Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 0.-Flour-QuIet
but firmly held: total stock here does NOT
exceed 10000 barrels, mostly awaiting
shipment.
Rye Flour-Firm.
Buckwheat Flour-Quiet.
Buckwheat-F'irm.
Cornmeal-Firm. yellow western, 6c.
Rve-Ouiet: No. western. 53nJ5 l-2c.
Barley-F'irn: feeding. 3SaSS i-2c.
Barley Malt-Firm.
Wheat-Spot steady. No. red. N-o5 Do.
OPTIONS firm at a 1-8nl-fc. advance on
better cables and was further innuencen
by fair clearances. AT noon prices oe
clined under bear attacks. but they re,
covered later on export rumors ana
strength I'm southwestern markets. closing
with slight drop from the top under
realization. No. red. February, closed
n.02: May. closed 81 5-Sc.
Corn-Spot No. 2. q SIC. options open
ed firm and were fairly active and gene
rally firm all day on big clearances ana
export purchases closing Lac. net higher;
February. closed 30 1-Sc.; May. closed
"a 1-2c -,
moderately active and firmer, with corn.
closing l-sc. net higher; May SLIGO
70 5-sc closed % 5-Sc.
Beef-Firtn; family. 81. 25n$u.I5; r,
Cut Meats-Steady; picked oeilSSi
as lac: do. shoulders, 43-ic.; 90. hanS'
1-4n7 lie. .. On.
Tard-Sfeadv. western steamed. S,@;
May. $40. nomlnally; refined steady
Pork-Firm. a, .
Rutter-Steady: western creamery, IA IL
690c.. do factory. i1a14c.: Elgins. 2Oc. !;
imitation creamery. 13n17c.: State garry
f3T1sc.: do. creamery. 14dlsc.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September
S1-2c. .,,..,,to
15c.: western fresh, IA l-2c. o1,
otatoes-Dun: New York, N.S' l-zU
$3.50 sweets. STN.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin~Quet; strained; common to good
s1.42 1-20s145.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Firm.
Enthusiastically.
Cabbage-Quiet ~ S3.50dA.
Coffee2Options barely steady at un-
changed prices to a points uec ,,.l',
showed fair activity on European seInng
at opening bat subsequently became WY
quiet. with weak undertone; heaVy re re-
CENTS at rio and Santos. and unsaustac-
tory cables Close quiet; prices 90 ~
points net lower: sales. 1920 bags IN
Guiding March. s5G0d $50; May, S9.V' Sppt
Rio quiet No Z. invoice. @25; NO. ) eo}1
hing B.75; mild steady; Cordova. SoOp
SYgar-Raw strong: fair refining
Life: centrifugal. 96 degrees test
allie: refined firm: mould A, D s-ioc.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 1o-The situa-
ton i'm the dry-goods market Is practlca,,--
Nv unchanged but the marked tone III
both cottons and wOolens Is wei sus-
tanned. In staple cOttons the market Is
ouiet with a fair demand, recorded as
coming from iobbers and converters, lVi
brown goods Wide sheetings are III steauy
request without feature In any grace
RIeached goods are firm. and with falr
demand recorded for the cheaper grdue 1'
Sellers are very firm in their posleio on V ,i
all lines Of staple cOttOnS. trih'-ci.osilo
remain stationary at 2 3-l6c Tor extras.
Prints are quiet in all grades. Ginghams
show no change, being in steady requ,v,s.;
Manned fabrics unchanged. In Woolleh
goods the market Is quiet
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 1O.-Flour-DuIi
''' Wheat-Firm; spot and the month
80 1-2q99 3-ic.; March, 20 S-4c.QSl' Ha ;y, /,
% 3-4c. southern wheat, by sample s00'p
8. 90 IL: do. on grade, 96c 4Sl.
Corn-Firmer spot and the month,
30 S-44S4c.: March, 80 l-2u34c.; steamer
mixed, 33c. bid: southern whlte corh' o."
! "a l-2c.; do. yellow 32034 l-2c.
Oats-Firm: No white, SVa5V l-zc'' NJ
| 2 mixed 2SG2S l-2c. -
/ Rye-F'irm; No. ?. nearby 81 l-2c.; NO
/ western, 50 l-2c. .t.,..
Hay-Quiet and steady; choice timothy
| Sl2. 50l{$l3. -,-s
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged.
| Sugar-Strong and UNCHANGED.
Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
| Cheese-Steauy ana unchanged.
| Lettuce-S2 2jq& per basket.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. February lO-Confirmation OF
the news that the Letter clique had con-
| tracted to move a large amount or lts
wheat holdings abroad was the over
| shadoWing influence in wheat to-day. IL
made a strong and active market, ana
helped by firm cables, resulted in an al
vance OF nearly cent in the May option
| Wheat was not alone in the buoyancy
| Corn moved up lac. and oats gained $50
| f2c. Provisions made new high levels,
| but heavy realizing broke the market,
and closing prices were Irregular l-Zc.
higher to 21-2c. lower
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-No. ..
February. 90 So 8S 80
May......... y5Isass 97sls 96is 96M
I luly...........oo CON- o'N o"1sa14
CORN-No.@.
February.....27A 2saA 975s %
May........29A sS9saN 293s 29l6a9s
July. oOtsaoi 9V9s QUA
OAIs-No. =.
May...........24ss 25A 24H 2oA
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