Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-14

steam. tii5 asked: city. Nl0i May. A;so.
nominaliy. refined firm; Continent. Nl5i
South America. &; COMPOUND VIE i-AW
& 81 ID
Pork-stronger and in better demand;
Butter-Choice steady; State dairy. go
. i-sc.. do. creamery, Boise; Elslns, lyc'
Eggs-Quiet: State ana fennsyivshanIa'
Hal lie; western fresh. Hc'' SOUTHERN
cottonseed-on-Barcly steady and un-
Rosin-ouiet: strained. common to good
N.C5uSl70. ,.s
Rlce-Firm and unchanged
Molasees--Ouiet, steady. and unchanged
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged.
Coree--OuIet, steady. and bql2c. points
down, March. $3.50; April. $50; May
$3.50 $50: July. ss.6OqsSI0; SsPte',,59eenn ~,
!Se5lfis 70: October and November, S.,o;
January. H.75: spot Rio dull and weak
81 s1gar~ Raw dun but firm; fair refining;
f9-isG2 SO: refined unchanged and
FreIehts to Hverpool-ouiet. steady
and unchanged. ......,
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDS MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 13.--Buslness in the
dry-goods market was quiet to-day Ine
general tone has not undergone any INA
teriaI change during the week In either
the cotton or the woollen-goods DIVISION
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE MD. March 13.-Flour-
Dull; western super. 81 6OliS290. do. extra,
$3l0dS375; do. family. Si.l04$4.iO.
Wheat-Inactive but tirmer; spot, 81 l-zc.
bid: May, S0aS0 l-Sc southern. by sample
S8Q9Oc.
Corn-Flrmer: spot and March. q liza
q 3-Sc.; April n l-Sd27 i-4c.; May, q l-2p
q 5-Sc; steamer mixed, % 3-tq20 l-Sc.,
southern white. % S-lgAc.; 90. yellow
% 1-2n27c.
Rye-Firm: No. 2 near by, 80 1-2aiOc.;
No. western, 40 1890 3-4c.
Hay-Steady.
Grain Freights-Quiet.
Eggs-Quiet.
Coffee-Steady at $3.50.
Sugar-Quiet; granulated. 3-ic.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 1S.-The wheat
market came under the influence or crop
scares to-day. and without making much
progress in the way Of enhancement, was,
nevertheless, very firm. The Illinois State
crop report giving 80 per cent: or winter
killing, was the mainstay or the Market
and by all odds the leading bull factor.
st. Louis furnished numerous damage sto-
ries, and backed them up with buyinS or
ders. but the crowd had not fully recover
ed from the depression consequent upon
the recent break, and seemed rather sus-
piclous OF statistics in general.
May wheat opened at from u IL 10
y 3-4c, advanced to 70 l-2c., and closed at
q 1-iG73 3-Sc.-3-Sc. higher than yesterday.
Cash wheat was firm.
Corn opened with a nrm tone, the sur
prsngly small receipts-eighty cars-hav-
Ing a bullish effect on the minds or
traders There was a fair business trans
acted during the session, the early tone
being sustained throughout No heavy lots
changed hands. but the aggregate was
moderately larger.
Oats.--The market for oats was little
else than an cumulative one, the prevailing
tone Of corn being communicated by SYM
pathy. Business was on a small scale, the
covering of a moderate short line by a
commission-house being the only trade at
all notable. May oats closed shade
higher than yesterday. cash cats were
steady and unchanged
Professionalism up turn Of 5nlO per cent.
I'm hog prices at the yards had the legiti-
mate effect OF stimulating the tone OF
provisions. Business, too. was a little
better, shorts covering up for the week,
aud packers buying quite freely. May pork
closed 1Oc higher. May lard and ribs each
l-2G5c. higher.
Hides were quiet and firm; natives,
heavy, l-4c. light. 1-4c. native cows,
heavy. 3-4c.: light, 1-lc.; butt brands,
heavy, 8 1-4c.; light, 7 1-4c.; Texas, heavy.
S Lie: light lac.
The leading futures ranged as follows: