Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-20
he hosshestl market Is quiet.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February lD.-flour- Quiet
and steady; winter wheat, Low grades. . l,'oa
$3.50; do fair TO fancy. s..oas.'3; ~"
1880: do, patents. %. 9oss4Oo: low extras.
al. qOa$2.30; southern hour duh Dn, steady
common 70 fair extra. Si.a0as2.1o; good 10
choice do. e2.S0ae335.
Wheat-spo, marke, castor and less active
closing steady; No. /. red, store ant elevator,
5t,c.: aGoat, 51ixc. Options dun aud rreguiat'
closing steady at unchanged prices TO a u. oe.
cine, with trading entirely o. local order, ani
with changes to the following prices: No. =,
February and March, $3.50; Nay, o7esc.
Corn-spot, dull and easier, closing nrm; NO.
/ 2, 4Sl4a4SIsc, IN elevator; 4ekaooc.. anea''
options dull and irregular, closing easier; feo-
ruary, 4StEc.; May. 4Sssc.: July. 1890.
Oats-Spot nrmcr and more active. Options
duu aud easier; February, 33ssc.: MHy. 3JlSc.;
spot, No. 33s4a34c.; mixed westcrn' Ms3oe.
Wool-In moderate demand oat steady;
domestic fleece, l5alec pulled, lsa33c
Beef-Quiet: family. s9.75asl2.op; extra
mess, s7,b0ass.25.
Beef Hams-Dull at StO.
Tierced Beef-lnsctive; city extra India mess,
l2.JOaSl4.50 according TO quality.
cut MesIs--Quist and Brm; picked bellies,
5ss.5s4c. shoulders, 4s4c.; hams. 7s.asAc.
Middies-Quet but nrm short clear, 81. 10.
| Lard Dull but steady; western steam.
| S6S3iS: city, $3.50. Option ssles none {;
February. 1882 pomiunlly; May, $500 nomi-
nsliy; refined dull: Continent $50 $50; a sda'h
| Pork-Quiet and t1rm: mess, slL2oaSIZ.Uo:
| extra prime nominal
! Bnttsr-In moderate demand; fancy steady;
| State GARY, 10az0c. do. creamery, l5aiN0.;
western dairy. 9Hal5c. do. creamery, EIgins,
| 23c.
Cottonseed OIL Quiet and steady; crude, ga
22tsc. yellow prime 26lac.: do. choice. 21c. p
| PetroIeum-NomlnaL
Rosin-Quiet and hrmer; strained, common
TO good, sf.4CsSi.42H. .o
! 1urpeutine-Quiet but firm at 3lisa32c.
kice-Firm: domestic, fair TO extra, 4s.aoc;
| MoIasses-tirm: Foreign nominal; New Or
leans, open kettle, good to cho.ce, Zeaasc.
| Peanuts-Quiet.
March. sI4S5; May. SI+10asli.15: July,
| sl415: September. Sl4.10ast+sO; Decem-
Der. sl4.65aSl4.7o spot Rio quiet and nrmer;
No. Z, sl6.311s.
fning, - tl-l6c.: refined, frmer and fairly ac-
tive; OF A. 3t5a3a4c.: standard A, 3 13-l0a4c. 4;
cut loaf and crushed, A 7-loa4ssc.; granniated'
| 3 l3-16afisc.
| ton, 7-64d.: grain, ID
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. February l9--Wheat bulls
| had the questionable consolation or a
miniature bulge that did not hold to-day.
IL was not from Lack OF bull news that
the market was suffering, but rather
from the heavy hut slightly decreasing
stocks. the exceedingly poor demand, both
domestic and foreign. and the bearish
sentiment, which has assumed the charac'
ter OF a habit; The urihins advance cam.
from reported heavy sales for export al
| New York yesterday. The Baltic, IN
| dian, and sundry port shipments were
| light at 2,s6S.e GOO bushels, their smallness
| being ascribed 10 difficulties OF navigation
| at the present season. Bradstreets re-
| ported a decrease In the worlds visible
supply OF 2.Ss0oo0 bushels. without pfac'
tlcally moving prices. The weakness al
| the opening was owing 10 the heavy re-
| cafpts In thu NorfhwpSf IA cars
May wheat opened at from 52ly TO 02isf'
525sc. sold between - and s2isc., anf
closed at the latter-isai.c. under yester.
day. Cash wheat was dull, without
| Corn.-The ups and downs OF corn were
not significant OF important trading, bu'
were merely coincident win those OF
wheat The opening was rather easy
strength succeeding, but weakness event
ually taking possession OF the market
| Bradstreets reported decrease IN tnt
available stocks of $4,000 bushels. May
corn opened from i4ss 20 4ilxn ii9sc., sole
between A%aH7s and H4gHsc, an'
closed at the Inside-hU5sc. under yes
terday. Cash corn was firm and hni9c
higher, closing nominally easter
| oats chung tenaciousIy To the one price
| 29c for May. only advancing a tractor
above and declining traction lower II
] a few instances, but finally closing a
of trade explained the narrowness OF tn
| range. the tone being derived from whea
and corn. Bradstreet's reported a reduc
ton I'm stocks of $4,000 bushels. Cas-
oats were &c. per bushel higher. closinl
| easier.
Provislons-The notable feature In pro
duct was the buying. wnich was said Z
be for Partridge. III the high-roller wa
attempting to bull this market he me
with poor success. the offerings az al
times being quite large enough 10 accom-
MEDIATE buyers. with little over. Tn
hog market was firm early. and served q
steady provisions. but later report iron
the wards was less favorable and cause'
! | an easier feeling.
At the close May pork was &c. lowe
than yesterday: May lard shade lower
and May ribs 2hc. lower. Receipts wer
smaller. and the shipments free. Bones
| tic and foreign markets were steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening. Highest Lowest CLOSING
| WHEAr- ~ -,
Feb. :. .~.5oB 50ss 5oIs 90,
Nav ..52lr % OLE 81
July ..53l4 "a o3ssSla oo'
| CORN 40.
Feb. ..42ss 4ataSss 42is az
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