Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-01
NEW york PRODUCE MARKET.

MEM fOhk. go W.T. t1Ht
and in moderate demand: winter wheat.
low grades, s2.0a2.i5; patents. 50. 2SU?,9;
Minnesota cigar. 25cu2W; patents ShI9
nis5; low Extras, sz.oSn2.S; southern
flour dull and easy; common to fair.
extra. s2.OOd5co; good to choice S'lva
Wheat-Dull and isd%c. lower; closing
steady. No. 2 red. store and elevator.
classic: afioat, 62izc. Options advanced
iSaNc fell ,saAe; and closed ;,s , r,eady
7shSc. under Yesterday MIN, MIN " SINS
Nav. 6s%c.: July, csc; December &c
Corn-Tull but firm; No. 2, A&HhAc
In elevator: 42N6l42f4c. afoat. Options
quiet and steady at sc. decline' Mareh,
"osstss-Da,li. Options firm; March. siNc, !;
Nay' sfisc.: No. 2 white. March, Selsc. !;
spot' No. 2, 37G57isc.; No. white. 5Sn
ssizc. mixed. western. SsgSsc.; white do'
Hay-Flrm and quiet.
WoOl-Steady and IN nfouera'e leuiahu'
domestic fleece. 20n25c. -
Reef-Sfeady and quiet; family. $1,000
"a: beef hams duh at $3.50; tierced beef
inactive and steady; city extra India
cut meats-DuiI. easy. and unchanged.
Lari-Quiet and lower; city, ,ditc;
Futures nominal: refined dull. lower, ami
unchanged -
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess sl2SoaO
1io0
state dairy. new. isn2ic. do. old. la
iSc: do, creamery. new, 20c.; western
dairy. new i3al7c.: Elgins, 25c.
Cotton-seed oil-Dull and easy; crude,
Csc: yellow. $3GS3igc.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Quiet and steady at si.I09i.b.
Turpentine-Dull and weak az 3la3liac.
Rice-Quiet and steady; domestic, Shu
5ssc.: Japan. f9fi2c. -,
Foreign nominal: New Or
leans. 30TSSc. market duh but steady.
roffee@Options dun and 5al0 points
down: March. si5.70Ni5.75; May. Sl5.S0tc
1885: July. slt70HlLI5: october. Ntm:
spot Rio. quiet and steady; NO, l. Sl'iZ'2'
Sugar-Raw duh but firm; fair refining.
2s,G2 l3-i6c.: refined fairly active and
firm: standard A. pIdi 7-lsc.; cut-loaf
and crushed, 5G5 Bloc. graduated, 4sN
9-l6c.
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet and nemi-
nal; cotton, sid. bid: grain, pad.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, February S.-Flour
Wheat-steady; No. 2 red, spot and
February, 6oa60hc; May. Gad63 SC.
steamer No. red, 56i.a5lc.; milling
wheat, by sample. 60N6lc
Corn-Steady; mixed spot and Febru'
ary 4Oi5diO%c.: March, bssg4o'ec.; May,
1llfftlAlC.. Hltdirf w. ~
southern, by sample. 42qlSc.; do, on
0ats-Firm; No. 3 white. western. 96ia
q3Tc: No. 2 mixed. western. Silgg35c.
stock, 1911 bushels.
Rye--Firm; No. 2. 5745Sc. %
Eggs-Steady at lSc.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO.
| CHICAGO. February 2S.-A cablegranl
which appeared In the afternoon papers
| OF yesterday giving an account OF q
| trivial engagement between Russian and
| German soldiers somewhere on the IRON
tier. was converted into full-sized war
scare on the curb last night. and prices
| for wheat were advanced lslAc from
| the closing figures on H. The opening
| OF the wheat market saw "A considerable
| portion OF the advance sustained, but
| with the war-tak abandoned. business
| was not particularly large or conspicl-
| GUS There was substantial proof that
| foreigners were giving up some property
| but prices maintained their adVantagt
until the receipt Of Bradstreets report
| OF stocks. showing a net increase In the
worlds visible supply OF $4,000 bushels
| When the statement became generally
| known there was freer selling. ana a re-
sultant decline 70 the lowest point OF
| the day, whence there was a fractional
| reaction. but the close was az a mel
| loss Of nc. from yesterday. The range
!
and the close 59i2c.
Corn travelled in n very narrow rut
| to-day. As far as COULD be judged, thu
feeling was similar to that which pre-
| vailed I'm wheat The opening was it'll
| higher than yesterdays close. the mar
ket then declined a triiie, rallied SAFE.
| again became easy, and closed chad
| better than yesterday.
oats were quiet and almost inactive
| The range Of prices was within &c, AM
| b. 81 TINT pnttqh higher than
| terday.
Provisions opened firm and higher. az
| continued so throughout most Of the ses
! sion ON advances in the prices for liy'
| hogs. The demand for the live animal a
! the yards was reported to be particularly
( good when wheat became easy durinl
/ the latter part Of the session It became
! evident that there was no support (,
! the product, hence values receded. At th'
close May pork was 2kc. lower thar
yesterday. May lard was unchanged, anC
May ribs We're 5a7isc. higher.
| The leading futures ranged as follows