Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-17
Nrv, YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

MIN III
NEW YORK, February ~l6.-Flour weak.
freely offered; light demand, winter
wheat. low grades, p.0a2.E patents.
s.. 25a3.50; Minnesota clear, s2.Jta2D:
patents, S.70n425; low extras. 2.1a2b,
southern fiour dull and weak common
10 fair extra, S2.VCu3.W; soou 10 choice'
no., $3.1Od4.20.
Wheat-Flrmer end moderately active
for export; No. 2 red. store and elevator,
60A d6l Iac.; aiioat. 62Ac. options deciiheh
Aalc.; May sold 10 tlfse.. ahvaneeu 10
lisc.. n closed haitc. over yesterday;
No. 2 red. February. 6O4se.; March, Use
Corn~very dull but firmer; No. 2. i2tsa
42z.c.; in elevator. 43lsli3Ac. options
moderately active. firm. ana nH1zc.
higher: February, Eye; March. 421sc.;
Oats-Dull but frmer. Options nominally
higher: February, 3JAc. March, Gc., May,
SiIsc. No. 2 white, March, SsAc; spot No.
2, 25Aa2lc. No. 2 white, Ssc:; mixed west
ern, 315m3Skc.: white. do, 3sq4ic.
Hay-Quiet and ~easy-shipping. eoas5c.;
good, 75ftSDc. .
Beef~DuIi; extra mess. ss.Ooas.5o; beef
hams quiet at $3.50. tierced beef steady;
city extra India mess. sls0pa2.@.
Cut meats-Quiet; picked bellies. 'Ec';
shoulders. 6s4c. hams. slsc.
Lard-Quiet: western, N.S: city, So;
February. $40; March. sL15; May, sLU.
refined quiet: Continent, 1886: South
America, Us 20, COmpoutut eoS
Pork-Quiet; mess. <l3. I5qlf.2o.
Butter-Steady; State dairy, l5a2ic.: do,
creamery. 17T21c.; western dairy, 3tzn
l7c.; do. creamery, lTnZ7c.; Eigins, &c.
Cotton-seed oll-Quiet; crude. S42slsc.;
observation-disclosures and steady.
Rosin-Quiet and firm; strained, NlVa
LIS.
Turpentine--DuT at s2I4l33c.
Rice-In moderate demand and steady;
g. ~ aaa lLgllLa
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New. Or
leans. 90a3sc.; market quiet and I'M
changed.
Peanuts-Quiet: fancy, 31sU3Nc..
Cofee-Options firm n lao points up:
February, 1905; May. $5.25; July. NtS;
September, sl4.3O: December. si3.s; spot
Rio quiet and steady; No. Z, NIl2h.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. z l5-i6c.;
refined, fair, active n firm. No. y, 3 3-lG
Q4c.; standard A, 4Aat 7-l6c.; cut-loaf
and crushed, SAB S-lec'; ~grahuiated' fA@
FreIghts-ouiet and steady; cotton.
9-6id.. bid; grain. ID
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, February ~l6.-f1our
duh and unchanged.
wheat-Irregular and lower; No 2 red
bid: milling wheat. by sample, 5Iaooc:
~Corn-Firm: mixed, spot, GNhfltsc.;
February. axe, bid: March, AZ ntlisc.:
May. exc. bid: steamer. mixed wye
bid; southern, by sample. S4iilsc.; do,
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white. western. SKA
&c; No. 2 mixed, western. 3iq34l1c.
Rye-Dull; No. 2. zoe.
Hay-Steady; coed TO choice timothy.
q5.DIl5.50.
Grain enthusiastically. firm. and un-
changed.
C~otton-steady: mlddling. TIC.
Proyisions-Steady; mess pork, us,O..,
Bulk ments-Loose shoulders. TIC: bulk
long clear, SIC. clear-rib sides, &c. ; sdgar.
picked shoulders. &c.; sugar-cured smoked
shoulders. sftc.; hams. n+c.
~Lard-Rehned, &c.
But.er-Firm; creamery. fancy, Sc; DO,
fair TO choice. 2s9esc, do, initiation. ant
nc: iadle, fancy. lSuisc.; good 10 choice.
i4Ii5c.: rolls. fine, Isai7c.
~Eggs-Firm.' with receipts light, at Ia
4lsc.
~Conee-Firm: Rio cargoes, fair. isc.; No.
sugar-steady: granuiated. tl.s2.
copper-Steady; refined. SIC.
Whiskey-Steady at H2fal.3.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL. February M.-Sales OF
May wheat at the opening to-day were
made over q range OF Nc, limited by
sac. and 5skc. In q twinklins the tone
became irm. and trading was then
around ssi%c.. The market ruled irresuiaf
the middle Of the day there wa! quite z
large line OF long wheat sold, wnscn
caused quite q slump In the price. May
declining to S7ltc., q new low rscoIu.
feeling became apparent. accompanied By
q reaction, with q gradual advanes y
MAC. for lay The close was at 69kV
sszsc., 4 gain Of k0Kc. for the day. There
was not much encoursSsmen 20 ~ SS-