Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
NEW work. PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, February 11.-Flour-Quiet
but firmly held, particularly on low-grade
tents. s5.6OQ5.90; Minnesota-mill patents.
$5.l0dS.20.
Rye Flour-Firm.
Buckwheat Flour-Dull at N.25aN.SO.
nominally.
Buckwheat-Firm az 81 1-2c.
Cornmeal-Firm; yellow western, 6sc.;
city mill. firm.
Rye-Firmer at SIC.
Barley-Firm; feeding, 3Sff3S lie.
Barley Malt-Firm western. 81 l-zM61c.
options opened strong at 7-Salc. advance,
on higher Liverpool cables. After sub
sequent irregular advance on foreign BUY
Ing they finally yielded little under
realizing and closed unsettled but fairly
firm at 5-SM7-S net advance The reported
Letter export sales had a restraining ef-
feet on scalpers, who were somewhat
bearish; No. red, February closed at
d.O2 rs; May closed at 50 l-2c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. ?. 81 l-Sc. Options
opened stronger with wheat, and dis
played a good undertone all day. win
broadening speculation, ana closed LA
3-sc. higher Gables and export demand
were also bull factors February, 80 3-sc. !;
May closed at "a 7-sc.
Oats-Spot stronger: No. 2. 30 1-2c. OPP
tions advanced sharply on a light trade,
influenced by the strength IN cash oats,
and closed 3-4c. net higher; May closed
at 30 3-Sc.
Beef-Firm. -
Cut-Meats-S Steady; picked bellies, 5 $50
61-4c.: picked shoulders S-fc.; do. hams,
Lard-ouiet: western steam, $3.50; May,
$5.i5, nOminaliy.
POrk-StrOng. - n
Butter-Firm; western cream cry IA IL
Q2Oc. factory. nAlic.; Elglns' &c; mi i9l7
tation creamery, BuHc,; STATE udlfy' 10y
lSc: do. creamery, lf0lSc.
Cheese-Dull; large white September
sac. ..,.,.
i'I P;ootatoes-steady; New York. s2.S7h@
$3.50: sweets, 3@i.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-steady; strained, common to
good, $l40HSlf5. ..-,..,
rpentine-Steady at 3ihQS4Ac
Rice--Steady
MOlasses-Firm.
Cabbaee-Steady at S.501N.
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet but steaoyi prime
crude. l5iaal6c.: prime summer yeIlow'
butter OIL. 25U26i2c.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices 10 ; points lower, ana
ruled inactive and fedtureiesst Win
trading local and chiefly TO liquidate III
anticipation of tO-morrows holiday.
Heavy receipts at Rio ana santos were
onset by better European cables tnan ex,
pected Closed steady at net unchanged
prices: sales 1880 bags including March'
S5Na$5.65; May, $40 Spot RIO quiet; no;
7 Invoice. S6.25: No. j0bbng. $50; mild
steady: Cordova. N5O0Sl5.5O.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining
! lice. centrifugal. s6-dsgree test, 3-loc.
sales. S25 tons centrifugal a. 3-loc.; re-
| fined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February n.-To-morrow
being a holiday in the dry-gOods market
| sellers FASTENED to close up the week :
! trading to-day Mail orders were quite
steady in all branches OF me trade S SI9r'
| owing 10 the scarcity OF buyers In ms
/ market Both at first hands and win
! jobbers the demand by visiting buyers
showed a falling OIL Inc strong tone on
! goods was we'll supported. In cotton this
! Is due 10 the firm price of raw cotton,
/ With wOOllens, there is continued
! strength in spite OF the weakness II
1 the wool market In mems wear taDIlcs
/ the market shows little change. Buyins
/ Is fairly free on recorders Heavyweight
| goods we're In quiet demand, but tn
weeks trading has shown fair ave-
rage. Dress goods are Irregular. though
! the demand for staples IN the line OF
| Henriettas and the like Is fairly we'll de-
| yeioped. With cotton goods the tone re
| mains unchanged. Higher cotton prices
| have made cotton goods more vaIuaDis'
and sellers are not given 10 granting con
| cessions under present conditions. Print
| cloths are firm, at unchanged quotations.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February n.-Flour-
/ Dull and unchanged.
| Wheat-Firmer. spot and the month
| y.OCAQsloo S-s; March, SiolssiSiasy,e,4
| May, s8t. 1850. steamer No. red. s6l.u
| 9G 3-Sc.: southern wheat. by sample, Sc-u
! Sl0i: do. on grade. s6@.c dSlVo74. -..-
| Corn-Dull and tirmer: spot. IS .-saStc'
the month, 333.43lc.; March, % 6-S'gSie.
| steamer mixed. SS033lzc.; southern WAKE
corn. S3d36c. do, yellow, SSnSoc;
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, s0g3lc.; No.
! mixed 2sizd29c.
| Rye--Firmer: No. near by SIZE; No
4 2 western, 554sc.
Hay-Steady; good to choice timothy
$l250I$l3.
Grain Freights-More active; steam 9
Liverpool. per bushel. 3 SD, Marcn
| Cork, for orders, per quarter. 81. ID, tol
| February; 2s. 2hdu5d. for March.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged. Al.
| Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged
! Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Lettuce-S .26ffSl.a0 per basket
| Whiskey-