Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-06
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.


at auction on Thursday wound up
a most remarkable months business in
TINS market. while the figures show an
equally greater business fer the week.
when compared with previous years at
this time.
For the week: The total sales at auc,
tion alone were asp hogsheads more than
last week. ga hOgsheads more than in
1891; Lot hOgsheads more than In 1885,
and LOS hOgsheads more than In 1892
For the month The sales this year of
D.iil hogsheads shows an increase OF
l.bl5 hoGsneads over same month in 1894,
6.Si6 hogsheads more than in 1898, and
$50 hogsheads more than In 1892.
such "A record cannot be shown I'm any
other tobacco market.
This week the warehouses were again
taxed 10 their fullest selling capacity, bul
Notwithstanding such immense offerings
prices generally displayed considerable
strength. with upward tendency in some
kinds
Offerings Of Burnley for the week: New
| crop-this week, il95 hogsheais. last
week, 3,s0l hogsheads. Old crop-this
week. 2iJ hogsheads; last week, Is hogs
heads.
In the offerings of new Burley there
was again a very large proportion OF low
grades. but with more Of the better
grades than Of late.
For all grades and kinds there was the
| most regular. steady. and strong de-
mand which has been seen for "A long
| time. as generally under such heavy Of
ferings some kind or another often shows
| irregularity and weakness but this weeR
the sales were quite exceptional in that
respect, and on the whole very sats>
| factory market TO the large number or
| growers who crowded the sales daily.
The demand this week, as Of late, was
| largely for account Of home manufac-
turers-which IL one or the healthiest
| slgnS-when their competition was such
| as kept prices so that no change Of any
| kind can be made on previous quotations,
fnh 81 ~
ward tendency particularly for bright
cutting leaf. which was again very scarce
| this week
Old Burley was in larger supply this
week, but showed no special change.
Green-river filters were not 10 be met
| with this week at auction. Fifty-flve
| hogsheads sold privately.
Darks.-Oferinss Of new were more
than double last week's-viz.: f4S hogs
| heads. against 49, while only a few
! hogsheads Of old were offered. The new
were Of the same character we have had
all along so far. with prices easier ana
| reflections heavy. OF the 1898 crop l9J
| hogshead5 were sold privately, including
| u hogsheads Green-rivers.
Reflections were 9Js hogsheads Burley
| and 1874 hogsheads dark against 500 hogs
| heads Burley and III hogsheads dark last
| week.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 5.-Flour-Quiet and
steady; winter wheat. low grades. sl.90as2.30;
! 90, lhlt 10 fancy, f<,'iJtSE.So, 90. patents,
! se.60aS30O; Minnesota clear, 81 25ss2. 90 !;
| patents. s3.25a34O0: low extras, sl90at2. GO /;
Southern -four dull but steady; common TO fair
extra, sL00as2.75: good to choice DO, s2.s0s
t32j.
Wheat-Dull and 3ia7sc higher. closing firm !;
| No. = red, store and elevator. 5714c.; anoat.
| 5sAa59c.; options fairly active and nrm A. a
s+a1sc. advance; No. red, February, 57Ac;
March 5sc. May, 5S14c.
Corn-Quiet but hrmer; No. q 47c. in ele-
vator; 4oc. sfoat: options Moderately active
and arm at a }sa1lsc. advance February. 47c;
May, f1fsc.; July. 1850.
Oafs-Dull but nrmer; options quiet:
| February. March. ana Msy, 327sc. mixed west
ern, 3jI5s3jc.; white DO, 3osi0l6c.
Hay-Quiet and steady; shipping, 50a55c.;
good TO choice, 10a75c.
fleece. 15al9c; pulled. l2a33c; Texas, 9al2c
Besi-Dull, family, S0.75aSl2,00; extra
mess s5.2JaS5.76.
Reef Hams-Quist az $40.
Tered Beef-Duu; city extra India mess,
sl2.JOasi4.50.
cut Meats-Quiet and steady; picked bellies,
5iea5ssc.; shoulders, 4ha4ttc.; hams, 71faSc.
Lard-Qulet AMI nrmer; western steam,
$3.50; Il y, s0.31lS; February, $3.50, asked (;
Mhy. $685., uominally. Refined dun: CONT
nent. s7.35; south America, ~ go; compound,
S525
Pork-Quiot and steady; mess. slL25a
sll7J.
