Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-27

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 26--Flour fairly ac-
tive and steady.
Rye FlOur-Quiet
COrnmeal-Quiet.
Barley-Easy; feeding, 37lhc.
Barley Malt-NominaL
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, 775sc OPP
lions opened steady on cables and ruled
firm most of the day. The demand from
shorts was stimulated chiefly by hot-wea-
Their news in spring-wheat States. At the
close the tone was firm, and prices were
at 1sQi2c. net advance. July closed &c;
September closed Sc; December closed
7SKc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 SS5sc Options
opened steady and were subsequently adj
vanced by hot winds in Kansas Ne
braska, and Iowa. Closed firm at a IA
CSC. net advance. July closed 62sc. Sep
TENDER closed 31lzc.; December closed CSC.
Oats--Spot dull; No. ,, 2Sc. Options
steady but dull
Beef-Steadv
POrk-Steady.
Cut Meats-Firm; shoulders, &C.; pick
led hams, 104nl0A.
Lard-Weak; western steamed, $50;
refined. easy.
Butter-Steady; creamery, 15dlSc
State dairy. l3dl7c.
Cheese-Firm; large white, &C.
Eggs-lrreguar; State and Pennsylya-
mia. 15ql6c.
Potatoes-Quiet: fair to prime. slaH.75;
fancy. S2qS2.2o; southern sweets, $3nA
Cabbage-Steady; Long Island, Sfq$5 per
100
Cotton-By steam to Liverpool. l5c.,
nominally.
Petroleum-Frm.
CottOnseed- Oil-Firm.
Realistically; strained, common 10
good, $500 Sl.32ia.
Turpentne-Firm, at HQHI2c
Rice-Steady.
Coffee-Options dull at the opening. at
unchanged prices. and ruled generally
inactive throughout the session. Prices
slowly eased OFF, under absence Of specu-
lative support. weak European cables,
and unfaYOrable news from Brazil and
santos in the spot department. but raj
He'd at the close on an order for 5000
bags Of May closing firm. Sales. 400
bags, including August. A35: November,
1855; January, 1886; May. s515ds52O
spot-Dull; No. z, jobbing, 6Ac.; mild,
quiet
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 26.-Muskmelons
were plenty and prices tend in buyers
favor Watermelons weak.
Muskmelons-Jersey, per half barrel,
75c.nS; Baltimore, per bushel basket,
60c HSl; do. Baltimore, large kinds, per
barrel. 75c.G$l; do, Maryland, Rocky
Ford seed. per crate Sl.25aSl75; do, Gem
and Jenny Lind. per carrier, 75c.4H %;
DO. Virginia. per barrel, 5Oc.QSl25; do,
per carrier, 70d75c.
Waterme lons-Per carload, Sl00Qsl75;
do, per 100 Sl0a$25.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 26.-Bleached mus
Inns and cambrics demand shows distinct
Improvement, some good-sized orders
from both jobbng and cutting-up trades
coming forward to-day. Wide sheeting
quiet Denims frmer, with more doing.
Staple woollen and worsted dress goods
firm with fair sales. Silks quiet. but
with prices well maintained.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 8.-Flour-
Quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Inactiye and firm: spot and the
month, 72lkG72Ac.; August, 72l+ql2lsc.;
September, 73l2473Ac.; southern, by sam
pie, 63d73l2c.
Corn-Firm; spot and the month and
August. 36Iac September, S6Ac.; south
ern white corn. 40l2Q4lc.
Oats-Dull; No. white, 30l4Q3lc.
Rye-Dull and lower No 2. sic.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Butter. Eggs, and Cheese-Steady and
unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 26-Apprehension OF
damage by the hot, dry weather prevail
ing throughout the country strengthened
wheat and corn to-day. September wheat
closed with a gain of Ease, and corn
with one of sc oats closed unchanged.
Provisions suffered from liquidation.
Pork lost l2lzQ15c, lard, 5Q7izc., and RIBS,
TIC.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.