Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-26

NEW YORK, February 25.-Flour-
Quiet, easy, and unchanged; southern
flour dull easy, and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market more active for ex-
port and firm; (. o. b., 50 l-faS2 l-2c.; un-
graded red 74N90c.: options declined l-Sn
7-Sc.. rallied 3-4Gl 3-Sc., and closed firm
S-Sa3-4c. over yesterday with trading
more active; No 2 red. February, 81 lac. !;
March, 81 l-2c.; April, 80 Sic; May
50 3-Sc.; June, Soc; July. rs S-4c.; Septem-
Der. 76 lSc
Corn-Spots dull but firmer; No. 2, 2sc.
I'm elevator; zoe. afioat options were dun,
but closed firm at a l-Sc advance; Febru-
ary 29c. May, % 3-4c,; July Bic.
Oats-Spots dull but steady; options dull
but firm; February, q he; May, q l-2c. /;
spot prices No. ?, q l-2c.: No. white,
% 1-2c.; mixed western, 20d23c.
Hay-Prime steady; shipping 55G57 1-2c. !:
good to choice. " l-2G77 l-2c.
Hides-Eirm, in fair demand, and I'M
changed.
Wool Moderately active. firm. and un-
changed.
Beef-Steady and quiet; family. s9dslo5o;
extra mess Sass
Beef Hams-Strong and in moderate de
mand at SlSnslS60
1ierced Beef-Dull but steady; city ex-
ira India mess. Sl3Nsl325.
t-Meats-Firm and in better demand;
picked bellies. $3.50; shoulders, N75gF5;
hams. seas.
I.ard-Firm and quiet: western steam,
No. tAl1 fDsoDf WAY $fsDts
fined dull; Continent, Ai5; South Ameri-
can 1856: compound, $4uS42
Pork-Steady and moderately active;
new mess SS.2j0SS.75.
Butter-Fancy in moderate demand
State dairy, 10alSc.; do. creamery, l3ulSc.;
E.ggs-In moderate demand and I'M
changed; State and Pennsylvania, II l-2c. I;
ice-house, per case, s2us3.75; western,
fresh. l7c.; southern, 1915 S-4c.; limeo,
-
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet and firm: crude,
2Od2O lie yellow prime. % 1-2lt2ic.
Rosin-steady; strained, common 10
good $40.
urpentlne--Quiet at 2S 1-2a29c.
Rice--In good demand and firm; domes-
tic, fair TO extra, 7-Sg6c.; Japan, l-2g
3 l-2c.
Enthusiastically, moderately active,
'' PeanGts-Quiet; fancy hand picked.
coffee-steady; 1Oal5 points up; March
S9O54S10; April, $9l5: May, s9.l5uS2O;
July. 1920; August. $3.50: September, $3.50
50 go; November, 800: December, S32Vr
1895. spot Rio dull but steady; No. T.,
1892 ID
sugar-Raw firm and in fair demand; re-
fning 2 7-sc.; refined easier but quiet: or
A. 3 l5-lsd4 l-l6c.: standard A. 3-Sc.: cut
loaf. &C.; crushed, &C.; graduated. 4 BIC
Freights 10 Liverpool-Quiet and steady;
cotton by steam. II lie. per 100 pounds;
grain. by steam, ga.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 25.-There has
been no material change In either tone or
prices in any OF the departments OF the
dry-gOods market to-day.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE February 25.-Flour--
Dull.
Wheat-Unsettled and lower: spot. SIC.
bid. MAY. 80 l-20O 3-4c. southern. by
sample. s9G99c. southern. on grade. IS l-2lp
Corn-steady: spot % 1925 lac; Feb.
ruary. 2eG25 l-Sc.; March. 26n25 lie; April.
26 i-2a26 &c: May, u l-2uN 3-4c: steamer
mixed q 1925 l-4c.; southern white.
n 1-2ff2Sc; southern yellow, 26n26 lie
Oats-Steady; No. white, 23u2io.; No 2
mixed. 2lM22c.
Rye-Easier; No. 9. nearby. 40 l-2lb
40 S-4c.; No. western, 4llin l-tc.
Hay-Steady.
Grain Freights-Nery quiet
Cotton-Steady; middling. l-Sc
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, February 8.-Wheat
prices scored an advance where n decline
was generally expected, to-dky The early
news was adverse 10 holders, and the
early trading was. therefore. at depre-
clated values. but as the session adj
yanced the tone hardened. and I'm the last
hour sharp upturn took place. New
rumors OF war In Europe gave shorts a
fright near the close. and on the buying
thereby induced the final fulge resulted
DisQuieting talk anent the situation In