Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MAhhEl.
NEW YORK, February n.-Flour dull
and barely steady: city mill patents, Nzo4
t45; Minnesota patents, s.S5qstso; others
unchanged: southern -four dull and I'M
changed.
Wheat-ioc. lower and fairly active for
export; closing iirm; No. red. store ana
Options dull and Irregular; closing weak
p he; March. p S-Sc.; May, ii i-sc.; June
corn-Dull but Arm; No. 2. IS s-4c., in
elevator; 81 lac. afoat. Options were
firm and dull at a 1-Sal-4c. advance; May,
IS l-ic.; July, 81 i-sc. ~.
February. q s-4c.; May. % 5-sc.;- spot. No;
2. . 5-sd25 Use; No. white. &c; mixed
western, 26H27c.
Hay-Firm; demand fair; shipping. 759
soc; good to choice 81 l-2u0c..
Wool-Firm, quiet, and unchanged.
Beef-Qulet steady, and unchanged:
beef hams quiet at sii5oasl5; tierced beef
dull but steady; city extra India mess,
/ Sl5Gs1650.
Cut-Meats-QuIet and unchanged.
Lard--Quiet and steady: western steam,
! g. 7oGss.75; city, $50; May, $50; refined
quiet; Continent, S. South America. $50
I compound. sf.30qS.
Pork-Steady and quiet; mess. sl0.250
sl075.
Butter-Faney flrmer: demand fair;
| State dairy, 9IiSc.; do, creamery, held
at l3G17 l-2c.; western dairy, l-2gl3c. ;
cottonseed oil-steady and in moderate
demand; crude, l12az2e.; yellow prime
Rosln-More active and firm; strained,
common 10 good, $160n$l.62 IL.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at 20 1-4Q
% 3-4c.
Rice-Flrm and unchanged.
Molasses-FIrm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Ouiet.
cOffee~steady; 5al5 points down;
March, si2 45qsl255; May. S1l.SQsl2; July,
5000; spot Rio, duh but steady; No. Z,
| Sugar-Raw dull but firm; fair refining.
! 8 3-4c.. bid; refined firm. quiet, and UNI
changed.
Freights TO Lverpool-Quiet and nomi-
nal; cotton. S-S2d. grain, I'd.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 21.-wheat CLOSED
with a slight decline from yesterday, bu
| the session. What business there was
represented the closing up of contract!
| for the week, tomorrow being holiday
Shorts covered up during the morning
and longs sold out before the close.
May wheat opened at 81 5-Sc., sold a
| 64n64 Is and SIC, and closed at 81 $50
l-fa3-sc. under yesterday. Cash whea
was steady.
| corn ulSptdyeu very Htbc cHefBJ W
day. The receipts (3S2 cars), being larger
than was expected, were consideration
in favor OF easy prices at the start
and wheat not exhibiting any strength
the fact confirmed the declining trend
| At the close the sympathy with whea
| brought about rally, but the final weak
ness In the leading market failed TO affec
prices.
May corn opened at 90 7-Sc., advanced
TO and closed at 30 l-Sc.-l-sc. higher thar
yesterday. Cash corn was steady to 1-ic
| per bushel higher.
Oats were I'm condition bordering OF
| stagnation. Whatever slow, dilatory &C
! ton took place was due 10 sympathy
with wheat and corn. May oats CLOSED
l-sc. higher than yesterday. Cash oat!
| were steady.
| Observation-Disclosures a firm tone ruled II
the produce market to-day. A light run
OF hogs and an advance In their price
inaugurated the strength, and no pressur'
! being brought to bear on the marke
| later. the gain was sustained. May porl
| closed a shade higher than yesterday
May lard 2lxg5c. higher, May ribs 21.c
| higher.
There Will be no session Of the Chicag,
Board of Trade tomorrow Washington
birthday.
The leading futures ranged as follows;