Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-21
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY. MARCH 21. 1897.

steady; shipping. 5G57 i-2c.; good 70
choice. n 1-2us0c.
Hdes-FIrn and unchanged. 80 nm.
Wools-Fairly active nrh' anu
BeefNF.rm: family. ss9sii; extra mess
Beef Hams-Firm at $40 .,,, s
Tterced Reef--OtIiet ara ntitt' e'ty ~
ira India mess. tlzJ0n$lf-So
Cut Mcats-Strongef ana "In'e ~.
picked bellies. 1-4c.; shoulders. 0 l-7V
3-Sc.: hams. S12U9 1-4c. .,.o...rn
Lard-Quiet and about steady; western y, 9
steam SsS3 10: city. "a 700 a.g5; May. :i9.
nominally; refined dull; Continent: M'O'
south America. s.; compound Mg:a.22ss'
Pork-Quiet and firm; mess, sSbs',,y;,
Butter-choice firm and fairly acti w.
State dairy. gd1Sc.; do. creamery, l"e
E,ggs--steafy: state and Psnnsyivania'
10 1-2dllc. western fresh. ~ l--c.' sou'"-
C r. igr.g -oii-DuIl and unchanged.
Rosln-Quiet and unchanged.
'rurnentine-Steady and unchanged.
Rice-In fair demand, firm, and I'M
changed .A,,,oa
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged.
Coftee-Steady and 5ul0 points up,
April. s.25; May, $s20Q$S.25: June, 80,
September. ss.Soats 40; Dec IN dnn f bnt
IS 90; January, $50; spot MO uu' o"'
steady; No. 7, $50. 81, st,,
Sugar-Raw dull but firm; falr rennlns'
2 15-iSd3c.; refined unchanged and quiet.
Freights to INTERCOLLEGIATE ana nrnl'
cotton, by steam. Il l-2c. per lVO pouhus'
grain, by steam, 2 SD.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 2O.-The dry-goods
market to-day was quiet, with lHtle OF
nothing doing
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, March @.-tlour-
M unchanged
W w spot. s. Bic, bid; MAY,
81 1-2Qs1 Sic; southern, by sample WV
Corn-steady; spot. March and April,
9sSSS i-Sc. Nav rs S-Sd2S 5-Sc-; June,
2s S-ic., bid; July. % S-4a29 7-Sc.; steamer
mixed. 26 i-2G26 5-Sc. southern white
corn. % 1-2c. DO, yellow, 2Sc.
Oats-Firm, steady. and IN dem9n 10 /.
No. ? white z5Q2Gc. No. mixed, p l-2Q
pc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO March 90 Wheat was err
ratio and nervous in its action. closing
weak and lower to-day Consldeiaole
tuvine of Nav and selling Of July marked
The trade. the difference In price between
the TWO deliveries widening under nc
operation The news was OF character
tending 70 depress rather than tIeVste
values and vet until WITHIN "A snort liiue
| before ihe close, strength and not weak
ness prevailed Ia the market. May wheat
opened at from Is to a 1-Sc.' sold etween
Is IA and ~ l-2c., ana clOStu a. NC -"
slde-i.2c under yesterday. CASH wheat
was steady closing easy and l-Zc. lo"er'
| with the futures
The bulish sentiment in corn showed no
| abatement az the opening tins morning
| Prices eased off near the close, WIN those
! Of wheat May corn opened AT % l-oc, de-
clined TO 24fl24 7-Sc., and closed at y '-oc.--
| lie. under yesterday. Casn corn was
| aulet and steady at yesterdays prices.
The oats market presented inacuVt.y OF
! a profound character. Prices We're steady
| early. because of the surrounding MN,
nese. but the offerings and the demand
were both uuimportant. Near inc cl9se
| the weakness Of wheat and corn eXtehded
! 10 oats. May oats closed l-Sql sc. lower
! Cash oats were quiet and steady.
The provision market was larry AMI
mated. and the feeling was hrm. An
| other rise in the price Of hogs was tue
main issue on the opening in determining
! the tone OF the provision market, oui Oh,
ferings soon asserted supremacy. ana
nrices eased off. May pork closed IglvN
| lower. May lard 2 lie. lower, ana May
! ribs Sc. lower. , 49,, a..
Hides were in good demand and firm.
Prices were quoted as follows: Nauves'
| heavy lie; light, 1-4c.; native cows
heavy. pc; light, s l-4c bull brands
beavy. S t-4c.; light, 1-tc.; Texas. heavy,
3 lac; light, 8 l-4c. s.,,...
The leading futures ranged as foiloWs'