Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18

again influenced Dy Nty htuu
ruled weak all day. until helped signify
at the close by wheat. Final prices were
1-ic. net lower; May closed SSS-r.' july
closed 35c. en-
oats-spot weaker; No. 2. M3-fHSlc.
Options quiet and weaker win corr;
closing at a Lie. decline; Muy eoSe"
% 1-2c.
~Lard-Firmer; western teamed, CIV
May. $3.50. nominally: refined STEADY
Pork-Steady. n
Bntter-Firm creamery. lJqlsc.; do.
factory. l2p15c.: Elgins, l'c,' ie%,
creamery. 1iN16 lie; State garry fi-~
lSc.: do. creamery, 159tl9c. o.
Cheese-Dull large white, september, &C.
Eggs-Firm; State and PennsyiVaIna1
10 l-2Gl0 3-ic.: western fresh, uc.' south~
ern. l01-in10 1-2c. .-, GA
Potat,es- Steady; New YORK, Vol leu
$3.50: sweets. $2.I5G42.
Cottonseed-O il-Stead.er, on improve
ment in lard. but trade still hangs mr.
prime crude. 2Oc.; prime summer yeho"'
&c; Off summer yellow, Z2l-Zc.
Petrolaum-Easier; refined. New forh,
$50: Philadelphia and Baltimore So''V'
do. in bulk. $500.
H~osin-Steady: strained, common 10
good. $l.42 i-2d$l.i5.
Turpentine-Steady at 4iqH l-2c.
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Cabbage-Quiet at s2Gs3..
C~offee-Options opened steady. WIN
March and April ) points lower, n
other months unchanged; ruled moderate-
~ active. with upward tendency, tolIoW-
ing decided falling off I'm Brazilian re,
ceipts and marked Increase IN Ohlteo
Starps warehouse deliveries. Bulls eau
tious. owing 10 continued demoraiized
conditions OF spot market. Close hrm at
a gain of 5dlO points. sales, 3l,OO bags,
including March. $4.95dS5; April. -. Spot
Rio weak: No. Z, invoice, SJdSJ.JO; NO. I,
iobbing. S6.121-2; mild quiet; Cordova'
IS 2jdS16.
sugar-Raw barely steady: fair retn-
ing. 31-2c.: centrifugal, 96 degrees test,
4l-16c.; refined quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 17.-There was an
annreciabla Gaia i'm the sale OF cotton
goods and a strengthening Of the dry
goods market over that of the early part
Of the week. These conditions are more
marked i'm some quarters than IN othe's,
but IL is evident that there are no aoueu
discouraging features TO the market, as
II stands to-day. In dress goods, mapped
fabrics. and such other lines as are be-
ginning TO be opened. the carry inquiry
shows much interest on the part OF the
fobbers. Woollen goods, however, are
dull I'm nearly all grades. In staple cot
ton there is said TO have been considera-
BILE interest displayed in wide s~heetlngs'
and sales are reported at a trlHlhH al
vance over previous figures. Print-clotns
are weak. The nominal quotation Is stlll
Is but sales of 2 t-l6 were reported yes
terday outside the market. Prints sell
with n fair degree of activity. Staples
show a steady demand, i'm the main, In
nearly all grades.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March 1I.-Flour-Dun
and unchanged.
Wheat-Steadier: spot and the month,
9S l-2q9S 5-Sc.: April, 9S 3-in9S 7-Sc. a
99d99 l-4c.; steamer. No. , red, y9p9o lie;
southern wheat. by sample, Sa99l-2c.;
do. on grade. SJd9c.
Corn-Weak; spot and the month,
80 5-Sa32 3-ic.; April, 81 7-S43Sc.; May,
30 l-4u33 3-Sc.; steamer mixed, S2l-S9
% Lie. southern white and yellow corn
% l-2132 lie.
tsGstead at the decline; No. 2
white 3ld34 f-2c.; No. 2 mixed. 32u32 lie.
Rye-Steady; No. 2 near by, Side; NO.
. western, IS lac.
Hay-steady; choice timothy. sl2.5OaslS.
Grain Freights-Rather more active for
steamers; prices unchanged.
~Sugar-Steady and unchanged.
Ruttar-Frm and unchanged.
Eggs-Ouiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
LettuCe-Per basket. Sl5OG$l.'o.
Whiskey-UrcharGed.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE refusal of
the Board Of Trade directors to NIX a
marginal price on May wheat was the
main factor I'm that market to-day.
Though the advance this caused was lost
about the middle of the session, prices
recovered again. the July option closing
lac. higher than yesterday. May showed
an equal advance. Liquidation of May
contracts i'm corn and oats made those
markets weak. declines Of l-idS-Sc. and
I-Sc., respectively, resulting. Provisions
were firm all day, and closed 7l-2dl5c.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-NO."
Nay. 1O4H IO4b I04 lO4H
july........ S5als S5es S4A SihaB
CORN-No." .,
.e9Aa% 2ess 2SA 20
July...... 3OL6a9s 3 1908 "a 80 30A
Sept......'3l1S 'i9sa't "Fe "i3s
OATs-No. g.
.25ssaM 25M 24B 25}4ak
July......."E39s S"1s ~Fs -o1Sa14
NESS PoRK-Psr Dbl
May.......s 9.s2lS 3 9.q5 Z $50 9.92ls
july. 9.S7N lO.02h $50 897Is
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
May........s5.l s5.17h $40 s5.15
July ........ 5.l7I6 a.23h a.l) o.2H12
SHORT RIBs-Per roo lbs.
May.......s5.O5 1910 s5.O5 $50
July..."...5.I 2x 5.I7h III 5.l7H
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easy. No. 2 yellow corn, 2S lac. No. 3
spring wheat, SId92 lie. No. 2 red. $lW
sl.Ol. No. 2 corn, % lac. No. 2 oats, 25 lac.
No. 2 white, f. o. b., 24l-4a3lc.; No. 3
white, f. o. b., q 3-4a2S SIC. No. 2 rye,
IS 3-4c. No. 2 barley, 3ja42c. No. l fax
seed, $l.2O; new, $1.2i. Prime timothy
seed. S2.S0a$2.Sj. Mess pork, per barrel,
SJ9Ga$9.95. Lard, per 100 pounds, S512 LA
$5.lj. Short rib sides 0oQSe), N92 l-21
$j.17 10; dry-salted shoulders Cboxed).
S+75dSj; short clear sides boxed, $3.50
$40. Whiskey, distillers' finished goods.
per gallon, $l.191 Il. Sugar, cut-loaf, $5.S;
granulated, $j.3S. Butter steady; cream
cry, 13ulSc.; dairy, lOl-2dlGc. Cheese
quiet at SdS 1-4c. Eggs steady; fresh,
3 lac.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. MO, March l7.-Flour-
Dull, weak, and unchanged.
Whcat-Spot higher; No. 2 red, cash,
elevator, 97c. track, 97d9Sc. March, &c;
May, 80 1-la99 3-Sc. July, soc. September,
20 3-4c.: No. 2 hard, cash, Ole.
~Corn-Spot lower; No. 2 cash. 26 1-2c.;
March. 20 l-2c. May, 26 LEAFS 5-sc.; July,
q 7-Sc. bid; September. 28 Use.
Oats-Spot dull and lower; No. 2 cash,
% lie track, 9l-ic.; March. % 1-2c.
May, % 3-ic. bid; July, Elise. bid; No. 2
white, % l-2c.
Bran-Dull and easier; sacked. east
track, 81 i-2c.
ButterIQuiet; creamery. lOal9 1-2c.;
dairy. 9d15c.
Eggs-Steady at Size.
Whiskey-Sl. 20.
Pork-Higher: standard mess. $40.
Lard-Higher; prime steamed, $i.9j: