Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKzr.

NEW YORK, February 2l.-flour-Qulet
and steady; winter wheat, Low grades si'ooa
$3.50; DC. fsir to fancy. 50 3oas2.1o: Co
patents. ss.G0as3 90; Minnesota clear s22Sa
sl70: do. city mills. s3.20af3.35: southern
four quiet anu steady; common TO fair extra,
Sl.sOss2.75: good TO choice do, 1920.
Whoat-Spot, quiet market: No. 2 red, store
ana elevator, o034c; snost, oSl4c. Options
were dull ard irregular. but closed AZ un-
changed prices. with only q local trade. chiefly
scslping and switching. NO. red, kebcuary,
55s.c.: Marcn, o1c.; May, 5Sssc.; June, osl4c;
july, 6s21c.: August, 5s4c; september, oe1lc.
Corn-Spot, oull but 0rmsr; NO. z, 4sc:,
In elevator: 5Olec.,. anoa' unsraded mixed,
nrmer With tho West and on local covering,
with cables frmer aud hght trade. February,
4ss4c. May, 4gc. July, 4vlae.
ermss: fsbru. sy' and sarcS. ssssc.: No. Z
prices: No. 33s4s34isc.; No. 2 white, 37s4a
3sc.; mixed western, 34a36c.
Wool-In moderate demand aud steady; DO
nestle fleece. l5slSc pulled. l2sS3c;
Besf-lnactlve; family. s9.7Sssi2 90; extra
mess, s7s0ass.2b.
Beef hams-Duii at $3.50.
Tered Bsst-Quiet; city extra INDIA mess
Cut ueats~Duu and irregular; picked bel
lies. ) 9-16s5 lilo; shoulders, 4lsa4Ac.;
Middles-Q aiet and nrm short clear. 1855.
Lard-Dull and lower; western steam,
1870; ciIy, s6.25as6.37x; February, SO 20
nominally; May, 86.75 nominslly rennsd duh;
Continent, s7.lO South America. $500;
compound. s5.12lkas5.37te.
Pork-Firm: mess. 81 L25as12.00.
Butter-Light receipts; fancy nrm; stare
dairy, 12e%lc.; do. cresmery 12aioc. vest
ern dairy, e,aai5c. do. creamery, loa2Sc.; do
cottonsesd- oil-slow but firm; crude. 22a
22tc yellow primo 2eItc.; do choice. &c.
Petroleum-Nominal
Roein-Dull but drm: strained, common
10 good, si.40asi.42lac.
1urpentine-Firm at 32a32lSc.
Potatoes-Dull; prime about steady.
kice-Firm.
Noissses-Firm; foreign nominal: New Or
leans, open kettle, good TO choice, 2eaSoo.
Market fair to active, and 1rn.
Peanuts-Stesdy.
Coneo-DuIi; February, $500: MAY. sl475a
sl4.SO: September. s1475ast4s0; Decem Der.
slt.70asl476. spot Rio quiet and nrm; No. z,
sl6.50.
sugar-Raw, quiet aud ste,dy: fair refining,
2 1l-l6c.; centriiugsls, 90-test. Be-; refined,
quiet and unchanged.
Freiehis to Liverpool dull but nrm; cot
ton, 7-64d.: grain. 2tzd., asked.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL. February H.-Ths
vagaries of the wheat market were hume
rous to-day. and the crowd had a lively
time guessing, the final roundup showing
| doubtful advantage for either bullisf
| or bearish adherents. The greates
| strength TO prices came about noon
when corn displayed bullying disposi
| ton, the closing continental cables quot
| ing higher prices coming about the sam,
| time giving emphasis to the bu0yancy
! At the opening the sentiment was very
| weak on the Northwest receipts OF SO
cars, and shortly before the close ther'
which resulted in a decline from th'
| outside The Cincinnati Price Curren
had no influence on the market
| May wheat opened at from y '-S 10 SIC.
IL IL. A.
"A shade over yesterday. Cash wheat wa,
firm, and lac per bushel higher
! Corn.-The shorts In corn took trigh
at something, and became clamoTou'
buyers about the middle of the day
After they had covered no one SCENE,
TO know what caused the alarm or who
| sounded the note. Some estimate OF
damage 10 the Argentine crop from the
ravases of locusts was In circulation
/ and may have started the buying. but
! the full force of the strength disappeared
| within the last hour. and AT the close
| prices were not great deal better thar
they were at the same hour yesterday
| May corn opened az from ~ 6-S1S-4c
20 ~ 5-Sc., advanced to % l-2c.. anc
! closed at Il 7-SQB l-Sc. Cash corn war
| l-4lfl-2c. per bushel higher than yesterday
! Oats The strength and activity OF corr
/ found q ready follower In oats. which
under the effect OF the evident anxiety
/ OF shorts. advanced materially. The re
/ vulslon in feeling in the other grain eN
tended TO oats, the close showing a slBn
! fractional loss. Cash oats were firm {,
! lac per bushel higher.
Provisions enormous receipts o
hogs argued for lower prices In produc
to-day, but the average strength OF graii
rather tended TO discourage offerings, -
/ that no very serious loss 20 the price.
took place The business was quite o
an ordinary kind, and attracted no un
usual attention. The close was mad
lower than yesterday for May pork an'
/ MAY lard and lie. lower for May ribs
Domestic markets were quiet and steady
The leading futures ranged as follows: