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


S3.5OqS3.S.
Rye Flour-Quiet.
Cornmeal-Quiet
Rye-Steady; No. 2, COO.
Barley-Qulet.
Barley Malt-Nominal.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. red, 7j2sc. OPP
lions opened easy at a &c decline, under
bearish crop news and light speculation:
After a slight rally, with corn, second
decline was impelled by "a larger visible
supply increase than expected. and dts
appointing export demand, and the close
was weak at a $sUi PC. net decline. Sep
TENDER closed at 7l}sc.; December closed
at 761sc.
opened at isc. decline. under fine crop
news, but developed positive strength,
on light country offerings and a deinahu
from shorts. Close steady at lsghc.
advance; september closed at $685. De-
cember closed az SOC. o.,
Oats-Spot duh, No. z &c. Optiohs
quiet and neglected.
Butter-Flrm; western creamery. jlsV
1Sl2c.; State dairy, l39l1c.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Lard-Easy Refined steady
Cheese-Irregular; large white, 9hd9'ac.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
l5HNl6i5c.; western, regular packing, 100
Potatoes~Easy; fair to prime. NaSl 70:
common. 50a75c.; fancy, S.i3g2; southern
sweets, Sl5OG<
Cabbage-Steady.
Cotton-By steamer 10 Liverpool. l5o.,
nOminaly.
osin-Steady; strained, common 10
good, A.20QSl.S2la
Turpentine-Steady at 4sizai9c.
Rice-Firm.
Coffee-Options opened steady at a )
points advance. inspired by higher for
eign markets. Close quiet 10 . points
higher; sales $50 bags, including Sep.
TENDER, S4.ijnstJO; October $3.50 spot
dull and nominal. Mild dull but about
steady; Cordova. 7kullc.
Sugar-Raw firm, with good demand,
but with few sellers: fair refining, lc
bid: centrifugal, g6-degree test, 3%c.;
moiasses sugar. $3.50. bid. Refined firm
but quieter.
Beef-Steady.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 7.-Muskmelon5.
me silly inferior and pressing Tor sale at
low prices.
and urgently offered at low prices.
Muskmelons-MO county, Hack
ensack seed per barrel, 7Jc.nSl; do, south
Jersey, Gem, and Jennie Lind. lJc.W<l; %;
do, per half-barrel crate Daioc., 10,
Baltimore. per bushel basket. 3Oa3!c ;
Maryland. Rocky Ford seed, extra, per
crate Sl.25, do. fair 10 good, per crate,
7Jc mSl; do, per carrier, 15c.nN; dol, per
tWo-basket carrier, JOn7Jc.; virginia anu
North Carolina. per barrel, JOWljc.; 40,
per carrier SOUi0c. $1,000
Watermelons. per carload, X0qSl25; do,
per 100, SjGf<l2.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August There has been
no change in the character or the spot
demand for cotton goods, but mail orders
show that supplementary requirements for
fall are gradually developing. Good-szed
bids for heavy brown cOttOns for export
have been turned down as required. ship
ments could not be made, the mills being
so far Oversold. Prices are very firm,
and a small percentage Of advance asked
in some instances. Bleachcd cOttons irn
with fair sales. Coarse colored cottons
steady. with average demand. Prints in
fair demand for fancies at steady prices.
Ginghams firm. Woollen and worsted
dress goods firm. with more doing. silks
quiet but steady.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 7.-Wheat was ex-
cessiveIy dun to-day, and because OF that
more than OF any news, closed AT about
a nd6c. decline The large visible tn
crease was bear feature. Corn was
weak. on the new crop feature, bas
steady for September, the latter closing
q shade higher while December closed at
a is6itc. decline. oats closed I'M
Changed. Provisions closed with insig-
nificant changes. ,,.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.