Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-17

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. August G.-Flcur-Market
quiet and steady, with bids 5alOc. under
old asking prices
Rye FlJuT-Steady.
COrnmeal-Steady.
Rye-Easy no. , western, J9hc.
Barley Steady.
Barley Malt-Easy.
Nheat-Spot FIRM; No. 2 nc. Options
opened steady at Lc. advance, follow
ing steadIcr cables, but eased Off through
liberal short selling 9nd fair crop news.
western bull raid in the afternoon
aroused an active covering movement
which closed prices firm at l9sHlc. net
advance. Sales included No. ? red, Sep
tember closing 76l4c., December closed
corn-spot firm; No. ?. sS9sc. option
market opened steady and unehang d.
with wheat 1t afterwards eased on,
through fine crop prospects, 10 recover
finally on big clearances and the jump IN
wheat. and il closed firm AT partial
I4c. net advance. August closed &C.; Sep
TENDER 36%c. December. 24lac.
Oats-Spot frmer; No. 2, &c. Options
quiet
Beef-Steady
Cut Meats-Easier.
= ckled Hams-lq10izc
Lard-Steady: western steam. $50; Hu-
gust. $j.l7. nominally; refined steady
PO,k-St ady.
Cottonseed-oil-Easy prime crude, nom
inal: yellow. 26d2pac.
PetrOleum-Firm.
ROsin-Firm.
Turpentine-Firm at 52i5G53c.
Rice-Firm.
Buttar-Strorg; W stern creamery, Ia
dc: state dairy. lialSl2c.
Cheese-Quint; large white, @4c.
Fggs-Firmer: state and Pennsylvania
TTlSc.; western ungraded, ll9loc' .,-.-
Potatoes Quiet: fair 10 prime. I.99H
Sl.15: fancy S20S225; southern, $l5Mt2 ID
Cabbage-Steady; Long Island, $685. per
100
steam 25c.
prices unchanged TO ) points higher ana
iulsd more active. with some positions
showing advance OF 10 points, on. cover
ing and fairly good European news Sell
ers were scarce. In me absence OF ora.
lillian news. Rio and Santos were closed I;
holiday. Close STEADY and unchanged %
: ncints highpr. Sales, 1900 BAGS. IN
GLIDING September, $40: February, .
March S5C5: May, &.l5n35D. Spot RIO
dun and nominal; mild quiet and about
steady.
Sugar-Raw steadier. with london; fai-
refining. t.: centrifugal, 80 degree tes'
&c: molasses sugar. i3sc. Refined
steadler and more active.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET
NEW YORK. August Muskmelons
demoraliZed; any reasonable blds accent
ed Watermelons quiet and unchanged.
AIuskmelons flacke sack. nutmeg. per
barrel. 7icGSl: Jenny Lind, 5O,.nA; Hack
ensack seed 45d75c.: South Jersey. Gem
and Jenny Lind. SOC. QSl; per crate, 254yOc
MARYLAND, Rocky Ford seed. fair TO good.
-. do. inferior. per crate, 25MDc.; tmeI-
ala Gem. 50dfOc.: G,m and Jenny Limo,
mr. two-basket carrier, i0fttoc.
Watormelons, per carload, Tj0Sl5o; do"
per 100. &GSl2
THE DRY-COODS MARKET
NEW YORK. August 16.-Demand good
IN all lines Of staple cottOns. and business
larger than for some time past. rome
strong. Advances of per cent in Pep
perel and IAconia wide sheetings, ana oil
o. per cent. I'm PeppereH ad fine brown
sheetings Bleached cottons are CROWNS
scarcer daily. and prices have an upward
tendency. Denims and tickings are better
and firm. Print-cloths firm for regulars
and advancing for wide goods. Print.
comparatively quiet in fancies to-day, but
steady. Ginghams very firm. Woollen anc
wOrsted dress goods ilrm.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO August l8.-Unexpectedly
firm markets and Indications OF revival
i'm the cash demand advanced prices here
Tor wheat 1k05sc to-day. Corn closed un-
changed TO &c. higher. oats advanced
nc Provisions closed Irregular, and DC.
lower to sc. higher.
The leading futures ranged as Follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing
Wheat No