Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 26.-Flour-Quiet,
easy. and unchanged; southern nour quiet
am unchanged.
No. 2 red. store and elevator, 1ygI3tc. !
afioat, SOlsdS024c.; options were active and
irregular. closing steady at A0Ssc. ad-
y yap'e MaTe eg aSs c July R TSf 4s wy Ma Nay
lOisc.i July. G9'Ic.; August, Ss7.c.; septem-
Corn-spots scarce Cor mixed; options
37Lc.; May. $3.50; July, 36ssc.
0ats-Spots quiet and strong; options
dun but frmer March a5c NJ sc Msk As &c
mixed western, 2a2sc.
Hay and Wooi-Tn moderate demand,
firm. and unchangYd
Beef-Quiet, steady, and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dull at $i4boH3l5,
Tlerced Beef-Inactive; city extra India
cut Meats~Qulet and unchanged
s bHE9pS 5 c fna sy Ma TesIsiS T Sssa@d
euiet: Continent. $40 South American.
S.; compound, s462lsqAD.
Pork-slow; mess, S.eQSlQ .
Butter-Steady and In light receipt;
State dairy, sdl0c. creamery, lSlsl &c.
western dairy: loal4c.; do. creamery, lSg
G5ttonseed- Oil-Dull and weak: crude.
2lc.; yellow prime, -5izc. asked; do. OIL
Rosin-Firm and in fair demand; strain
ed. common to. good, n.Bfan 81, o,o0,lo
Rye and Molasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet fancy hand-picked,
7tt,,o9fffSee-Easy and unchanged March.
sl325; April, S127O: May, 81 pg$l2.5o; Oc-
tober' SOS: December, sl0.304sl05; spot
Rio dull but steady; No. q Nssll2.
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair refining
iSSreig h 10 iiverpool-Quiet; cotton. by
steam. 3%sc.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. March 2o.-Flour-
Wheat-Dur; No. 2, spot, and March.
72lI71xe'. Nav 6saSsiSc: July, 6s4se9iac.
southern, by sample, iog"c'' 90 on grace
torn1Firm mixed spot, March and
April, 3id3psc. May. SilsN3il4c. steamer
mixed. 53c. bid: southern white, Slsc. bid;
% 0ats"sfeady: No. white western, 2sI
27c.: No mixed western, 2iSn2c 80
Rye~Du,l; No g EXC. for nearby; i5g
s6c. for western.
Uay-Steddy.
Grain Frei8hts-Dull steam, TO Liver
pool %. for April, 2l4d. Tor May.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL. March &;-Wheat
made further Improvement to-day, ana
prices closed about lie. above yesterday.
There was no unusual activity accom-
panyine the rise, and the demand, which
was Immediately responsible for the en-
hancemeni, was almost entlrey local.
Armour received the credit OF being the
PRINCIPAL purchaser, and the crowd was
disposed 20 offer no opposition. The sltua-
ton at the opening offered nothing al
lurinx 10 holders or buyers, Liverpool
neglecting 10 respond 70 yesterday s
American strength, and the Northwest
reporting good arrivals.
May wheat opened AT from 81 rs 10
G. S-ic.. sold between C2 i-2 4& 5-s, ana
closed al 6J l-2c.-l-2c. higher than yes
teriay Cash wheat was lie. higher.
Corn-The corn market differed In no es-
sential respect from what II has recently
been Duiness was the notable charac-
terstIc, and sympathy with wheat the
motive directing the course OF
prices Most Of to-dayS tradiAs
was for local account. outsiders ex-
Hitting little interest IN the market. May
corn opened at 70 3-SN23 lie, advanced
TO 20 s-4c, and closed at % 5-sY2s S-tc.-
lac higher than yesterday. Cash corn
was frn and 1-4c. higher.
Oats were only fairly active. and prices
moved In a direction similar 70 that OF
wheat and corn. Tho demard was So0u
late In the session. reports OF the BACK
wardlnexs sof seeding operations IN IOWA
having the effect OF inducing buying. MAY
oats closed lac. higher than yesterday
Cash oats were i-2c. higher.
Provisicns-On a slight gain IN hos