Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13

Pork-Easy; mess, yS7s4iss50: short
clear: ,liqsll75; family, siiua2 go.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, 16tA
l9lsc. State dairy. Bizqi7itc.
Cheese-Steady; large white. 9Hn9l3c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania
l6allc.; western ungraded, llQl4c., at
mark.
Cottonseed- oil-Steady.
Petroleum-Quiet but firm; refined, New
York. $50; Philadelphia and Baltimore.
VIZ: do. in bulk, S.25.
Rosin-Steady: strained common to
good. sl3Ods1 32ls.
Turpentine-F1rm at JOizajlc.
Rice-Steady; Japan. i7sq5'sc.
COffee-ODtions opened quiet, with prices
unchanged TO points higher, but specu-
lativey SOW and featurelsss, except that
sellers were scarce, following higner
prices from Europe and smaller receipts
al Brazil. Close duh at net unchanged
prices: sales, 2o00 bags. including Deem
Der. $iS0a&.s5; spot RIO dull and nominal;
No I. invoice, S.75: No. 7. jobblng, $.zo'
mild quiet; COrdOva, SI5g0Su.
Sugar-Raw quiet and nrm; tair Ienii-
ing. &C.. centrifugal (S-degree test,
4 9-l6c.: molasses sugar, 3'sc.; re1ned qule'
and firm: mould A, 5Ac. graduated, o'zc.
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK August 12.-The market
in both wOollens and cottOns is in excel
leht shape. and indications are bright
for it's continuance along advancing INES.
Stocks are small. and there Is little
chance OF accumulation along any lines
Sellers show a decided Discrimination 20
part with their stocks at ruling quota
tons. Cotton is frmer, and the demand
for forward delivery is frequently met
with denials by manufacturers. In
woollen goods. new lines of fancy wor-
steds which have been opened show an
advancing tendency, which VIII undouot-
eddy be confirmed by additional options
next week.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK. August l2.-Muskmelons,
pressing for sale at any reasonable oites.
Most of the watermcl0ns on nand are
poor and dragging at low prices; fancy
stock held with some confidence.
Musl<melOns, Monmouth county, Jenny
Lind per barrel. 75c.NSl IS; do, Hacken-
sack seed. 50G75c.: do. South Jersey Gem
and Jenny Lind, 75c.u Sl.25, do, per crate,
JOc.4Sl; do, Maryland, Rocky Ford seed,
fair To good Per crate, 5CN75c.; do, infe-
riOr t0d'oc., Emerald Green, per large
crate. 6Ga75c.: do, Gem ana Jenny Lind.
per twO-basket carrier, 50aI5c.; do, Nir-
ginia and North Carolina, per barrel, sea
65c.
Watermelons. per carload. $75asl5o; do,
per 100, SyaSl2
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. August 12.-Flour Dull
and unchanged
Wheat-Firmer; spot and the month
! II Ian 1-2c.; september, fzttfz l-fc., Cc-
tober. 70 l-4d73 1-2c.; December, 10 lie.
asked: southern. by sample, 55m72c.
Confirm; mixed. spot. and the month
| IS l-2a35 3-4c.: September, 80 Lass l-2c
| October, % 1-in35 1-2c.; November or De-
cember. new or old, 81 l-2aS2 5-Sc.; Janu-
airy. % l-iq32 1-2c.; southern white corn
| $4,000.
| Oats-More active No. white, old, ga
| - l-2c.; new, 26 1-2GZ1c.
| sye-Firm; No. near by, &c.
| Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Cheese and Butter-Steady and UNI
| changed.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August ia general cover
| ing movement by shorts marked tradtnl
! In wheat again to-day, and resulted u
| irregular advances, September CLOSING
| Isc. higher and May ssc. higher. Corr
| and oats closed at practically unchanged
figures. Provisions closed unchanged tC
| &C. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
! Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.