Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-05

| NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
| NEW YORK, May 4-Flour-Dull and
| barely steady without change
| Rye Flour-Dull.
Cornmeai-Steady.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, Csc.
Barley-Dull
Barley Malt-Dul.
Wheat-Spot steady: No. 2 red. S2Kc.
| Options opened firm on cod-weather
news, but at once reacted in the face Of
unfavorable crop reports, export demand
and moderate clearances. Very little out.
| side support. Afternoon weakness AT 81
Louis and disappointing cables were the
| chief selling motives. The close was
weak at a hahc. net decline. May closed
| sac; July closed 1859; September closed
| f5$,c
Corn-Spot steady: No. 2. 43ssc Options
| opened steady. with wheat but suffered
! from heavy western liquidation, and de-
| clined all day. closing about steady. on
| heavy export business. at a &c net de-
| cline. May closed 39c.: July closed 3sAc.
Oats-Spot steady! No. 2. 32G32Ac. OPP
| tons dull.
| Realistically.
Cut Meats--Steady.
| Lard-Easy: western steamed $3.50
| $40 refined easy.
Pork-Easier
Cottonseed- Oil-Easy.
Petroleum-Dull.
| ROsin-Steady.
Turpentne--Steady.
Rice-Steady.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. l4i21
| f7c.; State dairy. l3AGl6c.
Cheese-Steady; large white, l2c.
| Eggs-Firm. State and Pennsylvania,
iS4Glic.; western fresh. l3al3Ac.; south
| ern. l2Ql3c.
Potatoes-steady: New York, sf250
| sl.S7la; Jersey, sl.500sl.75.
| Cabbage-Qulet at s9nN0.
| CottOn-By steamer. TO Liverpool, l2c
! Coffee-Options opened quiet and un-
| changed: ruled exceptionally dull in the
absence of business. while showing steady
| undertone. under Hamburg advance. and
| closed dull and net unchanged Sales.
| 20 bags. including October. t5.45. Spot
| Rio auct. Mild quiet.
| Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining.
| i5-lGc.; centrifugal ~ degrees test. &c:
molasses sugar 3-l6c.; refined firm.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Cotton without
change In any division. apart from occa-
sional advances or lsqAc In some east,
ern brands of export cottons. Bleached
cottons are selling fairly we'll at full
prices. Low grades in better request.
Wide sheetings firm but quiet More
doing In denims at previous prices. Other
coarse colored cottons quiet and steady.
Prints are firm. with fair sales in both
fancies and staples. Ginghams are still
scarce. Print cloths quiet and prices
maintained. Underwear generally steady
No change in woollen and worsted dress
goods or menswear fabrics
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 4.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and easier; spot. the
month and June. 75it n75l2c. July, 76c.
asked: southern. by sample. 7Om76c.
COrn,-Dull and easier spot and month,
3sa3sLc.; June, 3Sisn3sAsc.; July, 3sl2c.;
southern white corn. 4lnnizc.
Oats-Steady; No white, 35m35i2c.; No.
2 mixed. 32a32izc.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 western, 6SAc.
Sugar-Strong: fine graduated, so.iol2;
coarse granulated S.45R.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, lSnlsc.;
store-packed, HAZE, rolls, Bale
Eggs-Steady az l24l2iac. per dozen.
Cheese-Quiet and unchanged.
Lettuce-75c MSl per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 4.-The wheat market
ruled weak to-day under vigorous bear
attack. An early advance was lost, and
.July closed &c. lower. Corn lost isnAc.,
and oats nc. Pork declined l2i2c., and ribs
2isc. Lard closed a shade lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opes.:ns. Highest. Lo1est. Closing.