Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27


! steady. "a --s,<a IN. short
PSrsu ,S sls;s, ness family ssss '"'
ei ceao,i,omseod- Oii-steady: yellow. Z6c;
te,r,,crr,- Firmor: refined. New ycrk.
| q M. philadelphia and baltimore s"'"'
do, m n9,ni strained, common, H27st9
I $3.50. =, as,L@iec
Rice-Dull: domestic. fair 10 extra fss@
| Butter-Steady; western creamery i't
/ dc; state dairy. lJ4l9c.
| Cheese-F'irmer.
Eggs-Steady. s,o. or
| Potatoes-Quiet: fair to prime, HNsl y;
/ fancy white, Sl.JVnShoJ; sVutheih S"O0'"'
! s1GSi.25. saa,, ,ar
Cotton-To Liverpool, by steamer, DOC
COfee-Options opened steady az uh-
| changed prices, and varied scarcely .
points all through the session., Conslo-
! cradle trading to close out old Septem-
Ter deals was engaged I'm, but aside ir y,
| this the speculation was meagre. me
/ cable news produced little or no effect
/ and statistical changes lacked influence:
| Close steady and points lower 10 D
| higher: sales. 30G0 bags, including sep
TENDER $i35; October, IlQ spot IIo
| duh and nominal; No: ., invoice. 97se.' ;
| Cordoya, 9kQllc. .,u
| Sugar-Raw quiet and unchanged; fair
/ refining. l5-16c. centrifugai. go-des85ee
/ test. lie: mola secs sugar. l5-loc. Ike
( fined quiet: standard a. 1-l6c; granu-
lated ) Slice.
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. August 2G-There have
| been reports OF sales OF prlnt-clotnS on,
side Of Fall River at the quoted az
River rates. but these sales have not Deen
| verified. There have been no sales or
regular cloths at Fail River during the
week The market for odd goods mas
been fairly active during the week, ana
prices are on a very firm basis Locally,
| the cotton-goods market shows no change
| OF moment. There IS fair demand tor
| brown goods for domestic consumption.
] Bleached cottons have been sold during
| the week in considerable amounts ana
sellers are beginning to doubt whether
| the stocks will be sufficient 70 meet the
| demands Of the later legitimate trade.
| There is n good market for prints, ano
| remarkably well-sustaiped demand Tor
| ginghams and woven colored goods. me
market for denims and similar lines OF
coarse cOlored goods has been advanced
! slightly, and sales have been quite heavy
NEW YORK MELON MARKET
NEW YORK. August 26.-Muskme;ons
In heavy supply mostly ordinary and of
poor quality and dragging at low ana r-
| regular prices. Watermelons weak ana
lower
Colorado per case. $3.50
81 80; do. Jersey, per barrel, $500 t2.25;
do. per half barrel, 2Jn50c.
WatermelOns-Per carload $l2NgNN:
do. Jersey. S50fO0; do, Maryland, per
100. $l5GS20; do. Jersey and Virginia, $40
N2
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. August 8.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged.
Wheat Weak; spot and the month, 10ls
0702tc.; September 7OAd1c.; october,
72L4T2Izc. December, 7itsGH5sc.; south
ern white corn, 39G40c.
Corn-Easier; mixed. spot, and the
month, 376371sc.; September and October,
3Gl, Q35Iac. November or December. new
or old. 3343]Hc.; January, 33g331sc., south
ern white corn. 9ul0c.
Oats-Firm; No. white N4Ei3c
Rye-Dull; No. 2, near by, 53c., nomi-
nally.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese and Eggs-F1rm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. August 26.-Wheat was weak
all day to-day, and closed at decline
Of 1isc for both December and Septem-
Der The Northwest was a large seller,
and the demand was roo light 10 absorb
the offerings The weak cash market was
also a factor Corn declined ia &c. for
September. but closed only a shade lower
for the other months. oats declined $50
1tc. and provisions 5HIac.
The leading futures ranged as Follows:
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