Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-07

dation brought on by unfavorable Wash
ington news. Near months were cnleny
influenced. late r1mor that the c ares.I
some rally. but near deliveries cioseu
i-2G3-ic. lower. against a f-sn1-2c. rise
on late months; No. z red: May cioseu
at s.00l-2: July closed at SS 3-sc.
Corn-spot steady; No. 2, &c options
ouened steady. with wheat, and fell on
the general midday weakness, only 10
recover later on heavy export transac1,
tons Close Unchanged May closeu
OotsYSnot quiet: Ne. 9 % 3-fc. OPP
tions without other feature than steaci,
ness. and closed unchanged; May closed
Lard-Easy; western steamed. S5;55.
nominaliy; May, $500, nominally. Re-
fined quiet.
Pork-Dull.
! l7G22c.: factory II l-2Q16c.; Elgins, &c.
imitation creamery, II 1-2mlS 1-2c: State
dairy. 1jG2Oc.: do. creamery. hqZ2c.
Cheese-Quiet; large white, SEPTEMBER
Eggs-Firm; State and, pennsylvania
er Potst t6 New York, s2s7 ia
| 81 30: sweets, $3nN5D.
CottOnseed-Oil-DulL
Petroleum-Dull.
ROsin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Steady at 81 1-2uS2c.
Rlce-Steady.
Gabbage-ouiet: Florida. 75c.Gsl.25;
| Charleston and Savannah, $l.29a Sl,S, l..
Conee-OptiOns opened barely s,tauy'
| with prices unchanged to points lower
under foreign selling, as result or as
appointing European cables; ruled II
| regular throughout forenoon ana Droke
| sharply early i'm the afternoon, undet
active liquidation. started by the report
that the Presidents message mad been
! DELAYED till tomorrow, and that Consul
! General Lee had not left Habana. Close
weak with prices 2Jm55 points net loMed,
| sales, $3.50 bags, including April, S0.59'
| MAY. s5.75d$G.30. Spot Rio weak; NO; Z;
! invoice 7c: No. Z. jobbng, l-2c. Milo
| strong; CordOva, 3 3-fUl1c., sales; heaVy
business in mild and Brazilian spot COZ
Sugar-Raw strong: fair refining. 35-Sc.;
| centrifugal. 96-degree test, Also IKE
fined strong.
! NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
! NEW YORK, April 6.-War talk takes
the place Of trading in the dry-gooqi ~
| district. There is no Improvement III
! the demand by mail. and little or no
| store-trading and the price-tone n most
divisions Of the market is very low ne
| demand for seasonable goods IN cotton
! lines is also quiet. Staples are Wilhoul
! feature i'm any grade. Brown goods are
! the subject Of only limited request, nnlsh-
| ers conyerters. and the like lines or con-
sumers being inactive in the markeu
| bleached goods are also quiet anu Iv'
| ureless. Coarse colored goods are qule'
| i'm nearly all lines. The market ior print
cloths is quiet. 1900,
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE, April 6.-F'lour-Dull ana
"' WheafOEasy: spot and the month,
| 90 y iTi9q &c. Nav. 80 7-Sc.G$l.; steamer
! No. . red. 80 1-4u95 &c; southern Whe5l,
by sample, SIC. 0Sl do, on grade, 30 La
! 80 3-ic. , ,r,,.
Corn-Easy; spot, the month ana May lay
"a l-2n34 J-Sc.: steamer niStu; ?fT0t vol,
southern white corn, 6HS6 l-Zc'; do'' Sei-
'O Oa1ts3oniet; No. 2 white. 33qS3 1-2c
| No. > mixed, 3OG3O l-2c. .,..,.
Rye-Eirm: No. ?. near by, Soc, ASKED
| No. >. western. $40. .,o-o>s,o
| Hav-Firm: choice timothy, Sl2OdSl5.
Grain Freights-Very dull; steamer 10
| Ijvernooi. per bushel. Sd. May; Cork,
| for orders. per quarter, 3s. 3D., April.
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged
Lettuce. $L2Jd$lj0 per basket.
| Whiskey- Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. April 6.-Wheat; to-day.
! after breaking &c. a bushel, on the CLOSING
out of a NUMBER of heavy long lines, re-
covered 10 within 3-Sc. Of Monday
| closing price on the announcement OF the
postp0nement Of the Presidents message
/ Ia Congress The news OF the postpone
ment greatly relieved the selling IreSsui F.
corn and oGts were ste4dv, vii " s'.''''N
any change for the day. PROVISIONS
were nrm early, Dut closed Hfes uidf
| Fork closed at n small advance, aho
lard and ribs sal l-2c. lower.
Leading futures ranged as ioio"s'