Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-30

o. b., afioat: spot No. !. dull. 7sitc.; No. 2
red. Bixc.. elevator. options opened nrm
| az nc. advance. Influenced by hlgner
English cables and drought news from
! India. Under subsequent free realzing'
however. with weak advices from PARIS,
| the rise was obliterated. Close STEADY
az MQMc. net advance; July CLOSED
76isc.; September. 76Ac.; December, Dye,
Corn--Spot weak: No. 2. 31ssc., I. o. D..
afioat: yellow. 3cs.c. elevator Options
opened easy at a &c net decline. because
| OF promising crop news and absence -,
support. Market ruled dull and easy al
afternoon; July closed 3634c.; September,
oats--spot duh: No. 2. 2sc; No. 8 white.
| 2Sc. options quiet.
Beef--Quiet: family. ss.5easlo.5o; extra
mess. 50: beef hams. C,.Sas2s; packet,
s9.5DqSO: city extra India mess. ntqSl5:
Cut Meats-Steady; picked bellies 50
! TIC; do. shoulders. &C.; do. hams, l0isfduc.
Lard--Easy: western steamed closed at
S5.e: city. s52j: July closed $50. noni-
Pork--F'irm; mess. s959nsl0: short clear,
] Sl0.2ju$ll.75 family slO.DHSl1.
Butter-Qu.et: western creamery. 1H
1sc. June. factory. irkc.: fresh. factory.
lldl4c.; imitation creamery. lslilslkc. {;
State dairy. 13Ni7c.; do. creamery. l5Qlsc:
| Cheese-Firm; large white. &C.: small
white. &C.; large colored. &C.; small col
ored, &C..
Eegs-Quiet: state and Pennsylvania,
| l5Gl6c.: western fresh. 10415c.
Potatoes-Quiet: fair 10 prime. slnSl5o;
fancy. NEdS225; southern sweets F.ovP
81
Taliow-Ffrmer and active; city, &c;
country. pk0i5sc.
| $40; Philadelphia and Baltimore. N65;
do. in bulk, $5.l5.
Rosin-steady: strained. common to
good, Sl.3oqS.Soiz.
! Rico-Firm: domestic, fair TO extra,
! 43sd4ikc.; japan, 4alHeisc.
| Molasses-Firm: New orleans, open ket-
| tie. good TO choice, 32036c.
| Potatoes-Quiet.
Cabbage-Steady.
Coffee-Options opened quiet and un-
changed, and worked within an excep-
! tionally narrow range, with extreme
| apathy in speculation. The undertone
was weak. under generous receipts ana
! unsatisfactory cables. The Investment
public was Indifferent. Light covering
sent prices upward near the close. close
! steady and unchanged TO points hlgner.
Sales. 1000 bags-all December, Aseasigo'
| Spot Rio dull and nominal; No. Z. Invoice;
1915; No. 7. jobbing. 1925. Mild quiet and
about steady; Cordova, .sdSl5.
Sugar-Raw firm. In good demand ana
held higher; fair refining. 3 l5-l6c.; CEN
! trifugal 6 degrees test, 43c.; molasses
sugar 13-1sc. refined strong and active;
| No. 6. l3-l6c.; mould A. Sac; crushed
&C.; powdered. 5ssc.: graduated. &c.
Cottonseed-oil- but steady; prime
crude nominal; prime crude; (. o. D. mills,
! off summer yellow. 25i502ec.
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 2.-Local changes IN
! the dry-gOods market are satisfactory.
The demand for nearly all lines OF staple
| cottons has increased during the week.
! These changes have not seriously inter
fered with the demand, though the volume
| of business now being developed Is not
he rff1t oil
! firm at the trustees price Of 2&c. for
regular cloths al Fall River. and paral-
! lei markets exists IN Providence and other
| outside markets. The weeks sales nave
been light. Ordered goods are IN STEADY
| demand and unchanged. Dispatches re-
ceived from various sections Of the coun-
try tell Of heavy sales of dark prints and
a heavy demand for goods TO be delivered
at an early date. The market for ging-
! hams is also reported 70 have received a
| stimulus through recent sales, and the
situation is a decidedly strong one.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET
NEW YORK, July 29.-Muskmelons
moving moderately at about last quota
lions. watermelons. continue weak I'M
der very heavy offerings -. -,
Observation-Disclosures. per half barrel
| crate 75c.4S1: do. Baltimore per basket,
5OG75c: do. Maryland. Rockford seed per
crate Nd9; 90 per per- ca seeS ezra ,SS' Per
crate. 81 .7Jds2: do. Gem and Jennie Lind
per carrier, 5OcQsl; southern; per barrel
Toe 01: do. per carrier. SOd5oc.
Watermelons-Per carload. ss5qS15o; do,
| per 100 sass.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, July 29.-Flour-Quiet and
| unchanged. .A -
wheat-Steady; spot. the month, and
August nan 1-sc: September, q 3-4g
70 f-sc,: southern. by sample, 6Sd7l 1-Sc.
Corn-Dull: mixed. spot. tho month. and
August. S6d36 i-Sc. September, S57-s9
Soc: November or December. new or old,
993-ic. asked southern white. 4Onhc
| Oats-Dull and easy; No. white SOC
Rye-Dull and lower; No. near by, ole.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady.
| Cheese-Steady.
Eggs-Quiet at HOP 1-2c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. July 29--Wheat lost an early
advance of 1ac. to-day, and closed weak
at a decline Of is0Ac. Corn lost &c,
oats &c. and provisions HeQI1ac.-the lat
ter in pork.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.