Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW YORK, February 2s.-Flour quiet,
firm, and unchanged; southern flour firm
and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull, but firm No 2 red, store
were moderately active, and closed firm
at n 1-lltl-2c. advance; No. red, Feb
ruary and March, 10 Bic; April, 10 7-Sc.
May Tic
in elevator; 81 7-sc;, afoat. Options we're
dull and nrmer, February, 81 1-sc.; May,
SO Use. July, 81 S-ic.
Oats-Dull but stronger. Options dull:
but frmer; February, 26 lie; Malc and
May. &c.: spot prices, Nc. 2, g SSe.; NO:
Is i-2c.
Wooi-ouiet and unchanged.
Beef-Steady and unchanged; beef hams
inactive at $l4.JgGSl5; terced beef dull.
but steady; city extra India mess, SlCq
1850.
Cut-Meats-Qulet and unchanged.
Lard-Quiet and weak; western seam
active; Continent. $50: South America,
$50: compound. Si62 1-2aii.6 H..
Pork-Dull and weak; mess. sea 1000.
Butter-Steady; demand moderate; state
dairy, 9q20c.; do. creamery held at lSq
lsc western creamery, 1lge2c., l. gins,
Cottonseed Oll-Quet and unchanged.
Rosin-Actiye and firm: strained, CCm-
mon TO good, sl.62 1-2nSl.6i IL.
Turpentine-Quiet and steady AZ y i-fg
- sac.
Rye-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-Firm and uncnin5ed.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy, hanGp.eked'
Coffee-steady and UNCHANGED 70 10
points down; February. N2'O, May, sll:g1
6Sl2: July, $ll.45 September, SlO.S9dsl0g9;
November, Sl0.15; December, N0.094Sl0.'O;
spot Rio. Guiet and steady: No. Z. sl225.
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fair refining.
3 3-4c.: centrifugals, 50 test, l-Sc., DID;
refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights--Quiet and nominal; cotton
3-32d.; grain. / gid.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, February 2S.-St. Louis
led the advance in wheat to-day, the mar
ket at this place deferring TO the more
pronounced strength coming from that
quarter. The opening this morning was
firm, a recession of prices following, put
soon the strength became permanent ana
prices advanced, holding the gain. The
bulls exhibited a disposition TO press every
advantage. whilst on the other hand the
short sellers were inclined 10 Keep out OF
the market, or else 10 help along the
boom May wheat opened at from o. So
TO C7 f-4c., sold between t6 rs and 6s l-ec.,
and closed at CT 3-4c.--5-sc. higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was lc. higher
Nothing Of real interest In corn devel
ly tended TO assist prices in this grain,
but only moderate frmnesS prevailed. Inc
early easy feeling In wheat was followed
with more alacrity than the later advanc-
ing tendency, but was of "a minor charac-
ter. no transactions of more than an or
binary kind taking place. May corn open
cd al 90 Sic. sold between 20 3-ta3Q rs
ana 30 l-2qso 5-sc.. and closed at 30 Sic
a shade higher than YESTERDAY, Cash corn
Dulness was the conspicuous feature OF
the oats market. The movement of prices
was slow the lead OF wheat and corn be-
ing followed IN all cases. May oats
closed a shade higher than yesterday.
Cash oats were Lie. higher.
Around the opening provisions declined,
but subsequently the feeling became
steadler, and a portion OF the loss was
recovered. The weakness came from the
yards where hogs were again in excess excess
of expectations, and prices lower Bust
ness attracted no particular attention. no.
thing extraordinary taking place. At the
close May pork was Sc. lower, May lard
&c lower. MAY ribs q shade lower. Domes-
tic and foreign markets were quiet and
steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
,,o.ntny fiignsst. LoHs... Closing