Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-03
Beef-Quiet, steady. and unchanged.
Beef Hams--Dull at U4.5ouH5.
Tierced Beef-Dull; city India mess. xl1fD

Beef-ouiet. steady. and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dull at Ui.50uH3.
Tierced Beef-Dull: city India mess. $50
Cut Meats-ouiet. steady. and un-
changed.
Lard-Quiet and lower: western steam.
800 bid; S535 asked; city, H.scnti:@; MAY,
S.&; refined dull: Continent, S;@; SCUM
$50. w
Butter-Easy, In moderate demand. and
Cottonseed-oiI-Dun but steady; crude:
Iisc. bid; yellow prime. s''zc.' no. OH
grade. 25i1c.
Rosin-Quiet firm. and unchanged.
Turpentine--ln light supply and firin.
Molasses and Peanuts-Quiet ana un-
changed.
Coffee-Inactive and 5Gio points down:
April, Sl2G; May, $3.50: June, {2lO; July.
yll.e5dsll.70; September, $40. ga 5000; DC
tober. sl0.75; December, $40. lou sos; Feb
ruary. si0.25: March. so. l5fi sl0.25: spot Rio
dull but steady; No. T.. SBi5.
Sugar-Raw firm and fairly active. fair
refining. 3S.Uc; refined quiet, firm, and
unchanged.
and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. ILL. April 2-Wheat
marched up the hill, and then marched
down again to-day. The strength which
was prevalent early was largely iegacy
from the late curb OF yesterday afternoon,
with various other considerations or more
or less consequence contributing 10 tnc
Improvement. The weakness and decline
noted during the latter part OF the session
was due 10 predictions of miider weather
and misagbrehension as to the authority
OF certain report on the Ohio crop.
The report referred TO, which cut an i'm
portant figure I'm the market, was from
I'LL. 10 nj N no
from about 100 correspondents throughout
the state OF Ohio. Ii gave very dis
couraging account OF the condition or the
growing wheat. and it's being made public
Yesterday afternoon explained the strength
on the curb and early this morning. The
impression I'm some manner went forth
that Ii was the official state report, ana
when II was learned that that was an
error, the selling became free ana prices
declined.
NAV wheat opened at from 6iis TO eti4c.,
declined 10 63isc.. and closed at 63lane5 SC.
sellers--hc. under yesterday. Cash wheat
was steady. -,
Corn had no new information or intelli-
gence on which 10 base either strength or
weakness, so II naturally fell into the
usual custom of proceeding on the HE'S
marked out by wheat. The business was
small In volume and unimportsnt III cnar-
acter. Trade was mostly against privi-
leges. both in the way OF securing proh's
and protecting from losses.
May corn opened at 29Hc.. sold between
293. Q297s and 29A4299sc.. and closed AT
29i5fi 1880 .-isc. under Yesterday. Casn
corn was firm and &c. higher.
Oats were quiet and embarrassing. All
changes were Incidental TO the fluctuations
of wheat and corn. The light trade was
entirely for local account. cash oats
were steady to ANhc higher.
Provisions.-There was a slight advance
I'm product at the start. but within half
an hour prices were back again TO tnat
point. and before the close everything Was
weak and lower. The hog market was
the eficacious influence for strength at
the start the yards reporting an advance
Of 5di0c The weakness of the grain mar
kets was the later depressing agent.
Nav pork closed i5HiIi1c. lower than
yesterday, May lard 7i5c. lower. and May
ribs i0c. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows: