Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. OCTOBER 3.-Flour-AIode-
iSteiy active ana steady, without quotdLle
! change.
| Rye Flour-Steady
Buckwheat Flour-Steady az $2D0;2Cj.
Buckwheat-Steady
! tornmeal-St-ady
| Baroy-Qulet; feeding. 4dl3c.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red. 7Sf.c. OBJ
] uDns opened easier, With prices ic. lower.
| cables Icing Disappointing and weather
| iu the Vest favorable % the movement
! ~ supplies. Later the market advanced
/ &c. on renewed war talk and claims or
| Increased export interest regarding cash
wheat Again the market turned easier,
| following the publication OF Bradstreets
I visible supply statement and disappOnt-
Inent In the amount II wheat taken by ex-
pOrters. Prices sold or LUtsc., with
/ tie market finally easy, al net decline
/ Or ~, Match closed az slice, May closed
! az sli4c., December closed az Isle.
COru-spOt easy, No. 2. 4lc.. l.. o. b.
/ atoat; iollc In elevator options opened
/ firm. 40 am advance OF 4sc. FOR December,
! ou strong cables but turned easier under
/ heavy receipts which exceeded eNpec-
/ tduOus. The market was finally easy,
/ win December l.c net higher and May
+ Sc net lower: May closed at 37Lc. De-
( Cember closed an 57i1c.
Oats-spot hrmer, 40. 2, Z9Ac. Options
/ quiet and reatureless.
! Firm.
ROsn-SteaGV
Tulpeutiue-Firm.
RiCe-Steady
STEADY.
Cut Meats-Eirm.
! Lard-Frm; western steamed, N.at2.
Refined firm.
! POrk-flrm.
Cottonseed-Oil-A shade easier; prime
| crude 2Zg2ic.
Rutter-Firm; creamery, l7q2lc.; State
/ dairy. l1UHLC.
! Cheese Firm: large white. uuukc.
| Eggs- strong. STATE and Pennsylvania,
! 20Ho2lc; western. ungraded, at mark,
! HJlsc.
! Potatoes strong: Jersey, a5aSl. 80:
! Long Island. N.2-HSL62ia. New Jersey
sweets. Hb92; southern sweets, NQ
/ $40.
csbbage-Dul.; Long Island. &2a4.50 per
Cotton-By steamer to Liverpool, 2H.c.
! COnee-OptiOns opened steady, wish
prices unchanged 10 points lower. but
| Immediately developed Inherent strength.
! on local covering. improved demand for
| spot coffee favorable foreign market
news. and scarcity Of sellers. Close quiet.
I with October points higher and others
! unchanged TO points net lower: sales
| 1850 bags. including october. $i2J. No
| vember. $40. Spot Rio duil but steady.
/ Mild steady.
Sugar-Raw weak and nominal. Re
| fined dull and barely steady.
! THE DRI-GOODS MARKET.
| NEW YORK. October 3-ln dry-g00ds
| there is no aoatemen, VI strength in the
| cotton goods market sellers ara reserved
! Ina an directions. Tie price " raw cotton
makes them uneasy. and they are not
/ willing 90 take forward contracts 20 any
extent. Brown sheetinss and drills scarce
| and advancing. Fine brown and gray
| goods tending against buyers. Bleached
! I'M good request at the advanced prices.
| Coarse colored goods strongly held.
| Prints show more business doing Hng-
hams scarce ana strong Men's-wear
| wOOllens and worsteds quiet and u0-
| changed Joboing trade here good
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE October S.-Flour-Firm-
er: western superior. $2.35QS2.45.
| Mheat-Firm. spot and the month, 1i<u
| axe: December. 76is1nc.: southern. by
| sample tu75i4c.
| Corn-Quiet; mixed spot. ssqsSite. the
| month, 3S.q3Si.c.; November and Deem