Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-17
NrW work. pRODrCr MARKET

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, March lG.-Flour duh but
steady; winter wheat low grades. N.Spp
ia,r 10 i1acy. t-s' * 4, P9itents: 20
G.-Jui -; low extra, Sl.S0G2.l0; southern
-four dun bur steady; common to fair eX-
ira. N.9Ca-,5; good % choice do. $500
b.
Wheat-Nomnal but firm; No. 2 red,
store and elevator, 6ih06l &C.; ahoat. CO..,
1850. options opened weak and declined
&C.; rallied &c, and closed firm AT I'M
CHANGED prices with trading dull: No.
RI. March. Gl4c.; May, June, and July
Corn-Dun but Arm; No. 2 Bike. In
elyatOr; Sc. ahoaL options duh but
firm az unchanged prices, without special
feature; My, 50&c.; July, 5VHsc.
Dar-Dgl but flrmer Options quiet;
March April. ami May, % &C.; July
b. spot. No. =, 53,sc.; mixed western,
Cut-Neats-Firm and fairly active;
picked bellies. Sfo0. bid; shoulders. $50:
hams &JOaS15, mildles firm; short clear,
500.
Tard-DuU and easier: western steam.
&'95. bid: city. &CH.. ia: March, 500
nominally: May. $40. nominaly; reiinei
quiet, Continent, $40; South America,
$50: compound. @.jS
P0rk-Quiet and steady; mess. $4,000
Butter-Farcy steady: demand mode
rate: Stat, dairy. 9nillac.; creamery, Old,
l0a lJc.. western dairy ANl2lec.. creamery
new. liUlac.; Oil. HizfflJc.; Elgins, l9c.
CattOnseel Ol-Quiet and unchanged
Northumberland
Rosln-Quiet and firm; strained. COM
mon to good, SloHlt5.
Turpertiue-Quiet and firm nj 3Gia037c.
R.De-Frm and fairly active: domestic,
fa,r to extra. 4iiWoc. Japan, ihWii@c.
Af0las--s- nch1ugtd
Fay-stealy; shipping, 5oa55c.; good 10
VIOLIN Fir demand and firm; domes-
tic fleece. lyPlJc.; pulled, l-435c.; Texas
Ee-f-Firm and unchanged: beef hams
nrm 1T $500. tiarced beef quiet; city extra
India mess. Nl0ValJuO.
C5aeo-Quiet and 5a2o points higher;
a 1,'Si ana steady: 20. I. SOB ''' '
sugar-Haw firm and quiet; fair re-
fuing. ll-lic.. refined quet and firm;
on A. .5t43-.c., standard \. l5-l6tcisc.
cut-llaf and crushed. 9-lOa'fsc.; granu-
lated. lj-ltNpIc.
Fr.ights 10 Llyerpool-Qulet and steady;
grain. .iid.; cotton. I'd.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March lG-Wheat slipped
back further to-day. Gradually-dimlnish-
inc confidence appears ~ be- the aspect
Of the situation. and the people who pro-
fass-i % believe that there was no pos
sib!uity Of anything but continued rise
ar. beginning 20 find their theories NJ
:
The claims that foreigners. finding our
stock low, would give evidence OF cn1nge
Of heart. and would promptly apply 10
America for supplies, DO not meet with
confirmation. and easier markets. potn
finn England and on the Continent, show
| lndiff renee. ~ least with respect 70 the
American situation That the government
report is d.scrpdlted both at home and
abroad is proved by the fact that values
suffer a loss instead o. advancing.
To-days market was a quiet one the
Oponing being lose. under yesterdays
close. The selling was oyerlOne and cop
but iinay an utter lack OF demand, with
moderate offerings brought about de-
cline prices closing at the extreme IN
side quotations for the day. May wheat
opcned al from 565. 10 G+tc., sold between
81. and c. ,05e3ic., closing at the latter
.Giac. under yesterday. Cash wheat was
Corn-A more general belief that, the
supplies Of corn Bll be- ample FOR all re-
quirements Is felt This and the Limited
speculative interest work u the dlsad-
vantage OF present prices. The imme-
date factor to-day Was the aeton IN
wheat. an easy opening toiioGeu Dy i re-
covery, with finally 4 lecAhe' tthths
place. May corn opened at ioisc.; SOFA De-
tween 4Git and &c, and closed at 800
igSc.-i,c. under yesterday Cash corn
was easier at Il AWi2c. decline.
oats were dull and Inactive: No. one
evincel interest. and prices followed the
examD'e Of wheat and corn. Al the
close May oats had lost lsc. from yester-
dsv The range kept within narrow
boundaries throughout the session. Cash
oats were easy and i4c per bushel lower.
ProVisious-POrk was rdided during TO-
day;s session. a commission man. famous
f0r such tactics, Offering literally, ac-
counts az to the amount he really sold
difff-ing. BY their relation 10 pork, lard
ana rms likewise suffered. quite late In
ne session the pressure was removed, and
tIa demand was found adequate TO
nan tial recovery. The close was higher
nan Yesterday FOR May pork. Sc. lower
for Nav lard, and a shade lower for May
ribs. ,-,,-
Nn.uIng. ulghest. LoMest. Closing.