Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-05


NEW YORK. October 4.-Flour-Firm,
with a fair demand; prices unchanged.
Rye Flouf-Firm; good 10 fair 5000
$3.50.
Buckwheat Flour--Easier al g. OG2250.
BuckW heat-Dull at 5705Sc.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady: No.2. Gtc.
Barley-Dull; feeding, 4la43c.
Wheat-Spot weak: No red. NC. OPP
lions opened quiet at decline OF sc;
cables being adverse. and an advance In
consols suggesting a more pedceIul turn
in the South African situation. Later.
the markets rallied on reports of better
export demand. and prices moved up sc.
from the lowest point. But the market
again turned easier. under realizing, fol-
lowing easier French cables and renewed
apprehension over the Transvaal ques-
ton. Close weak, with prices 1isc. net
lower. March closed S12sc; May closed
sOAc.; October closed 7jhc.
Corn-Spot weak; No. 2 4Ohc. Options
opened easy al &c. under lower cables;
rallied partially on reported good export
/ demand but again turned easier with
| unsatisfactory late cable news, and closed
weak a. a l4N@sc. net decline. May closed
364c.; December closed 31Ac
Oats-Spot steady; No. ,. 29Ac. Options
DUR and nominal.
Beef-Quiet; cut meats steady.
Tard-Easier; western steamed. SIS; re-
fined. firm: compound, 5'su5hc.
Pork-Dull.
Cottonseed Oil-Easier; prime summer
yellow sold M 29c. for October up to
February. but is held at 3)iac. for strictly
spot: off summer yellow, 29c.
PetrOleum-Firm.
ROsn--Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet at 5l052c.
| Rice-Steady
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island. $2Q350 per
| 100.
Freights-To Liverpool, dull; cotton, by
| steam. 2Ghc
Conee-Cptions opened steady and I'M
| changed TO points lower. but showed no
| feature Of interest. Brazilian receipts
and larger warehouse deliveries here We're
/ offset by heavy clearauces and large
/ local receipts. Close steady and un-
changed TO 8 points lower: sales. IL 400
| bags, including October, 3i2j; November,
! $3.50. Spot Rio steady; mild steady.
Sugar-Raw weak and nominal; refined
1 dull and easy.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. October I'm dry-goo1s
| an staple cOttous are I'm good request.
| Demand improving rather than falling
away. i'm spite Of The steadily advancing
| tendency OF prices. Heavy brown COT
! tons are held by sellers. with much re-
serve. Courtyard sheetings sold to-day
| I'm one quarter NJ ne. per yard. Large
sales Of regular priut-cloths al full price;
I wide odds strong Bleached cottons Do
| good demand and advances already re-
I ported easily ftdlil'Ns + AlA ilfL auf ellifo
/ i'm denims and other coarse COlOred coz
I tons very firm. WoOllen and wOrsted
! dress goods i'm good request. Prints shoY
! an improved demand, especially for staple
| lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
! BALTIMORE. October 4.-Flour-t2uict.
Wheat-Dui and lower; spot and the
month, 72AH73c.: December, 1Jl3uiol2c.;
] southern. by sample, 6jNlic.
Corn-Dull; mixed spot 3Sl2n3b4c; the
month. 38d3Shc, November and Decem-
her new or old. 35Na3jac.; January and
February 3jlQ3jl2c.; southern white
corn. Au42c.
Oats-Quiet: No. white. 29dSOc.
Rye-Firmer; No. ., near by, $4,000.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. October 4-Delay i'm the eX-
| p4cted outbreak OF hOstilities I'm the
Transvaal hattened the wheat market
badly to-day and was mainly RESPONSE
bic for the decline Of sale. which mark
ed the close. Failing off IN the export
demand was also a feature. Coarse grains
were affected somewhat by high ocean
! freight. corn closing hd2sc lower, ana
oats I.02.c lower. Provisions declined