $1,000
S5.l5.
Rye Flour-Weak at $3.50.
Cornmeal-Dull.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, SOC.
Barley-Dull; feeding, 81 12d3Gc.
Barley Malt-Nominal.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, SEC. OPP
lions had a weak opening, and sold off
further in answer TO denioraliZed cable
news and bearish weather. Later, the
short interest, alarmed over outside buy
ing, covered vigorously. and provoked a
late rally, which closed the market firm
at a l-2c. advance over Saturdays curb.
but lNl-Sc. of from the regular close; No.
red July, closed Il 3-4c.; September
closed - lie; October, u lie; December
closed y 3-ic.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 3Sc Options
opened weaker. with wheat. rallying later
on a good demand, and closed firmer and
unchanged from Saturday; July closed
80 Sic; September closed 81 3-ic.; Decem-
Oats-Spot drmer; No ?, SOC. Options
quiet but fairly steady, closing I'M
changed; July closed PC.
Beef-Easy; family. sll.50dsl2; extra
mess, $lOatll beef hams, $22. s23; India
cut Mtats-Steady; picked bellies,
; 3-Sl7c.; do. shoulders, Lie; do. hams,
l-2q7 3-4c.
Lard-flrmeri western steamed, SO.lV,
July. 500, nominally; refined steady.
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Steady; western creamery,
- l-2al7c.; do. factory, llQl2 3-ic.; Elgins,
l7c.; imitation creamery, l2qli lie
Cheese-Firm; large white, 7c.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
PAP l-2c. western fresh, II l-2Hl2c.;
southern, 10 Stale.
enthusiastically; new, 2d3.
Cottonseed-Dull.
Petroeum-Dull.
ROsin-Steady.
Turpentine-Steady at q l-4QH l-2c.
Rice-Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet; southern. sqN.S7 l-2.
Comee-OptiOns opened steady, with
prices points lOwet, following decline or
Csc in the rate OF exchange at Rio, bear
ish European cables, and foreign selling.
Speculation moderately active and well
distributed throughout the list. Outside
public still manifesting Indifferent spirit.
Close steady and points net lower; sales
II go bags, including July, $3.50; August,
$50. Spot Rio dull: No. J. invoice, l-4c.;
No. 7. jobbing, 6 3-lc. Mild slow; Cordova,
i-2dl5 1-2c
Sugar-Raw inactive; fair refining
3-4c.; centrifugal, 50 degree test, o-l5c'
refined quiet al 1-sc.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, June 2O-To-day's dry
goods market showed hrmness through
out In staple cotton lines. the demand
is fair at the low prices quoted. Bleached
goods have sold quite freely since the
late reductions. and fair-sized mail orders
have come in and are still arriving. In
prints, excellent results have been obtain
ed in fall fancies. Other lines OF prints
have gained strength. In sympathy with
the movement In dark fancies. Cotton
dress goods are In fair demand, though
irregular in prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. June 3.-F'lOur-Weak
and lower: western superior. s2.50us3. TO-
Wheat-DulI and lower; spot and the
month. rs 7-SQSOc.; July, "a lie, bid; Au-
gust y l-2c., bid; southern wheat. BY
sample. 75GSlc.
Corn-Steadier; spot and the month.
35Gi35 i-Ic: July. IS l-4d35 i-2c.; August,
IS 3-4c.; southern white corn; a.. 80 20 &c.
Rye-Dull and lower; No. 2. nearby,
47c.: No. western. ~ lie:
Grain Freights-Very dull; demand