Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
GENERAL MARK ETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Rye Flour-Dul and easy
COrnmeal-Easy.
Rye-Easy; Southwestern, 62iRc.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red, SSHc.
Options opened steady. on cables. There
was a subsequent sharp rise, on bad crop
news from the Southwest, supplemented
by liberal visible supply decrease and St.
Louis buying. Local shorts covered free
ly, and the close was firm at a l2ql2sc.
net advance; May closed at rae; July
closed at 1850; September closed at 7il4c.
Corn-Spot quiet; No. .. 4O5sc. options
opened steadier, with wheat, and were
sustained by light offerings and a big
visible supply decrease. The close was
steady at a partial sc. net advance; May
TENDER closed at 39c
Oats-Spot quiet; No white, S3i2c. OPP
tions quiet.
Becf-Steady.
Cut Meats-Quiet
Lard-Firm; western steamed, $j35. Re
fined firm; ). A.. s..
POrk-Dull and easy.
Cottonseed-Oil--Dull;p prime crude, 21c.
do yellow, 2512c.
Petroleum-Dull
ROsin-Easy.
Turpentinc-Steady.
Rice-Firm.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, 19c.
Cheese-Old steady; large white, I1G
| 11l2c
New Cheese-Firm; large, 9;sa9&c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
l4Aalil2c.; western, fresh lSl2al4c.i south
| ern. l2Hl3c.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, $3.50
| N.75; Jersey. sweets. %n$2.
| Cabbage-Steady at $l.50d$2.75 per crate.
Cohee-Options opened steady at I'M
| changed prices to points decline;
ruled inactive and featureless with weak
| undertOne, under pressure of excessive
| supplies. favorable crop conditions, unsat-
| isfactOry European cables, and accounts
| from Rio and Santos, closed for holidays.
| Close dull and unchanged to points
| lower; sales. 4750 bags, including June.
| 500 March. $3.50. Spot Rio dull and
nominal Mild dull
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined steady to
firm.
| THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 15.-Further adj
vances of Lac. i'm some lines of b.eached
| cottOns The demand is good but princi-
price. Low-grade bleached quiet hut firm.
| Brown sheetngs and drills firm i'm price,
and business restricted by short supplies.
Fine gray cottons in fair demand and
| firm Irregular print-cloths in good re-
! quest at full prices Prints and ginghams
| very firm Recorder demand fair Coarse
| colOred cottons quiet and firm. WoOllen
and wOrsted dress goods quiet and UNI
| CudilStu. Wen = Mtdl ldbil'S Iultls Dldplc
| worsteds fair.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, May 15.-Flour-
| Quiet; super, S2.15d$330.
Wheat-Steady; spot, Y 3-i073c.: the
month. ~ 3-4fi72 7-sc.; June, 70 1-4Q73 1-2c.
| July. Is l-2n73 5-Sc.; southern. by sample,
O' co % spot, S78-4a87 Use: the
| month. 81 5-SG37 7-Sc.; June, S7.5-Si6 BIC.
July. 81 3-id3Sc.; southern white corn,
HG42c
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white, 80 1-2Q3ic.
No. 2 mixed. 3lu3l 1-2c
Rye-Dull: No. 2 western 63 l-2c.
Sugar-Strong: fine and coarse granu-
lated. $5.45dSj.F.
! Rutter-Steady: fancy creamery fc.
store-packed. 11d12c.: rolls, 12al4c.
| Eggs-Steady at II l-2c. per dozen.
| Cheese-Steady; large. 10 1-2c.
Lettuce A0c. per bushel and steady.
Whiskey-Sl 3CQSl3l per gallon for I'm
ished goods in carloads; 81 3ln$l5z pei
gallon for jobbing lots
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. May f5.--Wheat rose re.
uer bushel to-day on reports OF damage
from insects, Improvement in the tone OF
stocks and short acreage claims from
| North Dakota. Corn closed unchanged
| and oats a shade higher. Pork and RIBS
| closed a shade lower. and lard unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
| Oneuiug. Highest. Lowest. Closing.