Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-17
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NO. - itu. uutCh, uouihat %bpsht "'
aS9lc. Corn-Spot quiet and held
firm: ungraded, 49a5lc.; No. .,
March. 49ia50lc. Osts--Cash lalc.
lower; No. 2, 37a3Tic. Hops un-
changed. Coflee-Spot, fair Rio
stronger at 1915; No. 7 Rio, spot,
81; March. sT.l0as7.3 Sugar duh
and nominal; fair to good refining, Ala
4Ic. extra G. 5a5ic.; white extra &.
jla5,c.; yellow. 4la4sc.; off A."
5 7-i6c.; mould ga" &C.. standard
"a" 5 9-l6c. confectioners', 5 1916
a5ic. cut-loaf and crushed, Ole;
powdered, 6lc.; graduated. Gao Lice;
cubes. &c. Molasses unchanged. Rice
firm. Cotton-seed oil, 34a36c. for
crude; 40Ic. for refined. Rosin quiet
at sl.20asl. 90. Turpentine iirmer at
3lla3llc. Hides steady; New Orleans
selected. lOal0lc.; Texas. l0lc. Wool
steady for choice grades domestic
fleece. 24a37c. Pork steadily held /;
mess. spot, $3.50. Middles nominal;
long clear, Csc. Lard opened a shade
better, closing easy and lower; western
steam. spot, s7.l7!as'.25; March,
sT.20. freights iirmer.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE March l6.-Flour
quiet. Howard-street and western SUI
periine. s2.62as3: extra. So. l0as3.65 ;
family. s3.S0as4.7j City Mills super
fine, s2.7jas3; extra. s3.l5ss3.6j
Rio brands, si.50asI.62. Wheat
Southern quiet and steady western
firmer and dull southern red, SjaSSc.
amber. 92s96c.; No. | Maryland, 9Oc.
bid; No. > western winter red. spot,
SjIaS53c. Corn-Southern steady
western frmer and dull southern
white, jla52c. yellow, 49aj0c.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, March l6.-Flour
easier; family, s5.40as4.1j; fancy,
s3. 90as4.30. Wheat dull: No. >
mixed, 64Jc. Oats steady and firm ;
No. > mixed. Bale. Pork duh at sl2.75.
Lard in good demand at 1923.
Bulk-meats dull; shoulders. s4.Tj :
short-rib sides. s6.37!. Bacon steady ;
shoulders. sj.7j; short-rib sides.
1925; short clear, $50. Whiskey
dull at sl.l3. Sugar in fair demand.
Hogs steady aud firm; common and
light. s3.Sjas4.90: packing and
butchers, si.50as5.l 10.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March l6.--Flour easier /;
prices quotably unchanged. Wheat
ruled strong early on account OF cold
weather and bad crop reports, opening
laic. higher than Saturdays closing.
but under heavy offerings and the re-
port that a lot OF hot" wheat had
been posted in New York prices broke
off Ne, and closed lc. under Saturday ;
March. 73sa75Ic.; April, 7iia75lc.
No. red, Tie; No. 3 red, Tic.
Corn ruled strong early, but broke of
toward the close, and closed &c. under
Saturday; cash. 37Ia40lc.; March,
37.a3Slc.: April, 375a3Slc. Oats
dull and a shade easier cash. 2Sa3Oc.
March and April, 27.c. Mess pork
active and lower, prices declining 2Oa
2jc., and closing steady at inside
figures; cash. sl2.3jasl2.40; April,
l2.3Ilasl2.G0. Lard quiet and a
shade easier: cash. s6.S5as6.87. ;
April. s6.S74asG.9j, Boxed-meats
easy; closed lower. Dry-salted shout
ders. ~. s0as4.90; short ribs. SODA
s6.oj: short clear sides. s6.80as6.S5.
Whi>key firm at sl.l5. Sugar easier
REVIEW or CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO. March l6.-Trading wa.
moderately active to-day, but in a gen
eral way. Values were lower, thi;
condition being accompanied by tons
/ of hea,incss. Cable adyices and a loca
( ieeling-the latter being generally bear
isl--were about the only affecting in
Auences, barring possibly the usua
crop-scare adyiceS. Wheat opened firm
and generally higher than at the clos
Saturday. and was early strengthene,
on reported cold weather, an al
vance of ] following the latter. Tn
course was irregularly downward
to the close Of the morning ses
sion. the drop being ! from forme
top prices. New York also reported
the posting of some four thousand bush
els of hot wheat, which also helped tn
down turn. The close Of the mOrnin:
session was weak at the lowest points
No. . spring sold early at 7Gse., bu
closed at 16aIGic. Corn was stead,
early at an advance of ialc. over Sat
urday's last figures, but during tn
bulk of the morning session followe'
the course Of wheat quite steadily am
tended downward, closing heavy at
o'clock at a decline for the day up +
that time of ia &c.; No. . cash sold a
40Ia4lc. closing at the inside. Dat
were Hat and dull as possible, with n
disposition whatever to trade. Til
fluctuations in May were only /. Pre-
visions showed few features, but rule
heavy and downward within the limit
of 1880 for pork aud sl0 for lart
The receipts were rather large At Ii
yards. and the depression in grains wa
reflected in hog products. The clos
Of the morning session was slow at Il
decline noted.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUIsvILLE, March lG.-whe'
steady; Lougberry. SOLE; No, 2 re'
SIC. Corn-No. 2 mixed, Acc. No.
white, Ale. 0ats--No. 2 mixed, 3sk
Provisions steady and unchange
Pofl Mess, sl3. Buik-meats--Shou
ders. u. lis; clear rib. %. so clear side
s6.75. Bacon - Shoulders. Si.3i,
clear rib, 81; sides. tI.3Tl. Saga
cured hams. l0.alle. LArd--priu
lesi, $50.
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wrIxsxGrox. 4. q March IL.
Txryeusiue llru ~ 20tc. xod