Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-29

3-saj-sc. net higher: May. 80 3-siio Lie
closed 80 3-Sc. July. 10 l-sNh l-sc. closed
0ats-spot stronger; No. 3. 80 LA
% 3-4c: options moderately active and
fairly steady. closing l-ic net higher;
May. 30 l4lt33 l-2c.-ciosed 80 l-2c
Iiay-Dull.
HopS-Quiet.
Leather-Steady.
Wool-Quiet.
Beef-Firm.
cut Steady; rIckled hams,
S1.37 1-2asS
s5.s2 -: May. 1875; refined quiet
POrk-Firm.
Butter-stesdy; western creamery, l5a
ne; do. factory. u l-2al5c.; Elgins, NC;
imitation creamery. IL l-2nloc. state
dairy. li6il6 l-2c.: do. creamery, l3hlIc.
Cheese-S Steady: large white. size.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
II l-4all l-2c. western. fresh. II l-2c.;
southern. ~ lie.
s. p: sweets. 2Vu4oc.
TaIOw-Dull.
Cottonseed-Oil-Quiet
Pctrolcum-DulI.
ROsin--Steady.
Turpentine-F'irm
Ricc-StrOng
M0lasses-F'irm.
Cdbba ,e-Quiet.
Conee-Options opened steady. with
prices l0c. higher. and ruled active on re-
newed purchases By spot coffee firms.
Foreign cables favored bulls. and with
Increase I'm demand. spot markets drove
the shorts to cover Close steady. with
prices unchanged 10 points net hlgncr'
sales. $500 bags. including May. SOIL
June. 500; spot Rio firm No. :. Invoice
81: No. 7. jobbing. $3.50; mild firm; Cor
dova. $s5Odsl5.5o; moderate business done
on private terms
Sugar-Raw strong: fair refining, Bic;
centrifugal C6-degree tesD, 41-fc.; renned
sugar strong: graduated. 57-lGc., mould
\. ll-l6c.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-War conditions
Affect the dry-goods market more forci-
bly, The demand for duck ana cOiored
staple cottons FOR army uses Is the fac-
tor which is most potent in swaNing to-
days market There are signs of a bet
ter market for all grades of staple cot
tons. stimulated. no doubt. by the move
ment i'm ducks and other war goods.
Brown goods are said to be more active.
Several lines i'm wide sheetings are quoted
at slight advance. Osnaburgs are
frmer I'm tone. Bleached cottons show
generally satisfactory market. Print
cloths have been subjected 10 a very
limited request Extras are i'm demand
at the previous quotation OF cents. but
nj this price manufacturers Will not en-
terrain propositions.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April 2S.-Flour-Firm
and higher; western superior. S.sVH 80
do. extra Sil5a$ii5; family. S3H@.5o'
winter patent Sj.0nSJ.S0: spring DO, Eolo0
Sc 80: spring wheat. straight Sj.S5n~.
Wheat-S Steady IT the decline; spot the
month. and May. $l.14 bid; July. NOl -;
steamer. No. red. Sill; southern wheat,
By sample. Sl.udSl.lb.
Confirm; spot and the month. 80 3-4d
IOc: May 3s13S he; June. 80 "a pc.;
steamer mixed 81 3-iu39c.; southern
white. iidi2c.
Oats-Firm and higher: No. white,
81 l-203Sc: No. ? mixed. Ad3Jc.
Rve-Firmer: No. near by, OF LA
"a l-2c.: western. 66c., sales.
Hay-Firm: choice timothy. Sl3
Grain Freights-Active for steamers
and unchanged
Sugnr-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Firm and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 2s.-Infuenced by sem
sational advances at English grain CEN
tres. wheat To-Day on Change soid &c.
above Yesterdays closing price. But
heavy realizing from beginning TO END
~ tho session caused a reaction, ana the
ciose was nearly as weak as the Open
inc vas strong July closed 5-Sd3-4c.
bieher. Nav. lie higher. Corn and
oats gained 1ql l-tc.. PROVISIONS sur
fered declines Of I l-20l5c, on packers
selling. <,-