Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-31
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 3o.-Flour-Duli
but steady.
Rye Fiour-Dull at &. 75Qs3.25.
Rye"steadier; No. 2. 57i-2a5Sc; State
rye, 81 lie.
BarIey-Quiet: feeding. 42c.
Barley Mait-Dulb.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red, Sl.W5-
Options opened firmer. on better cables
than expected. and was governed all day
by Washington news. Activity among
shorts kept prices well sustained until
just before the close, when realizing SET
In and established a sharp break, final
prices being 3-sc. higheS on nearby but
l-4c off on late positions; March closed
at 9S l-2c: May closed az IS lie.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2. 3Gc. Options
opened firm. With wheat. and held STEADY
all day, easing of finally on the late
drop in wheat. Closed l-Sql-4c. net low
er; May closed at 90 1-2c.; July closed at
"a 3-4c
Oats.spot firmer; No. 2. SOC. Options
about steady: closing l-se. net higher;
seefNFirm; family. NiGM.75; extra
Cut Meats-Quiet; picked bellies, 5l-i9
Size.
Lard--steadier: western steamed. SIS.
nominally; May. s5.S5, nominally. Re-
fined steady.
Pork-Easy: mess. 50. 25ds95O; short
clear, so. 25as12.50; family, sliqsll;5O
Butter-very firm; creamery, i5gls l,2c;;
tation creamery. l4q17c.; State dairy, 1tQ
Is 12c.: do. creamery, 1JG19c.
Cheese-Dull; large white. September,
71-2c.
10 l-2d1lc; western. fresh, 10 lie; south
ern, 10Q10 lie.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, s2.37 LA
$3.50; sweets. S3Gs450.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady; prime crude,
1918 1-2c.: do, yellow, 22422 1-2c.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Firm.
Rice-Firm: domestic. fair to extra,
5-Sq6 S-Sc. Japan, has 1-2c.
Enthusiastically
Cabbage-New nominal at slaa.5O.
Coffee-Options opened steady with
prices unchanged to 3 points higher, and
ruled quiet, with upward tendency on
light investment buying and favorable
turn of local spot market. European
cables regarded as lacking special fea-
ture. Close firm at a net gain of SAILS
points, sales. 1900 bags. including April.
$40; May, S.25. Spot Rio steady; No. 7.
invoice, 55-sc.; No. Z Jobbing, l-sc. Mild
steady; Cordova, s 1-4u16c.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 39-16c.;
centrifugal. 96-degree test. Lice. Ro-
5 1-Sc.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, March SO--The dry-goods
market Is still In an unsettled condition,
the unsatisfactory sales of cotton goods
having demoralized ii to no small de-
gree. Trading was light in the extreme
Buyers in the market are few. and mail
orders are not heavy, although there has
been some Improvement since the early
part Of the week. Jobbers report light
week so far, with little or no store
trading. and unsatisfactory results from
direct mail orders or salesmens efforts
In most departments. Collections con-
tinue fair The domestic demand for
staple cotton goods Is universally poor.
Export goods are also quiet although
vious orders for China and other eastern
markets. The steady demand. however.
comes from South American ports. Print
cloths are bid for at 2 cents for extras,
but manufacturers will not sell.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March 30.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; spot, the month, and
April, 81 3-4q97 Use; May. 9S l-4g9S lie. /;
steamer, No. red. 81 l-4u9i 1-2c.; south
ern wheat. by sample, s5lB99c.; do, on
grade, 9549S 1-2c.
Corn-Steady; spot and the month,
80 1-4a33 3-Sc.; April. 80 l-4q8 l-2c.; May,
80 1-2n33 5-Sc: steamer mixed. 81 3-4p
80 Use; southern white corn, 34u35c.; do,
yellow. 33u3ic.
Oats-Dull: No. 2 white, S3d34c.; No. 2
mixed, 30q30 l-2c.
Rye-Steady; No. near by, s. 1-4c.; No.
2 western, 50 lac.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, a2.5OQSl3.
Grain Freights-Rather weaker; Liver
pool. per bushel, 3d.. May; Cork, for Or
ders, IS. 6d.q6s. ID, May.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Iettuce-Per basket. N.30Q$ l.75.
Whlskey--U pchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. March 3O.-Wheat to-day
closed nervous. with all but 1-Sc. OF an
early advance lost. The sailing Of new
Spanish flotila, the news from Wash
ington, and rumors OF a favorable crop
report precipitated general selling, par
ticularly by longs, who had a profit.
other products followed wheat IN a mar
row way, closing quotations showing
scarcely any change from yesterday.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing
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