Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-22
NEW YORK PRopUCp MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, September 2i.-F'iour-
Generally steadier. with demand chiefly
Tor spring patents and low-grade winter;
rye -four firm.
Cornmeal-Steady; yellow western. 7cc. q.
Rye--F1rm; No. 2. sc; State rye. ssc.
Barley-Steady; western mailing, fzu
sc; feeding, Sic.; barley malt quiet; west
ern, 55d6ic.
wheat-spot strong No. red, "a &c.:
options opened firm. and advanced on for
eign buying. steadier cables, and active
covering for ST. Louis account; September
continued strong all day, on heavy ex-
por trade xs and sS OF but a,
closed only l-Sul-ic. net higher, agaSlst
&C. advance on September, sales in
cluded No. red. March, 70c.; May closed
&C. September closed 70 Lie.
Corn-Spot firm; No. ?, 81 lie; options
| opened steady. on firmer cable news, but
was later affected by realizing, and closed
Lac. net lower; May closed 81 l-4c.; Sep
TENDER closed Ac.; December closed
| "a 1-2c.
Oats-Spot stronger: No. 2. 3 l-4c.: OPP
tons were neglected and nominal.
Beef-Steady.
enthusiastically.
Lard-Easy; western steamed closed
! $5.o5; city. $3.50; September closed $685.
| nominally; refined, easy.
! Pork-Steady.
| Butter-Firm; western creamery, Is l-2n
2lc; imitation creamery, l3ql6 l-4c.; state
| dairy, 1fn1S 1-2c
Cheese-Strong; large white. si-ic.
| Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania.
| 11T1sc.: western, fresh, lie.
| Potatoes-Steady Jerseys, s.. 5eTsl.M IL;
New York, si.25qsi.75; Long Island. sl.Sesp
81 sweets, Jersey, N.75Q2.2S, southern,
! NQSi.25.
| Petroleum-Steady.
| Rosin-Steady
Turpentine-Steady.
COtton-By steam. PC.
Cottonseed .Oil-Easier; prime summer
| yellow, % 1-2c. asked for spot, &c. Tor
future delivery; prime winter yellow, "a
| CSC
Coffee-Options opened steady. with
| prices to 10 points higher, and further
improved on covering by shorts ana IN
vestment buying, inspired by strong Eu-
ropean cables. light Brazilian receipts,
free warehouse deliveries in this country,
better feeling in spot department. and re-
luctance of shorts to sell at present low
prices; trading more extensive than IN
weeks. and chiefly local. Close firm ana
l0Q20 points higher; sales. 1880 bags, IN
GLIDING September, $525qSS5; October
$.25Gs5.3O: spot Rio steady and held high
err: mild firmer, but not quotably higher,
sales. fair business on private terms.
Sugar-Raw. steady at the lower prices
of yesterday; fair refining. 3 SIC; CEN
trifugal C96-degree tesD, i5-l6c; molasses,
3 1-2c.: refined firm but less active.
NEW YORK DRY-GooDS MARKET.
| NEW YORK, September H.-There was
| continued inactivity in the dry-goods
market to-day The quota OF buyers II
the market was very small, ana 'theii
| operations were confined within narrow
limits. The market gained very little In
mail orders. many road statesmen havint
returned 10 the city, after only partially
successful trips. The reports from th'
South that yellow-fever has broken GU
temporarily stopped heavy trading II
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. September 2.-Flour-
Quiet steady, and unchanged
Wheat-Strong; spot ana me month
II l-4a7I lie: October, 70 5-s070 Use; De
cember, 50 3-4g69 7-Sc.; southern wheat
by sample, 66ll72c.
Corn-Dull: spot and the month 80 $50
80 lie, October, 80 5-8d33 S-4c.; Noyem
Der. 3iq34 1-4c.; new or Old November o.
December % S-4q33 lie; southern whit'
corn 34d36c.
Oats-Firm; No. white western, 2s l-2G
&c.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2, nearby, 40 1-2c.
No. western, 81 lie.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steadv and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-7oc. per bushel box.
| Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. September H.-Wheat wa
{ strong to-day at the opening and wea
at the close Heavy outside buying an
large exports were sustaining influences
but realizing by professional holder
proved too much Tor the market 10 stan
up under. December closed al "A Use de
; cline. and September 3-Sc. lower. Cor
w9s easy, Duc lost only q small fraction
oats we're strong under covering b
shorts. and advanced 1-Sd3-8c. Provision
were oul and weak, closing l-2gl0
| lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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