Buiter-Qule,: fancy steady; State dairy,
. 1Galsc.; State and Pennsylvania creamery,
l4a2lc.; western dairy lOal5c.; creamery,
lla24c. Elgins, 2ic.
Standardization and in better demand !;
crude, *2a22j4c.; yellow prime, 2oa261nc.; do.
choice, PC.
Petroleum-SomiEaL
Resin Dull; strained, common TO good,
si.35asL4G.
Tu-pentine-Quiet and firm at 2pi8a3oc bid.
hics-Firm domestic, fair 70 extra, 4>4a6c.;
Japan, 454aft9c.
Molasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Steaiy.
Conee-Duil; points down to 5 points up |:
March. sl445; May, sl420: September,
S14XOaBi4.2j: October, sI4.3O: Noyem Der,
Sl4.20as14.2j. spot Rio dull but steady;
No. +, tl625.
Susar-Raw dull bur steady; fair refining
23tc.; csnlrifugals. 96c.; test, 3lsc.; refined.
dull and unchanged.
Frelghts to Liyerpool-Dull but steady; cot
ton, 7-54d. asked; grain, 3-4d. asked.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
.BALIIMORE. ND, February 5.-Flour.-DulL
Wheat strong: No. red, spot, S6ls s5b5 &C.;
February, 501sa5634c.; harcn. o11Sao1ss c.;
May, 5o9ka5s&4c.; steamer, No. red, 53I9a
$3.50; southern, by sample, 0OaJsc; DO. on
grade 54aJ1c.
Corn-Strons; mixed. spot, 455sa45Ac !:
February, 45l6ai5%4c. March. i5t.ai6c.; May,
4lSsc. BID steamer mixed. 44lea44'4 =; south
ern white. aud yellow, 40a41c.
Oats " eak; No. , white western. 35a36c.;
No miKei do, 34lsc.
Rye Stoady Nc. 2, 5da57c.; stock. 34.4o6.
Hay-Steady az SlS.UOaS LOU.
Gram ireghts dull.
Butter-Steady. fancy creamery. 24S25c.; roll,
12aljc.; ladle, lhc.; store packed, SalUc.
Eggs-Firm at 2Ja26c.
Cofee-Quiet; NO. :. l6lec.
Sugsr-Firm; granulated, $4.0S.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February THE bullish
news was far in excess Of anything thar
presented itself during the day. The
. bulls themselves were again disposed to
Try what success they could achieve IN
buying, which was In itself quite fac
tor In causing the advance made, whilst
the bears did not seriously obstruct the
upward movement French adVices 10
the effect that the bonded stocks or
wheat in that country were only 10000
bushels. against 100000 a year ago. were
received. The Australian crop was re-
ported ~ being - Der cent. less than
last year, and deficient In quality The
Baltic and Indian shipments Tor the
week were light at 33N,00 bushels. the
addition or American exports not bring
Ing the supply up 10 the amount required
by importing countries as estimated By
Beerbohm. Liverpool cables were higher
vances generally. New York was a libe>
raj buyer at the opening, while foreign
er5 were buying IN that city. There was
some wheat put out by the heavy pro,
fessional shorts" but not enough 10
materially affect the market
May wheat opened at from SO to 50 1-Sc.
and advanced 10 g 5-sQ53-tc., where IL
closed-7-SAlc. higher than yesterday
Cash wheat was firm and steady
Corn was strong and higher. St Louis
was a conspicuous buyer, the assumption
being that the lighter movement from
the interior was having an influence in
communicating confidence TO the SOUTH
west. Mheats strength had likewise an
effect.
May corn opened at from q rs to 43c
advanced 10 iic.. and closed II 43 $50
iic.-lc. higher than yesterday Cash
corn was IN active demand and strong
Oats.-The Oat market was quiet May
oats closed lsH5-6c. higher than yester-
day. The cash market failed To respond
to the stronger futures, business being
transacted at about steady figures.
PrOvisiOns.-rhe trade in provisions was
a semi-stagnant one. strong hog mar
ket impartlng a similar tone TO product
After the opening business was SLOW
and first prices were not essentially
changed throughout the day. May pork
closed lOc. higher than yesterday, May
lard. 2lsH5c. higher. and May ribs SC
higher. Domestic markets were quiet
and steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
WHEAT, No. D
FEB. 3. 400 5Oss 80 sou
Msy........5s,B 53sSsG 80 53sss9i
July ....... 13ts Ji2s oJts Oias
Corn. No.