Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-02
NEW YORK PRODUCE NARR IT.

NEW lOhh, MHrcn I.-fNour-Rlrr apu
quiet winter wheat. low grades. yi.e0a
$40: %. fair 70 fancy. s2.35as2.75: dc.
paients s1.60as3.O0: Minnesota cioar sS.2Ja
$3.50: do; patent. s323As4.OO; low extras,
sl.s0as2.30; southern -four quiet and nrm
common 10 fair extra, &l.SOas2.1o: good TO
choice do. se.o0rs325.
Wheat-Duli but nrmer: checking business |;
No. = red, store and elevator, ODE; anoat uo]sc
Options fairly active and firm az q slalc. nd
vance; No. . red, March, 6sa4c; MAY, 5glsc;
Corn-Dull but 1rmer; No. 2. 40ilc.. in
elevator: 50i4c., aioal Options quiet and
firm al a tsc. advance; March, 4vc.: May, Az =;
July $3.50
Oate-Quiet and frm: options irmer; March
and May, 33szc.; No. white, March. 3bi4c;
ppo', No ,. $3.50; mixed western, 3t,sa
35ISc.
Hay--Quiet and unchanged.
Wooi-ln moderate demand AID stoady; do
nestle fleece, l5alpc pulled. l9a3lc.
Beef-Quiet; family, s9.75as2.Oo; extra
mess s5.50asS.25.
Beef Hams Firm at sl6.5oas17.
'fiercei Beet-Quiet; city extra India mess,
SI2.50a$14.o0
Cut Meats-Fsirly active nud firm: pichled
bellies, 59sc. shoulders 4I1asj4c hams, 7Aa
sac.
Middles-Firmer: short clear. s5.s7@.
ard -slrougsr: western steam, 1913; city,
s6.HJas0.31ls March and April, $3.50 noini-
active; Continent. $40: south America,
$3.50; compound, s5.37lsas5.50.
Pork-St,ady: mess, siL25a&I2.
Buttsr-Wesk: State dairy. lOa.0c. do
creamery, old, l2slsc.: western dsiry, 9al5c. !;
90. creamery. new, i4a22c.; DO. Old. 10alsc;
do. Elgins. 2lisa22c.
Eggs-Weak.
Cottonseed-oil-QuIet and easy: crude, 22c,
yellow prime 2hl@c.. do. choice. 2da20lsc
northumberland
Rosin-o pull tut nrm: strained. common TO
good, si.42tpasi.46.
1urpentlne- Quiet and nrm at 33iaa34c.
Rlce-trm; domestic fair TO extra, 4t4a0c;
Molasses-FIrm: New Orleans open ket-
tie. good to choice, 2Sa3sc. Market fairly
active.
Peanuts-Quiet.
Cotfee-Dull and unchanged 90 10 points up !;
March. st505aslS. 10: June, SASS: August,
slaSOasI4.s5: September and October,
sli.75asl4S0: December. sI460. Spot Rio
firm and more active: No. Z, f1d.d2h.
sugar aT more active ana steady: fair re-
nning, ll-l6c.: refined fairly active.
frelghts to Liverpool quiet and steady; cot
ton. 7-o4d.; grain. 2Isd.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March Wheat climbed an
other step to-day with very fair ana
satisfactory business. The orders were
not large but they seemed TO be hume
rous, and commission houses expressed
an encouragement at the temporary re-
yiVal of activity. Firmness was an at
tribute of the action, and decided
appeared on SeFeIdi t'Gd.tDh5.
The recovery OF the past few days would
seem to be- natural, when the recent
heavy decline Is considered. but the bulls
profess 10 see in IL "a changed condi-
ton Of Affairs.
Liverpool stocks OF wheat for the
month OF February decreased l,064, 600 and
-four showed reduction OF 1900 sacks.
The sensational corner in -four which
eliminated yesterday, the echoes or
which were heard this morning. was re-
farFQ1 a with pOfhllglDSm nv hOldprQ OF
wheat. Reports from the Northwest TO
the effect that the mills In that section
would require all the wheat now In store
and TO be had In the country was also
was quoted ut Liverpool this morning,
but continental prices were without
change. The cold weather and predictions
Of another cold wave for the winter
wheat belt aroused the crop-dsmage spe-
clalist 10 a sense Of his duty In anticipa-
tion OF Injury. There was good selling
against calls. which held prices in check
at most times.
- i-ic.. sold between 81 Is ana
81 3-4lt5f 7-Sc.. and closed at "a 5-sc.-1-sc.
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
Corn-rhe narrow limit within which
corn ranged IL evidence of the unin-
pOrtance Of the trade in that grain. The
rises and falls in prices were solely, due
20 the action Of wheat. the local scalpers
LldnTdeitUk the ibut tbrllSSS VI tHC ,'s
May corn opened at 45c. advanced 10
g. 1-4n4j 3-Sc.. and closed at Is lac. =
i-20j-sc. higher than yesterday. Cash
changed 10 a fraction higher.
Oats were quiet and neglected. a slight
gain over yesterday was made. but the
opportunity for speculation was slight
owing 10 the extremely narrow range:
The strength OF wheat and corn Impaired
the frmness In tone which prevailed. May
closd 1-sc. higher than yesterday. Cash
oats were steady at yesterdays quota
tons
Proyislons-The packers took. but little
part in to-day's trade In products. Inc
scalpers were doing the most or the
business, but what activity there was
was scarcely worthy OF notice. A strong
hog market was the excuse for the higher
prices, not much change taking place
after the early orders had been executed.
AT the close May pork was. IL l-2c.
higher than Yesterday, May lard &C. higher.
and May ribs l-2c. higher. Domestic
me- rkets higher
The leading futures ranged as follows;