Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04

PROSPECTS for good breaks OF dark loose
leaf tomorrow friday, March =; lS1
MIR. T.. -. Christian. or the T.. boriiiaro
Company, New York, was visitor To-Day
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 3-Flour-1nactive
demand being checked By the high prices
asked.
Rye Flour-Firm
Buckwheat Flour-Flrm.
Buckwheat-F'irm at Hni2c.
Cornmeal-Dull -
Rye-Steady; No. 2, &c.; State rye ooa
55i-c.
Barley-Quiet: barley malt steady.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red, $i:USAc'
Options opened firm and l-sni9c. higher
but developed considerable irregularity
near months advanced on clique support
and reduction of the Spanish duty on
wheat, closing 3-Sp5-Sc. net higher, az
though SOMEWHAT of from the top. Late
deliveries affected by bearish crop news
Market weakened and closed 3-Sd5.Sc.
lower; No. red March closed N.V1; May
closed, N0lS,.
Corn Spot firm; No. 2. 81 S-sc. Options
opened steady at unchanged prices. but
were advanced on the broadening specu-
lation, and good consumption demand.
closing firm at &c. net advance; May
closed 35lzc.: July closed So 5-sc.
Oats-Spot stronger; No. 2, SIG. Op-
llOHS lliIi, MAY tlOStu ~ t-oNs
Beef-Frm.
Cut Meats--Steady: picked bellies,
$5.I5GN; do. shoulders, A75; do. hams,
SIS.
Lard-Strong: western steamed, s5.52h;
May, $3.50 nominaily; refined firm.
Pork-Firmer; mess. $l0.75.
Butter-Firm: western creamery, l5D
20l5c.; do. factory, 1lGli4l9c.; Elgins. 201sc |;
imitation creamery. l3lzm17c. State dairy,
i3Nl7c.; do. creamery. 14u20c.
In mt
SIC.
Eggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvania,
lSnl3hc.; western fresh, 12%c.; southern,
12Anl3c.
Potatoes-Quiet: sweets. s8Gs.
Cottonseed Oil-Firm; prime crude, 201
21c.; DO. yellow. 23d23lac.
Petroleum - Nominal; refined, New
York. $3.50; do. In bulk, $3.50.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-E'irm at S61SG37c.
Rice-Firm.
Molasses-Firm.
Cabbage-Dull at S3d$i50
Coffee-Options opened steady but 5al0
points lower and ruled irregular and in
active. Liberal Brazilian receipts, pre-
dicted increase i'm worlds visible. slack
consumption demand, and European mar
kets caused early decline; selling checked
by continued liberal United States ware
house deliveries. Closed quiet at net
loss of 5ql0 points; sales, $3.50 bags, IN
Guiding May, s5.65: June $3.50. Spot Rio,
dull; No. Z invoice, s625: No. tobbing,
1913; mild steady; Cordova. sS.50n;l6.
Sugar-Raw and refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 3.-The demand for
dry-goods shows no feature of moment as
the week grows older. The mail-order
business has been somewhat restricted.
Store-trading has been dull at first hands,
though the price situation remains UNI
T..
ton of sellers seems TO be impaired.
Print-cloths are quiet. The quotation on
extras at Fall River is still 3-l6c., but
the best bids offered are for contracts at
2 1-Sc. In prints there are is no feature or
moment. Staples are unchanged in any
grade.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March 3.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer: spot and the month,
sl.02dsl02 Ii; April and May N.02 lao
s1.O2 ~; steamer, No. 2 red, sl.0 l-2@
S107 3-i; southern wheat. by sample,
Corn-Steady: spot, "a 1904 he; the
month, S41-sd3i 3-Sc; April. "a 3-Sd34 5-Sc.;
steamer mixed. 80 1-2M33 SIC; southern
white corn, 3in3i S-4c.; do. yellow, 80 l-2n
"a lie.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 western. 80 Lease;
No. mixed. do, S2d32 lie.
Rye-Steady; No. near by. 56c.; No.
2 western. SIC.
Hay-Steady and firm on best grades;
choice timothy. Sl2.50n$l3.
Grain Frelghts-Quiet, steady and UNI
changed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet; fresh, l2c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per basket. slqdO.
Whiskey-$1 .26q$l.H per gallon for fin
ished goods in carloads; Sl.2SuSl.29 per
gallon for jobbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, March SIT was an irregu-
lar market in wheat to-day. July was
strong, though dull, and closed at an
advance OF LAC. Reports that Spain had
reduced the duty on grain and that there
was an order TO the Continent of Call
fornia cargo. were ahoat. May was
strong for time, but selling by some OF
those who have been dsposng or II for
two weeks ultimately had it's effect. the
close showing a 7-Sc. decline. Corn and
oats were dull. but strong, and closed
1-462-S and 3-Sdl-2c. higher, respectively.
Provisions were also firm, and advanced
loop Lie.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. lowest Closing.
WHEAT--No.2.
May. .iOSHa7 IO7 IOa% lO6
CORN-No.a.
3OssaIs 30% 30A 30ss
July. .3lM 3t% 3lS 3lA
.3;.ss 32S 1925 324
OATs-No. ..
aay-......2sHsx 81 esassh eeN
..24Ms5s .47s PAN 2434aB
MESS PoRK-Per Dbl
MAY. 1880 5000 $1,000 s1Q.67S
July. ...... 10.o76 10 TN 1888 l0.7%k
LARD-Per 100 iDa
Mar .......s5.2O $3.50 $500 $3.50
July..."... j.25 g 5.31H 5.2j o.37h
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
May. s127I6 1920 s5.27x
July..... 5.25 o.3o 90 5.35
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
2 yellow corn, 20 5-Sc. Flour dull. No. 2
spring wheat. 93n95c.; No. 3 spring wheat,
93aS9c; No. 2 red. $1.05 l-2aSl.O5 "a. No.
2 corn, % 5-Sc. No. oats, 70 3-ic.; No.
white, {. o. b., % 3-4N30 lie; No. 3
white, 2S i-2n29c. No. 2 rye, soc. No. 2