Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-03
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-TUESDAY MAY /. 1898.

able crop news ana Dig NVrtn"es.
REGULAR. advancing actively on bullish
foreign cables and covering, followed py
late realizing, and a general break on
ali months but May. which closed :-sc:
higher. Other months were p ,sls; % i ,l5
closed at 500 July closed at H.o2 Us;
September closed at IS i-ic.
Corn-Spot weak; No. 2, ~ l-ic. Up
tious weak all day, In response to gene,
at i-5Srs-sc. lower; May, g 1.4asS Sic;
closed at IS 3-Sc.; July, Ssa5s '-sc.; closed
az t s-ss; No. 9, IS i-2c. Options
compara...ely steady but quiet. closing
i-Sc net lower; May closed At "a '-sc.
Hops-Steady.
Hides-tirm.
Leather-Flrm.
Wool-Quiet.
Beef-Firm.
=. Cut Meats-Steady. .cor.
Lard-Steady; western steamed, so'o';
May. 500. Refined quiet.
Pork-Quiet. a., M
Butter-Firm: western creamery, i-s9
lie: factory. 1914 lie: Elgins, lic., iml-
tation creamery. Has i-2c.; State dairy,
Hale l-2c.; do, creamery iSHg5 5c
Cheese-Firm; large white, l-zc;
Eggs-Steady; State and pennsylvania,
II i-za12c.; western Iresh' Hi-ei'
'I PotatoesIsteady; New York, se.s7 pa
81 SO; sweets, $34 $3.50.
Tailow-Steady; city, S5-Sc.; country
Cottonseed- Oil-steady; prime crude
IL 1-2d20c.
PetrOleum-Dull
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentipe-Firm.
Rice-Firm.
Enthusiastically. so
- Cabbage-Steady; southern, slDgNz. r
Coffee-Options opened steady; Elay .
points lower; others uncnanSeu, huio1i
quiet. with weak undertone, unier locai
selling, in absence of speculative supp it,,,c
firmness of spot holders. Closed steady.
with prices unchanged to 10 points lower !;
sales. g. $50 bags, including May. so.99qso'
June, $3.50. Spot Rio firm; No; Z; invoIce.
t.: No. 4 1o 9,lin5S l-1'' '"''' " -
Sugar1Raw firm; fair refining, SS-ic.;
centrifugal, 96-degree test, l-ic' saies'
10000 bags Cuba centrifugal 10 bos
5-l6c. 100 bags do. from store heie'
41-4c Refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. May 1.-The decline IN
nrjnt-cloths under the present condi-
lions is considered by operators q re-
markable turn of affairs. The beilel was was
In higher prices, yet 6l,square eNlr ,st
sold late Saturday at &c. less per cent
Only loco pieces were sSid d, M ma more
goods at the figures, but the lower qu9-
tation and a new record Tor the soous
have been made, and the general marke,
has suffered materially. In nearly an
cotton lines to-day, the m0yemen ehec cI
owing TO the transaction in print-cloths.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, May Z-Flour-
Quiet; western superfine. s5.239so'0o, -,
Wheat-Stpong; spot ana me mo or.'ta.
A.1i i-2gsi.l IA 81; July; 81 bid steamer
wheat. by sample sl.lSasl.15 -; do, on
Corn-F'irm; spot, sslSs l-io;; month
SO 3-iQS9c.; June. 3s 5-Sd9s 3-4c.; July
80 1-2c.; steamer mlxed SSg3S lac; sou LII
Ca oaits-Firm: No. white, 81 1-29SSc'; No.
2 mixed, "a 1-2495c. c,o,0
Rye-Steadier No. 2, near by, 4S-iq
CSC; No. 2, western, 66 lie; o,o
Hay-Firm; choice timothy, Sl3.
Grain Freights-Rather qvieter; De
mand not so active; rates STEADY; Steam
er TO Liverpool, per bushel. 0d.. June
Cork for orders, per quarter, IS. 3D. Tor
May and As. A I'D. for June.
Sugar-Strong; graduated. So.o2. a.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, lSc'
do. initiation. 1GqiIc.; do, iadle; ioc'
good Iade, He; siorespacked' 1Sql4c'
Eggs-Ffrm: fresh. 10.
Chsese-Steady; fancy New YORK. large
91-4q9 &c; do, medium. 8 l-2g1Oc.; do''
small, 10 1-2c.
Lettuce. si.5odsl75 per basket.
Whiskey. S12fQN.2S per gallon Tor nm
ished goods I'm car-loads;, S.29d$l.SV per
gallon for jobbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 2-On the belief that
the war would soon be ended, prices TO-
dav declined on the Board of Trade. De-
spite higher markets I'm Eutops, uaders
here sold everything freely and the close
showed losses az follows: Wheat, 20
5-Sc.: corn, Use; oats. lc.; pork, Ez12c'i
lard. 12Iac ribs, loo.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest. Closing