Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March H.-Flour active;
winter wheat low grades, s2oJn 20,
patents, $2Ja350; Minnesota clear. S3.5Cfl
go; patents. sS.7sQ4.So; low extras. 500
M2.ij; southern -four quiet ana steady
common 10 fair extras, SZ.UOd3UJ; good 10
choice, do, $;lOalt.2o. -. .o e,or.
and elevator, 6lAHG2hc.; atioat, sl4AgSc.
options dun; opening weak, decnnlnS
aslIl4c.; rallying Ease, and closing weak,
SC under yesterday. No. red, 5sQ6lisc;
May, G2isc.; June, 623sc
Corn-Quiet; No red. iil2c; In eele-
vator, 4jlac, Options active ana &C.
higher; closing firm; April 4-Ac'; May
6ats-Flrmer and active. Options dull;
March, 35Mc.; April. $hc.; May, PC;
July, Sis.c; spot No. 2, sac; No. white,
3s94c mixed western. S6l2c.; white DO,
'Hay-steady; shipping, sOqe5c.; good to
Woo Wooi-Steady: domestic, 2Oa25c.; pulled.
Beef-Quiet; family. $l2OOGli0o; beef
hams dull at $l609alG5o; uerced peer IN
active; city extra India mess sio'V'~
Cut Cut meats-Quiet; picked bellies, 6Ac;;
shoulders. SIC; hams, Ssc.; middieS hoihi-
Lard-Hlgher: western steam, s755; city.
s6S7lbm7OO: refined quiet; Continent, $50;
South America, $685. eoampou,sn9d "IZ'e'
Pork-Actiye mess. sIz dGIrS; 'ii,ILsil5c
Cotton-seed oil--Firm; crude, DC b'd'
Petroleum-Un Unchanged. <, 49,,
Rosln-Firm; strained, Sl;l21sn1l,i'7s'
Rice-Active: domestic, 39suof2c.
AiOlasses--NOminal.
Peanuts-Qutet. - -
coffeeGOptions steady. .5dio points, u9:
April Sl625 June S0; az c Dsee'noe'' Si'-''
iS,IsarORaw dull and unchanged; re,
| fined steady: off a. ll-l5aic;; stan ishai
A.. l-leaiAc; cut-i9at .,s ans trc csbes'
FF Ilogf cotton. 9-sid.; grain,
24d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, ND, March H.-Flour
dull and unchanged 80. ona
March. 5ss.asSc.; May; sl%aslHc; s lily.
G2.qG2lzc;; steamer: No. so Z red' '''2c''
,a GqTns'e MHy NEE asc. bid: southern by
samnls t2Gt3c.; do, on grade, 42i2c. -
oats-Easy; No. 2 white, western tern, Sc
asked: No. 2 mixed, do. 3o'.c.' asAeu'
| Rye-Dull; No. z, bic.
| Hay-Firm and unchanged.
Grain freights-Dull and unchangeh'
Eggs-Steady at l2c.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, March Z.-Doubt and
| uncertainty cloud the mind OF wheat
| speculators IL Is conceded that what
| the result OF the recent freeze-up Was
| cannot be definitely known or learned 10,
| az least q week or ten days. IL Followed
naturally that under these circumstance
| to-day's market should be a narrow one
| The bear or short seller was averse 10
putting himself in precarious SITUATION
| by distressing OF any wheat, ana thoss
| who would gladly buy were not conylnceu
| that such a course would be prudent or
wise. The parallel conditions existing be-
| tween the late area OF low temperature
| and a similar one In March 1880, when
| widespread damage resulted, excited much
enssIp and comment. The market was
| weak at both ends, and strong In the
SIC. ranged between 5sN. 5sTs. and ss>sn
| 5s.sc.. and closed OF the inside price-a
| net loss OF asc. for the day.
| Corn was not conspicuous by It's ac-
| tiyity. Prices for the most part Infatuated
| with those OF wheat. with the exception
that they did not participate In the iste
tween s7tl and 5isc., closing ,,s@Yc.
higher than yesterday. at 52c. The de-
| mand for cash corn was good.
Oats displayed great activity at one
| time during the. session. The feeing
during that period vas one OF remarkable
| on the paIt of the shorts to cover. Their
| reason was without explanation, as there
/ was nothing received which could be con-
! strued as important enough TO cause an
advance. Al the close May was &c;
IN good demand and strong.
Provisions opened steady on firm
| home market. and for some time prices
held around opening hgurcs the trade
being light. Later. .shorte In lard started
n e so YER nd, snd their smos so.,s SuynS
Packers were tie only sellers. The mar
kat bald TIA edveucS until the end. wuen