Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. September G.-Flour-More
active and considerably stronger, with
the sharp recovery in wheat; rye Hour
firm.
Cornmeal-Firm.
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-SpOt finn; No. red, 75isc.; OPP
tions opened firm at sc. advance On
cables. later developing both active and
positive strength, IN sympathy with an
unexpected Northwest advance. Local
shorts were the best buyers, as foreign
or outside trade lacked energy. A good
export business appeared on the rise.
The close was strong ~ lie. net adj
vance. Nay closed 1859; September
closed 737sc.: December closed 164ic.
Corn-Spot strong; no. 2, 3sHc.; options
opened strong at q %c. advance, on dry
weather and cables. On heavy covering
for local and Chicago account September
advanced actively all day, and closed lsc.
net higher, with the undertOne firm; May
closed 5i2c.; September closed SSizc.; De-
oats-spot steady; No. 2, &c.; options
inactive.
Beef-Firmer.
Cut-Meats-Easy
Iard-Firm; western, $50; refined
hrncr
Pork-Firm.
onseed-Oil-Strong
ROsn-StrOng.
Turpentine-Dull at 46iadfAc.
Rice-Quiet.
Butter-Ffrmer; western creamery, l7p
DC: State dairy, lJGl9c.
Cheese-Firm large white, INC.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
lSiac; western candle extras at mark,
Potatoes-Quiet: Long Island a250
sl6Zls; Jersey sweets. N7JaN.Z5; south
ern sweets. slnSl2.
Cabbage-Quiet; Long Island. S2qt3 per
Cotton-By steam TO Liverpool, 2Cc.
Conee-Options opened steady and un-
changed. and ruled fairly active, with
local covering a feature, causing some
positions to advance points. Later,
there was a partial reaction, under libe-
raj offerings. The cables were about a
standon. Investors were held IN check by
continued full receipts and dWindling
shipments. Close steady and points
higher 90 points lower; sales 1900 bags
including October sl&; November, S4.35;
December. $3.50; March. $475US4 -: May.
Slg0&tg0: spot Rio dull and weak; No
:. invoice. $3.50; No. T. jobbins, So; mild
easy: CordOva, SG.750SlL25.
Sugar-Raw easier; fair refining
Bile: centrifugal G6-degree tesD,
7-16c. molasses sugar, S48c., refined quiet
and barely steady
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 6-MIskmelOns
low figures. Fine watermelons in better
demand and steady.
skmelons-Cclorado. per case. soc q
s. 50; do. Maryland. Colorado seed, soc. ~
80: New Jersey. per barrel 5Oc.QSl; do,
Michigan, per basket, 3gQ4Oc
Watermelons-Per 100 $lgSl8.
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 6.-Demand for
staple cotton goods fully up 10 previous
AFsaa TntIF Ard
brown Lettings raised 10 4 Lac. Heavy
brown cottons against buyers. Bleached
cottons selling well at fun prices. Wide
sheetings firm. Utica and Mohawk ad-
vanced &c. DENNIS, ticks, cheviots, and
other coarse-colored cottons very firm.
Print-cloths without change. Prints in
good demand for staples, but fancy prints
10 Indifferent demand. No change In
ginghams. Dress goods sell well In sta
pies and rough fanciss.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. September e.-Flour-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer; spot and the month.
a.a697sc.; October 7lisdHAc.; December.
74d74tc.; southern, by sample, ga 10lzc.
Corn-Stron9; mixed spot. Sli5u3lsfc
the month SIC. bid; November or Deem
Der, new or old, &l&c bid; January and
February, 33Ac. bid; southern white, $50
dats-Firm; No. white, CSC.
Rye-Firm; No 2 near by Ggc.
Sugar-strong and unchanged.
Butter, Cheese, and Eggs-Firm and I'M
changed.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO September 6.-Wheat was
Influenced to-day by the strength in cut
side markets and the Improvement in
export demand. IL ruled strong all day
and closed Muac. higher. feature MAS
the continued buying Of September y!