Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-25
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 2i.-Flour-Easy on
spring patents, but steady for winter
! wheat brands.
Rye Flour-Quiet
Cornmeal-Firm.
Rye-Steady; No. .. &c: State rye, CSC.
Bariey-Dull; feeding. i36G4lc.
BARLEY Malt-Dull: western, 55d65c.
| Nheat-Spot strong; No. . red, S25sc.
options opened easy, on rain news from
the West but developed subsequent
strength, on an Unexpectedly large visible
supply decrease. BY reason of a brief
shrnkage I'm local stocks, the May op-
ton was especially firm all day. The
late market was helped by covering, and
higher fresh quotations. Close strong
at Aql2c. net advance; April closed al
S4sc:; May closed at 7S}sc.; July closed
at 7Sisc
lions. opened steady. and advanced on the
vislble-supply decrease, general covering.
and Il good export trade. Close strong
at IA &c. net advance; May closed at
plSc.; July. 40c.
oats-spot dun; No. 2, S21aa32ac. OPP
lions steady but dull.
Bcef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Steady; picked hams, 7ha
75sc
Lard--Weak; western steamed, 5.i7h.
Pork-Quiet.
Butter-Steadv.
Old Cheese-Easy.
Eggs-Firm.
Cottonseed-On- Easy; prime crude, pa
22l5c.
Pstroleum-Dull
Rosin-Steady; strained, common TO
good $l350$140
Turpentine-Firm
Rice-Steady.
POtatoes-Steady.
Cabbage--Steady
Coffee-Options opened steady: October
D points higher; other months UNCHANGED
and ruled active. with firm undertone on
favorable cables, demand from shorts,
and light investment support, with
switching a feature. Statistical changes
of bullish average. Spot department
steady but quiet Close steady and UNI
changed to points higher; sales, 14.og
bags, including May, SlS9n$j: June. 500
Spot Coffee: Rio quiet. Mild steady.
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 2i-Bleached goods
in good request and tending upward.
Brown c0ttons very firm. Home demand
quiet, but good sales for export. Coarse
cOlOred cOttons firm. Prints and ging-
hams firm. with fair demand. Print-cloths
firm. sales of regulars a 24c In the
woollen-goods division the market is
quiet and unchanged.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. April "a FIour-Quiet.
Wheat-Dull: spot and the month, 17kD
TAc.; May, 71Ql1isc.; southern, by sam
pie. T1QO$4c.
Corn-Flrm; spot, 4OaiOsc.; the month,
39l2a393sc.; May, 3S3sc.; June, 3Slzc.; south
ern white corn, 42c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 35d35Hc.; No.
2 mixed 32l2G33c.
Rye-Firmer; No. ?, nearby, Gle. bid;
No. = western. 6iAc.
Butter-Quiet: fancy creamery. 20I2lc.;
store-packed, llq1ll2c.; rolls, 1i4l5c.
Eggs-F'irm at 13c.
Cheese-Quiet; large, 12HGl2iac.
Lettuce-Steady at $L25qSL5O per bushel
box.
Whiskey-Active at $13O0sL31 per gallon
for finished goods in carload, and $l3llC
SLIP per gallon for jObbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. April PA larger decrease
in the visible supply than was expected,
together with fair export demand,
strengthened wheat to-day. May closed
with a gain of &in5sc. and July one Of
SC Corn advanced i2d3sc. and oats lsfl
&c Pork declined l2l2c lard 547l2c., and
ribs 2120jc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. ?.
5 5 $HS # 5$: e. a. f az # { 81
May IBIS 1913 g sHsa%
July .......3i7sGH 1875 947sqA 1885