Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-21
GENERAL MARK ETs.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK October 20 -FiOur-Open-
ed steady. with "A fair demand but turned
easier owing 10 the continued decline i'm
wheat. except for low grades. which re-
NAMED firm. on account OF scarcity
Rye FlOur-Quiet.
Buckwheat Flour-Steady at S230gS2 20
Buckwheat-Steady.
COrnmeal-Steady.
Barley--Firm; feeding, fllMfc.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red. 1850. OPP
lions opened steady. at decline OF ic.'
cables being unfavorable, receipts IN the
Northwest larger, and speculative sup
port entirely withheld. Later prices I'm
proved Nc. on local covering. following
predicted larger export purchases, Out
again the market weakened, under hqui-
dation. exporters not buying TO the eN-
tent expected, and the local crowd turn
ing bearish. Close weak at net decline
OF &C.. the low point; May closed at 'Sec
October closed at 73zsc
Corn--Spot steady; No. 2, 40c. Options
opened sc. higher. anr held STEADY ,,t 10
sellers scarce, on account OF the disap-
pointing volume Of receipts Close firm
at a net advance of 1-9Gl.c.; May, 37Ac. /;
December closed at 3Slac.
Oats-Spot' quiet; No. :, Hlsc. Opuons
Beef~strong: family. Sllasp; mess,
s9.50dSl0: beef hams. t24qS26; packet. 1880
QSl2: city extra, India mess, $l6QSls.
Cut Meats-Steady; picked bellies, 6'2p
Sc
Iard-steady. Refined quiet.
Pork-Dull.
Cottonseed- On-Easy; prime crude. 26c
do, yellow, 29i2c.
PetrOleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady; strained, common TO
good s1.22l2GSl.25.
Turpentine-Quiet at 5liac.
Rice-F'irm.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, ia
&c; state dairy, l6QIc .o.,,.,
Cheese-Firm; large white, l2UlH4c.
Eggs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
20Q2lc.; western, ungraded, at mark, l4g
lsc
Potatoes Steady: Jersey, Sl12MQN1i;
Long Island. d2JQAGgg; Jersey sweets,
$l.50N$2; southern, 70c.@Sl,
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island Sass per
100
Cotton-By steamer 70 Liverpool, 26Hc
COffee-Options opened steady, with
prices 10 10 points lower, In sympathy
with q sharp reaction in European mar
kets. Following the call steady under
tone prevailed. with trading active Eu-
rope and Investment public were large
operators. Longs were encouraged by
firmer Brazilian markets, light receipts,
large deliveries and healthy ruling or
the spot market. Close steady and 20p
% points net lower; sales. 5000 bags. IN
Guiding November, $AS0Q $3.50. December,
st95l&.1O. Spot Rio steady TO firm.
Mild firm
sugar--Raw firm and tending upward
Refined steady but slow
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. October 20.-Ths market
has ruled qIieter to-day In 80 far "a
general demand for staple cOttons goes,
but there are still more buyers than
sellers and tue tone continues strong
throughout for staples. while stu fur
Their advances are looked for In bieached
brown and coarse colOred goods. Prints
selling well in staple varieties, at firm
prices Print-cloths firm At Z&c, for regu-
lars. bat with no demand. Wide orders
I'm good Request, at full prices. linens
are in limited supply Tone strong and
prices against buyers. Burlaps In fair
request, but somewhat irregular In price.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, october 20-Fl0ur-
Steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; spot and the month, 7gA q
Tic; November, nAQl2c.; December, 1874
C Corn mixed. spot, and the
month. 3Ysa3Shc; November, SSaJS.sc. ;
December, 374c.; November or December,
new or old 36l5d36Ac: January, 500
363sc.; southern white, 4OQ4osc.
Oats-Firm; No. white. 30q3lc.
Rye-Firm; No. nearby, 5Sq5Sc.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, October D.-Wheat resumed
its downward course again to-day, ana
December closed with a net loss OF &Go
atc. Liquidation. inducing heavy additions
10 domestic stocks In the face OF a poor
foreign demand, was responsible FOR the
decline Corn, oats, and provisions were
comparatively strong, and closed practi-
cally unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows: