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


NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 1.-Flour-Quiet
and barely steady, affected by the tate
decline in wheat; Minnesota patent, S5.oVu
$5.75.
Rye Flour-Quiet.
Buckwheat Flour--Quiet.
Buckwheat-Dull.
Cornmeal-Quiet.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. Sc 1-2q57c.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red. l.Oi; NO.
1 northern: Duluth Sl.09. Options had
sharp forenoon advance on the big de-
crease In Liverpool stocks. bullsh capie
advices, foreign buying, and demand from
shorts but eased off somewhat in the
last hour under realizing. The close was
fairly steady, at a 1-S43-Sc- net advance;
No. 2 red. February, $-03 l-i@l.03 10.
closed s1.O31-4: March. $l.02 7-8q$l.03 7-Sc.,
closed $l.O2 7 5; May, IS l1-l6qS &c. closed
SIC. .,
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2. 80 SAC Options
dull all day. showing a downward ten
dency. under disappointing speculative de-
velopments and realizing. lose uncna sa,,
34c.: May. 80 S-4d33 Use, closed 80 5-4c- /;
Ca osattsISpot quiet; No. 2, 29c. Options
barely steady; February, Is l-242s o-sc.;
closed % he; May, Is l-2G2S 5-Sc., closed
rs lie.
Hay-Steady.
Wool-Firm
Cut MeatS-F1rm. - -
Iard~F,asy: western steamed, IS; May,
s515. nominally; refined quiet.
Rutter-Firm; western creamery. IA l-2@
1c.: do. factory, 11N14c.; Elgins, zOc.
Imitation creamery, 134l7c.; state DAIRY
13G1Sc.; do. creamery, 1igl9c.
Cheese-Quiet. ,-,a
Eggs-Firm; State and PenhsyNania'
l9c western fresh, 1Sc.
Potatoes-Quiet and steady.
Tallow-Dull;' city, 5-Sc.; country Sl-|
Q3 5-Sc.
Cottonseed- Oil-Easy.
Petroleum-Dull. ..
Rosin-Steady; strained, common 10
good sl10nsl.25.
Turpentine-Ste at 3SQ3i l-4c.
Cabbage-Quiet at $Sn$5: ,.x
Coffee-Options opened steauy, , Wiea
prices unchanged to points lower, ruleu
exceptionally slow, with no outside specu-
lative interest whatever, and weak unuer-
tone generally following lower european
cables, heavy Brazilian reeeipts, snia1,e "a
United States warehouse deliveries ana
continued neglect Of spot supplies: close
steady with prices unchanged 10 points
net lower. Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice,
1925: No. 7, jobbing, 1918; mild quiet
Sugar--Raw steady; refined STEADY.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 1.-The usual
Tuesday dearth OF mail orders gave an
opportunity for store trade 70 come -
the front. the showing OF buyers In town
was ouite q good one, and their aBgre-
gate operations were considerable IN
amount Buyers OF Woonens were ,ns
most active. In cotton goods operations
were more conservative. Inc uv,iaatu
stanle goods Is irregular, manufacturers
and converters doing the bulk or me Duy-
TO- which in its entirety is satisfactory:
Prints are still regular In demand ana
firm in price.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 1.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; spot and the mon.n'
90 l-2099 3-4c.; March. $lgSl.W Il; May,
eS 1-l09S 1-2c: steamer No. red, 30 lag
Is l-2c.: southern wheat, by sample, soc'W
81; do. on grade, 96c.qx.
Corn-Strong; spot. 80 l-2q33 o-Sc.; the
month and March. 80 3-SnSS l-zc;; steamer
mixed. 30 1-2c. bid southern white corn,
S2G34 f-2c; do. yellow. S2q33 Sac.
Oats-Firm: No. white, q l-2d3oc.; NO.
mixed. 2Sc., sales.
Rye-Firm; No. 2, nearby. 4S 3-4c.
Hay-Quiet; choice timothy, S3
Grain Freights-Dull and unchanged
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, February Ian unexpected
reaction took place in wheat to-day, May
closing cent higher Nearly every
trader on the floor was expecting de-
cline. but the sensational reducuon ~
Liverpool stocks and the sharp advance
i'm prices there, after weak opening,
illustrated the uncertainties OF wheat
trading by sending prices up and keeping
them there. Corn and oats were dull,
and show but little change in value. Pro-
visions declined 24l0c.
Leading futures ranged as foilows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
WHEAT-No.2.
February. 100 100 100 100
May......... sahsls s6H sex soXasd
Iuly.,........s5AaA s0}s soA so9s
CoRs-No.2.
February...27n EN- 81 %.
July..........2ez 30 Zo34azs @s1s
CASINO ..
Nay.......-..23M 24eH <of SoHA.1
Juiy....s-.....~<ss -<1 ~~1s ~~Ss1N
Mss PoRK-Per Dbl
Mav.......s9.00 e9.e5 ss.77M $3.50
Juiy.....-.. t6O y ~ N.oo WV
LARD-Per 100 lpA
May ....... 1886 s4.ss s4.77t< $3.50
July........ 4.o!x 4.95 f.s9n 4.e'h
SHORT RIBs--Per 100 lbs.
May....-....e4.S7tS s4s0 sfs0 tt.S5
Juiy........ 1914 4.97x 400 S's2ss
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn. n l-4MN 1-2c. tiour urn.
No. spring wheat, y2ayic.; NO. spring
n i-4s,2i l-ac. No. 2 oats. &c; No. .
white. I. o. b.. "a 7-s425 Sac. No. z rye:
As SAC. No. barley. q i-24Ssc. No:
fiaxseed, sl.e5 i-2Ntl 80 IL. Prime timothy