Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07

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dull.
Cornmeal-Quiet.
Barley-NOminal.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red, s2%c.; OPP
tons opened firm, and sustained an ir-
regular advance, on bad crop news and
foreign buying. In the afternoon bear
traders. gaining courage through small
~clearances and export interest, attacked
the market. with success. IL broke Il cent
from the top, and closed easy, at a par
tial &c. net advance; May closed 77%sc.;
July closed 765sc. September closed 7issc.
COrn-Spot dull; No. 2. 421aiS%c.; OPP
ions opened steady, with wheat, but had
a small movement all day, easing of late.
under long sales, and closed easy and
unchanged; May closed 397sc.; July closed
oats-spot firm; No. 2, SSas31kc.; options
dull.
Beef-Steady.
Cut-Meats-Dull.
Lard-Easy; western steamed, $3.50
$50: refined quiet.
Pork-Firm.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. $50
2iiRc.; do. factory. 12Izul412c.: Elgins,
2lhc.; imitation creamery, IkQlS12c.;
State dairy, l4a20c.
Cheese-Steady; large white. Pale.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
l3c.: western. fresh. 12I2q1Sc.; southern.
12al2i2c.
Potatoes-Quiet; New York, s170dS2.50:
Long Island, $2q$2.jO; Jersey syeets, s2W
$3.50.
R~osin-Firm.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Firm.
Cabbage-Quiet at 1880 per 100.
CottOnseed-Oil-Prime crude. 22n22lac.;
Coffee-Options opened steady, with
prices unchanged To 8 points higher; ruled
active. with firm undertone, on moderating
receipts. expanding warehouse move
x..r. Iottar failing In Cnof nanar naapt
and encouraging news from Brazilian
market. Shorts principal buyers. Close
steady and unchanged TO 8 points higher.
Sales. 10000 bags, including May, $5.05;
voice. csc; No. 7, jobbing. CSC: mild
steady and fairly active; Cordova. SdSHc.
Sugar-Raw strong and active; fair re-
hning. 4c.; centrifugal Ct-degree tesU,
4iac.: molasses sugar, 37sc.; sales fairly
active: refined strong.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April with a good at
tendance OF buyers there has been more
business doing on the spot in cotton
goods to-day. Staples Tor quick delivery
have been in better demand. and orders
for seasonable prints and ginghams have
nicked up somewhat. The demand for fall
lines OF cotton dress fabrics continues
good. and woOllen and worsted dress
goods also sell readily. Prices are steady
1nTOlEnOul ihC Hih' a
steady. but the demand is Indifferent. Job
hing trade shows some improvement with
the finer weather.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April 6.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; spot and the month,
7GIb07G&c.; May. NC. asked; July. 76lzc.
asked. southern wheat, by sample. TQ
TIC.
Corn-Strong; spot. the month and May,
3903sILc.; June, 39hc. bid.
Oats-Dull No. 9 white. 35n35i2c.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. nearby. 57a57isc. :
No. 3 western. 59l2c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm at 12c. per dozen.
Cheese-Firm and active, but UNI
W~hiskey-Firm and unchanged.
Lettuce-s1.75qs25 per brshel box.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April 6.-The liquidation in
wheat by longs to-day. on all the hard
snots. was too much for the buyers. who
forward on account of crOp-damage
reports. May, after an advance or lc..
LEFT off with a net decline OF sc. July
closed unchanged. Corn lost &c. Oats