Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Flour-
Dull, steady. and unchanged; southern
-four dull steady and and u1 ani St rmer
No red, store and elevator. sihc. !;
aaoat. SIC; options fairly active. closing
firm at q@Si ADVANCE; No; a2r Ied 7i Eeo.
May, 73lsc.: June, 73hc.; July, ,7ac.
Corn-Spots dill and scarce but frmer;
No. 2. 37hc in elevator; SSl4c: afioat;, OPP
tons dull and weak at a &c. DECLINE;
Oats-Spots more active and firm; op-
tions duh but steady; February. 26itc.
March, 25Hc.; May, 26c:: spot prices-No.
2, 2sA,: No: 2 white, 27lAc.; mixed west
Wool-Quiet and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dull at sl4.5ouSl5.
Tieroed Beef-Quiet and steady; city
Cut-Meats-Dull and unchanged.
Lard-Quiet and lower; western steam
$50 asked; city, sA95qs5; May. $50: re-
e flnea s s1 c eompoand ss sS sSi
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess, sio2Sg
Butter-In fair demand; choice firm and
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet, steady, and I'M
Rosin~Fairly active and firm; strained.
common to good, $l.e24qN.6lla.
Turpentine-Qulet and easy at EaZ,
Moiasses-In moderate demand and I'M
changed.
Peanuts-Qulet; fancy hand-picked. 4xc.
Cofree-Barely steady and 1OQl2 points
up; March, sl2.45Qsl260; May, Nl.S9
S2O5: June, SLIGO; July, $l1.4ea$l1 SO; Feb.
ruary, tlo,s5aslo.so; spsott. Rio steady and
Sugar-Raw firm and more active; fair
refining, 3}.c: centrfugals G6-degree
teso. likc. bid; refined firm, quiet and
unchanged.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, February H.
WheatNDull; No. red, spot. and Feb
ruary, 7ta74isc.; March, 7iAc. asked; May,
7Sikd73%c.; southern, by sample, 76nHc.;
do, on grade, 72a75izc.
Gorn.Dull mlxed; SPOT. ana Teprs aa,lS
3iZc.; May. SHa35kc.; steamer mixed.
32Ss 1S2Zc; southern, 34d34a4c.
Oats-Steady; No. white western, 2IT
27lsc.; No. 2 mixed western, 25lz@26c.
Rye-Easier; No. 2, 4jufc. Tor nearby
i5fi46c. for western.
Hay-F'irm at SIG bid.
Grain Freights-Barely steady.
Butter-Firm; fancy creamery, 22a23c.;
ladle, 15c.; store-packed. Sal0c.
Eggs-Very quiet at 12c.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL. Februa-
~ -Cattle-Receipts, 1l500 head. Mar
ket for choice Arm; others steady; COM
mon to extra steer cSO and SxIls
81. 5Od$3.5O; Texans, S350d$3so.
firm and partly SC. higher; heavy packing
and shipping Lots a Choice assort. %
'' sheep-R Recs as Zoo head. Market
steady; inferior to choice. SSoqS.eS;
lambs, $3.50a$4.6o
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL. February 2..Wheat
the tone was not always strong. At the
opening there was frmness. and at the
close quite a strong tone prevailed. but
when undeniable heaviness existed. The
Weather Bureaus prediction OF q Cold
wave helped prices considerably. Offtr-
ings. however, proved too liberal for the
demand. and e decline resulted. Just
loads had been sold at New York for ex.
port infused courage into the ranks OF
the bulls, and shorts covering freely. a
complete recovery was the Anal outcome.
May wheat opened at from 81 to 0l4c.,
sold between 06is and 6IAc., and closed at
si,sc.-Sa, higher than yesterday. Cash
Voc" corn.~untii wheat ultimately rallied
corn kept close with that grain In It's
Changes. but at the close there was no
buying energy ord q psrtia! recovery
only from the earlier weakness was
\ noted The trading was not particularly
important, but a fair business In the ag-
gregate was transacted.
| to 3)itc., and closed ut Dx630a4c .-un-
changed from yesterday. Cash corn was
oats.-The oats market attracted no at.
| tention. The usual dull and monotonous
| symptom Of activity. The. changer were
| In accord with those Of wheae ana corn
| the nnal advance Of the former, however.
not BEING. followed. NAY cats closed 8
easy and *. lever.