Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW 1Okh. February f.-T iOui
Dull easy. and unchanged; southern -four
dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market dull but firm; (. o.
b., % l-Sc., ungraded red. 14dSic.; No. 1
northern. S. 5-Sc.; options opened weak;
declined 1-SG2 lie rallied 7-Sfilc., fell
l-Sc.. and closed firm and l-2c. over yes
terday; No. red. February, Sc; March,
So l-Sc.; May 50 l-Sc.; July, Soc; September,
II 5-Sc
Corn-Spots dull and easier; No. 2, % SIC.
in elevator, 30 5-Sc. afloat; options dull and
weak at a l-Sc. decline; February, Is 5-Sc.;
May % 5-Sc.; July. 80 S-4c
Oats-Spots duh but steady options duh,
steady, and unchanged; February, p 3-Sc.;
May, q 3-4c. July, % 3-ic.: spot prices:
No. ?. p l-2c.; No. 2 white, 2ic.; mixed
western, 2l423c.
Hay-Easy; shipping, 55c.; good to
choice Y 1-20U 1-2c.
Hides-Firm and unchanged
Wool-t'irm and unchanged.
Beef-Dull but steady; family, SqNOO5;
extra mess, Sass.
Beef Hams-Firm at S1SdSlS.50.
Tierced Beef-Dull and unsettled; city
extra India mess Sl3TA4
-Meats-Quiet and steady: picked
bellies. $3.50; shoulders, s.; hams, SS.25aS9.
Lard-Quiet and stronger, western
steam, 81; city. $3.50; May A.l7, nominally;
refined DUH Continent. A25; South Ameri-
can, S460, compound, SuA25.
Pork-Steady and quiet; new mess, SS0
Butter-Fancy firm; demand moderate;
State dairy. l0dl9c.; State creamery, 1870
20c.: Elgns q 1-2c
Eggs@Quiet; State and Pennsylvania.
10 lie; ice-house, per case. S2QS3O; west
ern. fresh, loo; southern, liQli 3-4c.
lined Y 1-2ul3c.
Cottonseed-Oil-Firm and in better de-
mand; crude. 20c.; yellow prime. DC.
Realistically; strained, common to
good. $40.
Turpantine-Firmer at 29a29 1-2c.
Rice Firm, in fair demand, and UNI
changed.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked,
Coffee-Quiet and 5alo points down;
February. Sl5: March. S9.20Ms925; May,
$3.50; June. $9.S0QS9.35; July, $685. August
$40; September. $40; January. s9.45; spot
Sugar-Raw dull but steady; fair refin-
ing 3-ic.; refined unchanged and quiet.
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet: cotton, by
steam, 3-52d.; grain, by steam. 3-4d.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 9.--The Journal
Of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
I'm it's review Of the week I'm the dry-gOOds
market. says: "The cotton-goods division
Of the market ruled quiet until yesterday,
when the news OF the big sale OF print
cloths at Fall River reached the market
This caused a better tone generally and
an expansion or interest IN the ueScrlp-
lions Of goods most directly affected,
such as coarse, lightweight brown cot
tons and converted goods In the first
named there has been some correction Of
previous Irregularities The week closes
with more confidence I'm the future and
the consensus Of opinion is that the mar
ket has seen the end Of its sagging ten
dency."
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 9.-Wheat
had an irregular market to-day. prices
opening lower and closing higher thah
yesterday. with strength greatly pre-
dominating throughout the session, when
was an hour shorter than usual, the early
adjournment being taken TO permit MEM
bers OF the Board Of Trade 10 attend the
funeral OF one Of the directors
May wheat opened at from 70 II 10
rs l-2c. advanced 20 II l-2c., and closed az
II lie, bid-5-sd3-4c. higher than yester-
day Cash wheat was firm and lie.
higher
Corn displayed firmness. but little ac-
tivity. May corn opened at 2fc., sold be-
tween % rs and q 1-4c.. and closed at
24d24 1-Sc-l-Sc. higher than yesterday.
Cash corn was steady and unchanged.
oats, Ike corn, were quite firm. me
closed l-Su1-ic. higher than yesterday.
Cash oats were easy and Lie. lower,
closing steady.
PTovisions-Grain being frmer and hogs
quotably shade higher. product was ma
turally Influenced for strength by these
speculative conditions. At the same time,
nothing remarkable happened i'm the trade.
May pork closed II 1-2Ul5c. higher, May
lard sc. higher, May ribs zoe. higher.
Hides were quiet and firm: prices quoted
as follows: Natives, heavy. 3 l-4c.; light,
S1-fc. native COWS. heavy. Sl-2dS 3-4c. ;
light, 3-4c.; butt brands. heavy lie. (;
light, Lie; Texas. heavy. Size; ngnt,
Sc
The leading futures ranged as follows: