Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW hORh, FEBRUARY SO-flour very
quiet ana easier; winter wheat. low
grades, $2OOa2.i5. patents. s325Q3.5o. Min
nesota clear, 2.iofl2N; patents. $500
430; low extras, S20j9i2.b; southern -four
duh and easy; common TO fair extra,
2.Ooa3O: good to choice do, S.lORl.20.
Wheat-Fairly active and lower, with
options closing steady: No. 2 red. store
opened weak. declined fraction, rallied
2s0hc., fell izQssc., advanced sc, and
closed firm at s4alisc. under Saturday,
with trading fairly active; February,
closing. Gossc.; March. COKE; May, 63isc.
COrn-Dull and easier. No. 2, Aisc. In
elevator; i2c. ahoat; ungraded. mixed.
&c. No.<2 white, Bc. Options mode
rately active. weak. and IsuAc. lower;
February, closing, il1ec., March. ilisc.
May, &c.
Oats-DuIl and easier; February. 3sc
March. S4asc.; May SSTsc.; No. white
March 36tc; spot. No. 2 Ss23sc.; No.
S9l9c. white. S944lc.
Hay-Dull but firm: shipping. GOQt65c.
good 10 choice. S0HsOc.
Wool-In moderate demand; domestic
fleece. Dq25c.; pulled. l6a2jc
Beef--lnactive and steady; family. 1920
Glf00: extra mess, ss.00QS.JO: beef hams
dull at $780, tierced beef quiet and
steady; city extra India mess. Sls.0GI
2lOO
Cut meats-Quiet and steady; picked
bellies, 7lsc.; shoulders, 63lc.; hams, 9i4c.
middles nominal.
Lard-Qulet and lower: western steam,
closing S.SG6tZs5 market nominal; city,
S.25; February. $40; March. $50: May,
N.i5 refined duh and lower; Continent.
1926; South America. $3.50; compound,
%.2jG6.37i2.
Pork-In fair demand and firm; mess,
Butter-In fair demand but weaker:
State dairy, new. lSa2ic.; do. old, 40
l9c. do. creamery, new, &c; western
dairy. new. l5al7c.; do. creamery, l7a8c.
Elgns. 26c.
Cotton-seed oil-Dull and easy: crude.
2S0 2Sizc. yellow 33M3ic.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged
Rosin-Qulet and steady, strained, COM
mon to good, Sl.l0Hll5.
Turpentlne-Dull and easy at 3lkG32c.
Rice Steady and quiet; domestic, fair
10 extra, SlipjNc.; Japan, iailzc.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans. open-kettle. good to choice, 3Gl
CSC. market duh but steady.
Peanuts-Dull.
cofree-options steady: 10 points up to
5 down; February. Sl6.l0; May. $l5.20ls
1925; July, $ii6JHl475: October, $685.;
spot Rio quiet and steady. No. NIl2is.
sugar-Raw steadier and more active
fair refining 22.g2 l3-l6c; refined In bet
standard =. iAGI 7-l6c.; cut-ioaf and
crushed. j05 3-lGc.; graduated. p49
9-lGc.
Freights to Llverpool-Tirm and in
moderate demand; cotton. gid. bid.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. February 26.-There were
a combination OF reasons for the decline
in wheat to-day, and notwithstanding
the punishment which short sellers re,
celyed a few days ago, they again picked
up courage and put out their lines. Par
bridge, who Is in California attending
the Midwinter Fair. sold big line
through his own house. which initiated
the break that afterwards carried prices
nc. below the final figures OF Saturday.
Those who sold early covered around the
inside prices, causing u fractional reac-
ton before the close. The opening was
weak. May opened sc. lower, at 5yIseg
59ic., sold between 60 and 5sIsc., and
closed 2.45sc. under Saturday. at J9i4c.
Corn was in line with wheat. az was
TO be expected. II IL generally under
stood that the sympathy between these
two grains will be close until the open
ing Of navigation. The influence bearing
on the market was sufficient, however.
10 cause natural decline May corn
ranged between 36is and 3Gisc., and closed
2s4Hc. lower than Saturday. at S1lsis
36Ac
OafS were "a tfllie sttaulcr indt tOfH'
but, nevertheless. a weak undertOne was
apparent May oats closed &c. under
Saturday. Cash oats were A4l2c. lower.
Provisions ruled weak. through sym
PATTY with the speculative decline In
wheat There was an excessive run or
hogs at the yards. with lower prices
quoted for them. which, of course. had
a depressing effect. A prominent pack
ing concern bought freely OF pork and
lard, which resulted I'm a reaction from
bottom prices. There WAS moderate
shipping market. The domestic markets
were lower. and the foreign firmer. Re
celpts We're tight of meats. and moderate
OF lard. and the shipments liberal OF
meats. and fair OF lard. May pork closed
zoe. lower. May lard Inc. lower, and May
ribs. 7tsc. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows: