Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK February Y.-Flour-
Quiet and about steady; winter wheat,
low grades, S230aS330: do, fair TO fancy,
S3.4QS.50: do. patents, A604S; Minne-
sofa clear $350HS395; patents, Al0dStS;
low extras. S2.30U&.SO city mills, Skg%t9;
do. patents. s4.S0a 500; southern flour dull
but steady: common to fair extra, $500
$3.50; good to choice S3.50qS.
Wheat-Spot market duh and easier,
with options, free on board, SO l-2c.; UNI
graded red, 74N90c.; No. | northern,
clned 7-SQ1c.. rallied l-2M5-Sc. declined
1G1 lac, rallied 1-Sc. asked. and closed
firm 1 3-Sq5-sc. under saturday. with
trading fairly active No, red; Fs3rHSry
May, Sic; June, 80 S-4c.; July, IS 7-Sc.;
Corn-Spots dull and easier; No p
% 1-4c. In elevator; 80 lac afioat. OPP
tions dull. but steady al a l-Sq3-Sc. de-
cline; February, 20 l-4c. May, SOC; july
Oats-Spots quiet and steady. options
dull but steady; FSe6ru99ry Il S-Sc:; M May
q S-4c.; No white. % 1-2c.; mixed west
ern, 20n23c.
Hay-Prme Steady; others steady;
shipping, 55c; good to choice, Y l-2g@c.
Habana. selected. 35G5O pounds, 5-4c.;
Texas dry. 2Ol25 pounds. he.
Wool-Firm and In moderate demand;
domestic fleece, 16G23c.; pulled, lSa2lc;
1
Beef-Firm and quiet: family, ssdHOSo;
extra mess. Sass beef hams steady at
S1SQ$lS5O; tierced beef slow and steady;
city extra India mess, l3ql4c:
Cut Meats-Firm and fairly active;
picked bellies. Y pounds, lie; picked
shoulders, A75q$5; do. hams, &2Gs9
Lard-Quiet and easy; western steam,
Al7 II: city, $3.50: May, ASl nommally;
refined dull; Continent. S4.i5; South Ameri-
ca. Si65; compound. SinA.25.
Pork-Easy; new mess, fS.25dSS.75.
Butter-Lower but i'm fair demand; state
dairy, l0qlSc.; do. creamery, l3HlSc.; FL
Eggs-Easier and in moderate demand;
State and Pennsylvania l9c.; ice-house
case. S2.25dS3.J0; western, fresh, Is lie;
southern. 17Qls lac. lined; 1913 1-2c
CottOnseed- Oil-Quiet and firm; crude
2e02O 1-2c.; yellow prime. q 3-4q2ic.
Rosin-Steady; strained, common to
Turpentlne-O at % 1-2d29c.
Rice-F'irm and in good demand; domes-
tic. fair TO extra, 7-sQ6c.; japan. l-Sg
Molasses-ste demand moderate;
New Orleans open kettle good to choice,
Peanuts-Qulet; fancy hand-picsed,
Coffee-Qulet and unchanged, to points
down; February. $40; March, &l5; May
$3.50; July, $9.250s9.30: August, $3.50; Sep
tember $99oq}9S5; spot Rio dull and
easy; No Z. 1862 ID
sugar-Raw firm and in fair demand;
fair refining; 2 7cSc.; refined quiet ana
firm; off A. 4nf lie; standard a, 3-6c,;
cut loaf, &C.. crushed. &C.; graduated,
Freights to Llverpool-Quiet; cotton, by
steam, II l2c. per 100 pounds; grain, by
steam I'D.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-The Journal
OF Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
in its review OF the week in the dry
goods market says: The large number
Of buyers In town have made their pres
ence felt more I'm the jobbng-houses than
in the primary market The demand at
first hands has been moderate. Buyers
have adhered steadfastly 10 "A conserya-
tive policy, particularly on staple lines OF
cotton goods. They are not anxious 10
place orders for future delivery In fancy
cotton goods there has been steady
supplementary demand. chiefly for printed
varieties. most OF which are in good
condition. with prices well held The
woollen-goods division has shown n good
business passing I'm mems wear heavy
weight woolleus. and worsteds notably
in the cheaper grades. and the new sea-
son ~ making fair progress. Collections
continue generally satisfactory.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February 3.-Fiour-
Dull western super, S2.65Ns3 do. extra.
s. pa $3.50; do. family, A25NSlG0; winter
wheat patent $L'5a@; spring DO; DO,
r..
Wheat-Unsettled and lower; spot. soc.
bid: May, 81 3-iUS2c.: southern by sample,
90a9lc.; do on grade. 81 LAS l-2c.
COrn-Easy; spot and February 2yf
26 l-Sc. March, rs l-SN25 l-ic.; April. ~ 3-ilb
- 7-Sc: May 7-sQ2s l-sc:; steamer mix
cd 25G25 &C.. southern white 2Slt2S l-2c.;
do yellow. Is 1-2ff27c.
Oats-Qulet; No. 2 white. 23q2lc.; No. 2
mixed, 2luHc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
Of the day on wheat was not al all bear
ish. nor yet bullish. but after the most OF
it was IN and digested prices broke 5-Sc.,
and the close had recovered but 3-Sc The
apparent explanation OF the weakness lay
IN the more peaceful feeling abroad. as
indicated by higher consols at London and
lower prices for wheat at Liverpool The
belief that war Is becoming less probable
each day tended TO destroy bull conf
dence. and free selling was the result
May wheat opened at from 70 10 Is 2-fc,
sold between 76 Us and 75c.. and closed at
- 3-Sc.-l l-Sfll l-fc under Saturday. Cash
wheat was weak and ic. lower
The trading IN corn was attended with
more interest than has accompanied IL
for some time. The extremely heavy ex-
ports OF last week. together with COM
paratively small interior movement. en-
tered into the determining OF the tone OF
the market. and the value OF the grain.
Combined with these factors. there was
for time o very firm wheat market. ana
that naturally affected corn. The large in
crease In invisible stocks and a break in
wheat, brought about Tecessions In corn
later MAY corn opened at q l-sc sold
between a 81 and q l-Sc, and closed al
"a 1-2c.-i-sc. higher than Saturday. Cash
corn was Lie. higher for through billed
and steady for local
The tendency In oats was 20 emulate the
action OF corn. For the first hour business
was transacted mostly at one price, but
when the other grains advanced oats fol-
lowed. A prominent scaiper offered freely
early. and bought later. The late action