Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, February l6.-FlOur-Dull,
easy, and unchanged; southern flour dun
and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market moderately active.
and easier. with options. free on board,
50 Use; ungraded red. 71u9Oc.; No 1 north
ern 81 3-ic. Options were less active and
closed weak al a 3-S01 1-ic. decline; No. z
red February 50 Bic; March, 81 3-4c.;
April. 50 1-4c.: May. 70 7-Sc; June, 7yc.;
July II Use; September "A S-4c.
Corn-Spots dun and easier; No. 2,
% l-ic., in elevator: % l-ic., atioat. OPP
tions were dull and easier; No. 2, % lac. In
elevator; % 1-4c., afioat. Options were duh
and weak at a l-sc. decline; February,
2s 3-Sc.; May. % 1-Sc.; July, 80 3-Sc.
steady Options weaker; February nc;
May &c. July. q 5-Sc. Spot prices: No.
3 p lie; No white, &c; mixed western,
N023c.
Hay-Choce steady and quiet; shipping,
Doc: good 10 choice II l-2nS0c.
Hides-Firm and unchanged
Wool-Firm, moderate demand, and I'M
Beef-steady; family, ssGAo5o; extra
Beef Hams-strong and quiet at $50
$3.50
Cut Meats--Dun and easy; extra india
mess. Bale; picked bellies, 4l-2c.;
shoulders. 43-4G5c.; hams, 1-ia9c.
Lard-Quiet ana easier; western steam,
S407 ID; city. 1855; May 1920. nominally;
refined firm; Continental AS5; South
America, $3.50; compound, siqH.25,
Pork-Easy and I'm moderate demand;
Butter-Weaker; liberal receipts; state
dairy. 1Oql9c.; do, creamery, lSglSc.; Ell
Eggs-Quiet and easy: state and Penn
western fresh, lSc.; southern, Hl-fQ
II S-4c.: lined. u 1-2a13 lie.
Cottonseed- Oil-Firm and quiet; crude,
20d2O 1-2c.; yellow prime, % l-2n2ic.
etr al n qor n
Turpentine-steady at 29a29 lie.
Rlce-Fairly active, firm, and unchanged.
Molasses-Steady and unchanged. -,
Peanuts-Quiet and weak; fancy nand-
picked, 3 l-2n3 BIC.
Coffee-Quiet and unchanged to points
up; March S9.6nS9l0; May $9lVaSs.l2'
July. s9.15; August: 500 September, S.io@
$500; December. $9.20n@.25; spot Rio duil
and weak: No T. 1892 IL.
Sugar-Raw dull but firm; fair refining,
2l3-l6c: centrifugals 96 test, 3 3-l6p5 l-4c.'
refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights to Liyerpool-Quiet; cotton, oy
steam, II 1-2c per 100 pounds; grain, by
steam I'D.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 1.-THE journal
Of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, III
it's review of the week or the dry-Boous
market. says: There has been mooera ,.
development Of general business IN the
market during the past week. The at
tendance of buyers has been large, but
the number Of large transactions recorusu
has been moderate, Statesmen on tne
road have been making somewhat better
progress The Improvement in the gene
raj tone of the market noted a week ago
as succeeding the large purchase OF pTlht
cloths has been maintained. Print clotns
have further advanced to 2 ll-l6c. for ex-
tras. and some low grade bleached cot
tons have advanced l-Sc. There Is a firm
or tendency in some grades OF brown
goods and steader market in regular
prints. The demand for new heavy
Weights In mems wear, woollens and
worsteds. has been fair. Light-weights
are still selling on recorders. Dress goods
are in moderate request and an Improved
demand is reported in piece silks.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. February TO-
Wheat-Dull and easy; spot, al-yc.;
May, 81 l-iqa lie; southern, py sample,
S9a56c; southern, on grade, S3GSsc.
corn-Es;asyi SPOT and and r. Eebr1ss zs4
mixed. q l-2Gr25 5-Sc.; southern white. 2S IL
s,9qc do. yellow 26 l-2nZ7c.
0ats-Steady; demand slack; No. z
white. 23a2ic.; No. mixed, 2i422c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL, February 16.-Wheat
to-day worked its way back TO where II
UrlQr 10 the lIiBnl Cduotu ny thC
Cretan situation. The news from Europe
this morning was mere peaceful, and as
an indication Of the absence OF alarm
liverpool had lost its advance. British
consois were higher. recovering the slight
decline OF yesterday. The market opened
frorn "a to lc. under yesterdays close, and
declined another cent during the session.
There was q steadler tone near the close.
shorts" covering freely, and holders OF
nuts buying against their privileges. May
wheat opened from n IL 10 "a S-Sc, sold
between ~ SIS and % 5-Sc., closing at Tie
i-iGl 3-sc. under yesterday. Cash wheat
was weak and ifil lie. lower.
corn.-'rhe retrogression In wheat prices
had the effect OF weakening corn curing
the morning, and the decline then made
failed 10 be recovered later. There was
some buying yesterday on the war talk.
ard the corn then accumulated sought a
market this morning. Prices declined In
proportion TO the advance attained yester-
day May corn opened at q 3-ic., declined
TO % 3-Su23 lie. closing at q lie bid
s-S6tl-2c under yesterday. Cash corn was
steady a. yesterdays decline.
oats having benefited by yesterday
bulge IN wheat were. In the natural order.
adversely governed by the wakness which
prevailed In the leading market this
morning. May oats closed i-ic- lower.
Cash oats were quiet and steady.
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