Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-23
Rcsin-Dull: strained. common to good

Rcsin-Dull; strained. common 10 soon'
si.eJqsi.67 IL
urpentine-oulet at 29g2e i-cc.
Rico-FlrIn and fairly. active; domestic
fair 10 extra. 7-ilSc., Japan. l-Sf4 l-sc.
Nolasses-Quiet and steady; New Or
leans. open kettle, good to choice, lyr3lc.
Peanuts-In Moderate demand: fancy
hand-picked. 2 l-2G3 BIC
COdcc-Quiet and UNCHANGED 70 ) points
down; March. $50; May. ss.2gGss.z5, sep
uary, $3.50; spot Rio dull anc weak; No.
sugar-Raw more active but steady; ro-
fnod quiet ana steady: OF \. $3.50
4 he; confcctloners 4. S-sc, cut loaf
and crushed, l-Sc.; powdered, 4 3-lc.:
graduated lie. cubes. SIC.
Ereights 20 Liyerpo0l-Quiet; cotton, by
steam. II I'D, per 100 pounds; grain. by
steam. 2 sd.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 22.-The dry-goods
market to-day was dun and featureless
at unchanged prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, ND, March 22.-Flour-
Dull; western super S2SlpE2g0; do extra,
S3.2NlS.75: DO. family. HIJ0$i40; winter
wheat. patent, Si.6VQSie5; spring DO DO,
$l25gSi5O; DO. do. straight, Shly 80.
Whcat-Weak; spot, 81 lie. bid; May,
50 lie. asked; southern, by sample
SgGt0c
Corn-Easy: spot. March and April
q 3-iU2Sc. May. 2S l-SQ2S 3-Sc.; June,
% l-2c. bid: July, y l-2Q29 5-Sc., steamer
mixed, 26V25 lie; southern white. y l-z9
29c. DO. yellow. 2Sc. bid.
Oats-Firm; No. white, &02Oc.; NO z
mixed. - 1-2023c.
Rye--Neak; No 2 near by, 40c.; NO. :
western. 40 12a40 5-Sc.
Hay-Steady at Sl3.J0UNA
Grain Frelghts-Dull. steam 10 Liver
pool. 81. for April; Cork. for orders, Ss.5d.;
March, 3s
Professionalism: mess pork, $780, bulk
shoulders, 800; short-rib sides ana clear
sides. bulk, S.; sugar-curod shoulders,
$500 hams. small, 81; large, 500.
Lard-ReiineE, S5.6.
Butter-Firm; fancy creamery, 2O42le.;
fancy ladle, l3ul4c.; 5;ore-pdcked, y1lVc.
Eggs-9N9 l-2c.
Sugar-Firm: granulated, Sl5S.
COfee-Steady at $40.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, March 22.-The news
on wheat to-day was fairly favorable 10
the crop outlook. but the conditions were
opposed TO Improvement in prices. Mode
rate offerings demonstrated that under
current of weakness. AT the opening
prices were off from IA 10 5-Sc. from the
final figures of Saturday, and rom theh
until the close the decline was STEADY
and at times rapid. with little interruption.
May wheat opened az from - Ia 10
"a Csc, declined TO y Sic. and closed az
Y 7-Sc-i 5-Sc under Saturday. tash
wheat was easy and l-2c. per bushel lower.
Corn.-,Ihe prices Of corn made a retro
grade movement to-day. The outlook Tor
Improved values did not appear so propl-
tious as when wheat was rising, althoubh
the confidence OF holders was not alto-
gcther shaken. May corn opened at - o-Sc'
and declined TO e l-2c., where II closed
3-Sc. under Saturday. Cash corn was easy
and 1-4Q1-2c. lower. ,,,.,.
The weakness Of wheat and the inaplllty
of corn to resist participating theteln'
had the effect Of producing q bearsh leel.
ing I'm oats. Trading was Ialr, Dut uoO
particularly notable. May oats closed loo.
lower. Cash oats were STEADY closlHs
easy. - ,,,,o. hold
M very well Notwithstanding lack ol
strength i'm the hog market. Gram SHOW
ING "A decidedly declining inclina ton, We
nor without influence on product, however
and as the session advanced ouerlngs De
came heavier, both packers ana cosnlls-
sion houses selling freely. The close STOW r|.
ed declines from Saturday on All artlc a
Nav pork lost y lie; May lard' l--c''
JIidas were firm: natives, heavy, = &c .
ueht S1-4c.: native cows heavy, &c
jight 10 bull brands, heavy Sl-fc''
''5 The leading futures ranged as follows;