Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-14

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
| NEW YORK. April i3.-Flour-Flrmer
and moderately active. winter straigbts,
| s3.jJ0S1O: rye -four dull.
| COrnmeal-Firmer
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western, 66tsc.
Barley-NQminal.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. S3hc; OPP
tiOns opened strong. and experienced a
steady advance all day, on crop news Of
a most bullish character from all parts
OF the wheat belt. Outside demand broad
ened. foreign houses bought literally.
and cables were higher. The local market
closed strong. at the top point. and 2n
2@sc. above last night: May closed 79Lc.:
July closed 1S3ic: September closed 77isc.
.Corn-SDot firm; No. .. exotic. OPP
TONS opened frmer, on cables. and adj
Nanced during the day. with wheat. and
on big clearances from the seabOard.
Close firm at 12c. net advance; May
closed iO3sc.; July closed 405sc.
Oats-Spot steady: No. white, 35Lc.;
options quiet but steady.
Beef-Stoady
Enthusiastically.
lArd-Steady; April $40 nominally.
POrk-Ouiet
Butter-Easy.
CheeSe-Firm.
-Oil-Steady.
PetrOleum-Steady.
Turpentne-tirmer at iii2dijc.
Rice-Firm.
POtatOes-Quiet.
Cabbage-Dull: domestic. SSdS15 per 100.
COffee-Options opened steady and UNI
changed Prices showed speculation with
unimDOrtant variations firm business,
moderate receipts at Rio and Santos.
liberal warehouse deliveries I'm the United
States. and steady spot market. being
Offset by unsatisfactory Havre and Ham
burg cables. Close quiet and unchanged
to . points lower; sales. $500 bags, in
Guiding May, 500: June, $40; spot Rio
steady. mild steady.
Sugar-Raw strong and held higher;
refined firm but less active.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 13.-The market for
cotton goods has been quiet for staples
and SeasOnable lines, SO far as actual
sales go. but an increase IS noted i'm the
number Of bids coming forward for the
former prices below sellers quotations
They are rarely successful as leading
lines In all descriptions are steadily held
Tor full prices. Prints and ginghams firm.
Prlnt-cloths steady. Wide odd goods
show a firmer tendency. Printed flannel
enects in good request. Dress goods i'm
woollen and worsted makes steady. with
fair sales. Hosiery dull and irregular I'm
both cotton nd woollen lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April 3.-Flour-girm
and unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; No. 2 red. spot and the
month a lie; May, n l-2u77 3-ic.; July,
'oc. bldi southern, by sample, 72d1Sc.
Corn-Strons and higher mixed spot.
Al l-2a4l Bic; month, 80 3-ia4Oc.; May.
81 Lass l-2c.; southern white corn 42c.
asked.
Oats-More active; No. 2 white. S5aa5Iac.;
No. ? mixed. 32H32 l-2c
Rye-Suong and higher; No. ,, nearby,
59c.. sellers; No. , western. 62c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged
Eggs-Firm and Unchanged
Cheese-tlrm, active, and unchanged.
Iettuce-$l. 1JnS2 per bushel box
Whiskey-Steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, April 13-Increased outside
speculation to-day, on account Of dam
age 10 the wheat crop. caused a sharp
advance in prices. May closed l7sH2c.
higher. Corn improved iknasc. and oats
Ssui2c. Pork gained l0c ana lard and
ribs 2i2Hjc. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Ono..fnu HIGHEST Touaet Eloofpr,