Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-31
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW 1Okk, March 3O.-F1our-CQutet,
unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market dull and lower,
with options, closing firm: ungraded red.
IC0A lie. Options fairly active, and
closed weak at 5-Snl Lie. decline; No 2
red, March. Sic: May. II 7-Sc: July,
IS 3-Sc. September. 70 3-4c.
Corn-Spots dun. scarce and strong;
No. 2 80 1-2c.. in elevator; 81 l-2c., afioat.
Options declined l-SA.-Sc. but rallied is
disc. March, 30 lie; May, 80 he; July,
Oats-Spots duh but steady. Options
easier and duh; May. p 5-Sc. spot. No. 2,
Y lie. No. white, "a lie; mixed west
ern. 2lQ23c.
Hay-FairS active; shipping, 57a57 lie. /;
good 10 choice. y 1-2n77 lie.
Hides-StrOng and unchanged.
Wool-Dull and unchanged.
Beef-tnchanged.
Beef Hams-Firm at 49,
Tierced Beef-Steady and unchanged.
Cut Meats-Slow but firm and unchang-
Lard-Dull but firm western steam,
A45: city SL15Qa2O: May. A.55; refined
dull; Continent, $40; South America,
A95; compound. s4a$i25.
Pork-Steady, I'm moderate demand, and
Butter-In good demand and hrmer
State dairy, 9Hl9 he; do. creamery. 1ip
20 1-2c. western creamery, 14a2O l-2c.;
Elgins. 20 1-2c.
Eggs-In moderate demand; State and
Pennsylvania. 10al01-2c.: western fresh,
9 3-4dl0c.; southern, . 1-2d9 3-4c.
Cottonseed- Oil-Quet and rather easy;
crude. 20a2O lie; yellow prime, 23c,
asked.
Rosin-steady, in better demand. and
unchanged.
Turpentine-Quiet, steady, and un-
changed.
Rlce-Firm, in fair demand and I'M
changed.
enthusiastically and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged.
COffee-Barely steady and 56ll0 points
down: April s.; June. $50: September,
SS.30d$S.35; December $500 1886; spot Rio
dull but steady; No. T. $3.50, nominally.
Sugar-Raw duh but steady: fair refn-
ing. l5-16d3c.; refined unchanged and
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet. steady,
and unchanged.
Kew YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 3O-The JournaEof
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, In
it's review of the dry-goods market, says:
The course of the general market during
the past week has not, so far as nome
trade is concerned, brought into view any
new feature of special importance. There
has been a moderate attendance Of buyers
and a steady inflow of orders through the
mails, with the result that although indi-
vidual transactions OF moment have been
few the aggregate sales have for the time
Of year reached a fair total. The tone or
the cottOn-gOods division has undergone
no change. Printed cotton fabrics are
mostly well situated. and steady TO firm
in prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD, March 9O.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and lower; spot, SIC. asked;
MAY 7sc bid: southern, by sample, b4no5c.
Corn-Easy; spot, March and April,
20 3-Sd29 5-Sc. steamer mixed "a $50
a 3-ic. southern white, 3Oq3lc.; southern
yellow, % l-2c.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, 25a26c.; No. 2
Rye-Weak; No. 2, nearby, 99c.; No. 2
Hay-Quiet and steady; choice timothy,
$3.50 bid.
Grain Freights-Very quiet and I'M
changed.
Proyislons-Fir mess pork, $3.50; bulk
shoulders. S575; short rib sides, Sc; clear
sides. bulk Sc: sugar-cured shoulders,
81. 70: hams. small. 81; large, sl0.75F
Lard-Rehned, SIP
Butter-Firm fancy creamy, 2ld22c.;
fancy lade Bale; store-packed, 9dl0c.
Eggs-Steady at 9nl0c.
Coffee-Unchanged.
Sugar-$i7O for graduated.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 3O.-To-day's business
in wheat consisted of liquidation from
dragging downward. The weakness set
I'm al the opening. and continued, with
scarcely an interruption, till the close.
Various reasons for the decline were
given, but the most prominent was
break of ] penny at Liverpool. This was
in direct opposition TO the action Of the
American markets yesterday. and was
explained by the statement that Russia
was Offering wheat freely. May wheat
opened at from Y 3-S 10 " 3-4c., declined
10 Il l-2c., and closed at II Ian 5-Sc-
1-2nj-Sc. under yesterday. Cash wheat
was weaker and 1-2c, lower.
The corn market was more inclined TO
hold firm than that for wheat. Light re-
ceipts and an advance OF l-fG3-t penny
I'm Liverpool communicated a steady tone,
and trade was light. Prices showed only
moderate fluctuations. May corn opened
at "A 3-flI24 7-Sc.. sold at "A "a and "a Use,
and closed at q 3-4G2I 7-Sc.-a shade un-
der Yesterday. Cash corn was steady,
closing a trifie easy.
oats exhibited something Of firmness,
Yesterdays advance being fairly well sus-
tanned. May oats closed a shade lower
than yesterday. Cash oats were steady
without material change I'm prices.
The hog market revived little this
morning. and product consistently rallied:
l4lEHL ltttApAH VI AObN Ntlt NHt bdotS VI
the strength. AS a whole. business was
Of no particular importance. and huctua-
tiOns were narrow. Al the close, May
pork was shade higher, May lard l-2c.
higher and May ribs 1-2G5c. higher.
Hides were quiet and firm. Business
was rather dull Natives heavy, l-ic.;
light. 1-4c.; native cows. heavy, 5 3-4c.;
light lie; butt brands, heavy, LA
l-2c.; light. l-4lT lie.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Cloeing.
WHEAT
March......1l3k ~ 70A 70A
May.......ly9s IA IN 1l1saes
Ssn,emh sr BsEl aBSzx GSTSaGg bSi. a3L 02tIaA