Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-26

NEW YORK. May 25.-FlOur-More
strongly held and fairly active; Minnesota
patent. $iGSf.15.
Rye Flour-Quet.
COrnmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steadv
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Quict.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red, $3.50; No.
2 red elevator, Sl7sc.: No. l. northern,
Duluth, S52sc., f. o. b. options opened ac-
tive and strong. on foreign buying, re-
duced crop estimates, local covering, and
bad crop news. Under steady realizing,
half of the advance was lost, but was
once more regained in the last hour, on
a demand from the shorts. supplemented
by strong English cables and bullish Rou-
manian crop news. The close was strong
at a 13sMlI9c. net advance. May closed
SEC; July closed 1885,; September closed
S0IAc.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2, 4O2.dh1kc. OPP
lions opened steady. and were featureless
within narrow range all day closing
steady at hMi4c. net advance. Crop
news was better, but prices followed the
rise in wheat; May closed 393sc.; July
closed 3sAc.; September closed 39c.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2, S212c. Options
quiet.
Beef-Steadv
Cut-Mea Firm.
Lard-Weak; steamed $50; refined.
easv.
Pork-steadv.
Butter-Firmer. but not quotably higher;
western creamery, 5alSc; State dairy,
13l5a17c.
Cheese-steady; large white. 9llc.
Eggs-Firm State and Pennsylvania.
16c.; western fresh. l5lil6c; southern, 1lfe
lsr
Potatoes-Qulet; New York, slasl.75;
New Jersey, sweets, sl9s2.
Cabbages-Steady at N5Oa2.75 per
crate.
Cottonseed- Oil-Ouiet.
Petroleum-Strong; refined, New York,
S20; Philadelphia and Baltimore. 115;
do, in bulk. 1916.
Rosin-steady; strained, common to
good. Sl.f0nSl.f5.
Turpentine- Steady at 41iaai2c.
Rice-Firm.
Coffee-Optons opened steady, at I'M
changed prices, and ruled inactive and
featureless, with room-tradess in con-
troll. Close quiet at net unchanged prices.
Sales, $3.50 bags, including August, $5.l5;
September, Sj.20Is5.25 November, $j.35:
December. s5.55a$5GO; January. $500;
March, $50 Spot dull Rio. 7Q7Ikc.
Sugar-Raw firm; refined firm.
DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. May 25-COtton-goods
market very firm throughout the demand
for brown sheetings and drills still check
ed by scarcity OF ready supplies. Some
export buying for far-distant shipments
Print-cloths and other gray goods quiet
but firm. Bleached cottons very firm,
with fair business Wide sheetings adj
vancing. Checks. plaids. and other coarse
cOlored cottons quiet but steady Prints
and ginghams very firm. Serges for mems
wear tending upward. Dress goods quiet
at previous prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD. May 25.-FTour-
Firmer: western super, s2.l5Gs2.30
Wheat-Unsettled and higher: spot.
76BnTc.: the month. 76%n77c. June,
7isa777sc.; July, 7Sac.; August. 7sAc.
asked; southern. by sample. 72a7sc.
Corn-Firm; spot and the month. 37k0
37sc.; June. 37RG37Ac.: July, 3Sa3S4c.;
southern white, l2lk043lkc.
Oats-Dull: No. white. 33N33lac.
Rye-Nominal; No. western. 6ic. asked.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-l3i2G1ic.
Cheese-White. large. l2c.
Lettuce-Steady at 25@35c. per bushel
box.
Whiskey-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. May 2S-W'heat to-day was
the strongest in several weeks. July
closing with gain of 1850. The advance
VAS based principally on the alarm over
The crop outlook Corn and oats declined
itMHc. each. Pork lost 7lzc.. and lard
and ribs sc. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing