Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARK


NEW YORK, October f7.-Flour-Easier
except Cor low grades, which were held
quite firmly on account OF scarcity. Other
wise the decline in wheat gave flour buy
ers a slight advantage; winter straights,
S340Q $50.
Rye Flour-Firm; choice to fancy. $3.50
Buckwheat Flour-Quiet.
Steady. re
Corrmeal-Dull. i.ssys.sS
Ryc-Dtill. ~
BaTley-Firm.
Farley Malt-Steady.
Wheat--Spot weak; No. red, 755sc: Op-
tons opened weak, al decline 81 ~c.'
Under disappointing cables, which made
full response TO our loss OF yesterday.
The absence Of satisfactory export de-
mana also influenced the market, and
prices further declined 3-i6c. Remover
selling for short account was also tea-
ture. Later there was a little covering,
in which the prices reacted partially, but
the market was finally weak, at net
decline Of %d&c.; March closed at lsc.;
May closed az 79c.; october closed at BIC
COrn-Spot weak No. 2, 40Ac. Options
market opened easy at a decline Of &C,
under disappointing cables and unsaus-
factory export outlook further declined
hQAc. under liquidation, and was finally
weak, at a net decline Of &sc. May closed
at 37i5c: December closed at $3.50.
Oats-SpOt easier; No. 3, &c. Options
easier, closing nominal.
Becf-tirm.
Cut Meats-steady.
Lard-Steady Refined easy; compound
5iac.
Pork-Steady.
Cottonseed-O ll-Steady; prime crude, pic.
Petroleum-F'irm.
Turpentine-Steady at 3laQ54c.
Rosin-Steady.
BUtter-Steady.
Cbeese-Firm; large white. 1l2,d12c.
Fggs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
2lkQ22c.; western, ungraded, at mark
Potatoes-steady: Jerseys. S12HQgi.lO;
New York, $l.25HSl.40; Long Island, N.AW
$40; Jersey sweets, $l75gF2; southern
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island. s28S.5o
Freights to Liyerpool-steady; cotton,
by steamer, 2Gi4c
Coffee-Options opened steady at on
advance Of TO 10 points, and Immediately
developed marked frmness, on active
covering, fair investment buying, and
bulish European cables, the feature OF
the ldst-named being a rise OF 3 cents
in prices al the Amsterdam sale. Bra
lillian markets were heavy under larger
receipts, but this fact failed 20 counter
act the influences at work. Close STEADY
at net gain Of 20 Is points, sales. %. JD
bags, including November, A@gSLl0; De
cember, SiS0dSf. Spot COftee-Rio firm
and tending upward Mild frmer.
Sugar-Raw firm, on good demand from
rcfiners Refined steady but quiet
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, October 17.-Further adj
vances are reported in bleached cOttons
to-day keeping pace with yesterday
advance. The demand keeps up. Wide
sheetings tending upwards; brown sheet
ings and drills strong as before, and no
falling off i'm demand. American grain
bags advanced ne. each. Denims, ticks,
and other coarse cOlored cOttOns strong.
Print-clOths in demand. Some sales OF
regulars az 2&c. Prints firm and tending
up. I'm staple lines. Men's.wear woOllens
and worsteds quiet at unchanged prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, October 17.-Flour-Dull.
Wheat-Very dull; spat and the month,
1Q5sdIlc.; December. 13sul3Ac; southern,
by sample. CSC l2lAc.
Ccrn-Nery duh; mixed, spot, and the
month 3SA a3Sizc.; November and Deem
Der, 8S03si &C.; new or old, November and
December. 1914 u36&c.; January, 36n3Gi &C.
southern white, Hnhiac.
Oats-Firmer; No. white, 30d39ac.
Ryc-Dul; No. 2, near by. 5Sd59c.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO October 17.-Wheat dropped
%C. to-day. December closed at 707sc. The
rapid accumulation of stocks and a sharp
break az Liverpool We're the weakening
Influences. Liquidation was heavy. The
break I'm wheat caused the downfall Of
coarse grains. Corn closed with a loss Of
2s1izc., and oats with one of &c. Pro-
visions ruled dull and closed practically
unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest Closing