Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-23

NEW YORK. May 22.-F1our-v Steady
and held higher. especially for spring
patents; Minnesota patent, $3.9Olp$Lr0; rye
flour steadier
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Quiet and nominal
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. S5lsc.; OPP
lions opened steady, and Immediately de-
veloped positive strength. that increased
as the day advanced. 1t was Occasioned
by sharp Southwestern advance and
plentiful news of fly damage in Chic. llli
nois, and Indiana. The close was strong
at 7suAc. net advance; May closed
seize. July, 1856. September, roc.
Corn-SpOt steady; No. 3 Also; OPP
tons opened steady. with wheat. but
thereafter ruled very dull. sustained
er weather West closed steady at par
| tial &c net advance: May closed 39ssc.;
July. 9SAc.; September, Ssc.
Oats-Firm; No. 2, &c; options dull.
| Realistically
enthusiastically.
Lard-Steady; refined quiet.
Pork-Quiet
Cottonseed- On--Dull.
PetrOleum-Du1.
| ROsin-Steady.
Turpentine-Steady.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, l5Q
| 1Sc: State dairy. l312l7c.
| Cheese-Weak; large white. Ji2c.
| Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
l5I1c: western, fresh, 15ql51zc.; southern,
| l4ml5c
Potatoes-steady New York. $l@A75;
| jersey sweets, Stag.
Enthusiastically at $l5OQS2.5O per bar
rel crate.
Freights to Liverpool-DuIl; cotton. by
| steam. I'D
prices: ruled dull and featureless ali
| day. i'm the absence Of news from HaNre
! and Hamburg holiday. coupled with In
different reports from Brazilian markets
and unimportant changes in statistical
| situation Close dull and unchanged TO >
| points lower; sales 1900 bags. including
May. S. June, s.; spot coffee, Rio dull;
| mild quiet.
| quiet and firm.
| THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
| NEW YORK, May 22.-The market to-
day has shown a good mail demand for
all descriptions of cotton goods. but spot
| business. outside of moderate buying on
| southern account, has been dun. The
| tone continues very firm throughout.
| I.ow-grade bleached tending against buy
| ers. Prints firm. Indigo-blues advanced
| &c per yard. Ginghams very firm White
goods scarce and prices well maintained.
| print-cIoths inactive. but market firm for
| both regulars and odd goods No change
J In the woOler-goOds divisions.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| MI, -io9 49, 49,
| Quiet and unchanged.
| Wheat-Inactive and higher; spot and
| the month. 753,n757sc.; June, 764s4I6l4c.;
| July 77AG77Ac.; southern, by sample
| 70Q76l5c. 49,, -.
| Gorn-Firm; spot. the month, and June,
| S7Iza373sc; July SSa3Slac.; southern white
| corn, 42c. asked.
| Oats-DulI: No. white 55i2c. asked.
| Rye-Nomnal; No. western 6212c.
| Sugar-Strong; fine and coarse granu-
lated. s5.4jh. ,oeoo.
| Butter-Firm; fancy creamery, l9a2Oc. !;
| store-packed, Halle. rolls, l2nlic.
| Eggs-Firm at iSal3I9c.
| Cheese-Weak: large, lOAc.
| I,ettuce-Steady at 35c per bushel box
Whiskey-Firm at sl3OQ$lU per gallon
| for finished goods in carloads; N.3ln$lS 81
ner gallon for jobbng lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. ILL, May 22.-Wheat reach
| cd the 75-cent market again to-day ana
| closed strong, at an advance OF l%snll2c.
| Confirmation of widespread crop damage
| Inv Uessian flies caused the upturn. Corn
| gained lmssc., and oats sc. Pork rose
e.. and lard and ribs 2l3c. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
! Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing