Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-25
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 2.-Flour-Quiet.
steady, and unchanged; southern hour
quiet and unchanged.
with options; free on board. SIC. options
were active and irregular, closing steady
and l-Hpl &c. below yesterday; No red,
March. 80 1-9c.; May and June, I9c. Sep
Corn3Spots dull but firm; No. 2. % LA
% 1-2c., in elevator; 20 Lie. ahoat: steamer
mixed 29c Options dull but STEADY at
a i-Sc. decline; March, 20 5-Sc.; May
80 1-Sc.; September. 81 5-sc.
Oats-Spots dull but firm. Options easier
and dull May. Il 6-Sc. Spot prices: No.
2. go; No. white, &c; mixed western,
2ldeic
Hay-Quiet, tame and unchanged.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Beef-Firm, quiet, and unchanged; beef
hams strong at $l9; tierced beer STEADY
and unchanged.
Iard-Quet and firm; western steam,
Sl45: city, $40; May, si.55; refined quiet;
Continent $40; South America, SlS0;
compound, $4q$L25
Professionally. quiet, and unchanged.
Butter-In fair demand and firm; state
dairy. 9dlSc.; do. creamery, l34lS l-Zc. !;
western creamery, 1S0l9c; Elgins, lsc;
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania
10 1-2c; western fresh, 1000 Lie; south
Cottonsecd-OiI-Q and easy; crude,
20020 1-sc.; yellow prime, 2Sua5 l-zc
Hosln-Quiet and unchanged.
Turpentine-Frm at % lac.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Nolasses-Quiet, steady, and unchanged
Peanuts Firm; fancy hand-picked'
33-4c. 80
points up: March, $3.50; May, $S.ZnsS9O;
July. 1885, September, $3.50; December,
IS. 56ds SIS; spot Rio dull but steady; No.
Sugar-Raw quiet and firm; fair re-
fning, 2 l5-l6c.; refined quiet ana I'M
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet, steady,
and unchanged.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, March 4.-The dry-goods
market continues dull and featureless
with no signs Of immediate Improvement
Prices are unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, ILL, March A.-The wea-
Their in the wheat belt was against I'M
provement in the price OF that grain TO-
day. Instead Of a severe cold wave pre-
vailing, general spring-like conditions were
noted. Foreign news was not favorable 10
| holders. either. The puts" served 10
check the declining inclination, however
and the close was strong on those prlVi-
! leges St. Louis sent forward the usual
number Of crop-damage stories, but ala
not back them up with any forcefui Duy-
| ing orders May wheat opened at from
~ 4 to 70 1-SGt73 I-4c., declined TO ~ l-2c.,
and closed at u N73c.-l-2d5-Sc. under
| Yesterday. Cash wheat was easy and l-zc.
| per bushel lower.
Holders of corn were afforded moderate
comfort by the light receipts-3i cars--and
/ by firm opening Liverpool cables. Inc
| closing advices from that place were not,
| however. quite as strong as the earlier
| ones. The easy tone OF wheat did not per-
| nit of any particular show or strength IN
| the other cereals and consequently the
| nrices of corn sagged rather than adj
vanced. May corn opened at ~ 5-sc., sold
| ar "a 1-2c. and closed at "A 5-oc.-un-
| charged from yesterday. Cash corn was
| steady at yesterdays figures.
other than that which II received from
SPECIALISTS in this grain. 1t was affected
| bv the atmosphere OF weakness surround
| inc, N. but no significant trading TOOK
nIace. May oats closed a shade lower
han Yesterday Cash oats were steady
| and unchanged.
'Provisions.-Th product market did not
respond TO a strong tone in the big trade
| but ON the contrary. displayed an inclina
| tion early TO follow grain, Later. there wa
| some buying by commission-houses AM
3ocleers prices frming up on the demand
| The stocks OF provisions on April LIST arr
| eTnected 10 be reported quite liberal. Ma,
nork and ribs each closed lie. highel
tban Yesterday; May lard, 1-2d5c. higher
Hides were firm and showed no tenden
cv m weaken; natives, heavy. l-4c.; light
SI-ic native cows. heavy. Bic: light
q f-ic.: butt brands. heavy, l-ic.; light
! lac. ..,,-
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