Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE Mfshhbl.
NEW YORK. October S-Flour-Quiet
and barely steady; winter patents, S'.OV4
Rye Flour-Flrm; good to fair, ss.4oa
Buclswheat Flour-Quiet at s2.8oQG5o.
Buckwheat--Stesdy at GlNO3c.
Cornmeal-Quiet; yellow western. S0no2c'
Ryx-Dull: No. p 65c.; State rye. ozmo5c.
Ba tley--Steady; feeding Al l-zHt-c''
mailing. 4bGJOc.
Barley Malt-Qulet; western, 55a65c;
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red; % 5,sc.
Options opened easier, with cables pul
later rallied on the steadness OF corn.
: Finally. however. the market eased OH
again. under liquidation and closed easy
at q 1-lc. net decline. May closed 70 l-Zc'i
December closed 1Jc.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2 u Csc Up
tions opened steady. and was well sus-
tanned all the forenoon on uniavoTaDle
crop news and light offerings. CIose
steady and partially 1-sc. lower; May
closed 50 Sic: December closed 30 l-sc.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. mixed. q Sic.
Options inactive and barely steady. co.,
Beef--Strong; family $llHSl2i Mans $-"4
$3.50
cut Meats-steady; picked bellies. 4 -
MSc.; shoulders, &C.; picked Mans o5-i4
Lard-steady; western steamed, $50;
refined quiet.
Pork-Firm at soGs95o; short clear, Slo.25
0l2: family Sil7jNI2
Butter-Firm; factory, II l-2qlIc.; state
Cheese-steady; large white. 12c.
Fggs-Ouiet. State and Pennsylvania,
/ 20 1-202lc.; western ungrdded, al marx,
1f-1Sc.
Potatoes-Quiet; New York. N0$l2j;
Long Island, sl.l2 1-2dsl.0; Jersey sweets,
| Sl.5OnS2; southern sweets. SLIP l-ZaSLz5.
Cahbage-Quet.
Petrolaum-Firm; refined, New York,
500; Philadelphia and Baltimore So'V''
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good,
| Sl22 2utL25.
TurDentine-Steady.
Rice-Steady; domestic fair to extra,
/ 1851 1-4c.; Japan. 3-i0J 3-oc.
-Oi-Quiet; primo crude, 3l4
| 32c.; butter grades, 30N Sic.
Coffee-Opti0ns opened quiet at un-
changed prices, lost points, ana rulea
/ inactive with little variation. Weak ca
! bles were responsible for the early SET
! back. although these We're Offset IN
measure by small Brazilian receipts and
frser withdrawals from American ware
houses Close barely steady and un-
changed 10 5 points lower. sales, lo.2l)
bags including November. $50; Deem
Der. S5.05. Spot Rio firm: No. Z. invoice
6 Lice: No. 7, i0bbing, g-l6c. Mild hrm;
good business doing: COrdOya. 3-4c.
Sugar-Raw nrm; fair refining, 3 l3-l6c.
BID; centrifugal, Is degrees test. 45-ldc.;
mOlasEes sugar, 8 9-l6c. bid; refined steady
and fairly active; mould A. 7-i6c.; granu-
lated, 3-l6c
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 28.-The week
closes without change Of moment In the
character OF the demand. Tone strong
throughout Advances Of sc reported
in i-yard brown theetings. other brown
goods against buyers. Bieached cOttOls
| tending upward Wide Sheeting strong.
bUt with demand quiet. Coarse colored
| cOttOn5 IN steady request. but difficult
to buy. Prints hardening in staple
] linens. Print-cloths without change.
| Cotton yarns strong and higher. with de-
| yarns also strong, and advancing. Jute
| yarns scarce and dearer.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, October 2s.-Flour-Qdiet.
Wheat-Weak; spot and the month, 1Jn
i 7@sc: November. 70G704c.. December,
/ lsia72c.i southern, by sample. 6+gll2c.
Corn-Weak; mixed, spot, the month,
! 2si4c.; November and December, new or
! old 5ia&4c.; January 36s4U3ic.; Soutn-
| crn white. new. 3sUDc.
/ Oats-Dull; No. 2. white. 30Q3lc
| Rye-Steady No. ?, near by, 5SQJ9c.
! Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
| Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Butter-Firm ana unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. October 2S.-Wheat got
down to 69A069sc. to-day for the De-
/ cember option, ana closed with a loss OF
| 3sWhc., or within fraction Of the bot
| TOM Lack OF support owing 10 an over
| abundance in sight was mainly RESPONSE
| BILE for the decline. Corn was steadier by
reason Of an improved cash demand, and
! closed unchanged. oats advanced Sc,
! and provisions from 2lz4l12c.
The leading futures ranged as follows: