Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE, MARKEr.

NEW YORK, March lf-Flour I'M
changed, dull. and easy; southern -four
unchanged and steady.
Wheat-Spot market moderately active
and frmer; No red s store ana elevator nysUn:
were more active and Irregular; declining
I-2ll5-Sc on weaker cables. local realizing,
and bearish government report; advancing
export demand, fell 1-Sc.. and closing
steady at unchanged prices TO a 1-8c. adj
vance; No. 2 red, March, 73 1-2c.; April,
q 7-Sc.; May, Il 5-Sc.; June, II l-sc.; July,
Corn-spots dull but firm; No 2, 80 5-sc.,
in elevator; 40 5-Sc. afioat. Options were
more active and firm; closing unchanged;
March, &c.; May. 50 l-sc.; June, S6 lie;
Oats-Spot dali. but steady. Options
steady, but dull; March. Is 2-Sc.; spot, No:
2. % f-2c. No. Q white, q 1-4c.; mixed
western. 2612s 1-2c
Hay.ouIet, and s, easy a., shipping, 75@
Wool-Quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet steady, and unchanged; beef
hams dull at sl4.Sqsl5; tierced beef dull;
city extra India mess. sl5Gsl6.5o.
Cut-Meats-Flrm and more active;
picked bellies, 4 7-SaSc.; shoulders, i-2c.;
Lard-Quiet and about steady; western
steam, $50; city. $5gs5.o5; May, $50; re-
fined dull; Continent, $50; South Ameri-
Pork-Firm and moderately active; sales,
800 barrels; mess, $l0Wl0o.
Butter--Steady. In fair demand. and I'M
changed.
mand; crude, 2ic:; yellow prime, Is lie;
do. or grade. . 1-4c.
Rosin-Dull but steady: strained, COM
mon to good. $i.70asi.75.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at 30
% i-ic.
Rice-Fairly active and unchanged.
Molasses-In fair demand, firm, and UNI
Peanuts-ouiet; fancy hand-picked.
4 3-4c.
Coffee-Options opened barely STEADY
and l0dl5 points lower. and closed quiet
l0lg15 points down; March. A3.lo9x3. Is:
April $i275;. May f2.554xl2. 90: July. sll;S
September. gi.@qsn. 70; December. No"y
sugar-Raw dull but steady: fair re-
fining, 5-sc.; centrifugals, 81 degrees test,
fa4 1-8c.; refined quiet.
F'reigkts to Liyerpool-Firm; grain weak
and quiet: cotton, by steam, sgd. grain,
do, 1 I'D.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, ND, March 11.--Fiour
dull and easy; western superine. 1850
ECO; do, extra. s2.7oa2.0: do, family,
Ss.5Oa$3.75: winter wheat, patent, $500
siIs spring I'D dS 3 g d. S'eoe''S; do.' do'
wheat-Dull: No. red. spot, 73Q7s t-sc.:
March, &c., asked; May. Il l-4Gl71 3-Sc.:
July, 7ic.; southern, by sample. 76qTc.;
DO on grade, 72G75c.
Corn-Dull; mixed, spot, and March, s40
"a 1-Sc.; April. s4aA 1-4c.; May, "a l-2V
"a 3-4c.; July, 36c., asked; steamer mixed,
81 3-4assc.; southern, "a l-3Qa5c.
0ats-Firmer; No. white. western,
IS t-2g27e.; No. mixed. do. 25g25 lie.
Rye-steady; No. 2. 4384fc.. for near
by: 46n47c., for western.
Hay-Steady at SIG.
Grain Freights-Barely steady.
Eggs--Firmer at IL l-2f12c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, March i1.-Tempora-
rily. the value OF wheat suffered from
report on farm supplies yesterday after
noon. The amount Of wheat still on the
farms was given at tzs. 004 900 bushels, and
the effect on the curb Immediately after
the report was issued. and ON the market
this morning, was to induce selling with
more than ordinary freedom. People who
sold short yesterday In anticipation OF
q bearish report, and holders Of puts.
took advantage Of the opportunity 70 Sc
cure profits. their purchases affording the
main support TO the market during the
morning. In the last half hour. reports
q sales for export 2, parpesss al the , sss.
May wheat opened at from a IA 70
"a 1-8c advanced 10 s. f-1c., and closed
IT s. 7-0306c unchanged from yesterday.
Cash wheat was steady.
Corn speculaioTs have not at any time
recently lost slHAt of the fast that the
laet crop Vae a. eoorucus cae. epd that