Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23

NEW 1Oith, August Lz-f lOur-BdIely
steady and duh, owing TO the wide differ
ence between buyers and sellers views;
winter straights, &.5O4$5.4O.
Rye-Eirm.
COrnmeal-Steady.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Nalt-Qulet
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red, Tsc.; OPP
lions opened steady on cables. and a sub
sequent sharp decline was invited by light
outside trade, unfaVOrabe export talk,
persistent short selling, and liquidation
Near the close moderate covering brought
rally, and helped by corn the market
left Off firm at partial sc. advance;
September closed 1880; December, 1890.
COrn-SpOt easy; No. ?, $3.50; options
opened steady and unchanged; later sold
OFF. under liquidation and increased cOun-
try offerings, and rallied finally on export
trade. Close steady at a partial IsGAc.
decline: August closed SSlsc.; September
closed GAc.
oats-spot dun; No. 2. 2elsc.; options
dull and neglected.
Beef-Quet.
Cut-Meats-Dull.
Lard--Steady; western steamed closed
s5.52; city, s.. Is; August closed s555 nomi-
nally: refined quiet.
POrk-Dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady.
Rice-Quiet.
COttOnseed- Oil-Steady.
dairy, 15ql9c.
Cheese-Firm; large white, 9Rc.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
l7qlsc.; western ungraded, l26tl5c
Potatoes-Steady; fair 20 prime, s1dSl 25;
New YORK. fancy, N5OaSL75; southern
sweets. sl.75us2
Cabbage-steady; Long Island s3a$i per
lO0
Cotton-By steam TO Liverpool. Sc.
Coffee-OptiOns opened barely steady.
and ruled quiet but active on switching
from September TO October delivery
Heavy Brazilian receipts and unfayorable
cables caused a weak un1crtOne. and
checked new buying. The demand for con-
sumption continued light. Close steady
and net unchanged TO points lower;
sales. $3.50 bags. including August and
September s435; October, $40; December.
$3.50; March s.; spot Rio dull, nominal.
and easy; mild slow.
Sugar-Raw irregular and nominal; fair
refining, &C.; centrifugal (96-degree tesp.
il2c; moasses sugar, 37-c.; refined quiet
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK. August 22.-Muskmelons
in heavy supply; largely over-ripe or
otherwise poor and dragging at low
figures. Watermelons dull for quality Of
fered, though fancy have some call; no
fresh receipts to-day.
Muskmelons-H ackensask, per barrel.
I5c.MS; do, Jersey, Christiana, 50c.n$l: :
do, Jenny Lind. J0c.4Sl; do. Hackensack
0ffhs tNfANN'sf w. MIL gldHA, IkDihH EOTl
seed, per crate, 25uiOc.; Gem, 4Va60c.
Watermelons-Per carload, S7jqs2O0;
do, per 100. &qS20.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 22-Demand for
staple cottOns well sustained and fair
business done to-day Heavy brown
sheetngs and drills strong. Sellers re-
served on all leading brands. Print
cloths inactive. but firm. odd goods also
firm and in fair demand. Bleached cot
tons in good request with tendency
against buyers. Fancy wOollens and
worsteds for mems wear in good demand
and firm.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, MD, August 2.-Flour-
Steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Dul and easy; spot and the
month. 7lLGT%c.; September. 7lAul2c.;
October, 73u7SAc.; December 76l2c. asked;
southern, by sample, 62l12c.
Corn-Cash firm; futures easy; mixed.
spot. and the month. 36d3G4c; September
and October 35ianS4c.: November and
December new or old 32izU32@.c.; Janu-
airy. 32led324.c.; February S2i9c. bid;
southern white. i0u dc.
Oats-Firm: No. white. new, 2Giz427c.
Rye-Dull; No 2 near by, 52a5Sc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
sCheese-Steady and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. August 22.--September liqui-
dation was the feature OF wheat trading
to-day. II was heavy enough To cause an
early decline OF &C. at one time. Re-
newed rains In the Northwest alarmed
shorts. and all bur bc. OF the decline was
recovered December was firmer and