Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-26
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 25.-Flour-Quiet
and steady; winter wheat. lOs grades sl'SOa
$3.50, 90. fair 20 fancy s2JJss2'o; 40.
patents, s2.60as3O0; Minnesots clear s.:-oa
400: do, city mills, s3.2Oat33o: southern
flour dull ana steady common TO falr extra,
SI90as2.70: good 10 choice no. eH.oOae9;So'
Wheat DIM. but nrIner, with options 10
red, store and elevator. 56t4a5Ic.; anOat oo8c
Onions opened weak aud lost ha1sc., advanced
3salSc., and closing stea1y at sc ever eatul1sy,
With trtalngiair. No. , red, February, o52ec;
Msrch. ) 1tsc.; May, 5s14c.; June; os9sc.' July
aud August, bsAc.; September, oetic'
Corn-Dun cut hrmer; No q foltc', IN
elevator: b04lc.. ahoat; steamer mixed, ava
4yssc. Options moderately active at fatr'
advance, following toe West ana 9n Iocsi cover
ing; February. 40c.; May tvj4c.' July fJ9st
Oa,,-Fairly active and stronger; options
duIet aud frm: February and March. 3o,4c.
May. 33tsc.; No. white, March, 3of4c;; spo5,
Hay-Stesdy; snlpv,ng 5Oaj5c. good 10
choice, 70s75c.
Wooi-In moderate demand and steady;
fleece. l5al9c pulled. l2s33c.
Bsof-Quior; family. s9.7Jssl@.oO; extra
mess, sa.j0sfS.21
bsef Hams-Duil at Sl6.
Tered Besi-Inactive; city extra India NOES,
az. JOasl4.50. 49,
cut Mests-Dun and easy; picked bellies
) o. lBajssc.; shoulders. 41tc. hams. 7LasI4c
Middlss-Duu but strong; short clear
Lard-ouiet but nrmer western steam. 1915
nomInally: cily, s6.30as6.32l4; February,
1872 nOmlnaIly; May, s0.S2 nominslly refined
dull; Continent, s7l5 south America. SOU;
compound, s5.lcltas5.31le.
Buttsr-Quiet and barely steady; state cary
lOa1Oc. do. creamery 2Oa29.; western dairy
9al5c. creamery, l5a23c.; Elsins, %3c.; new,
Co,ton.sed-ou-Du but steady; crude, 22c.,
bid yellow prime 26Isc.; DO. choice. &c.
Petroleum Nominal: Washington barrels,
New YORK price, 1900; do ia bulk 500; re-
fined, New York, 500; Philadelphia, 500 !;
Rosin-Quiet and nrm; strained. common to
good, 8l.4OaSl43.
here.
Rire-In fair demand and firm: domestic far
I TO extra, ~. aic.: Japan, 414ailsc
/ Molasses-Foreign nominal: New Orleans.
open kettle, good 10 choice, 2sa3sc'; demand
{ fair; market nrm.
/ Peanuts-Steady.
| Cofse-steady and unchanged 10 10 points
up; February, si5.26ail5.3O; March, slo'z0a
: si5.25: September, sl5,3O; May sit.9oa
$500: July, $1,000 September. .eOa
siao5 October, slA90; December. sl4.so'
. spot Rio quiet and steady: No. Z, sl6.62A
/ sugar-ksw steady: iair refining, 2il-ioc.
rsnned more active and steady of A, 3Isa3@4c
/ standard \. 3 13-ibasc.; cut loaf and crushed
7-I6a4ssc.: grsnulaGed, 3 l3- toa4h'.
Freights 10 Liverpool quiet and arm; cotton
/ 7-6id.; grain, 24d.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
! CHICAGO. ILL. February 3.-The
near approach of the season when crOl
scares and damage u the growing wheat
| reports constitute the bulk Of the lJera'
/ ture on wheat Is beginning to ma eS.
preston In the timdity shown by shor'
sellers. This class Of traders, although
protesting lack or talth IN p ernsa
| nent advance. are. nevertheless careful
| TO cover their outstanding contracts or
| any slight evidence OF strength. Io-ddy
! market was not an active one. Inc open'
| ing was lower than the close OF Saturlay
| the decline at Liverpool and heavy notth'
| western receipts. $40 cars coming 10 IN,
part some weakness. There was sou sou,
| indecision in the action untl the ylSio ~.
| supply figures, showing decrras OF To-
bushels came out. after which improve,
ment took place. and the strength IN Coin
giving some assistance 10 prices to-1as
! a temporary period OF easiness succeeuSu
hut al the close firmness ruled -, g.
| NAV wheat opened at ~ SIC, sou "
tween 81 5-sg52 3-i and 80 l-sqoS lac
closing at So i-sc. -l-Sql-ie. higher ina
saturday. Cash wheat was steady. ,,o,
corn-The bulls had pretty mucn tte'
own way in cora to-day. that narAss
leading the others In point OF sltehS ~
The advance was accompanied py "a
amount OF activity. the shorts mS man :
no secret OF their anxiety. Much taih y
restricted interior offerings anu w
creased country movement. the istter
s,iting from the breaking up oi 'ne sDs ~
from thaws, Is heard. To-Day , III
and strength were pasea on "a 's s,s 90 bush
"A m. amount on OCEAN passas
decreassd $50 90 bushels. May corn opVi'
vi ~ a. i-2c.. sold between ~ s-s14s n
! and As i-4c., closing Al ~ l-s1S A'sS'