Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-20
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March l9.-Flour-Dun.
steady, and unchanged; southern flour
dull and unchanged.
firmer; free on board, 81 l-Sc.; ungraded
red. 7OdS5c Options opened firm at 1-Sc.
advance. fell l-4u3-Sc., advanced l-2alc.,
and closed firm, 1-ia3-Sc. over yesterday,
with trading moderate; No. red, March,
81 Use; May, 50 7-Sc.; July, zoe.
Corn-Spots scarce, firmer, and dull;
No. 2, 30d30 1-4c., I'm elevator; 80 S-4H3lc.
afloat; ungraded mixed, - 9-4c Options
dull but firm at l-4q3-Sc. advance;
March. 30 1-Sc.; May 80 5-Sc.; July, 81 l-Sc.
Oats-Spots fairly active and strong
Options dull but hrmer: May, q Use.
Spot prices: No ,. DC; NO. white, 2ic.'
mixed western, 2lU2fc.
and unchanged.
Hides-Firm, in fair demand, and UNI
changed
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet, steady, and unchanged;
beef hams firm at 19c.; tierced beef steady
and unchanged.
Cut Meats-Firm In moderate demand,
Lard~Qulet and firm: western steam,
$3.50; city. S420G$L25; May, StT nomi-
nally; refined quiet. Continent. $475
South America, $; compound VIZ l-zg
&G IL
Pork-strong, in moderate demand, and
unchanged.
State dairy. 9G9 1-Sc.; do. creamery l31
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
10 1-241lc.; western fresh, lOQlO lie;
southern, l0q10 lie.
Cottonseed -Oil-Slow and unchanged.
ROsln-Dull and unchanged.
Turpentine-Quiet and unchanged,
Rice-Firm, fairly active. and un-
changed.
Coffee-Ouiet: also. 25d3O points down;
March. $S.25QSs.S5; May, &.2O4sS.S5i July,
. sS 90lJss 10: SeDternber se.S0OSS.40; Dccem-
Der. sS35dSS45; spot Rio dun and weak;
Sugar~Raw dull but steady; fair re-
fning, l5-16c; refined dull and un-
Freishts to Liverpool-Qulet and un-
changed.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 19--The dry-goods
market to-day was dull and featureless
i'm ali departments. The tone Of the mar
ket continues about steady, Win prices
unchanged
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. March 1a-Flour-Dull
ana WORCESTERSHIRE e,f spot. Sc. bid; May, 50 81
aisle. southern by sample S9dDc
Corn-strong; spot, March ana April
2SQ2s Use; May Is S s5a S1-c steamer e
t-4f. j
mixed. % 1-2Q26 5-8c:; southern "hl'e
corn. n l-2c.; do yellow, &c.
Oats-Firm: No. white. Z5q25c.; NO
mixed, % l-2a23c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO March l9.-Wheat, after In
eering around yesterdays close during
most OF to-days session, became strohs
near the close, and advanced aiin IiDsies q
throughout, local traders being the o1ny
people evincing any interest. Inc
strength which developed before the CLOSE
was ascribed 10 fir export sales at New
York and moderate sales OF cash wheat
10 millers in this market A prominent
St Louis operator was credited Win
covering May and selling July hDeraily'
thus widening the difference In price DC,
tween these options. May wheat opened
~ "a 1-iq74 3-sc., .lold between 70 rs and
rs 1-sc.. and closed at 7yc.-1-Sc. higher
than Yesterday. Cash wheat was nrm'
closing 3-ic. higher than yesterday.
Corn-Flrmness was again the predomI-
mating tone in corn. A good shipping de-
mand from sea board ports, higher Liver
uool reports and moderate receipts-lyl
cars-imbued Spectators with more OF
announcement than has been exhibited
for a long time. The strength OF wheat
furnished additional impulse 10 the prices
OF corn. May corn opened at "a l-Sc., sold
between Is Is and "a 3-fu2f 7-Sc-, ana
closed at % 1-Sc.-l-i43-Sc. higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was IN good oe-
mand. firm. and lac. higher.
oats were practically lifeless most OF
the time but were saved from suffering
in price by the strength derived from the
other markets. May oats CLOSED l-Sn
lie higher than yesterday. Cash OATS
were steady and unchanged.
Provisions-The product market was
strong. There was a resumption OF the
advancing movement In the hog market,
which set provisions In motion. The trade
was large and extensive. outsiders buying
and shorts covering freely. Part OF the
advance was lost on realizing sales later.
May pork closed 2l-2q6c. higher. May
Hides were in good demand and orm;
natives. heavy, 91-4c.: light, Sl-4c.; ma
tive cows heavy, SIC; light, 91-io.;
huh brands, heavy, S Lie; light, 71-ic.
The leading futures ranged as follows: