Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-21
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 20.-F'lour-Dull,
weak. and unchanged; southern flour duh,
easy, and unchanged.
Wheat-Dul but firmer, with options;
free on board. 80 l-2c.; ungraded red, 72Q
Gle Options dull but firm at a 1-2Q3-ic.
advance; No. 2 red February, SIC; March.
81 3-Sc.; April, So 7-Sc.; May, 50 1-2c.; June,
81 7-Sc. July. 81 lac; September. II lie.
Corn-Dull but firm; No. 2, % 1-2c., in
elevator; 30 lie atioat Options dull but
firm at unchanged prices, TO a 1-8c. adj
vance; February 20 S-Oc.; May, 30 1-Sc.;
July, 81 lie.
oats-Spots dull but firm. Options dull,
May, q 5-Sc July, p S-Sc. Spot prices:
No. 2, q S-4c.; No. 2 white, % lie; mixed
western. 2Al23c.
Hay-Quiet; prime steady; shipping 55c.;
good TO choice, " 1-2dSOc.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Firm, moderately active, and I'M
changed.
Beef-Qulet and steady; family, sSass.5O;
extra mess, NU$8; beef hams strong at
SlSq$lS.o0 tierced beef firm; city extra In
dia mess. Sl3g$l4
Cut Meats - Steady; demand fair;
picked bellies, $3.50; shoulders. S475Q$5;
LarddEQuiet and unsettled; western
steam. S4.17 -; city, $50; May, 1870 noml-
nally; refined quiet; Continent, $40;
South America. $3.50; compound. $4.12 1-2Q
Pork-steady and inactive; new mess.
$S.25Q$S.75.
Butter-Quiet; fancy steady; State
dairy, lOqlsc.; do. creamery, lSal9c.; Eli
gins zoe.
10 1-2Q20c.; ice-house case, 81 40i$3.50;
southern, II 1-2glS Sic; lined, 10 lie.
COttonseed-Oil - Steady; crude, 20O
% lie; yellow prime, % 1-2q2ic.
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to
good, $l70.
Turpentine-steady at % 1-2Q2sc.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Enthusiastically. in fair demand, and
Peanass-Quiet; fancy hand-pIcked.
Coffee~Firm and 5a1O points up; March,
So 10. July. 500; September, $685.; NoVem-
Der, ss:3qSs.So; spot Rio dull; No. Z,
Sngar-Raw quiet and firm; refining.
2 Use. refined quiet, firm, and un-
Frelghts to Liverpool-Quiet; cotton. by
steam. IL l-2c. per hundredweight; grain,
by steam, I'D.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, February 20-The dry
goods market has been quiet, and bust
worsteds has ruled quiet to-day, but en-
couraging results have been secured on
the week.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, February %
Flour-Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; spot 9lc. bid; May
So 1-4nS3 1-2c.: southern, by sample, SIG
&c; on grade. s. lie.
Corn-Strong; spot and February $50
% l-Sc; March. 70 l-4n26 3-Sc.; April Z7fg
q l-Sc: May, 2SG2S l-4c.; steamer mixed,
"a 1873 l-Sc. southern white corn, ESQ
29c: do yellow, % 1-2Q27c.
Oats-Quiet and steady; No. 2 white, 231p
24c: No mixed, 2lM22c.
Rye-Firmer; No. near by, 10 l-2Q4lc.;
No western II 5-Sa4l 7-ec.
other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 2O.-There
was no retrogression In wheat to-day-in
fact, a slight gain was made. The trade
was bullish on the outcome, and the few
shorts who have been fighting the advance
for almos. a week covered up, not caring
IN risk the possibility OF higher opening
ON TUESDAY. Monday being holiday. The
market opened firm, advanced lie, and
then settled back 10 about the opening
figure. May wheat opened at from ~ 5-s
to "a S-4c.. sold between IS S-s and n l-Sc..
ana closed at 76 i-2Q76 5-sc.. bid-l-ic. high
or than yesterday. Cash wheat was firn
and lie. higher.
Coru-The exports Of corn for the week
were unprecedented In volume. asgre-