Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-11

an expected bearish government report
on the amount In farmers hands, which Is
els: rallied 1-4c.. and closed steady--5-Su
| 7-sc. under yesterday. with fair trading
| No. 2 red March. 81 Use; May, 80 Csc.
July. Is lie; September, IS l-2c.
Corn-Spots dull and easier: No. 2.
20 lac. In elevator. 70 s-ic. afioat; UNI
graded white, &c; steamer mixed. &c;
| No. 3, 26c. options dull and weak at a
l-4G2-sc decline, March, % l-ic.; May.
% Sic; July. 81 lie.
Oats-Spots dull but steady; options dun
and weaker; May, q 5-sc.: July, ~ l-sc.
spot prices: No. 2, &c; No. white, zic
mixed western, 2lQ2l lac.
Hay-Firm, in fair demand, and un-
changed.
Wool-Firm, In moderate demand, and
unchanged.
Beef~Quiet. steady. and unchanged.
| Beef Hams-Firm at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Steady and unchanged.
ut-Meats-Firm, IN moderate demand
| and unchanged.
hard-Ouiet and weak western steam,
$40. city. 81; May, $40, nominally; re-
fined dull Continent, $40; south Ameri-
can, A.@; compound, A.ls l,zas4'Lo, mn.
Butter-Choice steady and in fair de-
mand: State dairy, 9QlSc.; do. creamery
l3qiSc.; Elgins, 19c.
Cheese-Sloderately active; state iarge'
9di2 1-4c.: western, fresh, IL &c. sou'n-
Cottonseed- Ofl-Quiet and barely steady
crude 2Od20 1-2c. yellow prime, % l-zc'
Northumberland and quiet.
! Turpentine-Steady at soc. 49,,
changed.
| enthusiastically.
| Peanuts-Quet and unchanged.
coffee.Steady; l9qlS 60 R sS Iyno $50
| July, IS s.; September, ss,65QS.70; OCTOBER per
8.75: November sS.75; December. Sdvt
1915; spot Rio dull and easy; NO. T. sS'-o9
S9.37 IL. -. cot. roar.
| ing 3 13-l6c.: refined active ana hlgneri
| off A, 41-16G4 1-Sc.; standard "A, S-ec,
cut-loaf and crushed, &C.; granuia'eo'
FREE FPeights to Llverpool-ouiet steady
and unchanged.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS Markell
NEW YORK. March 10.-The dry-goods
market to-day has been very quiet. Sniall
orders were the rule. Prices, however, were
steady and without change.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. MD. March 1O.-Flour-
Weak: western super, $2.65QS; do. extra
81. 25dS3.eO; do. family, A20QA5O; winter
wheat patent. S4.60Qs4S5; do. spring, SL2oQ
$3.50; do. straight, si1OaA.25. -.
| WneaL-Nery uullf SpOl, o. ~
| Nav. 81 1-2qSi BIC; southern, by sample,
| gO61g2c; do on grade, "a 3AQ9 SIC.
Corn-Duil but firm; spot and Marcn'
26 5-SQ26 s-4c.; April, 26 isaac; - May ",
Is i-lc.; southern white, 20 l-2c.; do. yell
Cats~Firm; No. white. 2ia25c.; No.
Rye Rye1steady; No ?. nearby, 80 1-2a4Oc.;
No. western, 40 1-2c.
1xr
Professionalism; mess pork, $50 pulK
shoulders, 800; short rib sides, Sooo; ede sa
sides. 6.25; hams, small, Sll; large, No.0oi
sugar-cured shoulders, $3.50
Lard-Refined, S5.25. ,.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, $4,000.
fancy ladle, 13d14c.; store-packed, SalVc'
Eggs-Weak at 10 lie.
| Coffee-Steady at $3.50.
Sugar-Quiet; graduated HLo5'
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. ILL, March 10.-The wheat
market to-day was In the condltloh !.
usually is when a government, report rs
| pending Both buyers and sellers were
! doing but little, preferring to have that
document out OF the way before assuming
| an aggressive attitude. Yesterday Dulse
| AT the close, on a war rumor, was losl
al the opening, an irregular market sue
| ceedIng. Towards the close, however,
there was a slump, promised liberal re,
| ceipts in the Northwest ana some goou
|
| dlscouraging effect on weak holders ana
prompting them 20 liquldate 80, ia
NAV wheat opened at "a 1-Sqiic., solq
between "a 1-Sd74 IA and 90 lac. ana
closed at "A S,Sq1t l-SeSrfg'-o ,rreS unGy'
Closing i-263-4c. under yesterday.
| The slight appreciation IN corn prices
late Yesterday was attributable to the
| war scare, which arrived ABOUT the
closing. and that having been lulled over
| -
with the advance lost. There was a IalI
| demand at the decline, traders having
some short corn TO cover, nIIner zone
developing in consequence Ln t p,eaH
| in wheat near the close hdu uSeiii'i0"''i
e' Nav 60 corn opened at "a f-2q2i 5-sc., sold
between "a 5-8dA 81 and "a l-Sc., anu
closed at "a 1-SQ24 1-4c.-l-2c. under yes
terday. Cash corn was firm early, closlng
easy with the futures. -
! Oate-The trade I'm oats early was so
light that prices were but signify altsreu,
although the temper and teellng OF l ne
market were easy. Later. as other grades
displayed a hardening tendency, oats
sympathized. Near the close, recession ms
! took Mace. wheat and corn eXhlpltlnS
weakness. May oats closed 5-ec. l0Wer
| than yesterday. Cash oats were l-tc.
higher early, but closed with the advance
'Provisions-A firmer, but more active,
| provision market was seen Inc hos
| market was up sc. per lUO pouhuS, VIII
SUPPLIES light that helping product. There
was fair buying by packers, ana ior
scattered account The slump In grain
at the end Of the session caused pro-
nork closed 2 1-2c. lower, May lard DC.
lower. and May ribs unchanged.
Hides we're active and Arm, natives.
heavy. o l-4c.; light, 8 l-tc'; natiVe cows y.'
heavy, 3-ic. light, l-+c.; butt brands
! heavy s lie; light, lac. .-,,-
The leading futures ranged as follows: