Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, April H.-Flour-The mar
ket retained its strength and was fairly
active. I.ow-grade winter scarce.
Rye FlOur-Steady.
COrnmeal-Firm.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. $l.2L; 40.
1 northern, New York, SIS. Options
opened steady, bur at once went to pieces,
under heavy liquidation The weakness
continued until afternoon. when efforts
to cover disclosed a scarcity Of wheat
and prices rallied decidedly, closing at a
3-Sdl-2c. net advance; No red, May,
! lInl -2afI22: July. 99c. m$l OF is; closed,
Sl.0l 5-S, September, 81 3-id30c., closed,
SOC.
Corn-Spot firm; No. =, 40 3-4c options
opened easier, on cables, and liquidation,
but later recovered fully on export buy
ing and the jump I'm wheat. ana closed
unchanged; May. IS Lass 3-4c.; closed,
IS Bic: July % l-Sn39 j-sc.; closed, 50 0-Sc
Oats-SpOt dull; No. 2. BE. Options
strong but quiet; closing lie. net higher
| May closed at 80 lie
Hdy-Quiet
Hides-Quet.
| Leather-Steddy.
Wool-Quiet.
Bcef-Steady.
cut Meats-Steady
Lard-Firm; western steamed, $5.95i
! May. s6.02. Refined steady.
Pork-F'irm.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 15l
| ne: do. factory. T. 1-2al5c.: Elgins, lie.
imitation creamery, II l-2dl6c.; State
dairy, l4Hl6 lie. do. creamery. l5dl1c.
Cheese-Stcady: large fancy 8 l-2QS SIC.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
II 1-lull lie; western, fresh, II Lie.
southern, 10 lie.
Potatoes-Steady.
Tallow-Inactive; city, 35-8c.; country,
9-l6H3 j-Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and more active
on export demand; prime crude. va
- l-2c.. nOminally; prime crude, l6ql1c.
Butter oil. 20 1-2G29c.
PetrOleum-Dull.
ROsn-Steady.
Turpentine-tirm.
Rice-StrOng.
Molasses-Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet; southern, s.50da.75.
COnee-OptiOns opened steady with
prices unchanged 10 points higher;
ruled fairly active and advanced all day
on local buying, more active cOnsumptiye
demand. and favorable news from Eu-
rope. Speculation entirely local. Close
steady. with prices l0425 points net
higher; sales, 1850 bags, including May
S.SJd s605; July. Sj.SJns $3.50. Spot Rio
firm; No. !, Invoice, &C.; No. !. Jobbing,
7 lie. Mild firm; COrd0va, 5 l-2ql5 lie.
Sugar-Raw strong and held higher
fair refining. ll-l6c: centrifugal. y5-de-
gree test, 3-l6c. Refined strong.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The war re-
ports engross the attention OF local dry
goods operators, and the possibilities OF
the demands Of the government are very
eagerly discussed in all quarters. In
terest is centered in attempts to gain a
part OF the army and navy business,
rather than in the development. OF trade
along private lines. Prices have adj
vanced materially on all varieties OF flags
and flag bunting. The supply accumu-
lated for MemorialDay and lndepend-
ence-Day uses has been exhausted. In
staple cottons the market is uninterest-
ing.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. April T.-tlour-
Firm and unchanged; receipts. Z.Oi3 push
els.
WheaJ-Sieady at the decline; spot; the
month. and May. SIP l-iasl.l2 l-2; July.
q 3-4q9sc.; steamer No. 2 red. slH 5-iN
SlO9; southern wheat, by sample, sl.l04
MS: do. on grade. si.0entl.l2 IL,
Corn-Firm, spot and the mnlh, " S-4g