Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-27
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 26.-tlour-
Steady, but ruled quiet and cioseu
shade easier in sympathy with wheat:
winter extra. $24JG$2O; rye nour hrih'
buckwheat -four steady.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY at 5IQ5Sc.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firm: No. 2 western. 65izc.
Barley-Quiet: feeding, Ad4zc.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red, fbc.' OPP
tions opened steady at Ac advance,
on cables, and further advanced &C Oh
disappointing northwestern receipts 10
cal covering was a feature Of the fore
noon but the market broke, on Brad
streets statement, making the worlu
visible supply of wheat 3,S460O bushels
above the figure of a week ago., when
carried the market &c. off from the best
prices of the morning, with the close
weak az net decline of ssn9sc. close
May. 1896. September 74l2c.; December
7634c.
Corn-spot weak: No 2, l0hc.; options
opened firm at &c. advance on strong
cables. but subsequently turned easier.
under realization. following the decline
in wheat. selling Off NC. from the opening
prices. and closing weak AT net decline
OF sc Close, May. s6c.; September, a91tc';
December. &c. oo,,
options nominal.
Beef-F1rm; mess, %QS9.io.
Cut Meats-Firm.
Lard--f'irmer; western steamed, So.iO'
September nominal; refined frm
Pork-Firm.
Cottonseed-O il-Flrm at Hizd2sc.
Petroleum-Strong; refined, New YORK.
SS95.
Rosln-Steady; strained, common to
good. $l.25Gs1.27i2.
Turpentlne-Firm at 5O1ka5lc.
Rice-Firm. .oo
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 800
DC: State dairy, l5u25c.
Cheese-Firm; large white, lie.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
2002lc.; western ungTaded Boise.
Potatoes-Steady; Jerseys. Sld$l40; New
York 81. 25fisl. i0 Long Island N3p
sl62h; Jersey sweets, N75qS2; southern
Cabbage-DUil; Long Island, s2GsS.5O
per 100.
Freights to Liverpool-DuIl; cotton, by
steam. 26i4c.
Coffee-Optlons opened steady at I'M
changed prices and ruled inactive most
of the day. Although foreign market
news averaged up favorably there was
very little speculative support, and room
| operators were indisposed TO enter into
| new commitments with a three days adj
| iOurnment close at hand. Close steady
| Sales. $3.50 bags. including September
and October. Sl15; spot Rio dull, but
about steady: mild quiet and featureless.
Sugar-Raw irregular and nominal, re-
fined dull and barely steady.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. September 26.-Flour-
| Firmer.
Wheat-Firmer; spot and the month,
| 727sM73c.: October. 73d73Ac. December,
! 75hd751kc.; southern, by sample, 65a7ic:
Corn-FIrmer: mixed, spot, 4Ol2c.; the
/ month 3glbc. October 3SM3Shc.: NOVem-
! Der and December, new or old, 35l9u3J4.c.
| January. 351s425bc.; February, Soc.;
| southern white corn, 41nnmc.
| Oats-Firmer: No. 2 white, 2Slan29Rc.
Rye-Firm: No. 2, nearby, 57n5Sc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
| Cheese-Steady.
| Butter-Unchanged
| Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 26.--In dry
| goods the market for brown cottons Is
! very strong. Advances are reported OF
! ibc. I'm standard sheetings and drills OF
| eastern makes. Courtyard sheetings oc-
casionally &c higher. Coarse colored cot
| tons very firm. Bleached cottOns without
| change in quotations, but against buyers
| No change In prints or print-cloths For
mer irregular. latter firm. Ginghams very
! firm. Men's-wear wOrsteds strong. Dress
| goods selling well for spring. Holiday
here Friday and Saturday.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. September 26.-Proft-takine
was the feature Of to-day's grain mar
| kets and material declines in wheat and
| corn resulted oats closed unchanged
| December wheat declined &c. and Sep.
! ten. Der SC Corn closed nc. lower. Pro
visions closed with Insignificant changes
| both ways.