Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
NEW YORK PRODIrCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March l.-f1Our-CSulet,
steady, and unchanged; southern flour
quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and hrmer; free on board,
SIC; ungraded red, 70dSic.; No. l, north
ern, S5c. options opened firm and ad-
vanced 5-Sc.. fell 3-Sdl-2c., rallied 1-4c.,
day, with trading fair; March, so 7-Sc.
May, Soc. July. Is 5-Sc.
Corn-Dull, scarce, and higher; No. 2,
% 1-2c., in elevator; zoe. afloat; steamer
mixed, % lie. Options were dull and
firm at a 1-Sq3-Sc. advance; March,
% G-ic; May. 30 lie; July 81 3-4c
Oats-SpotS duh and firmer Options
dull but firmer; May, q 5-Sc.; July pc.
Spot No. ?. PC; No. white, 2ic.; mixed
western, 2lQ2lc
Hay-Firm; demand fair unchanged.
Hdes-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet, firm. and unchanged; beef
hams firm at Sl9; tierced beef unchanged
and steady.
Cut Meats-Fairly active, firm, and I'M
changed
Lard-Quiet and easier; western steam,
St37 ID; city, %l5; May, 500; refined
quiet; Continent, $40: South America,
Sl95; compound. SAP l-2nSLT ~.
Pork-Dull and easy; mess. $S5Ot%9
Butter-Choice firm; demand fair; State
dairy. 90lSc.: do. creamery. l3alSc.; west
ern creamery, 13nl9c.; Elgins, l9c.
Eggs-Fairly active; State and Penn
southern, 1OQ1O 1-2c.
onseed-Oil-steady and unchanged.
Rosin-Steady and unchanged
Turpentine-Quiet and unchanged
Rice-Firm, better demand. and I'M
changed.
Peanuts-Quet and unchanged
Coffee-Steady; 5dl0 points down; May,
So. 400SS50; July, $3.50; september, $500
$3.50; December, $500; spot RlO dull anu
SugarNRaw firmer and quiet fair re
filming, 15-16c.; refined unchanged ana
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet and I'M
changed.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE reappear-
ance Of an export demand Is noted as an
encouraging feature in the dry-goods
market for brown cotton goods The
tone of the market for cotton goods Is
without alteration in any direction. The
tone Of the woOllen-goods market Is
generally firm.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, March 17.-Flour-
Wheat-Unsettled spot. $50. bid; May,
50 3-40Slc.: southern. by sample, 9OdJlc.
Corn-Firmer; spot. March and April
Is lie. bid: July. % l-8a2J lie; steamer
mixed % 3-in26 Use; southern white
u l-2c; do, yellow. 6 l-2nAc.
Oats-Firmer No. ? white, &a25c.; No
mixed. y 1-2Q23c. -,o
Rye-Firm; No. 2 near BY 80 l-ZdlOc.I
No 2 western, 40 lie.
other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, March T-Wheat was
influenced to-day altogether by th'
threatening aspect OF the Turkish-Greciaf
difficulty. Opening from SIS to 3-ic. ovei
Yesterday the tone thereafter was gene
rally a firm one. although several recess
sions took place. The close was nrm al
1-2c net gain for the day. May whea
tween "A l-2 and 70 3-ic. closing at "A Use
lie higher than yesterday. Cash whea
was firm and l-2c. higher.
Corn.-Corn quickly responded 10 M
war scare opening higher and successful
~ retaining the accession. business wa
active. shorts" taking alarm at the pre-
carfOus appearance of the situation abroad
and covering freely. May corn opened a
24l-2c.. advanced 10 and closed al - SIC
3-Sc higher than yesterday. cash corr
was firm and i-lc. per bushel higher
Yesterdays decline in oats was
recovered at the opening today the same
forces which were ar work I'm wheat anC
corn applying 70 this market May oats
closing 1-iG3-Sc. higher.
Proyisions.-Heavy selling by profession
ala and by commission houses gave pro
visions a setback to-day. Early. the feel
ing was firm on an advance In live-hoi
prices. but large offerings later caused ;
Hides firm: natives, heavy, lie; light
40. native cows. heavy. 5 Sic; light
&C.: butt brands, heavy, l-ic. light
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.