Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-03

p 1-4c.; No. 2 white. 2l1-2c.; mixed west
ern 22G2ic.
Hay-Quiet; shipping. 55c.; good to
choice, " 1-2d77 lie.
Hldes-F1rm and unchanged.
Wool-F1rm and unchanged.
Beef---Steady; family, ss.25gSlO.5O; extra
Beef Hams-Firm at sl75oaHs.
Tierced Beef-Quiet; city extra India
Cut Meats-steady. picked bellies.
45-Sc.: shoulders, 1-2q4 3-ic.; hams, Sl-A
Q9c.
Lard-Dul and weak: western steam, 81:
city, $3.50; May, A.20, nominally; refined
quiet; Continent, A25; South America,
$3.50; compound, siG$4.25.
Pork-Dull and weak; new mess, $50
sS75
Butter-Cholce in fair demand; State
dairy. l0Gl5c.; do, creamery, - l-2Q
10 lie; Elgins, 20 i-2a23c
Eggs-Easy; State and Pennsylvania,
1918 l-2c,; ice-house, case, s24ca$3.,,S;;
al S-ic lined 10 l-2al4c.
Cottonseed- Oil--Dull and easy; crude,
20c; yellow prime. 23c.
Rosin-Dull; strained to good, $40
Turpentine-Steady but dull at q l-2P
Rice-Fairly active, firm, and unchang-
ed
Molasses-Dull, easy, and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked
Sac.
Coffee-Qulet and unchanged to 5 points
up; March. $s.35lS9.40; May, S9.45; Decem-
Der and January. $3.50; spot Rio dull but
steady No. T. 1915.
sugar-Raw dull but steady; refined dun
and unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool-Q Quiet; cotton, by
team. 3-32d. grain. by steam, 2 3-4d.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 2.--The journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, IN
its weekly review OF the dry-goods mar
ket, says. The course of business during
the past week has failed TO reveal any
new condition Of moment in the cotton
goods division of the market In staple
cOttons OF all descriptions the demand
has continued Indifferent, and for fancy
lines for spring It has hardly been up 10
Immediately preceding weeks. The wea-
Their has been a restrictive influence IN
many directions. Business I'm mems wear.
woollen and worsted fabrics, for the new
heavyweight season, Is still very back
ward
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, February 2.-FIour-Duil
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot, Sc, bid May, 50 IA
as 1-2c; southern, by sample, SlqSSc.; DO,
on grade. 50 l-+d8 lac.
Confirm; spot and February. rs 1870
&c.: March, Is l-2n26 5-Sc.; April, II Lag
q 1-2c: May, 28 l-46f2S l-2c.; steamer mix
do. yellow, 26liZ7c.
Oats-Quet; No. 2 white, 2iq2i 1-2c.; No.
2 mixed AG22c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February AFTER some hes
tatlon during the morning hours or TO-
days session OF the wheat market, tne
prices for that grain gradually developed
strength. and the close was at about the
final figures OF Saturday, thus having re-
covered all OF yesterdays decline. May
wheat opened at from II "a to n 7-Sc.,
sold between "A IA and 70 7-sc., and closed
at 70 3-ic-1 3-SGpl 1-2c higher than yester-
day Cash wheat was firm and lie. per
bushel higher.
A fractional enhancement in the price
OF corn took place to-day. The trade was
fair. shorts buying moderately. May corn
opened at "a 1-i02i 3-Sc., sold between "a Ia
and q 3-Sff2i he, and closed at "A 3-Sc.-
l-Sdl-4c higher than yesterday. Cash
corn was l-4c. lower but closed firm, IN
sympathy with the futures.
The trade In oats was devoid OF incident.
and the price-range narrow May oats
closed l-SQ1-4c. lower. Cash oats were
steady.
Provisons--Disappoin news from the
hog market discouraged any attempt TO
bull provisions. The opening was weak,
further retrogression subsequently occur
ring. May pork closed l-2c. lower, May
lard 21-2c. lower, and May ribs 1-2u5c.
lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening. disnost. LosesL Closing.