Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-25
THE RroHMoND DIspArCH-wEDNEsDAY MARCH a. 1885,
old tobaccos to-day, but the market Is
still far from active.
NEW yopK PRODUCE MARKET.

| NEW YORK PRODOtE maH>hi'
NEW YORK, March fiour-p ',,i
easy. and unchanged: southern hour duii
Wheat.spot market dull but frmers No.
| 2 red, store and elevator, te,zc., ahoa,
Soc; op'ons dull but t, rm az z.s May a
s Sc june S SsAc. :,
forn-Spois dull but firm; No. 2, &c, IN
elevator; Sc. efoat opu81n arcs aui a7,t Se.
Nav s5iac.: July, sGi,c.
Oats-Spots dali and easier options more
| active and steady: March. 2i9sc;; May
us; spot, No. ?, alza2s.4c;ii NO. "ni'e'
! Hay-Quiet and weak; shipping, IOdi0c'
/ good TO choice, 9od95c.
W.ool-In moderate demand. firm. and
Beef-Quiet and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dull at Sli.JDNSl5.
Tierced Beet-Inactive; city extra lndla
Cut-Meats~ and easy; picked bel
lies, A759sLSIlA; shoulders, $50; hams
! ss5GliS9
| Lard-Dull and lower: western steam,
I $40; city. $3.50 bid May, S.45; refined
/ slow; Coatinent $50: South American,
| $50: compound, A62IsdSi7j.
Pork-Ouet and weak; mess, s9.501SiO.
| ButteT--Fairly active, steady, and un-
CotIonseed-on-Dull and depressed;
crude, 2lc; yellow prime, 25i4c. asked;
/ do. off grade, 255sc. asked.
Rosin..Ffrmer;. strained, common to
T,ifpentlne-Dull and easy at 2sAd2S7sc.
Rice--Firm and unchanged.
! SIolasses-Moderately active, firm, and
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-pcked. 41,@
&c.
CoTee-Barely steady AMI unchanged TO
| points down: March. Sl325U $3.50; May,
! Sl2.550$l2G0; July, Sis; September. Sl
December, $1,000; spot Rio quiet and
steady; No. l. SlS.S5i1.
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair rehn-
/ ing. 3s4c. bid centrlfugals G6-degree tesu.
3-i5c. bid; refined quiet firm and I'M
Freishts to Llverpool-QuIet and I'M
| changed.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 24-The wheat mar
ket began at a disadvantage to-day but
! redeemed itself before the close. On the
| curb prior TO the opening, prices were
depressed by ths large Northwestern, re 20
| the regular markets For a time during
| the morning there seemed TO be no re-
| Operative power, no confidence being as
| played by the bull element. Several OF the
| Influential operators who Were short GOV,
| cred later on, and their buying lifted
values above Yesterdays close, where they
| remained most Of the session. Near the
close there appeared more iirmness. and
the final figures were almost the best OF
May wheat opened at from elssgGlN to
I Via u0ltsts, dQkdNNtu " p-l-Iss sittA 49,
| at s2asc.-hfeher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was firm and &c. per bushel higher.
| COrn.-Speculative interest was mega
| tive quantity In corn. The tone and feel
| ting was dependent on wheat. prices
| moving lower early and upward later.
| and under that influence the trade was
| mostly local, recent sellers buying back
| what they had disposed Of, and scalpers
taking a few risks CT minor importance.
| May corn opened at 29i2c, sold between
2yhP29h and 292sc., and closed at the
! outside--unchanged from yesterday. Cash
/ corn was easy, selling at hul.c. under
| yesterday, and closing nominally steady,
| with the futures.
oats ranged at lower prices early, but
| when the wheat and corn markets rallied,
| they also had a moderate recovery. There
! was a moderately good trade, yesterday 3
| break having created a fair short inte-
| rest, which was covering to-day. May oats
! closed nc. higher than yesterday. Cash
! oats were weak and &c lower.
| Provslons-The weakness In product
| was ascribed to a break OF 5nlOc. in hog
| prices this morning. but I'm addition there
| TO there was a decided bear sentiment In
! control OF the market. Professionals were
! arrayed against prices. and under that
| condition the buying was not OF kind TO
| invigotate the tone The close was TIC.
| lower for May pork, 5d7l2c. lower for May
! lard. and TIC. lower for May ribs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
OpentLz iInesc. LOVES. Closing d.,