Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March i3.-Flour I'M
Wheat-spot duh; No. 2 red, store and
elevator, u S-ic. afoat, 70 l-4c options
fairly active at a l 3-iN2c. decline; No.
red March, Il l-Sc.; July, 81 S-Sc.
Corn--SpOt dull but firm; No. 2. ~ lie,
i'm elevator: 80 l-2c.. aflOat. Options active
and l-4Q3-sc. lower; closing weak; March,
March. q 1-Sc. May. &c; spot No 2,
% lie; No. white, &c; mixed western,
Hay-Quiet, easy. and unchanged.
WoOl-Quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged; beef hams;
duh at sii60dsl5 tierced beef quiet and
firm extra India mess, yl5NN65O
Cut-Meats-Steady and moderately, ac-
tive: picked bellies, SC; do. shoulders.
1-Sdl 3-4c.; hams, 1-2d9c.
Lard-Steady and quiet western steam,
$5.55; city, So; May, $50, asked; refined
dull: Continent, $3.50; South America. s5l5;
compound. A.62 1-2GSi 81 IL.
Pork-Steady; demand moderate; mess,
$lNil0J0
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Cottonseed Oil-Firm; crude, &c; yellow
prime, % l-2g25 S-4c; do, OFF grade, % Ii
Rosin~Dull, but steady; strained. COM
mon 10 good. A.70QSl.75.
Turpentlne-Quiet and steady at 200
20 Lie.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-In moderately firm demand
and unchanged.
Peanuts-Qulet; fancy hand-pcked,
4 3-lc.
Coffee-steady; May, $685.: July. 81. 95G
Sl2; September. sl1.204S1.30; December,
sl0WGSl0 %: January, 5000: spot Rio quiet
and steady; No. Z, N3.75qslS.a 10.
sugar-Raw dull but steady; fair re-
filming, .5cSc.; centrifugals, SO degrees
Frelghts to Llverpool-Quiet cotton
firm; cotton, by steam, sgd; grain, do,
3 I'D, nominally
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, March 13-Flour
dull.
Wheat-Dun; No. red. spot and March.
10 lie, asked; southern, by sample, $50
76c.; DO, on grade, n474c.
Corn-Eassy; mixed; spot, March and
July, S6c., asked; steamer mixed, % SAG
&C oatsUsteady; No, Mite. western, % IL
qR RSG No mixed TX DO ,3 SS bid dcr
by; 4GaHc., for western.
Hay-Steady at s16. bid
Grain Freights-Irregular; Cork, for Or
ders, IS. I'D, for March.
Coffee-Quiet at 1881 IL.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March l3-Liquidations wild
and neayy took place in wheat to-day. At
the end OF the session prices were at the
lowest point Of the day, and were weak,
in addition. The break began on the curb
last night, and was inaugurated by the
attempt OF number OF people 10 sell out
small lots, under the impression that II
could be done more quietly outside the
regular hours. In this they were deceived.
prices declining over half cent 9nder
the regular market opening this morning,
without any recovery having taken place.
A moderate rally took place during the
morning, but, as 1t was due TO short cover
ing entirely the withdrawal or expec-
tatiOn OF that class or orders left the
market weaker than IL was before. About
noon the selling became urgent, and.
within the space OF ten minutes prices
plunged downward lc. from the then-rul-
ing quotations.
Nav wheat opened at from SO l-29
60 3-sc., sold between 6fQ6i Is and 60 lie.
and closed at the latter--l use. under yes
terday. Cash wheat closed weak. with the
futures.
Corn declined, mostly because Of the
break I'm wheat although the Independent
undertone OF the market was weak.
Traders were not kept very busy, as the
number Of orders was not large, and the
quantity traded In was OF small proper
tons May corn opened at soc, declined
TO 20 5-Sc.' and closed at % S-ic.-I-+Qt3-sc.
under yesterday Cash corn sold at
steady prices closing weak with the
oats-The weakness OF wheat was re-
sponsible for the decline which took place
I'm oats. Moderate trading was noted, con-
siderable selling by holders and coverings
nv shorts being seen. May oats closed
Lee. under yesterday. Cash oats were
Operators in provisions concluded that
the occasion was inopportune for buying,
grain displaying 50 much weakness ana
hogs being quoted lower. Those who were
holders exhibited a disposition 10 sell,
which, In the absence OF any demand,
nat,Iraliy resulted in declining values AT
the close, May pork was l-2c. under yes
terday, May lard unchanged, ana May
ribs &c. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;