Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
GENERAL MARKETS.

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GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
| NEW YORK. October 23.-Flour-Mar-
kct ruled firmer, In sympathy with wheat,
and with more active demand, with
some sellers claiming an advance OF so
Rye Flour-Firm; good to fair, $3.50
so ,...o
Buckwheat-Quiet and easy. 49,
Cornmeal-Firm; yellow western Ng
Rye-Dun; No ?, &C., f. o. b.; State
'Barey~Firm; feeding. 4llaQisc.
Barley Malt-Steady; western. 55d65c
Wbeat-Spot firm: no. red. 76c. OPP
tions opened firm at a lse. decline, under
a temporary local bear raid, but imme-
diately turned firmer, following the lead
of Chicago. and on more bullish statis-
tical position than looked for, especially
as to the extent Of the visible-suppy In
crease. The market advanced &c. from
the low point. and closed strong. at net
advance of 5sG&c.; March; lS1zc; May
closed at 792sc: December closed al 75Ac
Corn-Spot steady and strong; No. 2
40isc. Options opened firm at an ad-
vance of IQ5kc.. on cables and smaller
receipts. further advanced hd9sc. on
covering. following the visible supply de-
crease and closed strong. at net ad-
vance of 5sd7sc: May closed at 3S7sc.; De-
cember closed at $3.50.
oats-spot firm; No. 2, 2Sibc. options
Beef~steady; family. siGsi2; packet
80 5OdSl1.50.
Cut Enthusiastically
Lard-Steadier; western steamed closed
ct Ssh; city. s5.35; october closed at
s5.57lz. nominaly. Refined quiet.
| Professionally
Cottonseed-Ol Steady; prime crude
2jG26c..
Petroleum-strong refined, New York
$40; Philadelphia and Baltimore, ss@
ROsin-Quiet
Turpentine-Quiet.
| RiCe-Steady.
Butter-steady; western creamery. ia
pc: State dairy, 1GG2lc.
! Cheese-Dull: large white. l20l2hc.
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylvania
20Q2lc: western ungraded, at mark, 20
1Sc.
enthusiastically; Jersey. aI2lsaH15;
New York sll2zdA.26; Jersey sweets,
81 .50dS2; southern sweets. 7jc.MN
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island SASS per
Cotton-By steamer 10 Liverpool. 26+c.
| Coffee-Optlons opened firm at an adj
| vance Of 5Nl6 points. on extensive cover
| ing good foreign buying. and a revival
| of speculative interest I'm outside circles,
| all based on the sudden advances I'm Euro
|
| Intensified by small receipts at Brazilian
! ports Close steady and 10 to 10 points
| net higher; sales, 1880 bags. including
| November, 1870; December. {jdS5.50. Spot
Rio hrmer and tending upward. Mild
nrm and advancing.
Sugar-R5w firm and held higher: fair
refining. l3-l6c. centrifugal 9G-degree
test 45-16c. bid; mOlasses sugar. 9-l6c.
bid. Refined steady with increased de-
mand
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 23.-Advances in
wide sheetings have been the feature to-
DAY. In bleached cOttons some good
orders were turned down for forward de-
livcries at current prices. Chances are in
.fayor Of a further general advance
Brown sheeting and drills are strong, but
the demand is hardly up to recent pro-
portions. No quotable change I'm prices.
Denims show further advances OF re. I'm
several leading makes, and other coarse
| colOred cOttOns very firm. Prnt-cloths
firm but quieter. Prints are I'm good
| general demand
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, October g-FIour-
Easier; western superior, s225dt235.
| heat-Firmer: spot and the month
| lOlAulO9sc.; November 71n7lhc.; Decem-
NC '''"'''' w"
Ccrn-srong; mixed, spot, and the
IInchth' 5S12@Ss&e.; November. SS3s03slkc !;
cember new or old 36%QS7c: January.
| oD4H5ic.; southern white. fGQHc
Oats-Quiet; No. white, 30q31c
Rye-Steady; No. 2, near by, 5sa59c.
Sugar-Strong
| Ckecse-Firm.
| Butter-Firm
| CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
| CHICAGO. October 2}.-Corn was the
leader on Change to-day and furnished
! the principal foundation for the strength
developed in the other markets. Dissp-
pointing husking returns and a steady
| decrease IN stocks gave corn traders an
opportunity to giys vent to feeling that
mas Deen struggling fQr expression for
| closed with gain Of &C. There was a
general buying movement I'm wheat with
shorts the principal participants, and De-
| cember closed with an advance OF Ts0ic.
| oats rose }s4hc., and provisions from p.
Q5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. .
Oct. ."..-eSls 6sHGg ssts ssNas.
Dec. .eszsa7oo !ostg@ e9z.V7o 7oAgzs
May .......7S5saH 7i% 7s% 7iss
Oct .......SlB slss 81 az 49,
Dec. ......SO%a7s slSyaH sOska2 si%an
May .......S2AQss 30 az S2hG% 30 az
Oats No .
R Rsy .. .siA e: :iso1 sisg s :iags
Mess Pork per bbl.-
Dee. .....s7.S0 SI95 $3.50 s. .s2ib
Jan ....$9.4o SAW $40 ss6
Lard. per 100 lbs
Dec. ......s5l7l1 SEA S.l7M 500
Jan. ......s'.5o N.5ti2 $yS $.31
short Ribs. per 100 lbs
Dec. .u..A.72is M72is A72h $472ik
Jan. ......$i&iz st& $500 sig9i[
Cash quotations were as follows: No. ?
yellow corn. 52zc. Flour steady No 2
spring wheat. Cs17oc.; No. 3 spring wheat.
6in70c.; No. ? red, 70lxu7lIxc. No. 2 corn.
s2Q5silc. No. 2 oats. 22z. u23i.c No. 2
white. &c; No. white, Zi2c. No. rye.
55c No. barley, 39lzGf5c No. fiaxseed.
| Sl.15i3. Prime timothy seed t225 Mess
pork, per barrel. T.ypaEs5. Lard, per 100
pounds s5.LlzQs5.3. Short rib sides
uoose) A75Qs515. Dry-salted shoulders
boxed. 6nSi.c. Short clear sides box
| ed) s5.45us5.55. Whiskey. distillrrs fn-
ished goods. Per gallon, N.2s. Sugar,