Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-20

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARhEl.
NEW YORK, July l9.-Flour-Unsettled
and weak, in sympathy with wheat.
RYE FlOur-DuU.
Cornmeal-Weaker; yellow western, no
7Sc.
Rye-Weak.
Barley-Easy.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red, 1850. OPP
tions opened weak, Influenced by lower
cables and fine weather: n subseqqent
rally on covering was followed by late
reactions under liquidation. Close weak
at a 7sd1c. net decline; July closed at
754sc.: September closed at 1S9sc.; De-
cember closed at 1850.
Corn-Spot weak; No. 2. 3Sisc. Options
opened weak and sold OF under liquida-
ton. after u slight rally, on big clear
ances and unloading and further de-
clines occurred. Close weak at q lag2sc.
decline; July closed at SIbac' september
closed at 375.c.: December closed at 3IAc-
Oats-Spot weak; No. D. 2S12c.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Firm: picked bellies, 50
ne. shoulders, SIC; hams. yanlOAc
fard-Steady; western steamed, 500.
Refined steady.
PQrk-Firm. 49,
Butter-Easy; western creamery 10y
lSc.: State dairy, l3l2Hl7e.
Cheese-Firmer; large white Sac; large
Eges1S steady: state and Pennsylvania,
Potatoes-Steady; southern hrsts, N.2oa
81 70: southern SecOnds, i0c.4SI.
Cabbage-Steady.
Freights TO Lverpool-Quiet and firm;
Cottonseed-O il-Flrm; prime crude, 2la
Petroleum-Strong.
Rosin-steady; strained, common to
good, s1509Sl.31. ,,>.,o,,
Turpentine-Firm at 43ul3lzc.
NH..n
Coffee-Options opened barely steady
ana 4 points lower, and continued TO de-
cline all day with the greater loss OF a
matter Of 10 points. Liquidation was
prominent throughout, and due directly
10 weak cables, large receipts, an apa-
thetic spot department, and the more
bearish statistical outlook. Close steady
and 10 TO - points lower; sales, gzoV
bags including August, $3.50 SliO; sep
TENDER, S440Q $i.50. Spot Cofee: RIO weak
and nominal; No. T. invoice, 5Bc.; No. T.
jobbing. $50. Mild dull and easy; Cor
Suear-Raw steady; fair refining, 1915
G37sc.; centrifugal g6-deSree test, $50
3asc.; molasses sugar. 5Ag5Bc. Renheu
steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 19.-The attendance
of buyers IS gradually improving, and al
though business in cotton goods increases
slowly, there is a probability or mate
rial expansion IN demand on hume az
count in the near future. Export orders
for heavy brown cOttons continue good.
Bleached muslins very firm In all lead
ing grades. Print cloths are inactive at
Fall River, but firmer in outside MARKERS.
Prints in fair demand and steady. Coarse
cOlored cottons quiet, with prices un-
changed. Mems wear worsteds strong
American Woollen Company notihes Gus
toners that orders already taken VIII De
cut down 20 per cent.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET.
NEW YORK. July 19.-AIuskmelons gen.
orally lower, under liberal offerings.
Waternelons In large accumulation, most
OF the stock being held at Jersey city
in PENNSYLVANIA railroad yards, fresh de-
liyeries here being four cars by New Jer-
sew Central. Demand active. Market
Muskmelons, North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. per carrier, soc. MSL25; per crate,
&c ISl 3: per basket, 50Qi5c; DO,
Charieston. per basket, soc .Ml.z3; per
craze 5Oc. as; Baltimore, per basket, Zoe. %
N2: per carrier, SlQl2j; Florida anu
Georgia. per crate, SlGs2; per basket, t0c.e
N.25: do, Texas, per crate, $lasS9;,~.
Watermelons, per carload, So1aSI'o;
FER 100, sass.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Values continued 10
shrink on the Board OF Trade to-day'
Wheat closed lc. lower; corn lost &C.
and oats aac., while provisions closed I'M
changed 70 tic lower, the latter In PORE
The leading futures ranged as ioIio"s'
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing