Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

strong. and without quotable change.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March Acknowledged.
steady, and UNCHANGED; southern flour
quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market dull but frmer,
with options; (. o. b., 81 7-sc.; migrated
red. 7Ogs3c.; options opened weak and de-
clined 1-2a5-Sc., rallied 3-4glc.,. fell l-sU
Lie, ana closed steady-i-Sql-ic over
yesterday. with trading more active; NO.
red. March. 50 l-2c.; May. Is 7-Sc.; July,
II lac; September, IA 5-Sc.
Corn-Spots duh but strong; No. 2.
20 3-4c. in elevator. 80 S-4q5lc. afoat; UNI
graded yellow. % 1-2c.; steamer mixed,
20 l-2c.; No. 3, &c; steamer yellow, ~ &c;
options dull at f-Sc advance TO a l-Sc.
decline; March, 20 S-4c.; May, S0c-; July'
81 Csc.
Oats-Spots quiet and firm; options duh
but steady; May. q 6-ss;; July - i 9ic
spot prices-No. 2, &c; NO. Wnlte, Ife''
mixed western. HTAc.
Haydn moderate demand. steady. and
unchanged.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Strong at Sl9.
Tierced Beef-Steady and unchanged.
Cit-MeIs-Firm but euiet and I'M
changed.
Lard-Barely steady and quiet; western
steam. SAP IL; city. $40; May, aiS, nom
inally; refined slow; Continent, VIZ;
South American, A.95; compound, Hgsf2S.
Pork-Quiet. steady, and unchanged.
Butter-In good demand and with an
upward tendency; State dairy, 9qlSc.; DO.
creamery, l4q19c.; Elgins, lac.
Eggs-Moderately active; State ana
Pennsylvania, 10 l-4qiO 1-2c.; western,
fresh, loo southern, l-2u9 Sac.
Cottonseed- Oil--About steady, quiet, and
unchanged
Molssses-Steady and unchanged.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged.
urpentine-Steady and unchanged.
Peanuts-Firm and unchanged.
Coffee-Quiet and unchanged to points
down; March, s8.15; April, sS.l5; May, $50;
September, sS35qsS.4O; November, $40;
December, &.4Ogss.i5; spot Rio dull and
easy.
Sugar-Raw in fair demand and firm;
fair refining, l5-l6c.; refined quiet ana
unchanged
Frelghts to Liverpool-Quiet and I'M
changed.
NEW YORK DRY-GoODs MARKET
NEW YORK, March 26.-There were
very few buyers In the dry-goods market
to-day, and dealings were limited. Cottons
ruled about steady, while prints and wool
lens exhibited much frmness. No changes
in prices were noted, however.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. March 26-Flour-
Dull.
Wheat-Dull; spot. s. 1-2GS5 3-4c.; May,
79079 1-4c.: southern, by sample, S6qSc.
Corn-Strong; spot and March, y l-5V
2S BIC; April, % LAPS l-2c.; May. % 1-2Q
Is 5-Sc.; June. 2Sc. bid; July. % l-2li2s 3-4c.;
steamer mixed, % 1-4G25 3-Sc.; southern
white, IS S-4a29 l-4c.; do. yellow. q l-2q
Csc.
oats-Flrm; No white, 25 1-2G2sc.; do.
mixed. 23u23 1-2c'
-Rye-Weak; No. 2 near by, 80 1-2Q
80 3-4c.; do. western, 4CgiO l-fc.
Hay-Steady.
Grain Freights-Quiet.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, March 26.-Wheat prices got
a lift towards the close to-day, the ad-
vance which then occurred being due 70
a strong market at st. Louis. rom the
opening until about noon weakness ana
dulness went hand In hand. Fine spring
weather was probably the most potent
among the weakening influences, and al
fOrded short sellers with an argument
comprehensive in Itself. After II O'Clock
a change came over the market, st. Louis
advancing over a cent on a bullish report
by the Modern Miller, and carrying chi
cago upward with 1t. May wheat opened
at FROM Y II to " lac, sold between
~ is and % l-Sc., and closed at Y 7-Sc.--
l-SQl-Ic. higher than yesterday, Cash
wheat was Irregular, closing steady.
The tone of the corn market was rather
weak, dllHOuSH kncte Was some ulSpldy
of courage BY holders May opened at
"a he, sold between "a SIS and "a $3.50
"A l-2c., and closed al "A lea shade UNI
der yesterday. Cash corn was quiet and
steady.
There was neither strength nor activity
i'm oa6s early. The main influence In de-
filming the tone was the action OF the
leading markets. The business consisted
principally OF local transactions, with
professionals generally working In the
direction OF forcing "A decline. Prices
firmed, with those Of wheat. later in tne
session. May oats closed unchanged from
yesterday Cash oats were quotably
easier I'm feeling, but unchanged IN price.
Notwithstanding OF product were
quite liberal at the opening to-day,
enough to cause recessions Ia prices all
around The hog market was steady, the
fact that 1t conveyed 40 particular
strength having an adverse effect. May
pork closed 1-2dl0c. lower. May lard
2i-2c. lower, May ribs So, lower.
Hides were quiet and firm, natives.
heavy, 91-4c.; light, Size; native cows.
heavy. 3-4c. light. . l-4c., butt uranus,
heavy, Sl-4G8 1-2c.; light, l-4a7 lie.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.