Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MAhhbl'
NEW YORK. March 22.--Flour-Quister
but steadily held.
Rye Flour-Dull.
Buckwheat Flour-Nominal.
Buckwheat--Steady at IS l-2a44c.
Cornmeal--Firm. -
Rye-Firm; No. 2, 59c.; State rye, Doc.
Barley-Nominal; feeding. Al &c.
Barley Malt-Dull; western. 55desc:
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red. yloi l-2
Options opened firm at l-Sgi-ic. au-
vance. and were strong without eActP-
ton all day, closing 1-in3-lc. net hlsher'
The advance resulted chiefly from se-
we're cold wave West. affecting short IN
terests in all markets: March closed
N.03 l-2; May closed 81 IL.
Corn-Spot steady: No. 2. 20 l-Zc. Up
lions opened steady and advanced shgnt-
ly during the day, with wheat, ana the
influence of larger clearances, ana closed
Lie. net higher; May closed "a l-sc.; July
closed 80 Csc
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2. Sic. Options
firm all day. with the other markets;
closing Lie. net higher; May closed
80 3-Sc.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Qulet: picked bellies, $3.50
6 lie; picked shoulders. 4 l-2d4 5-Sc.;
picked hams, 1-2a7 3-Sc.
Lard-Firmer; western steamed, S.4o;
May, s5.i5 nomlnally; refined steadier.
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Quiet: western creamery. 15@
l9c.; factory, l2q15c.; Elgins. l9c.; jmita-
tion creamery, 14416 lie; State dairy,
IL l-2lilSc. do. creamery. l5Gl9c.
Cheese-Dull; State, large white, Sep
Eggs2QuIet; state and Pennsylvania,
10 STALE; western fresh, 10l-4c.; south
ern. 10 l2ql0 3-ic.
POtdtoes-Quiet; New York, &3l LA
$3.50; sweets. S3HA.5O.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull; prime crude,
10 l-2a2Oc.; do. yellow, % l-2Q23c.
Petroleum-Dull.
ROSin-Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet
Enthusiastically.
RiCe-Firm.
Cabbage-Easy at $2q$S.5O.
Coffee-Options dull with April points
lower and other months unchanged;
ruled barely steady and inactive during
the greater part Of the session; disap-
pointing news from European markets,
heavy Brazilian receipts. further decline
in spot market. and lack OF outside sup
port operated against Improvement.
Close dull at unchanged prices to points
net lower Sales, 5000 bags, including
April, $LS5; September. $685. Spot Rio
dull; No. Z. invoice, $3.50; No. Z Jobbing,
IS; mild quiet; Cordova, $S.2onSl6
Sugar-Raw barely steady; fair refin-
ing, 1-2c.; centrifugal, So degrees test,
4c.; refined quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. March PA further de-
cline I'm the bidding for print-cloths and
q reduction i'm shifting prints are the
features OF the day I'm dry-goods. The
weakness is declared to be due almost
entirely to continued over-production and
a curtailment is declared TO be the only
solution OF the difficulty.
There Is no change i'm the situation for
woollen goods. Trade is very quiet, both
for mems wear and dress goods. The
market for staple cottons II quiet and
no stronger. Print cloths are noninally
Is for extras In prints the reduction
of American shifting prints 20 31-i, and
corresponding drop in Central Park
goods. are the noteworthy features of the
market. The heavy stocks of these goods
are charged to changes I'm the demand
based on the popularity OF Madras and
similar lines. Other staple prints are
quiet.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. March 22.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet; spot and the month,
SO 1-sas9 1-4c.; April. 90 1-2099 5-Sc:; May,
SO S-4c.qS bid; steamer, No. 2 red, 50 5-Su
80 Sic; southern wheat, by sample, %c.ep
81; do, on grade, 80 l-2d99 lie.
Confirm: spot and the month, 80 La
80 3-Sc.; April 80 3-SGt33 l-2c.; May, 80 7-@C
&c; steamer mixed 81 5-SGS2 3-4c.; south
ern white corn, 80 1-2q3i lie; do. yellow,
Oats-Dull and easy; No. white west
ern, 34d34 lie; No. mixed do, 81 $40
32c.
Rye-Firm; No. near by, IS 1-2c.; No.
western, IS 1-2c
Hay-Slow; choice timothy. $12.25GSl3
Grain Freights-Dull; inquiry small;
unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, l9q
20c.: do. imitation, 17d1Sc.; do. ladle. l5c.;
good ladle. 13Ql4c.; store-packed, l0ql2c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, 10 l-2c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per basket. S.5OuSl75
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 22.-Weather and war
probabilities were the chief factors in
to-day's wheat market. Fears of dam
age from the reeZing temperature rapid
" spreading over the winter-wheat belt
made the market strong throughout
though the news from Washington bad
tendency TO restrict the trading. May
closed Lie higher and July advanced
1-2c Corn and oats were both affected
by the weather, and advanced about 1-ic.
each. Provisions were very dull, and
closed substantially unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest lowest Closing.
WHEAT--No.2 ,.
May....... 1854 l07 l05 LOG
July. ....... S53sa9s sj7sas6 o5Aa3s SossaA
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