Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12

and weak on all grades but winter eAlids,
winter straights. S.5OIS.60.
Rye Flour-Quiet.
Cornmeal-Easy.
Rye-Weak: No. 2, Sc l-2c.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Nalt-Dull.
Wheaf-Spot weak: No. red, 81 l-2c.
Options opened easy on the crop report,
bur at once rallied on reports OF insects
in the Southwest and the strength IN
corn. Following this came a maj col
lapse under furious bear RAD ana nea Wy
IInrIidation. The close was nervous ana
weak at a S-sG1 7-Sc. net decline, May
closed Is 3-ic: July closed 75c.; Septem-
Der closed 70 5-Sc. 49,.
Corn-Spot weak: No 2, 40 3-ic. Optons
onened and closed weak. with wheat. AT
n,id-dax~ nrices had q sharp advance on
evnort talk and important coverings.
FiraI prices were unchanged TO lac: net
higher but Csc. off from top. May closed
~ T-sc. July closed IS lie; September
closed 80 BIC. .,.,os ,,,os.or,
Oats-Spot quiet; track ml@eu' "es'er"'
30 1-2p33c. options dun.
Reef-Steady. M. q, O
Cut Meats-steady; picked bellies. 47-S
acc. s e. 70
| fined quiet.
POrk-Weak. -, IN,
Cottonseed -Oil-Dull; prime crude. &c.
Petroleum-DuH. .
RosInNFirmer; strained, common to
good. Nl.TFU>l.yJ
Turpentine-Easy at AZ 1-2df5c.
Rice-Steady. ~ q
Pu,ter-Strong: western creamery, 41-2
ali 1-2c.; state dairy, l5a l5c. $500
Cheese-Old weak: large white; IL l-zc''
rev cheese firm; large 3 l-2n9 Csc
Eees-Steady: State and Pennsylvania
14c: western fresh, 13ul3 Bic; southern
-PPodffatoes-steady: New York. sl.25aSl.75;
Jersey. sweet, Siln$lZ. , ,,,o.
n fiVoFnOOt.
coffee-Options opened quiet at I'M
changed prices and ruled exceptionally
inactive. i'm the absence OF HaVre ana
hamburg cables selling checked by
smaller receipts AT RIO ana santos ana
Iarge warehouse deliveries In this coun-
,pv close barely steady and unchanged
IN Z noints lower: sales. 1000 bags. IN
Guiding June. $40: october, Sio spot
coffee. Rio dull mild dull.
Sugar-Raw weak; fair rehnlng, fl-oc.;
Centrifugal. % degrees test, i5-Sc.: mo-
iasses sugar, &C.: refined barely steady
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. May li.-Bad weather has
checked spot business, but mail orders
for general run of cOttOns nave been
good The tone Of the market strong. Al
vances reported SIC in eastern brown
drills other brown sheetings and drills
shoy inward tendency. Bleached cottons
,ending upward. Several advances OF ~
i,c ner ward reported in denims. Ticks.
Maids checks. and otner coarse coloreu
cottons very firm. Prints and ginghams
strongly situated. Print-cloths very frm
Wide gray goods generally l-lsc higher
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 1.-Flour-Quiet
steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-ITnsettied and easy; spot ana
the month. 7i17ilsc.; June, H4aAl2c. I;
Julv. 7iIkd7424c.; southern, by sample
Corn-Strong: spot and the month, 5Sn
3Sisc.: June. 377sqS8lsc.; july Ssc.; SOUTH
ern white. nq4ll2c. oo,,e,,,, No
Oats-Dull: No. 2 white, S3@la54c.; NO
3 mixed. 3lG3li2c. e,,lo
PveNSteady No. western, 6312c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged. ,o7,oc .
Butter-Steady: fancy creamery, iorl'S ;
store-packed. llailhc.; rolls. Enl-Ac'
Isors-Steady and unchanged.
cbeese-Steady and unchanged.
Tettuce-Quiet.
WhSskev-Firm and unchanged.
EHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May l1.--Wheat dropped &c.
bushal to-day, on selling caused Oy d
Hssrish Interpretation OF the government
cron report. Corn and oats each Closed
iic higher Pork lost i2lzc., and lara ana
ribs 21zc. eacn. ,,,,o,.s.
The leading futures ranged as foIiows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.