Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-06

dation bronght ON by unfavorable Wash
ington news. Near months were cnleny
influenced. late r1mor that the c aresII
some rally. but near deliveries closer
I-2T5-ic. lower. against a i-snl-2c. rise
on late months; No. z red. May, closeu
at slO0l-2: July closed at ~ 3-sc.
Corn-spot steady; No. 2, &c options
opened steady. with wheat, and tell on
the general midday weakness, only 10
recover later on heavy export tra c1eaed
lions. Close unchangedi May eloseu
at "a 3-Sc: July closed at IS lo2c;
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2. - 5-ic' Op-
tions without other feature than steadi,
ness. and closed unchanged; May closed
at - 3-4c. , 60
nominally: May, $50, nominally. Re
fined quiet
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Very firm; western creamery,
17G22c: factory. Il 1-2N16c.; Elgins, &c.
imitation creamery, II 1-2nlS 1-2c.; state
dairy. I5d2Oc: do. creamery. l742c.
Cheese-Quiet; large white, september
71-2c. ro,,.,.,-,o,io
10ai0i re: western, fresh, l0c.; south
Pot9toesySteady; New York, s2S7 ia
$3.50; sweets. SnN50
CottOnseed-Oil-Du
Petroleum--Dull
Rosin-Quet. ,~oo
Turpentine-Steadya at 81 1-2lS2c.
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Charleston and Savannah, SLZ9HM .0. =,
Coffee-Options opened barely steady
with prices unchanged TO points loWel'
under foreign selling. as result or as
appointing European cables; ruled ir-
regular throughout forenoon ana proke
sharply early i'm the afternoon, under
active liquidation, started by the report
that the Presidents message had been
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General Lee had not left Habana Close
weak, with prices 2jn55 points net lower
sales ~ $50 bags, including April, So'"g
May, @.!5aSG$o. Spot kio w 7ilSc Nina
strong; Cordova, static: sales; heavy
business in mild and Brazilian spot COZ
fees 49, go
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining, 35-Sc. !;
centrifugal 9G-degree test, l-Sc' IKE
fined strong.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. April 6.-War talk takes
the place of trading in the dry-goouis
district. There is no Improvement III
the demand by mail. and little OF no o
store-trading and the price-tone n nlOs'
divisions OF the market is very low Inc
demand for seasonable goods in cotton
lines is also quiet. Staples are Wlthou'
feature i'm any grade. Brown goo1s ar
| the subject Of only limited request, nhlSh'
ers conyerters. and the like lines or con-
| sIimers being inactive in the market
| bleached goods are also quiet ana led,
tureIess. Coarse colored goods are qule'
! i'm nearly all lines. The market Tor PRINT
| cloths is quiet. -
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, April G.-Flour-Dull and
wheat WheafUEasy: spot and the month:
90 i id9g I &c: May. 80 7-Sc.G$.; steamer
! 30. . red. IS 1-4a95 1-2c.; southern wheat,
| by sample, SIC. 0Sl; do. on grade 30 ~"
! Gorn-Easy: spot. the month. and May.
I 81 -2a34 J-Sc.: steamer mixed 5iV"t l-",
| southern white corn, 36aS6 lie; do'' yell
! low: % 1-4c. 49,, o,>,,, % .
! No. mixed, 3OG3O lie ,..,.
Rye-Eirm: No. 2. near by. &c., asked;
| Hav-Firm: choice timothy, Sl2OaN3.
| Grain Freights-Very dull; steamer 10
! Liverpool per bushel. 3D. May; Torh'
| for orders. per quarter. 3s. 3D., April.
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
! Butter-F'irm and unchanged.
! Eggs-Firm and unchanged
! Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
! Lettuce. Sl25dA.JO per basket
/ Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 6.-Wheat; to-day.
! after breaking &c. a bushel, on the closing
! out of a number of heavy long lines, re-
| covered TO within Csc. OF MONDAY
! closing price on the announcement or the
/ postp0nem ent OF the Presidents message
| 10 Congress. The news OF the POSTPONE
ment greatly relieved the selling lreSsui =
| corn and oets were stc3dv. vii " 90. ~
| any change for the day. Provisions
| were nrm early, Dut Closed Hfes uidf
| Pork closed at a small advance, aho
| lard and ribs sal l-2c. lower.
Leading futures ranged as toloWs'