Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-26

COrnmeal-Steady.
Barley-StrOnger
Barley Mllt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot. easy. No. red, 772c.
Options opened steady on cables but soon
developed q weakness that lasted all day
In spite Of Big export talk. Moderate IL
quotation. better Northwest weather
news heaviness at st. Louis, and severe
hammering by local b airs. acted as prom
!nent Influences OF depression. Close weak
az a L03.c. decline. September closed
75A; December closed 1875.
Corn.-Spot, steady; No. 2. 4Ois Options
opened steady ana advanced sharply. on
covering and cash demand. Under sub
! scquent realizing sales. a partial loss Oc-
CURED. the close being easy at about ia
| Sac net higher. August closed 39lsc.: Sep
| TENDER closed SoAc.; December closed
Oats-spot, steady; No. @ white, %
| options quiet
Butter Steady: Western creamery, Ia
2lc: State dairy. 15Hlsc.
Cheese-Very firm; large white. 9Ad
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania
17HlSc.; Western ungraded, at marx Ia
l5c
Potatoes-Dur; fair to prime. s1QSl.25
fancy white, Sl50q$l.65.
Cabbagc-Dul; Long Island. SSQ$l pei
lOO.
Cotton-By steam to Liverpool, zoe.
Beef-Sleady.
Cut Meats-Quiet.
Lard-Steady; refined steady.
Pork-Dull; family. SOI$u.
Tall1w-Firm at 45sc. for country.
CottOnseed Oil-DulL
Rosn-QUiet and easy; strained, COM
mon TO good. Sl.3O.
Turpentine-Easy at 49Qi9lac.
Rce-Quiet.
Molasses-Dun but steady.
CJftee-OptiOus opened steady In tone at
unchanged prices. and ruled exceptionally
strong most Of the day. weak European
and Brazilian markets, I'm conjunction
with heavier Rio and Santos receipts and
lowe spot prices. caused an easy under
tone later Market rallied near the close,
on covering. Close net unchanged u
points higher. sales. 21,7j0 bag including
September, $435. December. $50; March,
s.. Spot Rio dull and easier; No. I, In
voice. 57sc.; No. Z. jobbing. csc. MIA
steady but duh.
Sugar--Raw quiet but about steady; far
refining l5-ltc; centrifugal, ~ degree
test, &c; molasses sugar, l3-l0c. Re-
fined quiet and steady.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Muskmelons
I'm heavy supply. largely OF poor quail
ity and dragging, at low ana irregular
figures. Receipts Of watermelOns. 10 cars
by Pennsylvania railroad and 5000 melons
BY Old Dominion line; fancy large blue
melons firm and higher, but other melons
unchanged
Muskmelons. Colorado. per case. $500
$3.50; do, jersey, par barrel, JJc.GSL2o;
per half barrel. 2ju7jc.
Watermelons. Maryland, per carload,
sl25liS225.; DO, Jersey 500 $l&.: do, Mary
land, per 100 Si5uR2; do, Jersey ana VIZ
ginia, S7QSl2.
TIE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, August Outrageous
market strong for all staple cOttons.
Some unticketsd bleached cOttons ad-
vanced &c. per yard Best known tickets
tending against buyers. Heavy brown cot
tons also tending upward. Print-cl0ths
firm for regulars. but inactive. Wide
goods strong-3si2-inch O. squares, 3aac.;
39-inch. 6Sx7Zs, &c. DENNIS firm at Ie-
cent advance. Indigo-blue, turkey-red,
aud other staple prints steady Far
sales. Fancies in rather better request
than on previous days OF week. Linens
firm but quiet Burlaps scarce, strong,
and Lice. higher.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, August 25.-Flour-steady
Wheat~Dull and easy; spot and the
month, 1h47l2sc.; September, u&iul'sc;
october, 13d73Ac.; southern, by sample
Corn-Firmer; mixed. spot, and the
month 37h03fiac.: September and OctO-
Der, S6lza36Ac: November or December,
33%ds3asc.; southern white, @pFc
Oats-Firm; No. white, 2142Il2e. Tor
new.
Rye-Firmer; No. ., nearby, 52d53c.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, August Corn was tho
most active market On Change to-day.
Rumors of a squeeze I'm the September
option alarmed shorts, and advanced the
price nc Wheat was slow and irregular,
with trading mostly professional. AID
with sentiment fayoring lower prices.
September closed shade lower and De-
cember Hc. lower Oats closed a shade
higher. and provisions 2lzc. lower to o..
higher FlaXseed was again IN big DE-
mand. and advanced about &c. for cash.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat. No. p
Sept ......U4N7s Y IVA nts'43I
ne 72r'17f Is A. 1875 725.