Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March B.-Flour-pull
sa s5a ssSy ao w'f fs gh fancy 10y s5i%a
do, patents, :39OGH25: Minnesota clear.
S2.7Oqs32O; patents 4s.35qSt20; low eX-
tras S225GS2S; southern -four dull and
easy; common to fair extra, 2.4oaS;
| good to choice do, s3dB.2o,
Wheat--Spot market dull and %0ic:
lower, with options, closing firm; No. 2
red. store and elevator, IsitQ1Skc.;
anoat. 79HGsoc. options were fairly ac-
| tive. and closed weak az a &c. decline;
May. 69ssc.; June, 6oc:; july. CSC; oo-,
CorR-spots duh but firm; No. 2, Ss5scr;
in elevator; 395sc. ahoat; options were dun
/ ana steady at unchanged prices; March,
CSC; May, s5ssc.; July. Selac;
| oats---Spots quiet and easier; - options
| no. 2 white &c mixed western. 25Gi26c:
Hay-Quiet and steady; shipping, $50
Tl2c.; good to choice, soc. as. a
WoOi-In moderate demand and frm at
Beef2ouiet and steady; family, sOasi2;
extra mess. S6Oil<S. -o,
Beef Hams-Dull at N4@qSl5.
Tierced Beef-Inactive; city extra lndia
Cut-Meats~Qulet and firm; picked bel
lies. s.; hams, seas.
$500; city, sos; May, $50; refined quiet;
Continent, $50; South American, S.lo;
compound, si62h9SLNls. .,,o.o
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess. Sl0pSlo,5 SO.
Butter-In moderate demand; choice
steady: State dairy, l002)c.; DO. creamery,
held at boise; western dairy, lOulic.;
do. creamery. l2g22e,; Elgins, &c. ,,,o
&c; yellow. prime, Sha25ssc.; do. on
TurDentine-Ste at 2962sHc.
Rice--In moderate demand; domestic,
fair TO extra. Sd5Ac.; Japan S%H4c
Molasses-Firm and moderately activs'
New orleans, open kettle, good to choice
Ffsanuts-Qulet; fancy hand-plcked.
ctoffee-steady; points up to points
down; March, sl3l0; May, slZ5VNiZ:'oi
June SGD; September 81 - l9a q, si ld Oet
quiet No. 7, tl3.75QH 36i2
Sugar-Raw fairly active and ifin; telr
refining sAG Pd Sentr dn1 ssry SeTe
OF 4. 9-lG04 l3-l6c.: cut-loaf and crush
ed, SIC; powdered, 5asc.; graduated, otsc.
Freghts 20 Liyerpool-Quiet ana steady
cotton, by steam, S-S2d.; grain by steah'
llzd.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE bears achieY-
Ell another signal victory In wheat TO-DAY,
From the start there was no eN.ue III
OF the least Improvement in values, anu
there was nothing cheering IN the std
tistical situation. Long wheat came OUT
al every fractional decline, the increasing
lack of courage and confidence among
holders being plain 10 be seen.
There was a rally from inside figures
balore the expiration OF the session, but
n was merely the result OF proiit-secur-
ing by shorts IL was thought that con-
siderable wheat was sold for the account
of prominent ST. Paul capitalists VINO
had ulasle an assignment. but the proba-
billy was that the line was not an extra
MAY wheat opened at from 81 o-14
62 3-iG62 lie, declined 10 OIL S-f0oi i-oc''
and closed at G. l-4c. bid--7-sc. under Sa-
turday. Cash wheat was easy, ana lie
lower. $50.
corn was lower. but there was steady
undertone TO the market. the loss IN
prices early reflected the amount OF SYM
patty existing between this grain ana
NAV corn opened at 20 SIC, declined 70
% I-2c and closed at % l-2n2S 5-se.-l-S'1
LIE under Saturday. Cash corn was
easy, and 1-ic per oushel lower.
Oats-A decline took place in oats, the
weakness of wheat communicating itself
to this market. At the start there was a
short period OF steadiness but IL event
ually disappeared. May oats closed l-Sc
under Saturday. Cash oats were weak,
and i-4d1-2c per bushel lower.
Proyisionsz-A weak and lower hog mar
ket necessarily found reflection In pro-
duct No assistance was 10 be derived
from grain, and the early loss establish
ed prevailed to the close. which was
7 1-5c. lower for May pork. &c. lower for
Nav lard. and sal lie. lower for May
ribs.
Leading futures:
opening. nisnesL Loves. Closing.