Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
GENERAL MARKETS.

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GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. November 1.-Flcar-
sympathy with the weaker ruling OF
wheat, and closed dull and heavy, at NOM
inally unchanged prices
Rye Flour-Dull.
Buclswheat FlOur-Steady.
Buckwheat-Steady.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2 western, Gfzo.
Barley-Dul
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red 75isc. Op-
tions opened weak. at a decline OF &c,
and further declined I8c.. under weak
cables. slack export demand. Indifferent
outside speculative interest, and prospec-
tive heavier receipts. There were a few
rallies on local covering, but the market
was finally weak al about the lowest
point, net decline Of 3sQ7sc. May closed
7Skc.: December. 7i3sc.
Corn-Spot weaker; No. 2. 40hc. Options
weak, at decline OF &c, and ruled dun,
with selling arrested by a partial reac-
ton nj Chicago. The early decline was
due 10 weak cables and predicted larger
receipts. Close steady; May. $780, De-
cember, $3.50.
Oats-Spot dull; No. white, 9Ol5c. OPP
Beef-Strong; family. s1ldSl20
ut-Meats-Weak; picked hams. $40
92lc
$3.50; November closed $3.50. nominally;
refined easy.
POrk-Dull.
Cottonseed- Oil-Weak
Petroleum-Strong: refined. New York.
1925; Philadelphia aud Baltimore, 1920;
refined. New York. 1915.
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Ste at 5lhd51%c.
Rfce-Steadv.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, l7D
2ic: State dairy. l6hd2)c.
Cheese-Steady; large white. 12c
Eggs-Steady; state and PENNSYLVANIA
2or02lc; western ungraded. lfQlec.
o0tatOes-Quiet: Jerseys SlMSL2j; New
York. S0H.25: Long Island. I.l2isdSlZ5;
Jersey sweets, $L50a$2; southern Sweets
Cabbage~Quiet; Long Island, S2aS3 per
100
Frelghts-Dul; cotton, by steam, to Liv-
Coffce-0ptions steady. with prices un-
changed 20 points higher. on covering
light local buying. and demand from
abroad Later there was further rise
Of . points on general support ne
irmer Brazilian markets, light receipts
and a liberal warehouse movement con-
tributed 20 the better feeling. Holiday
I'm Havre restrained buyers here 10 some
extent. Close firm at n net gain Of 10
10 points. Sales, l2.Zye bags, lncludlns
January. $5.2j. March. $40. Spot coffee
sugar-Raw steady; fair refining.
3 18-lsc.: centrifugal, 90 degree test.
Side; molasses sugar, 9-l6c. Refined
steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, November 1.-The dry
gooGs market to-day has been decidedly
r..t 1aa W. A.
Their affecting store trade. Otherwise
II has not differed materially from re-
cent days. The tone continues strong
throughout. but no advances or import
prints are looked for. Print-cloths firm,
but still inactive. Woollen and wOrsred
dress-goods continue in demand, and the
tendency Of prices IS upward. Silks are
quiet. and there is considerable increase
in de piece silk.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, November 1-FIour-
Quiet and unchanged. go,
Wheat-Weak; spot and the month, 69l2
Q6s%c; December. nhgHhc.; southern
by sample, 64U7lc.
Corn-Easier; mixed spot, end inc
month. 374i0377sc.; December, &suTLsc.;
November and December 3GaI367sc. jan
uary and February, 36l2u363sc; southern
white corn. new, 35g zoe.
Oats-Firm: No. white, S003lc
KFe-NOIllAdls NO. = uchi Tb9t noSs
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Rutter-Flrm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, November 1.-Wheat dropped
over cent to-day. Liquidation by de-
moralized longs because OF unexpected
weakness at Liverpool caused the slump.
The market ruled weak throughout and
closed with a loss of l0lhc for the De-
cember option. Corn also suffered from
liquidation and short selling and closed
sc lower. oats lost Sc and provisions
from 20 10c
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. .
Dec. ......6s7sQ7o 70 69h e9AdH
May .......73aqA 1874 73h 73Aq9s
Dec Ss'n .:.. No. = $780, 81 az ms
May .......32AaB 327s 32%qh S2la
Pee. ,....'..ss25,htq]]y 2s99EaB sssA ssH ~
R Pc .::':: I.3sS5s S5 SIC SEC So ;ssss
Lard, per 100 lbs
5 Rss. Sd : SO S s51e ST.
Short Ribs per 100 lbs
Dec. .....st77l3a st57ils So, $40
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
quiet and easy. No. spring wheat, 69Ia1
nc. No. spring wheat. 6+Q70i5c; No. 2
red 70a7lc. No. corn. 32c. No. 2 oats
23Q23hc. No. white. 26c.; No. white.
25n25iac. No. rye. 52hc. No. 2 barley,
2eQi5 No 1 faxseed new, 1929 Prime
timothy seed. $3.50 Mess pork, per bar
r-l SSdsS05. Lard per 100 pounds S17H0
$50 Short ribs sides 0oose), sl7OdS2O.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxedD 5ztG57sc.
Short clear sides (boxedl, $.95gS5 40.
NhIskey. distillers' finished goods. per
gallon. 1924 Butter steady: creams. 15D
DC; dairy, 1tqlsc. Cheese steady; creams,
llAQl2hc. Eggs steady; fresh, 179l7l3c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. November IL p. NJ
Cotton-Spot in fair demand prices low
er; American middling. fair, 4 1924; good
middling, 2-lGd.; middling Al; low mid
ding, l3-l6d., good ordinary. 29sd.; or
binary 7-l6d. The sales OF the day were
1900 bales. OF which 1000 bales We're for
speculation and export. and included IL 100
bales American; receipts. 1900 bales, IN
GLIDING q COO bales American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady'
American middling low-middling clause,
November 3 JS-6id.. buyers; November
and December, 57-f4u3 6ss54d., sellers
December and January 55-An3 oI-eid.
sellers: January and February. 39o-ota
58-6id. buyers: February and March: