Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

barely steady
Rye Flour-Dull.
Cornmeal-Quiet.
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot: No. 2 red, 1850. Options
opened easy, on favorable crop prospects,
and thereafter ruled steady and very dull.
A smaller visible-supply increase than
was expected and natural uncertainty
about the crop report kept short interests
evened up. Exports fair; July closed at
7S@sc.; September closed at 7Slsc.; Decem-
Corn-spot, 10. ?, 4oisc. Options opened
steady and dull, but was quiet and
steady all day, influenced by cables and
the liberal visible-supply decrease. close
steady at KAYE. net decline July closed
at 39lsc.; September closed at 39l4c.
Oats-Spot steady. options dull.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Firm.
Lard-Steady; western, $780, Refined
firm.
Pork-Hlgher and firm.
Butter-Stcady; western creamery Bg
Isle; State dairy, 13l24l7c.
Eggs-Irregular: State and Pennsylva-
mia. l5i4Hl6c.' western, fresh, 141@ql3c.
PotatOes-Steady; southern firsts, Sl4
s2a$S 3d. '''''''9' ''''''''' 9
Cabbage-Quiet at sl.5Oas2.5O per barrel
crate.
Freights to Liverpool-Strong; cotton,
Cheese-Firm; large white, SsGSHc.;
large, cOlored. SisdS4c.
CottOnseed-Oil-Firm
Rosin-Steady; strained, common to
good Sl.32laN$l.35.
TUrpentine-Firm at 43ai3i2c.
Rice-F'irm.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices 20 ) points lower, and
ruled quiet with an easy undcrtOne, Eu-
ropean cables being unsatisfactory and
Increasing
speculation here. while demand from spot
buying was small and deliveries were
light Close dull and unchanged 10 D
points lower; sales, 1900 bags, including
August $40; october, SLSj; December,
$j.2j. Spot Coffee: Rio dull. Mild quiet.
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined firm.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 1O.-The spot bust
ness in cotton goods has again been on
an Indifferent scale but mail orders for
prints and other fall lines show per-
Ceptible increase. Export demand for
brown cOttOns has fallen off, but prices
are still firm. Print cloths idle; other
gray goods dull and barely steady.
Bleached cottons inactive without change
in prices. DENNIS quiet. Moderate
business in other coarse colored cottous.
Sellers generally easy TO deal with Mems
wear fabrics firm. Dress goods steady.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 10.-Muskmelons sell
we'll when choice. but poor stock drags
at low figures. Watermelons in heavy
supply and weak at the lower figures
quoted. AIuskmelons, North Carolina.
per crate $1d$2: do, Charleston, per
basket. 75c.H$2; do, Florida, per crate,
Sla$2.J0; watermelons, per carload, $sOg
$l7J; DO, per 100, SS4S2O
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 1O.-Flour-
Quiet; western super, $.2JaS2.4O.
Wheat-Firm; spot and July, i4dHlsc.;
August, 7i&It74fsc.; September, 164Qb13c.;
southern, by sample 1Oul5i2c.
Corn-Firmer; spot and July 3Sd3S1sc.;
August 3SH3Sisc.; September, 3SA45nEc.,
southern white, 4luill2c
Oats-Quiet No. 2, white, 32q32l2c.
Rye-Firm; No. 2, near by, oic, noml-
nally; No. q western, Gle
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Dull at Haze.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. July 1O-Antcipation Of a
bearish crop report was the chief factor
I'm a decline i'm wheat to-day, Of l4H3sc.
1t also had the effect OF greatly restrict
ing trade Corn showed sympathy To the
extent Of a &c. decline oats declined
2sqhc. Provisions were firm, and closed
unchanged 10 sc. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Openlng Highest Lowest. Closing.