Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-24

and peace rumors. No. 2 red, May, l.6zi
{l.70; CLOSE. $l.53; July. N.16 5-sa$l.l 10. close
M.l6 "a: September. IS l-sas4c.; close
Corn-spot easy. Options opened weak
on improved crop news. ana with fc>
exceptions was depressed all day, follow
J-Su7-sc. net lower; May closed - 1-2c.
July, 2S 3-fui0 s-isc.: closed. 4oc.; septem
Der, 40 3-iftil lie; closed. ~ Use.
Oats-Spot weak: No ?. sac. Options
neglected and easter. with corn, closing lc
lower May closed. Ac.
Hay-Quiet.
Hops--Steady.
Hides--F'irm.
| Leather-Steady.
| Wooi-Ouiet
| ut-Meats-Steady; picked bellies
l-2nl l-fc.i do. shoulders, 3-ic.; do
hams. s-4dsc
lard-Easy: western steamed, $500
s6,i5; May, s6.72, nominally; refined steady
| POrk--t.uiet
l6c; factory. lial2 i-2c.; Elgins. iec.: int
taiion creamery. l2TfIf lie: state dairy,
i2gli l-2c.: do. creamery. % l-24l5 l-2c.
Cheese-Quiet; large white. 7 Lie.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania.
10 1-4G10 SAC.
Potatoes steady; New York, s2.75qss:
new, $5.50lfs45O
Tallow--Fifm.
Petroleum--Quiet.
Rosin-Steady
Turpentine-Firm.
Rice-Firm.
Molasses-Steady
Cabbage-Quiet; southern. 70nS0c
Cottonseed- Oi-Tending upward. in the
absence of selling pressure; prime crude.
2l42c., nominally: prime summer yellow
z6c.; butter oil, 26f23c
Cofpee-Options opened steady; generally
N AtF141 Ion. H.
tureless; European cables disapponting
receipts at Rio and Santos and spot de-
mand slack; selling checked by increasing
warehouse deliveries In United States:
closed steady, with prices unchanged to
10 points net lower: sales, IL. 750 bags, in
Guiding June and July, $685. spot Rio
quiet: No T. invoice 6 3-Sc No. T. 1obbing.
Use; mild quiet: Cordova. 8 f-20l5 lie
Sugar-Raw strong and tending upward:
fair refined, 3 3-id3 13-l6c.; centrifugal, g6
degree test, 5-l6c.; sales. 3.36l bags San
Domingo centrifugal. 96 degree test at
prices equal TO 5-lec.; 273 bags San Do
mlngo molasses sugar. SO degree test. at
prices equal to 1-2Q3 9-l6c.; 400 bags San
Domingo centrifugal. 96 degree test, at
5-l6c., ex ship; refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 23.-'rhe opening of
the weeks trading in dry-goods is on
decided conservative lines. There is no
expansion in store trading, and mail or
ders are poor. A dismal Monday added
TO the bleakness Of the situation. The
market for staple cottons shows a con-
tinuation of recent unfavOrable features.
Brown goods for domestic consumption
are again in quiet demand. Sheetlngs
and drills for export purposes are I'm good
demand. and are firm. in nearly all quar-
tiers. There is no change in the situation
In bieached cOttons. Print-clotfs are still
very firm. Extras are nominally quoted
at al l5-lsc., but sellers refuse bids at
this price. steadily. Odd goods arc firm,
and In fairly active demand
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, May 22-Flour-Firm;
western superior, $3.75dA.
Wheat-Stsady; spot and the month,
81. S6QslSe Ia; June, sl.32 asked; July,
s-HS-4 asked; August. Nl0 "a asked;
Corn-Dull and lower; spot and the
month. 3sQ39 lac; June, 3s 7-Sq39c. July
39d59 lac: steamer mixed. Ssn3S 1-ic.
white and yellow corn. ilc.
Oats-6teady; No. 2 white, 3Sc., sales;
Rye--Dull; No. 2, near by. e4c.; 10. 2
western. 66c
Hay-Steady
Grain Freights-Very dull; scarcely any
demand; rates easy; steamer to Liver
pool. per bushel, Aid. June; Cork for
orders. per quarter. 81. Cd. June.
Sugar-Strong; granulated, s5.45 1-2
Butter-Steady: creamery, lie: do, imi-
tation. 16c.; do. ladle. l5c.; good ladle,
&c. store-packed. 12dtl3c.
Eggs-Weak; fresh. l0c.
Cheese-Steady; fancy New York, large, |
1-4d9 1-2c.
Lettuce. S1.250sl.5O per basket.
Whiskey, sl.17QH.25 per gallon In car |
Dads and Sll9 per gallon in job lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 23-Fine weather. lower |
,ables. and the promise of an early har- |
rest weakened wheat to-day. Prices de- |
lined lie. in July and Idol Csc. lower |
n september. Corn lost lie. and oats !
4d3-Sc. Provisions showed a decline of |
06D12 lie.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing. |