Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08


raised by j. p. Harris. bringing respect
lively. 500. $50 and SIPS.
Stonewall had good sales during the
week over the hogsheads.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 7.-Flour-Strong and
higher: city mill patents, S.l5nSl;50.
Rye Flour--Quiet, at S5.0u$i; mostly
50. COASTS.
Cornmeal-Firm; yellow western, 76c.
Rye-Firm; No. 2. 7ic.
Barley Malt-Quiet; western 5SniOc.
Wheat-Spot strong; No. red, N62,
nominally. options opened up win
rush. and very strong, on unexpectedly
higher Liverpool news. thereafter tney
ruled active and strong, with remarkable
advances in May ana July; uue LEI
cited actions of shorts. Close 40l612c.
up on these months, and la212c. up on
others: No. red, May, closed $l6O; July
closed Sl.13.
Corn-Spot strong; No. 2 40 7-Sdnc.
Options active and strong all day on
big weekly clearances and the jump in
wheat. Close 3-SGlac. net higher. May
closed S9Iac.; July closed 80 5-Sa39 Csc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. ,, 50 l-Ha5oAc.
Options quiet and barely steady CLOSING
lie lower: May closed, 3iaic.
Beef-Strong: family. Sl250pSl3; extra
mess. SIO5odSl1; beef hams, PFC. packet
$ll 5OqS12; city extra India mess SlSa$is.
Cut-Meats-Steady;, picked peilles;
o l-iUl II; picked snouIueIS' w. PiONiON
Lard-ouiet: western steamed, S6l5;
May. $500: refined quiet.
Pork-Easier; mess, NO1Jgu; snort
clear. S1QH3; family. $l2QSl2.O. ,,,o,
Butter-Steady; western creamery l l az
Imitation creamery, 1+a15l2c.; State dairy
lidl6lac. do. creamery, l4lg4Ic.
Cheese-Easler; large white, lac.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
1lGlllac. western fresh lO1sqllc.; SOUTH
p; iuc New York, s2.371@0
$3.50: sweets, S3dSI5O.
Petroleum-Firm; refined, New York.
So Philadelphia and Baltimore, S5.so; do''
i'm bulk S.i5.
Rosin-Firm; strained, common to good.
Tnrpentine- Steady. at 32lsdS3c.
Rice-Firm; domestic, fair to extra.
1-SG7 l-ic: Japan, . l-Sa6c. e.o
Cabbage-Steady: southern, N.15qR.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady but quiet; prime
crude. 2Oc, nominally; prime crude, 800
lie; prime summer yellow, 2fg2i12c.; put
ter oil, 26G2Sc. ,-
Conee-Options opened steady, with
prices unchanged to points hlSner on
European cables, leading TO local cover
ing; buying checked by liberal receipts
at Rio and Santos, and indifference or
spot coffee-buyers. Closed steady and
unchanged 10 ) points net lower. Sales,
NZJl Days, lnNluulllS May NJs'Vt t1NpN
Sj.7J. Spot Rio quiet; No. Z, inVolce'
5-Sc.. No Z iobbing l-Sc.; mild barely
steady; COrdoVa, S2Ul5l2c.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 5-Sc' /;
centrifugal. % degree test. 3-l6c; reined
steady; graduated, 7-l6c.
NEW YORK DRY-GoODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May Further decline
I'm print-cloths is reported. Sales were
made late yesterday outside Fall River,
OF regulars, at ! Use. This Is a decline of
Lice. from previous quotations, and 1t is
1-Sc. below the Fall River quotation.
Staple cottons Of all sorts are quiet, in
conformity with the eastern markets.
Bleached goods are in quiet demand. EX-
port lines are not bought freely, and the
demand for wide sheetings and drills, for
domestic use, shows no change. Other
brown goods are quiet. Coarse colored
cOttons are firm. outside of the govern
ment demand, there is little call for any
except certain more staple lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 7.-Flour-Firm and
higher; western superfine, $40; do. extra,
SIt06$5.25; do. family, $j.754$6; winter
wheat patent, S6dS6.45; spring do, 6.50lp
80; spring wheat straight, S6.15as6.40.
Wheat-Strong and higher; spot and the
month. $l.39 7-Sd$l.4O; June, $LA; July,
$lO9 3-4a$l10; steamer No red, $l.36 $50
N.81-2: southern wheat by sample,
81 .36USl4l: do. on grade, $l6 1-2qSl.4O IL.
COrn-Firm: spot, 80 1903 Sic; the
month and June. 80 Lass 3-Sc.; July 39c
bid; steamer mixed. IS l-2a3S BIC; south
ern white and yellow corn. 40 l-flf4lc.
Oats-Firm; No. ? white, 80 l-2Q39c.; No.
2 mixed, 3jc.
Rye-strong and higher; No. ?, nearby,
70d70 l-2c; No. western, nc.
Hay-Firm; choice timothy, $l3.
Grain Freights-Firm and unchanged.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Weak and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Sl. 50H$l.75 per basket.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May MAY wheat adj
vanced 10 $40 per bushel on the Board
Of Trade to-day. 1t closed yesterday
worth Sl.49 81 July added Csc. 10 its
value The week closed with the most
exciting session In years. May. or cash,
wheat. after opening at $50, climbed
steadily TO $l.7O-5c. at jump-and closed
at sl67--a net advance for the week OF
exactly SOC. per bushel
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing