Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-30
Nrw YoRK pRoDuCE MARKET.

remains OF T. NJ. Noble.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, March 29.-Fiour quiet.
steady and unchangedi sou,hern, =, u ands DHt
steady; common To fair extra, N.Va-''o'
good to choice, s2.S0Q3.25.
Wheat-Dull but lrmer, with options:
No. 2 red, store and elevator. ooisIvoac.'
ahoat, 62G62hc. Options mod srateiy aco
tive ana firm at a &c. advance: No. .
red. March. eo%c. May. Sic, June. 6l,sc.;
July, 6lkc: August. 6lAc.; September
62isc December. 6;ssc. IT,
Corn-Dull but firm: NO z, G5c.. IN e IL
vator: size. afoat: steamer mixed. 5lg
52i.c. options duh and firm at n &C ad-
vance: May, 5lNc.; July. 5l2sc; September
6ats-Dull but hrm.r options quiet
and FIRM March, April, and May. S5.sc:;
July. 3ic: No. white. April, 36tc.; spot.
No. .. 3Si5d334c: No. 2 white. 31'4c.'
NJ xed. western, 3i035c., .,,r
Hay-Steldy; demand moderate; SNIP
ping. 50a55c.; good TO choice. ,Oui5c.,
Wool-Quiet and firm; domestic fleece.
| l5ql9c. pulled. l2G33c .,ouoa
Beef-Quet and nr rms 9Si hys, hams
strong at $780, tierced beef firm; city ex-
ira India mess, $l300ai5.@.
Cut-Meats-Scsrce and higher: picked
bellies. &c; shoulders, 5i.c; hams, saasc.'
middles firm; short clear nominal.
Lard-Quiet and easier; western steam,
$50: city. 1915; March. $3.50; May, $50.
nOminally; refined firm; Continent, StiV'
South America, $500; compound. S0.6-tzV
Pork-Firm and quiet: mess. 81. 5Oai+Oo.
Butter-Fancy firm and In fair demand;
i5c.: DO new. 2lc.: western dairy Sltl3iac;
DO cream ~. new, l292ic.: do. old. saltc;
Elgins. PIC.
! gle; yellow prime, 26i2g21c.
| Petroleum-Nomnal.
Rosin-Dull but steady; strained. COM
mon TO good. N57hal,O.
Turpentinc-Quiet and steady at sag
Rlce-In fair demand, firm, and I'M
! changed.
MoTasses-Firm and unchanged.
coffee-steady, though 1890 points
DOWN April. Sass; May, Sit75Qlis5; June.
at7o j9ly. sltse; September. ,sni5 s9,, 3 -.
spot Rio quiet; No. Z, sl6.6-is.
| Sugar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re.
fning. lille; refined quiet. steady and
| unchanged.
Frelgbts to ,Lverpool-ouiet; cotton,
| I'd; grain, 2hd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. MD. March @.-Flour
| firm.
Wheat-Firmer; No. 2 red. spot. March.
April; and May, 6lispsi%tc;; July. 0te.'
ern. by sampl', 6oq62c.; do. on grade, 90
| Q62c
Corn-Steady; mixed, spot. March. and
April 50n50bc: May. JOhnjONc.: steamer,
| mixed, 4Sia@4s1sc.; southern white. is12W
| 5O}sc: do. yellow. 49tz1JG3sc
oits-Steady; No. white, western, SIl5
d3Sc.; No . mixed. do, $ii9c., asked.
Hay-Actiye at sl30odl35o.
Grain Frelghts-Dull. steam to LIVER
| pool. I'D. for March: Cork. for orders,
-. 81 02s lolkd. for March.
Putter-Firm.
EggS-Firm IT l2c.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO, ILL. March 29.-Tnere was
| quite a heavy covering OF short wheat Dy
local professionals, and some Tor -. l9uis
| the total amount bought. conservatives
making IL about 100000 10 25JplO bushels.
| Under ordinary circumstanc me market
should have shown greater advance than
IL did, with these heavy purchases, but
gain Of only 9sQ;sc. for Nay was the net
result.
| The dry weather was still the prominent
, topic on Change. the wlr-talk concern
| Ing Great Britain and France aiding to
some extent in causing the strength.
/ Heavy Baltimore clcafances were also
! matter OF consideration, and there was
talk of export sales IT St. Louis, but they
! lacked verliica ton.
! The bulls were not as courag Gus az
they We're inclined 70 make people, sup
pose. the crop-damage stories and the
| fears of further injury by the want Of
! rain being celved with grain OF al
/ lOwance. The barometer showed a fall
I during the morning, and despite the Wea,,
Their Bureau predictions OF fair and
warmer weather there was a b lief that
/ the drought would soon be broken.
/ May wheat opened at from So, to 50tc,
! G557sc -Ss@aac higher than yesterday.
! Cash wheat sales ranged from Il to &c.
/ higher than on yesterday.
Corn-Although in full touch with the
I . 0 .aA hssA A
the corn market. and the trade was de-
J cidedly insignificant. Opening firm, a cer-
| tain amount of strength peryaded the
transactions through the balance OF tn
May corn opened at i6Ssc, ranged be-
tween that and 4e&.c. and closed at i5i3c.-
| ne. higher than yesterday There was
| quite a fair demand for cash corn, the
meagre receipts causing some competi-
ton. Prices on car-lot5 were quotably
| &c higher than yesterday.
Oats were moved both by the strength
OF wheat and by the ail-around demand
! shorts took a good amount OF the gutuNs
this buying being divided by brokers
| Nay closed &c. higher than yesterday
| Cash oats were hgiac up from yesteF'
! Gay.
Provisions did not claim exclusive specu.
! latlye attention to-day. The bidding and
| market-buylng OF one or the large PACK
rg institutions was prop 10 prices. Inc
stock OF product on the list OF April a.
estimated by Mr. George Phillips. was
about as follows: Pork, 1900 barrel
lard, 5000 tierces; ribs. 100000 pounds
The estimate makes pork and rib stocks
| slightly larger than on the lst OF N2rcn
and considerably larger for lard. These
figures had some effect on the trade, re-
| strainng 10 some extent the bulllsh fee!'
ing. The hog market was stroig cary
but lost the advance before the close
May pork gained 2ilc. for the day, May
lard lost &c. and May RIBS were un'
changed Domestic markets were quiet
| Liverpool was stronger.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Elsnes.. Lowest Closing