Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-16
MARKETS BY reLeoaAsw.
NEW YORK.


NEW Yong. February southern acux 49,
ana more active. whsst--No 3 red @xc
opti0us fairly sctiye: No. red. February oe]{9S
March, 65ko. Germ quiet au6 barely 4. COY; No
I. N.c; options dull: rsDrSsry, Sxc 49, 49,
Hops quiet coffee-Options 0csncl sseedy 40
closed i0siS. lover and quiet; February, oe1eo
9162n SugAr-kev quiet; rsunsd nrm eno -
good demeed. Meisssee arm. Rice s;rone 49,
pentine nrm and quiet II t3ko Port quiet oo4
unchanged. Middtos dull Lard quiet 49,
6rmsr: western steam, $40; Fsbruarys eaie
Frelghts nrm and unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. February iA--In wheat ne feeltA0
was unsettled: the opening vss weak wnsoo
SAINT weather considerable whsss having besn
bought In expectation OF frecxc. The nrss setee
were 81 about &c. rcduction and price, decuneS
ka4c. moro: bat stronger feeling DEVELOPS
aud prices were advanced ke,sc, thcn cased on
hc.. under large realizing nuctuasei some. and
closing was apout NC. lower than ycsesrday.
The volume OF trading was quite leee ana ven
scattersd. good many outside buying oruers, M
Guiding some on foreign account being recesveds
outside parties who have been wahnine tnS
market for favorable opportunity showing more
INCLINATION % invest There vas no doaos Son~
siderable realizing BY parties who had eousns ~
The prominent bar wadsrs also soushs axainse
On advance, and the feeling was unsoe
tied and uncertain A Berlin dispatch Was re.
ceivef reporting heavy frosts IN Germany ana
damage TO growing crops, and this induced
some good buying. largely from "shorts. wnico
helped TO force prices 10 the top notch, ~ did
also the wheat bureau report here which ~
ported cold weather In the Northwest corn
A larger volume OF business was transacted -
this MARKET tho market ruling quite active All
day. The feeling early was weaker, offerings
being very liberia, especially OF May. which son
freely a. c92c.aSc Probably $4,000 buGrch OF
good inquiry existed from "shorts. and esps-
cialIy for July, around Dk and So;.c. The mar
ket opened at &c. under closing prices OF yce.
terday, and under free orerinSs SOLO
on hskc, rallied . little with wheat. aud closed
weak a. kskc. lower than yesterday. Oan.-
There was a good volume OF business, but fsil
Slightly below that Of yesterday. Tho feeling
was unsettled. the opening being weaker and
hakc. lover. There was free unloading "
prominent local "longs." ard tho MARKET Tor
iime became very weak The "shorts" ooughs
freely, and prices advanced Aahc Later Ia NE
session the wsakness In wheat aad continued IN.
loading produced q heavy feeling, and the prices
receded sharply. deferred futures declining Nc.
from the outside figures of tho morning, and the
market closed tame at ths inside anu al net de-
cline from yesterday OF Nc. on May and hakc. on
June, &c. on July, aud nc. on nearby deliveries.
Mess perk-Spoculative trading was under tne
average ord tho marses was weak, closing ~
the inside prices OF the day. Lard WAS rathot
quite. trade WAS witnessed In all the futurcss
and toe market was 2Na5c. lower ~ the close
sbort-rib sides-There vas quite active trading,
ruled very weak, closing at hc. OIL for futuree-
FINN