Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-11

and spring patents.
Rye Flour-Steady.
COrnmeal-Quiet.
Rye-Firm; No. ,, 65c.
Barley-NOminal.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-SpOt firm; Ne. red. S04c. OPP
tons opened weak and continued to de-
cline all the morning, under bearish wea.
Their West, general unloading. easy cables,
and large Visible-supply increase. The
crowd Oversold however. and subse-
quently, when confronted with export
rumOrs, covered freely. and began a sharp
rally. Close firm at a sc. advance over
Saturdays final curb prices; May closed
at 76l4c.; July closed at 75Ac.; September
closed at rio.
Corn-spot firm; No. ?, 42lAc. options
mand. and closed firm, at unchanged
prices from Saturdays curb; May closed
at 393sc.: July closed at 394c.
Oats-Spot duh; No. 2. S3c. options
dull.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Dull but steady.
Lard-Steady. Refined quiet.
POrk-Quiet.
Butter Steady; western creamery lea
2lc.; do, factory. 12l2dl5c.: Elgins. pic.
imitation creamery, l4alsl2c.; State dairy,
1i020c.
Cheese-Firm; large white and colored,
12Mlic.
Eggs-Firm: State and PENNSYLVANIA.
15ql3l2c.; western, fresh, 13ul3l2c. south
ern. l2la6l3c
Potatoes-Steady.
COttOnseed-O il-Steady
Petroleum-Quiet
ROsin-Firm
. Turpentne-Fir
RiCe-Firm.
Cabbage-Dull.
Coffee-Options opened steady. with Sep
TENDER points higher and other positions
unchanged. and ruled inactive, with mar
row variations and barely steady under
tone. Outside speculative interests offer
ing no encouragement, and local traders
hesitatng, on account Of large supplies.
waiting for crop news. Close quiet and
unchanged 10 points higher; sales, 5000
bags, including May. Sja$5.0j: December,
500. Spot Rio steady; No. Z, invoice,
6ltc.; No. I, jObbing, 63lc.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. 4 1-l6c
centrifugal, 96-degree test. 9-l6c. molass-
es sugar, l5-l6c. Refined strong.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-There has been
more business doing to-day in the cotton
goods division of the market. Store trade
has not increased. but mail orders have
been more numerous. The demand for
brown and bleached goods Is more gene
raj and. as a rule, at firm prices No
leading lines show any signs OF giving
way. Coarse ColOred cOttOns are quiet.
but prices are steady. Prints are in
moderate request, but prices are well up
held. Ginghams still firm. Dark printed
flannel effects and fancy-woven patterned
dress goods steady sellers for fall. Wool
len and wOrsted dress goods $50 in
steady demand.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April l0-Flour-Quiet;
western superior $2.25q2.iO
Wheat-Steady at the decline; No.
red. spot H5sq7f4c.; the month, 1870
7iAc.; May. 75d7ji4c.; July, 7ic., asked
southern. by sample. 7Oq75l2c.
Corn-Easier; mixed. spot. 3S4g3y5c.
month, 3ShQ3si2c.; May. 3slsH3Sssc.; June,
Sec asked; southern white corn. 1c.
Oats-Dull; No. 2 white, 35qS51zc.
Rye-Firm; No. near by, 5l4m574c. (;
No. western. 59Ac.
Sugar-Strong and firm; fine granulated,
1913; do, coarse graduated SOB.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, 22d23c. /;
store-packed, llGlllac.; rolls, I2ql4c.
Eggs-Firm at l2c.
Cheese-Firm and active; sixty large,
l2Gl2hc.
Lettuce-Per bushel box. s24s22j.
Whiskey-Actiye at Sl3On$l3l per gal
lon for finished goods i'm carloads; $L3lG
$l.32 per gallon for jobblng lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 1O.-The shadow Of the
impending government crop report hung
over the wheat market all day. At the
commencement ii obscured the prospects
Of the bulls, and near the end OF the ses-
sion it cast the pathway of the bears
into sombre shadow. After a decline Of
lc. May wheat closed with a net gain Of
&c. Corn is unchanged and oats lsc.
lower. Pork lost 7l2c. and lard and ribs
2I2c each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
ODcniug. Highest, Lowest, Closing.