Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW WORK ppoDrrrr MAD.


/ NEW YORK, August 5.-Flour-Dull
but fairly steady at cd prices; winter
patents, S35Cq$3.i5; rye -four inactive;
good TO fair. S2.9O0t3.l0.
Cornmeal-Dull; yellow western, 72q73c.
Rye-kirmer; No. 2, 59Stc.
Barley-F1rm; feeding, S71aq3skc.; malt
ing, 4sn55c.
harley, Malt--Quiet; western. 5sa65c.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red 75pI53sc.
options opened easier at a isc. decline,
news. They were later influenced by Ii
quotation. and closed weak at a &c net
decline; September closed 1850; Deem
Der closed NC.
opened easy at "A sc. decline. on account
OF the perfect crop conditions and big
estimates Later, It was quiet and easy,
closing unchanged to &c. lower; Septem-
Der closed 3e4c.; December closed 347sc..
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2, &c; options dull.
Beef-Quiet; family. s9.5oQslo5O; beef
hams $27QS28.50.
CCt-Meats,-Steady; picked bellies. $50
$50; do. shoulders. 81; do. hams, 500
.l075.
Lard-Easy; western steamed. S.72is;
refined steady.
Pork-steady; mess, s90sa.75: short
clear. sll@N1.75; family. sildSl2
Butter-Strone but not in demand; west
ern creamery. 15qlSc.; State dairy, Bale.
Cheese-Quiet; large white, 9Ac.
Eggs-tfrm; State and Pennsylvania
15alSc.; western, regular packing. lOq13c.
al market.
Petroleum-Firm; refined, New York.
S@; Philadelphia and Baltimore. N75;
do. In bulk. S25.
Rosin-steady; strained, common to
good. $1,000 81. 32i5
Turpentine-Firm at 4S15HI49c.
Rice-Firm; domestic, fair 10 extra, $50
TIC: Japan. 424GJisc.
Cottonseed-O il-Inactive: prime crude
nominal: better grades, 30d32c.
cohee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices TO 3-points advance, and
ruled steadfer on covering and some in
vestment buying following better foreign
market news than expected. Later the up
ward movement was checked by heavy
brazilian receipts and proht-taking sales.
Close quiet and points lower to ) points
higher sales, $3.50 bags. including Sep
temoer $40: October. A.45; February. s.;
spot Rio quiet. but about steady; No. Z,
invoice. $50; No. 7, jobbing $3.50: mild
steady with fair demand; Cordova, $500
sll.
sugar-Raw strong and tending upward;
fair refining, &c. bid: centrifugal g6-de-
gree tesD 1896 bid; molasses sugar. 37sc.
bid refined strong, with good demand;
mould "A. sac; graduated, 515c.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 5.--The usual half
holiday dulness has pervaded the market,
put without any indications of weakness
IN any quarter. Recorders from jobbers
FORM the principal undertOne to the mar
ket These requests come from convert
ers, In large measure. who are using large
quantities of cloth. This demand has con-
ilrmed the recent advance in gray cloths.
which are stiff at the advance Regular
pflnt-cloths have continued firm and bus
mess at full prices Is recorded from va
rious quarters. An influx Of buyers Is ex-
pected next week. and they are coming
with the determination 10 purchase lib
orally. Stocks in second hands through
out the country are in admirable shape
ana viii need good deal Of repenishing
ta be In readiness for the fall trade.
Woollens are firm. Light-weight fancies,
though not formally upon the market.
are being quoted at prices which show
the determination Of the manufacturer to |
secure living profit on his product. Off |
cial prices are expected on the majority |
of the lines not already open during the
coming week.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET
NEW YORK, August 5-Muskmelons |
weak: watermelons unimprovcd; offerings
heavy. and the bulk of the supply does |
not bring freight charges
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county Hack |
ensack seed. per barrel 75c. @S1; do. South
Jersey, Gem and Jennie Lind $1GS1 50;
do. per half-barrel crate, 60d75c: do. Bal
timore. per bushel basket 25dSOc: do.
MARYLAND, Rocky Ford seed per crate,
15c. 0fSl.25 do. per carrier. 75c.@$1; do. per
two-basket carrier, soc G$1: do Virginia
and North Carolina. per barrel, 500i7jc. |
do. per carrier, 301pi0c.
WatGrmelons-Per car, SS0dS125: per 100