Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-13
GENERAL MARKETS

II
NEW, YORK. May 12-Flour-Neglect-
| ed again. and nominally steady; Mime
| sofa patent S.e0qS4.
| Rye Flour-Negiected.
I Cornmeal-Dun
Rye-Easy; No. 2 &C.
| Barlev--Steadv.
| Barley Malt-Quiet. s@.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red. s2fsc. OPP
| tons opened steady on foreign buying,
| and after a forenoon setback. under
| moderate liquidation and fine weather, adj
| vanced sharply In the last hour. Bulls
| found short interests heavy, and With the
! aid of export sales and the strength In
| corn, experienced little difficulty in driv-
| ing them to cover. The close was hrm, at
| a @slt7sc. net advance: May closed Iiisc.
| July closed 75lzc.; September closed nc.
| Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 nisc. Options
| opened steady, and advancing on light
| offerings, ruled strong all day. supported
| by covering. higher cables. and export
advance; May closed Ssasc.; July closed
| 3s7sc.; September closed 39c.
| Oats-Spot steady; No. oats. sllsc. OPP
| lions dull.
| Beef-Steadv
! ut-Meats--Steadv.
Lard-Steady; refined steady: compound,
| s3su4Ac.
| Pork-Quiet and easy
| Cottonseed-O il-Dull; prime yellow. 25isc.
| Petroleum-Dull
| Rosin-Steadv.
| Turpentine--Easy at i2Qi2izc.
| Rice-Firm.
| Butter-Firm western creamery. 14ie6
1sc.; State dairy. 1SQl7c.
| Cheese-Old easy: large white, nl2c.
| new firm: large, 915q99sc.
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania, II
| 61il2c.; western fresh, lSfplic.; southern,
| 12glSc.
| Potatoes-ouIet; New York, N.25Q&.75;
| Jersey, $as2
Cabbage@Steady at S5O@s2.75 per bar
| rel crate.
.Cotton-By steam to Liverpool, 12ilc.
Coffee-Options opened steady and I'M
| changed and ruled inactive. with down.
| ward tendency under weak European
| cables, absence OF speculative support,
| evidence OF neglect in spot department,
| and heavy decrease in warehouse deliv-
| cries, and with professionals In control.
| Sales, $3.50 bags, including June. $50,
| July, $50. Spot Rio dull. Mild quiet.
| Sugar-Raw dull and barely steady; re-
| fined quiet.
THE DRY-GOoDS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May l2.-Further adj
vances reported in bleached cottons. in
cluding Fruit of the Loom. put up to
| 6i5c. net No change yet in Lonsdales.
wide, 64-squares are stiffening In
value, and bleached cottOns generally
| are quite strong. Brown sheetings and
drills very firm, and tending again TO-
gray goods quiet but firm. Prints
strong demand made. Gnghams un-
changed. White goods and quilts firm.
| Woollen and worsted dress goods quiet.
Mems wear serges and clay worsteds
| firm. Silks firm. Burlaps quiet and
steady. Linens also quiet, at unchanged
prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 12-Flour-Lower;
western superior, S2l0dS2.30.
Wheat-Dull and lower; spot and the
month, 7234G1727sc.; June, 72%n73c.: July,
73AG73kc.; southern, by sample, 6Sd73%lc.
Corn-Steady; spot, 377sa3sc.; the month
and June, 373sGI3Sc.; July, SSc.; southern
white corn, A12c.
Oats-Steady; No. . white. S2l2G3ic.; No.
mixed 3ll2c.
Rye-Dull and lower No. western.
62I5c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Quiet at 90u40c.
Wniskey-Firm and unchanged. aJ.....
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 12-Wheat ruled strong
to-day, on reports alleging damage to
wheat by Fessian flies, and predictions
Of frost. July closed with gain of 19Q
sc Corn advanced sc. and oats 1ac
Pork and lard advanced 2izc. each, and
ribs &C.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.