Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-22
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, October H.-ElOur-Dul
and about steady; rye flour nrm; GOOD 10
fair, S.3j4S.lO; buckwheat flour firm at
$2.30HS2.J0.
Buckwheat-Steady at COO.
Cornmeal-Dull; yellow, soc.
Rye-Dull; No. western, &c.
Barley-Firm; feeding, 4llsgiSc.; malt
ing. 46950c.
Wheat-Spot quiet; No. 2 red, 15i4c.; op--
lions opened weak, following Liverpool
cables, and were attended by very llgnt
trade, mostly local Subsequently, now
ever, prices recovered, on the strength IN
corn, and closed firm, al partial SC
net advance: sales of No. red, March,
closing 1850; May closed 1850; December
Corn-sDot firm; No. 2 1896. options
opened easy, with wheat, and on lower
cables, but soon developed POSITIVE
strength, on covering, light country OIL
ferings. and investment demand; close
firm and &c. higher; May closed oSc.; De-
oaatsLspot quiet; No. ?. 2gzc.; options
quiet, but steady with corn.
Beef-Firm; family, $1gSl20O; peer
Cut,AIeats-steady; picked bellies,
s6.J0QSS; 90. shoulders, 81 DO. hains'
$S.75NS975.
Iard-Steady; western steam, $5.5; city;
$500: October, 500, nOminally; rehhed
Pork-Dull; mess. $9q$9.5O; short clear,
$l02jq$12; family SlL15g$2. 80
Butter-Quiet; western creamery H@
BIC: State dairy, l6UAc. .,.,
Cheese Steady: large white. 120l24c:
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania
2O023c.. western ungraded. lAUlSc.
Potatoes-ste ady; Jersey, Sl.l2l2a$L40,
New York. $L12i2Q$L25; Long lsland.
Si.2jd$l. e2Is; Jersey sweets SL5O9SZ;
southern sweets. 75c.4Sl. 40
Cottonseed-Oil-Quiet; prime crude, %Q
Petroleum-steady; New York, 1896;
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good
81 22AG$L25. ..--
Rice-Quet domestic, ralr 10 EXTRA
43sd7Hc; Japan. 44Q53sc. 800 ..
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island $-gS5 Per
100
Conee-Options opened quiet, at un-
changed prices, and ruled steady, win an, an
upward tendency. on light receipts, nDe-
raj warehouse deliveries, demand IRON
shorts. and favorable cable news. Irad-
ing was fairly active, with investment
buying somewhat OF feature. Close
steady, at net unchanged prices. SaIes'
II 500 bags. including November &H; De
cember. H.9j; spot cOffee-Ro, steaqy !,
No T. invoice. Sc: No. Z, JobDlng, so'gy'
mild market steady; Cordoya, %,io4$ll.i .,
Sugar-Raw firm and held nig 5ae Ia, lar
D
tesO. 5-16c. bid: mOlasses sugar, 3 9-loc'
bid: refined quiet but steady; mou'd ~
8 1-l6c. graduated. 53-l6c.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. October H-Flour-Dul
and steady and unchanged. 800.
Wheat-Dull; spot and the month, V4p
,Oisc.: November, 7lH0ni5c.;. December
7Zi9G728tc.: southern. by sample, o04hi2c'
Corn-Strorg: mixed, spot. ana me
month. 3sls039sc.: November, SSH3s1ac.;
December. 37a.c.: November and Dece m
Der. 36laG363ic. January. 35445ji2c.'
southern white corn. 40N4lc.
Oats-Dull; No 2 white, 3o03lc.
Rye-Easier; No. 2 near by, 5sdJyo.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, October M-Wheat got pe-
low the zoe. mark for December to-day,
being n new low record for this option.
Liquidation. induced by steadiiy-increass-
ing stocks I'm connection with apathetlc
foreign demand. caused the reduction IN
price. December closed with a loss or
s.GIbc. Corn and oats We're relatively
strong. and closed a shade higher ITO
visions ruled steady. and closed a trliie
up all around. ,-,,.
The leading futures ranged as roHoWs'
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing