Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08


Liverpool. Eng. tobacco dealers, Is ON
visit 10 the city.
Mr.. Charles Wilson came home from
the West to-day.
Private sales are more active than
appear by sales reported.
Manufacturers are buying freely and
the demand seems confined 10 no par
ticuiar grade, but includes all classes.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 7.-Flour-Inactive
and barely steady.
Rive FIour-Dull at s2.S5.
Byckwheat Flour-Steady at $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures at 43c.
Cornmeal--Dull; yellow western, Ioc.;
city. SIC. oS,o
Rye-Easier; No. 2, IS 1-2G5sc.
Barley-Dull.
Barley Malt-Steady. so-o
Options opened easy. with the Oreak III
stocks. rallied on European war news
but again weakened. under bearlsn Week
ly statistics and light export denanu:
The only afternoon feature was spur.
I'm September. due to crop scares. ~
closed 1c. higher, against a lac; oeclh nS
in other months: No. 2 red, March' cioseo
at slO6 Is: May closed at $l;O 3-s;
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2. 81 lac. op,lo,s
ally weak all day. under liberal receipts US
and moderate liquidation. closing Il.
csc. lower; May closed at "a s-4c'; July
closed at IS 3-4c. o.
Oats-spot dull; No: 2, 81 lie. options
dull and easier, with corn. ana closeu
lac. net lower: May closed at 80
Beef-Steady; picked bellies, 53-iq1c;
do. shoulders, 43-4c.; do. hams s-fc. ..
Iard-Easier; western steamed, $o.SI l-z'
May, s545. nomnally. 81, Re edE9s,a 9 guie''
Rutter-Steady; western creamery, log
20c.; do. factory. 1lq15c.; Elgins, NC;
Imitation creamery, Halle; State DAIRY,
1Slllgo. do. creamery, 14dl9c.
Cheese-Dul; large white, SEPTEMBER
Eggs-steady: State and Pennsylvania
11Gli i-4c.; western, fresh. lie; southern
Potatoes-Quiet; New York, s2.S l-2GP
$40; sweet, $SaA.
Tallow-Steady.
Cottonseed- Oil-Easy; prime crude
20 I-2c; do. yellow. &c.
Petroleum-NOminal.
Rosn-Steady.
Turpentine-Firm.
Rice-Firm.
Cabbage-Quiet at $3IlA.
Coffee Options opened steady at uh-
changed prices: ruled featureless, III tie
absence of speculation, ana snoweu q
weak undertone, following decline In spot
coffee. Closed dull at unchanged prices.
sales. 6.25O bags, including May, 800;
December 1856. Spot Rio quiet no. o. H.
invoice. 61-Sc.; No. T. )Qoping' Oo-oo'
Mia steady; Cordova, Sl-fgl6c; a..,
Suaar-Raw barely steady; FAIR reniilng'
2 s.S6f2 11-16c.: centrifugal. e6-degree test
41-Sd4 3-l6c. Refined quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, March There Is no
further change in drygoods. The OPEN
ing OF the week presents phenomena
similar to those OF last weeks closing.
These are generally quiet Orders ny
mail are somewhat slow, and ouyers IN
the market are not numerous. COTTON
goods are in generally quiet request IN
an divisions. Woollens show no change
of moment but are in steady request at
unchanged prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. March 7.-Flour-Dull;
western superfine. s2S0dS'.2O; do. extra,
e. l5GsifO: family. N40aAO: winter
wheat patent. $i85ds51O; spring DO.
81 .2OdS5. 20; spring wheat, straight 800
s5.lj. ,.h
sTS09i-4: April, A.OO 1-4qsl 90 1-2; May.
81 90 1-2asl 90 "a; steamer No. z. req
D; Pass "a: southern wheat, by sample
SIC. Gsl.O1; do. on grade. S6ca$l Oh. Oh
% 5-Sc.: April. S4Q34 Lac; steamer mixed.
81 3-4ds3c.: southern white corn, % LA
"a De: do. yellow, % l-4q33 lie.
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white, "a l-2Q3oc.;
No. 2 mixed. S2d32 lac
Rye-Steady. s,o ,oas,o
Grain Freights-Qulet. with scarcely
any demand; steamer to Liverpool, per
bushel. 3 I'D. May: Cork for orders, per
quarter, IS. Cd. March; IS. I'D: April.
Sugar-Strong; graduated. 49,; Al
B1itter-Oulet: fancy creamery. 2lc.; 90;
imitation. lTQlsc.; do. ladle: DC. good
iadIe 1SGi4c.: store packed. 109l2c.
Eggs-Quiet: fresh, IL 1-2@l2c.
Cheese-Steady; fancy, New Iork large'
91-fas 1-2c.: do. medium sS-FalOc'' uo'
'I Lettuce. Si.256sl5O per basket
Whiskey. 81 26Qsl,T per gallon for mn
ished goods in car loads; $l.2SqSl.2s Tor
jobbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March NEARBY futures
In wheat were affected to-day ny the
Cuban developments. principally. ana
closed weak at Csc. decline Tor July
and 1c. lower for May Far.on FUTURES
and had illinois and Missouri crop. re-
ports' September and December wheat
closed about 5-Sc. higher than their Tor
mer prices. Corn felt the war scare.
and declined lac. oats closed shaue
lower Provisions were affected by the
grain weakness and showed closing de-
clines of from l-21l5c. ..,,..
leading futures ranged as 1ollows'
Opening Highest. lowest. Closing.
wHEAT-No.2.
March. ....103lh lO3.S Ky ,Vsn
..l05A 1851 lod% i oai1
Juy....... 9O4aas oots 'V ''1s
CORN-No. ..
NJ oo5la3o 3OIs 29X 2916a30
July .31aB 3lAaas 5Uttaol odB
September .32A 3@ssaIS "%H o~A
OATs-No. -
May.........26ssaA Eo% So5s ..US4aS
July........24ss .ass S4's ~s7saw
MESS PORK-Per Bbl -
5000 s1O.4O sl0.17A s10.25
July. 1O.426 1919 1926 1870