Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK pponrrcr uApxr

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NEW NEW YORK, May la.-Flour-Dull and
ioWer 10 sell; winter patents, s3.75g$4;
rye flour dull; good to fair. s3GS3.i5.
85c. w
Rye-Dull: No. 2, eec.
-Barley-Slow; feeding. fq42c. mailing.
Barley Malt-Dull; western, 55Gs3c.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red SlJkc. cp-
lions opened easier, on generalization IN
stocks. but promptly recovered on
drought news from Roumania and cold
weather in the Northwest. In the last
half hour the market broke again, on
rumors of rain In Roumania, and closed
weak at @u4c. net decline; May closed
N%c.; July, 7i5sc.; September closed ~ &c.
Corn-Spot weak; No. 2. 40&c.; options
opened steady and were inclined to show
firmness in the absence OF selling pres
sure. The market finally eased of, with
wheat. and closed weak at a l.42sc. net
decline; May closed &c.; July, 3Sssq39c.
Oats-Spot dull; No. .. Sli4c.; options
Beef-steady; family, ss.5oaN1; extra
mess. 80; city extra India mess. S14qsl5.50.
Cut Enthusiastically, picked bellies,
ShSIls4sG picked -f SHOULDERS a2Saa5O;
Lard-Steady; western steamed, $3.50;
Pork-Steady; mess, ss5a$9; short
clear. s1O25gsl2; family S1O.5OQ$1.
Cottonseed-O il-Neglected, but mode
ratey steady at old prices; prime crude,
2lc.: butter grades. S0QS2c.
Butter-Strong; western creamery lSV
| iSc. do. factory. 1112ql3c.
Cheese-Old steady; large white, 1l1sc.;
new steady; large, S1kq9ssc: .a,
| EgRs-StTOng; western, fresn, l@ullc.'
Petroleum-Duil; refined, at New York,
1895; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1880;
Rosin~steady; strained, common to
Turpentine-Quie at 42G42lsc.
Rice-Firm; domestic, fair to extra,
4ssQ7c.; Japan, 4Aq5Ac
POtatoes-Quiet.
Coffee-Options orened quiet at un-
changed prices; ruled inactive ana nCml~
nal: entirely without speculative mle-
rest. and with local traders watch my
loving unsatisfactory cables ana SLACK
spot demand Close steady ana net uh-
changed. Sales, 500 bags, including Pc
| GENDER. $50; spot coffee, Rio du!i; ~ NJ
z. invoice, $O371z; No. Z. Jobplng' $o'o'12'
mild dull: Cordova. $SQ$3. o,
Sugar-Steadier In tone; fair refining
Hkc: centrifugals 96-degree testl, 43sc. ;
molasses sugar, 4c.; refined quiet Dut
firm: mould A, 55sc.; graduated o7Sc'
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 13-The week closes
with fair volume Of business III PI9-
eress in cotton goods. No further al
yances are reported in bleached cottons;
but the market for these Is strong anu
tending upward. Heavy brown sneellhss
and drills very firm. Demand IhoueI l'no.,
Print cloths quiet but firm. fHie gray
cottons also firm, but to-day's safes I'M
tied Prints and ginghams In falr re-
Quest at full prices Coarse colored cot
tons quiet. but firm. American colI oI
warns dull and irregular. Foreign wool
lon and vorsted dress goods in better
demand and prices on leading makes are
advancing.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. May 13.-Flour-Firm and
Wheat spot and the month, 72as9
73c.; June and July, 7SAq7S12c.; southern
by C6 s@PEle V:q spot s7sasSc.; the month,
| s7S.Gl3Sc. =: June and July, S7%.dS73sc.; July,
3Sc': southern white corn. llzqi2c.
Oats~Steady; No. white, SSl2gS4c.; NO.
| 2 mixed. 3lq3l1zc. ~ o ,,,os.
| ern, 6312c.
Surar-Unchanged
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Fges-Steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Lettuce-$3.4O.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 13.-The wheat market
| today ruled weak and lower, owing TO
| The slump in Wall street ard IaVofaDIe
| crop news from abroad. July Whsa'
! closed with a loss Of l9d5sc. corn ue-
| clined Ssdhc. and oats Aufsc, foI r. a"-
The leading futures ranged as follows;
O,oning Highest Lowest. Closing.