Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-05

tons dull but firm at unchanged prices
March, &c; July, Bic. -
oats-Spots steady. Options DUH; MAY;
p i-2c; spot. No. 2. 21 f-2az1 3-4c-; NO.
white, q lie: No. g. 20 l-2c.; mixed west
ern, 2OH2}c.
Hay-Unchanged.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
WCol-Active and unchanged.
Beef-Steady and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Strong at 1880.
t-Meats-Quiet, firm, and unchanged
Lard-Quiet but frmer; western steam
H.35; city Si.05: May, N.i5: refined DUH
Continent. si65; South America, 1850;
compound, Silt$425.
Pork-Quiet. strong. and unchanged.
Butter-Active; state dairy l0Qlsc.; do.
creamery 130lS lie. Elgins. l9c.
Eggs-Steady: States and Pennsylvania,
l3al3 lie: western fresh, &c.; southern,
y i-iq12 SIC
Cottonseed Oll-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Dull and unchanged.
Rye-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-Steady and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged
Coffee-Steady. though 50lj points down;
March, $685.; April. 50; June, 500; J9nn-
ary s9.05nS9.l0 spot Rio steady but dul'
No 7. $3.50 II.
Sugar-Raw dun and nominal: fair re-
fining. 3l-4c: refined dull and unchanged.
Freights to IAyerpool-Quiet and I'M
changed.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW Otkk. MdIcn r. 1 lduiuS III ,iN
dry-goods market to-day. while showing
no increase i'm any Of the departments,
was fully up 10 that OF the preceding days
of the week. Prices are steadily held.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, March 4-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet: spot, 50 l-2c., bid; May
S20& Lie. southern, by sample, slnSzc''
do. on grade. SjG90c
Corn-Steady; spot. % S-tQ25 7-sc.; March,
p 3-iG25 7-Sc; April. 26 1895 S-Sc.; May,
q l-Sd27 1-lc: steamer mixed. "a la
"a 5-Sc. southern white % l-2427c.; do.
yellow. 2G026 I-2c.
Oats-Firm; 10. white, % 1-2a2ic.; No.
, mixed. 22N23c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, March 4.-There was
stronger market for wheat to-day, al
though the carly hours Of the session did
not give much promise Of Improvement
The opening was slightly higher than yes
terday's close a recession following. To-
wards noon. prices took on a firmer feel
ing. which they held till the close. Liver
pool opening cables were lower but the
decline was not sufficient 10 express COM
plete sympathy with the American weak
ness Of yesterday. Later ones showed
Improvement and about the time they
were received. drop of half point In
latter was taken to indicate feeling OF
unrest i'm European politics. and. accord
ingly, shorts took fright and covered
freely, lifting the price about SIC BE
fore the close they had settled back
triHe May wheat opened at from f9d
IL ID 20 70 l-Sc.. sold between - 3-S ana
u Ste and closed AT 70 l-2W75 j-sc. -5-Sc.
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
firm. and l-2c. higher.
Corn-The corn market was inanimate
and uninteresting. Even the few scalpefs
who make a sUocialty Of trading IN TINS
grain seemed 10 have fOrsaken IT, Com
missiOn-houses mad a few insignlhcant
orders the execution Of which constr.
tutcd to-day's trade May corn opened
at 2lc.. sold between . rs and a and
"a 1-Sc.. and closed at 2iQ2i l-sc.-a shade
over Yesterday. Cash corn was In falr
demand and steady.
Oats-This market attracted no auen-
tiOn there being no activity or incnha-
ton to transact business. what altera-
ti0ns i'm price there were were not que
TO any new developments IN the SITUATION,
or 20 any recent intelligence, but entirely
depended on the action of wheat and corn.
As those grains were irregular, oats were
likewise somewhat erratlc. May oats
closed l-Sc higher than yesterday.
Pr0visions-Trade started slow IN the
product market. prices opening NJ ABOUT
the final quotations Of yesterday. Inc
hog market was steady and provisions
exhibited the same feeling Packers were
good buyers later prices advancing on
their purchases English houses main
tanned a bullish attitude on product. May
pork closed 1-2c. higher than yesterday
May lard 1-2c higher May riDs oc'
higher. ,,..,,.,,.
g lie: native cows heavy $ 3-ic.; light,
Q lie: butt brands. heavy. Z lie;
The leading futures ranged as follows: