Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-28
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

| -'1V IOnh FtODD(E Il.
NEW YORK, May 7.-Flour-Dul. bu
| steadily held; winter patents. sl.SJli$4
DO. extras. s26OfIs3l0; do. low grades
ZDasg.s5; Minnesota patent, Hqs4.15.
rye Flour-Quiet: choice TO fancy s3.2'
| Cornmeal-Dull: yellow western. s3dAc
Rye-Steady; No. western. 6i,znS5c.
| BarIey-Cuiet.
Barley Alalt-Dull
Wheat-Spot steady: No. . red, $3.50
| Options opened easy. in response TO big
| spring-wheat receipts and lower English
cables. Later they rallied on covering
| particularly among May shorts. closing
| that option &c. higher. against &c. de-
cline in other moths and with the gene
raj tone steady. May closed Sc; July
closed s0isc.: September closed 79c.
Corn-spot easy; No. 2. Sshc. Options
liquidation. Later rallied with wheat,
and closed steady at a partial sc: de-
cline. May closed 39hc.: July closed
3sasc.: September closed 3Stac.
Oats-spot dull: No. 2, Bic. Options dull
and easy.
Beef-Steady; extra mess. 81; beef hams,
Cut Meats-steady; picked bellies. 81
sac. do. shoulders, 4hd43sc; do. hams
7lLA9c.
Lard-Quiet; western steamed, $50; re-
fined steady: compound A.62huSf.7J.
Pork-Steady: mess. ss2JdsS75.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull; prime crude. 2Of1c
prime crude. I. o. b., mills, &C.; butter
grades. 30q32c.: prime winter yellow, 700
PC; prime white. 29G30c.
Butter-Strong: imitation creamery
121sd15c.: State dairy 13a17c.; DO. cream
cry. 1j01sc.
Cheese-Dull and weak; large white. &c.;
colored. SIC.
Eggs-Barely steady; state and Penn
sylvania 16c.; western fresh, l5gl6c. ;
southern. 110l3c.
Petroleum-Firm.
Rosin-ouiet; strained. common to
good. S.fO0s1 .42iR.
Turpentine-Steady ar 42df2i2c.
Rice-Firm: fair TO extra. 42su7c.
Molasses-Firm: New Orleans, open
kettle good to choice 32n36c.
enthusiastically: state. slnsl.75 south
ern. slns350; Jersey sweets, Sln2.
Cabbage-Steady.
Freights-Guiet.
Coffee-Options opened steady and I'M
changed to points lower; showed more
or less weakness during the short session
under renewed liquidation. heavy Bra
lillian receipts. discOuraging news from
foreign markets. and absence of specula-
tive support. The close was easy and I'M
changed 10 10 points lower. Sales. 1880
bags. including May, 1896; September.
s5.l5; December, $500 March S.65. Spot
@.37ia No. Z. iobbing. sG.S7iR. Mild quiet;
COrdOva, sSdN3.
Suear-Raw quiet and steady: fair re-
firing. &c. centrifugal. So degrees test,
4ssc.: nnolasses sugar. 4c.: refined firm;
mould A. 55sc.; standard A., Sac; confec-
tioners A. SIC; cut loaf. 554c.; crushed,
57kc.; powdered, SIC; graduated, $780,;
cubes. 5lkc.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The market
closed the week with n quiet business
doing in all departments, but with con-
siderable orders for staple cottons. which
sellers refuse to accept The tendency
vances are expected In brown cottons
shortly. Bleached very firm at recent
advances. Wide sheetings in limited
supply. DENNIS dull but firm. Ticks
steady. other coarse colOred cottonS
quiet and unchanged. Print-cloths firm
but inactive. American cotton yarns
fiat in bulk but not quOtably lower than
last week. No change in the woollens
goods division.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, MD, May 27-Flour-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet; spot, -76ka16hc.; the
month. 76q76iIc.; June, 76h4763sc.; July,
7Tzd77Ac.; August. 7Sc. asked; southern,
by sample, 7OiI0c.
Corn-Easy; spot, the month, and June,
2Gsla367sc.; July, 3G7sqS7.sc.; southern
white corn, 4Siac.
Odls-DulI anu easy No' "hlle' OoS'
asked.
Rye-Dull; No. 2, western, 6Si5c. asked.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm at 14c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Steady at 25435c.
Whiskey-Steady and unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 27-Wheat ruled heavy
to-day until near the end. when 1t rallied
briskiv and closed with a gain Of :. ,
&c. Corn and oats declined nc. each.
Pork advanced 7lsq10c., and lard and
ribs 2l2c. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing