Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-03

| NEW YORK, August 2.--Flour-Quiet
but steady and held at old prices.
! Rye Flour-Dull
! Cornmeal-Steady.
/ Rye-Steady
| Barley-Quiet.
| Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, 76lsc. OPP
! lions opened steady a nc. advance, on
| higher cables and hail-storms in the
| Northwest. Subsequent firmness and a
| sharp afternoon advance were attributed
TO reduced European crop estimates, ner-
| yousness among shorts, Northwest and
foreign buying; and continued crop-dam-
| age news. Close firm al A4'sc. net
| advance; September, 75lsc.; December.
| 77sc.
Corn-Spot firm No. 2. S7bc. Options
opened steader at a sc. advance, through
prospective lighter receipts and rumors
| ket was sustained later by the rise in
wheat, big clearances, and covering.
! Close firm al &c. net advance; Septem-
| ber $3.50: December 35c.
Oats-Spot firmer: No. 2, white, CSC. OPP
tons neglected and featureess.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Firm.
Lard-Steady; western steamed, s5.51H.
Refined quiet.
Pork-Firm.
-Oil-Quiet; prime, 2lI5c
Petroleum-Firm.
Turpentine-Firm.
ROsin-Steady.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 15Q
lie; State dairy 16G17c.
Cheese-Firm, large white, &c.
Eggs-Weak; State and Pennsylvania.
l6G1Sc.
Potatoes-Quiet but frmer; southern
tirsts, Slq$lO; common. 50a55c.; fancy.
N.25aS2; southern sweets, &nSi.
Cabbage-Steady; Long Island. s3GS5
for 100.
Couon-By steamer to Liverpool, l5c,
nOminally.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady at
unchanged prices 10 points decline
ruled inactive throughout the session. I'M
der liquida ton. following continued
heavy receipts at Rio and Santos, lower
Brazilian markets, small warehouse de-
liVeries in this country, and a slack spot
demand. No speculative support. Close
steady and unchanged to points lower
Sales, 300 bags, including August, 81 3OfD
H.55; September 1875. Spot Coffee-Rio
dull. Mild quiet
Sugar-Raw strong and held higher. Re-
fined steady.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK, August illustrations
dull and lower. WatermelonS dragging at
low prices
MqslSmelons-Jersey, Gem and Jenny
Lind. per barrel, Sl50a$2; per half-barrel
crate. COO. GA: do Baltimore. Gem and
Jenny Lind, per bushel basket 4OQ50c. /;
do. Maryland, Rocky Ford seed. extra,
per crate, Sl50; do. fair to good. slaSl q !;
do. per carrier, 75c.qSl; do. Maryland
Gsm and 5sn?y do Lind Wilma sT s0as aSd
North Carolina. per barrel. 5Oc.asl; do
Virginia and North Carolina. per barrel
soc. aSl; do: Virginia and North Carolina,
Gem and Jenny Lind. per barrel, SOC. u$,
do do. do. per carrier, 30G6Oc.
atermelOns-Straigh carload lots
$j0usl25. do. Georgia, straight carloads,
by steamer, s6OqSSO; do. Virginia, large,
SllqSl2; do. do. small, medium, per 100,
s5ds1o
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 2.-The condition
OF the dry-goods trade is very satisfac-
tory, with the demand more general, and
prices for all lines fully up TO those cur
rent a week ago. In bleached cottons
those lines which have not participated
in the advances recorded during the past
fortnight have been I'm better demand. A
few advances were reported, but they did
not influence the character OF the stua-
ton to any noteworthy extent. Large
sales OF lower-grade bleached goods were
made. while brown sheetings and drills
reached but a moderate demand The
print-cloth market continues lifeless al
2&sc. for regulars, and at Lie. for 3i1-
inch 81 squares. The demand for print
ed fabrics has been fair. with reports
from jobbers very encouraging. Printed
fancies of all patterns have enjoyed a
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. August "A rally in foreign
markets and estimates OF a considerably
smaller spring-wheat crop than year
ago stopped the decline in wheat to-day.
and sent prices 10 point Ap5sc. above
Yesterdays close. Coarse grains were
also strong. Corn closed 2sc. higher and
cats CSC. higher. Provisions advanced 81
q5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat. No. ,
Sept. ......69asdis 20 69h 6sIsaI0
Dec. .....~7lssgla Y ~ 1Eaf2
May .......7ih 744 7ils 7i9s
Sept. 49,. s0lkdA 3ois 30 sOssak
Dec. ......2si2,lSs ss7sa2s 2Sx 2sIsasS
May .......2sAs9% 30 2skaS 80
oats. No. .
Sept. ......is as lsssals 10 1875
Dec. .....lS7s 1885 1914 1888
May ......A as 2l% Il HA9%
Mess Pork. per bbl.
oct. ..sss.s2ls sss7ls $50 ss.s7l1
Lard, per 100 lbs
s S53' .:. S;5's s sssss Sc Sc sa e.:
Short-Rbs per 100 lbs
Sept. ...$seis St& AS sia5
Oct. ......S4s5 $3.50 NNn 800
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
2 yellow corn. Szn32isc. Flour easy. No
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