Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March l9.-Flour-Quiet
nesota paten.s. {5.2ia$5.4 As; rye -four dull
at 1926; "buckwheat flour nominal.
Buckwheat-Quiet at S3.4, C. /. f., New
York.
Rye"Steady; No. 2 western, s1-2a
So 3-ic., f. o. b., ahOat New York; State
rye, j~iIJJc, track.
York; barley malt quiet; western, 80 1-gp
&c.
Wheat-spot firm; No. 2 red, SL@ $50
Sl.O5 IS afioat, to arrive. options
opened firm and ruled strong all
the morning, on a scare Of May shorts,
moderate foreign buying, and steadier
cables, n closed unchanged on late
months 10 5-Salc. advance on near
months; March closed $l04 7-Sc.; May
~Corn-Spot steady: No. 2, So lie, (. O.
b., atiOat, options quiet, but firmly held.
in sympathy with wheat, closing un-
%chanEcd; May closed at 3ic.; July closed
O~ats-Spot steady; No. ?, 81 1-2c.; op-
tons influenced by the strength in wheat.
and closed 1-Ac. higher; May closed At 5Jc.
Beef-Steady; family, M1.2ju$n. 70; extra
packet, {lOg@u; city extra India mess,
5.JDdAl1.
q G3 ~, y e. plekIed bellies
Wv 4 = o u'hAAA'H AA'Aif'f rAsiHhF 60
~Lard-Easy; western steamed, $5.35:
May. S.15, nCminally; refined quiet; Con
tincnt, $3.50: South American, $G.lO; com
pound, SAP l-Zp$i.37 -.
POrk-Quiet; mess, $9.7JH$1025; short
clear, SlO.5GqH2.jO; family, nla$l1.5O.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. la
l9c.; DO. factory, l2Ul5c. Elgins. lgc.; imi-
tation creamery, l40l6 he; state dairy,
II 1-2alSc. DO. creamery, 15dl9c.
Chcese-Quiet; large white, September,
&c.
~Egss-Steady: State and Pennsylvania. |
10 $-tgllc western, 10 S-4c.; southern,
Potatoes-steady; New York, S.S7 ia
$3.50: sweets, $1.750HZj.
Petroleum-Dull; refined. New York,
S5.75; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $50; |
do. in bulk. 1920
Rosin-Qqist; strained, common to
Turpentinc-Quiet at SO 1-2aS4c.
~Rice3,Ffrm; domestic, fair to extra,
MOlasses-Firm.
Cabbagc-SteaAy at seas.
Cottonseed-Oil-Dull prime crude, DC:
prime crude. f. 0. b. mills, 1916 he;
prime summer yellow, p l-2c.: off summer
yellow, &c; butter-oil, 25u27c.; prime
winter yellow, 2SQ2S l-2c.
Coffee-Options steady at unchanged
prices; ruled fairly steady for Saturday
half; local shorts buying. Close steady at
unchanged prices TO a 5%-points net de-
cline; sales, 1850 bags. including May,
S5.15; September, $5.4Oa5.45: spot Rio weak
and nominal; No. Z, invoice, S.62 10; No.
7, jobbing, $6.12 IL; mild quiet; Cordova,
$SJO0$16.
Sugar-Raw quiet; fair refining. 31-2c.;
centrifugal @6-degree test, Aisle; re-
fined quiet; mould a, 8 3-Sc.; standard A,
&c; confectioners' A, &C.; c@ut-loaf, 55-Sc.;
crushed, 3 5-Sc. powdered. . slice; granu-
lated, 1-Sc.; cubes, 8 5-16c.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The market
for dry-gOods has been subject 10 many
varying influences during the week. The
favorable and unfavorable influences have
about balanced each other, and at the
close the market remains where II was
at the opening, with the exception Of
print-cloths. which have lost ground.
There has been a falling off of the buy
ing in some lines on account OF the in
ternational situation, but there has been
a gain. Staple cottons are generally
the degree Of strength being regis
tered by the stocks on hand. almost en-
tirely. For instance, advances are re-
ported on some lines or wide sheetings,
In the main there is no change i'm the
of the market. the demand in
brown. tleached, and coarse cOlored
goods rs 4 rule being extremely limited.
print-cloths are quoted nominally at
, is. less 7 per cent. but the best price
extras can command but 21-16. Ordinary
goods are obtainable on prices based on
Inc above quotation. Sales ave been
very light, ana STOCKS nave Increased.
or worsted goods are slow.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March l9.-Flour-Dun
Wheat-Strong; spot and the month.
Il 40 I-4dN.O -; April, a.Nlnq.U Is;
S1.Ot 1-4GSl.W 1-2; steamer, No. RED,
N 3-Sc. bid: southern wheat. by sample,
0S1. OF: do, on grade. 81 lie. dS1.O IL.
Corn-Firm; spot and the month 80 Ian
2 &c; April. % l-2a33 5-8c.; May. SO T-SfD
2 3-4c.: steamer mixed. 81 3-4n33c.; south
IN white corn, SSQ84c.; do. yellow, 32S-4Q {
8 sac.
oats-ouiet: No. 2 white, s4aSI lie; No.
mixed. 81 1-2q32c. I
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 near by, 81 I'm I
9-4c.: No. 2 western. Sc 1-2d6 Sac. F.,
Hay-Dul; choice timothy. N25JnaS. [,
Grain Freights-Steady 10 firm and I'M !
hanged. I
Sugar-Strong and unchanged. 7
Rutter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet and UNCHANGED. q
C~heese-Steady and unchanged. !
Jettuce-S. SN$i.0 =
Whiskey-Unchanged. {
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET !
CHICAGO. ILL.,, March 19.-May wheat
into an active market to-day a
N insistent demand from the shorts "
ent the price up 10 S1.M during the early
art OF the session, but heavy sales nv n
eiter broke the price badly toward the v
lose. Final prices showed a decline OF i
Sac. In May, and 3-fG7-Sc. In July. Fa- 1,
orable weather and expectations OF n
eavy receipts Monday were factors In =
40 decline in both options Corn and =
ats both broke. with the late slump I'm v
heat corn closing unchanged and cats IL