Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-09
NEW YORK PRoDUcE MARKET.

NEW YORK February S.-Flour-W eak
early. but rallied later with wheat; dno
closed firmly held; rye Hour quiet DUCK
wheat -four steady.
Buckwhea't-Steady at 81 1-2c.
CorDmeal-Dull.
Rve--Steady: No. 2. 56a56 1-2c.
Barley-Quiet; feeding, CSC; barley matt
firm.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. N.W Ia;
options firm all day. developing particular
strength near the close, on export saies
of 50 loads. all ports. Trade WAS quie.,
but included English buying OF futures
early. Cables were irregular, and without
much effect. Near months. influenced by
deliveries on February contracts, cioseo
partly 5-Sc. lower but late positions were
1-Sd1 3-Sc. net higher; sales included NO:
2 red February, closing at S.W Ia may
closed at 81 lac.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2. IS l-2c. options
quiet but stronger, on export sales, pros
poets of small receipts, and the jump III
wheat closing 1-4c. net higher; FEBRUARY
closed at "a 3-8c.; May closed at 81 lac.
Oats-Spot firm: No. 2, 2fc. option mar
ket firm. with the other cereals. closing
at a Use net advance; May closed ~ lie.
Beef-Firm. ~,
Cut-Mears-Firm; picked bellies.
s5N 1-2as625: picked shoulders. stT IL;
picked hams, S25aS7So. .-,,,,.
Lard-Strong: western steamed. VIZ IL;
May s5.37, nominally; refined iirm. to-,
Pork-Firm; mess, $l0S9SlO.o0; shorl
Butter-Firm; western creamery, IA l-2D
2Cc do. factory Halle; Elgins. 2oc.; linl-
tation creamery, 13ul7c.; State dairy, lSV
1Sc; do. creamery, 14q19c.
Cheese-Dull; large white, Septemper'
l-2c. ,,.
Eggs-steady: state and Pennsylvania,
17c; western, fresh, l6c.
Potatoes-Dull: New York. N.57 l-zW
$3.50; sweets, sass.
Cottonseed Oil--F'irm prime cruue'
40
Petroeum-Dull. t-r.....rs.,
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Firm at "a 1-2qS5c.
Rice-Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet at $S.5Od4.
Coffee-Options opened steady ut D.
points decline. ruled fairly active, with
steady undertone, In the face or large
receipts at Rio and Santos, ana preuie-
tions of liberal shipments from Brazil
Selling checked by firmness OF spot hoiu-
ers and liberal distribution through ware
house deliveries. Close steady, with prices
5SfiO points net lower: sales. 1870 bags.
including March. $50; May, S.o; spot
Rio steady; No. T. invoice, S6.H IL; NO. Z,
jobbing. 1857 IL; mild steauy' Coruo'@'
$S50asl5.
sugar-Raw held higher; fair refining,
SIC: centrifugal (96-degree tesD, 4l-sc.;
refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February S.-Unchanged
conditions were the rule In the dry-goodS
market The usual scarcity or mall Ut
ders characterized the day. ii was typi-
cal Tuesdays market. The prlce-tone re-
mains firm but there is no giving in on
the part OF buyers. VINO are IN to"n III
only limited numbers. In wo0llens, po,n
in mems wear fabrics and In dress-goous,
the market is firm and fairly active. he-
orders have been frequent and OF MODE
rately good size. New goods have, on the
whole. been we'll taken up by buyers,
with prospects exceedingly bright LOT
heavier buying I'm the near future IN
cotton goods the tone or tne market rs
firm. without feature at the moment In
any grade Print-cloths are quiet, WIN
out change Prints are quiet. Inc market
for staples Is firm, and shows more ac-
tivity than heretofore.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February S.-Flour-
Quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot to ana sl,oV me ne mo Man
96 1-2M9e 3-4c; steamer No. red. "a l-sg
"a l-4c.: southern wheat. by sample, $40
99c. do. on grade. 81 l-2q9S 1-2c.
Corn-Firm; spot and the month, 80 l-2Q
80 5-Sc.; March, 3SqSS 1-Sc.; steamer mix ,s1
80 1-2c. bid; southern White corh' '-|
"a 1-4c: do. yellow, S2a4c .1,.o
Oats-Firmer: No. white, 30q3O l-2c.;
No mixed, 2Su2S 1-2c.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 nearby, 54c.; No.
western. 50c. .,o -
Grain Freights-Quiet and steady;
steam TO Liverpool, per bushel, lid. Tor
March: Cork. for orders, per quarter. U.s.
81. for February. IS. l-2d.qSs. I'D. ror
March.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs--Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce--$l 25n$l50 per basket
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, February 8.--Wheat to-day
was helped by the best cash trade in Two
weeks. Heavy exports engagements at
the Seaboard and a pressing demand for
milling purposes at outside points con-
varted the market from duness to activi-
~ and strength. May closed at an ad-
vance OF 3-8c. The coarse grain and pro-
vision markets were firm, the strength
coming largely from wheat. Corn and oats
advanced 1-Sc. each. and hog products
closed unchanged 10 21-2c. higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing.
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