Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-19

II nc; spot; NO. Z, Il IL: W "'~'
y l-2c.; mixed western, 2OaZc.
Hay-Quiet; prime firm; shipping, 50c.;
good to choice. " 1-2nSOc.
Hldes-F'airly active, firm. and UNI
Wool-Firm, in moderate demand. and
Beef-Quiet and firm: family, s9qslO.5o;
extra mess T0S; beef hams strong AT
$S@slS.50; tierced beef quiet and STEADY;
city, extra India mess, $lSaN4 .-o
shoulders. A75as5; hams. ss.25Qs9.
Lard-Quiet and unsettled, western
nally; refined slow; Continent, As5;
South America, $500 compound, NaA2o
Pork-Quiet and steady; new mess
So 25qSS.75. 40
19c. do. creamery. l3ul9c.; Elgins, Nc
Eggs-Steadier; State and Pennsylvania,
&c., ice-house. case, 2.25nS.3O; western
fresh, Is 1-2c.; southern. IL S-4a1S l-ie.'
lined, y 1908 l2c.
eed-Oil-Quiet and steady: crude,
2On2O lie: yellow prime, % l-2a24c.
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good
Tmrpentlne-Steady at 2S 1-9d29c.
Rice-Fairly active, firm, and unchanged.
Enthusiastically and fairly active;
New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice
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Peanuts-In moderate demand; fancy
hand picked. 3 l-2d3 3-4c.
Conee-Steady and unchanged to >
points up; March, So. May %dS9O9; June,
s9.O5; July, $40; September, %VonSs.ioi
December. S.l0f$9l5; spot RIO duli ana
Sngar~Raw quiet and firm; fair re-
filming. 2 1852 7-Sc.; refined fairly active
and firmer; No 3. 3 S-l6c.; No. IL, o-Sc.
/ No 49, l-2c: others unchanged.
Freights TO Liverpool-Quiet; cotton, by
steam, II l-2c. per 100 pounds.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
In tho dry
goods market to-day fair amount OF
trading was done. Prices, however, con-
tinue unchanged i'm all lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, February 49,
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer; spot Sc; May, 81 stu
Sc; southern, by sample, %q9lc.' d.
on grade 81 i-2nS9 l-2c.
% i-lG25 use. March. 25 5-Sa25 7-Sc.
April, 26 1-2GZ6 5-Sc.; May, q l-2aN 5-Sc.
steamer mixed, . 3-4nZ3 I-sc.; southern
white 2Sd2S lie; do, yellow 26 l-2GZIc.
Oats-Quiet; No. white, 25d2ac. NO.
Rye-Firmer; No near by, 40 1-2a4lc.
No. western, Al 1-4uH l-2c.
! Hay-Firm, with a steady movement
/ at Sl3.50n$l4
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged
| Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, .Dq
&c; fancy ladle liql5c.; store-packe1
| lOqi2c.
| Eggs-Weak at Ice.
| Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. ILL. February ls-Continu
] ed strength prevailed in the wheat marke
! to-day. Trading began with prices un
| changed to a fraction lower than I'M
| closing ones of yesterday, ana from tnei
until the close there was little, III any
| interruption TO the strength of tone. =
I doubt that the Russo-Grecian imbrogli'
would be settled amicably was the primer
pal reason for the firmness exhibited
! Liverpool quoted a I'D. advance but ina
| was deemed trifing under the clrcum
stances and explained the inability o
| prices TO get above the cali ngure
! Trade was light, and whilst the tone o
1 the market was firm, yet there was mucl
| doubt as to the prospect or any lurtne
Improvement taking place. the situate,
remains uncertain. and until somethinl
decisive occurs, either for or against wa
! I'm Europe operators are inclined TO =
slow i'm either direction. May wheat open
ed at from "a SIS TO "a lie, advanced Y
/ IL 3-8d75 1-2c., and closed at 70 Lac
I Is S-Sc.-5-SGS-lc. higher than yesterday
, Cash wheat was firm and i-2n3-4c: higher
/ Corn.-Prices were higher. taking mo
tive and inspiration from the Improve
, ment I'm wheat. The business early wa
light. and the fluctuations were melth :
broad nor important. May corn opened a
/ q Bic, advanced TO "a l-Suf lie, an
closed at 2ia2i 1-Sc.-3-Sc. higher than yes
terday Cash corn was strong ana ~.
higher. rts-r
I Oats.-Fractional advances were game
I'm oats prices. The surrounding OF specu
lative strength was Credited with IN
Improvement. Business was IN inucn IN
same rut that 1t has been for some time
, MAY oats closed l-ic. hlgher. Cash oat
I were firm and l-2c higher.
| PrOvisions.-iThe receipts OF hogs snowe
a heavy falling off this morning, ana aa
vices from the yards gave an advance
prices of &C. Product was prompt 10 re
spond to the strength Of the live-hog mar
@ood demand prices made considerable
Improvement. May pork closed l1alI l-Z'
higher, May lard l-2QlOc. higher, an
Nav ribs 10c. higher A.
Hides were in good demand and nrn
natives. heavy. l-2c.; light l-2c nativ
cows. heavy, Bic; light. 3 lie; Du'
brands. heavy, lie; light. lac.
The leading futures ranged as lono"s'
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