Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-17
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 6-Flour-DulI. but
steady.
Rye F1our-Quiet
8, Cornmsal.-Easy; yellow western. $50
Rye-Steady; No. western CSC.
Barley-Weak
Barley Malt-Dull
Wheat-Spot firm; Ne. 2 red, 50 l-Sc.
options opened easy, under disappoint-
ing cables, but soon recovered, and with
one exception. at mid -day, ruled strong
all day. Shorts found buy" reports too
abundant TO disregard and in face OF
cables, light export trade, and small
clearances, were compelled to cover Wig
orously. The late afternoon market was
especially strong closing 5-Saic net
higher; May closed rs s-4c.; July. rs l-Sc.;
September. 747Sc.
opened easier, influepced by strike news
and bearish crop talk, ruled weak until
helped by wheat in the last hour, when
1t rallied and closed strong At i-Sd3-4c.
net advance; May closed 80 S-sc. July
closed SS 7-sc.; September. 39c.
Oats-spot quiet; No. 2, 81 l-2c. options
slow.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Quiet.
Lard--steady; western steamed closed
$5.35; city, $500; May closed $685. nOmi-
nally; refined steady.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, $50
19c.; State dairy, II l-2c.; creamery. 1JfQ
19c.
Cheese--Old steady; large colored,
II lie; new firm; large, 91-2N9 5-sc.
Eggs-Steady: western fresh. l3diic.
Potatoes-Stsady: New York, 81 25lp
H.75; Jersey. Ngs2.
Tallow-Firm; city. l1-4c.; country,
Cabbage-QuIet at sl.5OGs2.75 per barrel
| craze
Frelghts to Liverpool-Dull; cotton, by
| steam, y l-2c.
! do. yellow, 2Jn25 l-2c
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Quet; strained. common to
good sl.4jnsl.47 lie.
Turpentine-Dull at II l-2a42c.
Rice-Firm.
| Coffee-Options opened quiet. ruled
| speculatively fiat. with insignificant va
| riations; European and Brazilian mar
kets reported slow and unchanged; re-
| ceipts fair; warehouse movements heavy
| spot department neglected; outsiders still
| Indifferent. Close dull and net unchang-
| ed. Spot coffee, Rio dull and nominal;
! No. invoice, 63-Sc.; No. I, jobbing.
| 7-Sc. Mild dull.
Sugar-Raw frmer in tone and held
higher: fair refining. Also. centrifugal.
| 96 degrees test, 5-Sc.; molasses sugar,
4c.; refined firm.
/
NEW YORK, May 16.-Good demand
for brown cOttons for export ana sales
made as far ahead as OctoberNOvem-
! Der shipment at to-day's full prices.
| Home demand moderate and cramped by
| scarcity of supplies Print cloths quiet
and firm. Wide gray goods In limited
request at full prices: bleached tending
| inward. with good sales. Medium grades
| occasionally advanced 1-ic. Wide suit
! inss dull but firm. Denims, ticks, plaids,
| and other coarse colored cottons quiet at
previous prices. Prints and ginShams
| strong White goods scarce. Lace cur
| tains. cottons, damasks. and quilts all
| well sold ahead. Jobbing trade fair.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, May 16.-F1our-Quiet
Wheat-Steady; spot. ~ S-4a7Sc; the
| month. Y 3-4n72 7-Sc.; June. 70 l-iq73 lie. {;
July, 70 1903 5-sc.; southern. by sample
| 6Sn73 lic
Corn-Easier; spot and the month,
! 81 1-2Gf37 5-8c. June, 81 3-sM37 l-2c., July,
! 81 1-2N37 5-Sc.; southern white corn, age.
Oats-Steady: No. ? white. 80 l-2a3ic.
! Rve-Easier; No western. &c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery. 1870
20c.; store-packed, ilgl4c.: rolls. l2ql4c.
| Eggs-Steady ana unchanged.
| Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Lettuce-Per bushel box, 4Oc.
| Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. May l6.-Sensational claims
| NJ damage caused an advance Of Use. a
| bushel i'm wheat to-day. Corn closed with
| a gain of l-sd3-Sc.. and oats with one OF
| 1-ic. Pork declined i-2c., and lard and
ribs 2 l-2c:
| The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
| Whpaf-NO 2