Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-25
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK pROnrrcr ,t,pvr

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 2i-Flour-Firm-
er and fairly active, with business re-
sIrlcted by tho extreme views Of holders
| Close steady.
Rye Flour-F'irmi good to fair. S. 100
Buckwheat Flour-Qulet.
BuckWheat-Steady.
COrnmeRl- Firm; yellow western s0GS2c
Rye-Dull.
Barley-Steady
Barley bLalt--Quiet
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2, 75Xc. options
opened easy at a decline Of &C.. under
disappointing cables and local trading
Later, rallied on covering and moderate
investment buying. chiefly on bad-Wea-
Their reports from The Southwest. Again,
however. tho market turned easier upon
the publication OF Bradstreets visible
supply statement and closed easy at 4
nc. net decline. March closed 79c. May
1870. December, 15iac.
Corn-Spot easy; No 2 40ssc. Options
opened easy, at a decline Of &c. under
lower cables; turned firmer when wheat
advanced, and improved some from the
opening prices. but again weakened, I'M
der renewed liquidation, and closed easy
at a lsQLc. net decline; May closed 3S5sc. !;
December closed 2Shc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, Z9c. options
duh and nominal.
Beef-Firm; mess. G.JgaSlO.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Iard-Duli; western steamed, .5.57i5; re-
fined easy.
Cottonseed-O n-Dull and shaded little,
through heavier pressure from local
sources; prime summer yellow, 2S1sc.,
prompt: butter grades, S2a3Sc.
PetToleum-Strong.
Rosin-euist.
Turpentne-Easy al ukd2c.
Rice-Firm.
Butter-Qulet; western creamery. 10
2lc.; State dairy, l6lz922c.
Cheese-Quiet; large white, l2g2hc.
Eggs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
20I4c.; western ungraded 1ialsc.
POtatOes-Quiet; Jerseys. S-12hdS.i 10;
New York. 81 l2ikliSl.25; Long Island. sl.25
@A.26la; Jersey sweets. A5Og$2; southern
Cabbage-Quiet; Long Island, s2as3 per
1nD
Freights-Dun and weak; cotton, by
steam. to Liverpool, 2Ci4c.
Coffee-Options opened steady az an az
vance OF 3 10 Is points, In response 10
pronounced uplift in European markets.
Covering. Investment buying and pur-
chases for foreign account were features
OF the day Late In the day there was a
partial reaction, In sympathy with o set
hack I'm Havre. Receipts Were light.
close steady and unchanged 10 points
net advance. Sales. 1900 bags. including
November. Ns5g$5; December, Rle4sOi ID
SPOT coffee Rio firm: No. T. invoice. go
Cordova. 6A4uAc.
Sugar-Raw firm and held higher; re-
fined firm and more active.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 2i-The demand
for staple cottons for quick delivery Is
sill decidedly I'm excess OF available sup
niles. but there is a noticeable falling of
i'm the volume OF bidding for forward con-
tracts. and the days aggregate business
has hardly been up TO the recent average.
The tone OF the market shows no loss or
strength. and in all instances recent ad-
yances are realized. TO-dayS advances
in prices are confined TO wide sheetings.
the Boston and New York mill makes
moving into line with others previously
marked up. The print situation IS UNI
changed Staple lines are In STEADY re-
quest and very firm. Shifting prints for
next spring are selling WELL Ginghams
are unchanged print-cloths are 27sc. for
regulars, and inactive. Odd goods are
quiet. at full prices. No change In the
wOollen-goods divisions.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, October z.-Flour-
Steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull: spot and the month. T0al1
7O7sc.; November. 7lA47llsc.; December,
72.k6r73isc.; southern by sample, 65Q72c.
Corn--Qulet; mixed, spot. and the
month, 3sAsu3SAc.: November and Deem
Der. 37isQS7hc.; January, S6Isq3Iisc..
southern white corn. 4Qgllc.
Oats--Dull and easy; No 2 white SHlSlc.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. nearby. 5S1oJc.
sugar-Strons and unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Butter-Firm.
Eggs-flrm.