Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-04

closing i-sc. net higher; May. closed
| Is 5-sc
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats--Frrm; picked bellies, $40
9 i-4c:: do. shoulders. 4s-4c.; DO. MANS
Lard-Firmer: western steamed. E.is;
May, s5.25 nominally; refined nrm; Soh-
tnsn, 81; South Ameri sISss,s s - short
clear siOasig; family. sio.5ogyil. a..
Butter-Steady; western creamery, LIZ
G20c.; do. factory. lin1fc.: Elgins' Dc.'
iS,5st creamcry ig I.m,sc ''a'e ''
Cheese-Dult large white. SEPTEMBER
Size.
Eggs--steady; State and Pennsylvania,
Potatoes-steady; New York. $3.50
$50: sweets. $3lA.
Petroleum-Duli.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rlce-Quiet.
Enthusiastically.
Cabbage-Steady at 5000. !.
Cottonseed-Oil-Weak in the absence OF
export demand; considerable oil pressing
on the market at quotations; prime cruae,
Is 1-2G19c.: prime summer yellow. Il l-zc. !;
off summer yellow. Fl 1-2c.; butter OIL,
25G27c.
Coffee-Options opened steady at 5
points advance, ruled quiet and feature
less, with steady unGertone, on Det,er
European cables than expected. smail
S but steady ayD,v decline decided amef rm
ness Of spot holders; trading checked
by absence of cables from Brazilian mar
kets on account OF holiday; close steaa eI,
bags. including March, $50; May. $50.
Spot coffee: Rio steady; NO Z, involce;;
1851 IL; No. 7. jobbing. 1857 IL; mild
steady; Cordova. IS. 50n$l5. -
Sugar-Raw steady: fair rennins,
3 s-16c: centrifugal SO degrees test, fl-loc. !;
refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February s-There was a
resumption of business in the .dry-goous
district to-day. Nearly all the agents
and commission men were In communlcn-
ton with the mills they represent Dy man
and were in a position to talk prices 10
such buyers as were in the market, Inere
were not many of these. and their pur-
chases both at first hands and IN Joo-
bling stores, were light. Mail-order re-
/ and the movement of goods was OF
| comparatively weighty character; Inc
movement OF staple cotton goods LOT tne
| goods were bought very slowly. as here
| tofore Print cloths are still quoted at
s-l6c., with no further sales at that
price reported. Prints are firm, at ABOUT
the same prices as heretofore quoted.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February S.--Flour-ouiet
| and unchanged. A.
Wheat-Quet and easier; spot and the
MONTH Ss(i9S 1-8c.; March. 9S l-2n9S o-8c;
May, Sc 1896 3-4c. steamer, No. red
/ s4d94 1-Sc; southern wheat. by sample,
9iQs9c do, on grade, 81 l-2n9S l-2c.
| corn-Steady: spot and the month. IS 20
133 3-sc. March. 33d33 1-4c.: steamer mix
ed. 80 1-2d32 5-Sc.; southern white corn,
| 80 1-2d34 1-2c; do. yellow. 33n3S 3-4c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 20 l-2aSoc'; NO.
mixed. Csc.
Rye-EasIer; No. near by, 50 1-2c.; No.
white. 81 l-2c. s,o .,.os
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, Sl3 asked.
Grain Freights-Rates steady; steamer
TO Liverpool, per bushel, I'D. Cork, for
| orders. per quarter. 81. AID. February.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Rutter-Ouiet and unchanged.
! Eggs-Qulet; fresh, 1Sc.
/ Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, February 3.-Weakness in
wheat and strength in the coarse grains
and provisions were the distinguishing
| characteristics OF trading on Change to-
day Weak cables and heavy northwest
receipts were features in the wheat weak
ness which was relieved occasionally
by rallies. brought about by Letter sup
| port May closed at a 5-Sn34c decline.
! Provisions were strong on small hog re-
ceipts, and advanced 2l2n12l1c. Corn
closed AG3-Sc. higher, and oats &c.
Leading futures ranged As follows: