Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Steadily held but quiet, owing 10 irreSu-
lar action Of wheat.
Rye Flour-F'irmer.
Buckwheat F1our-Quiet.
Buckwheat-Steady at SlAc.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Frmer; No. 2, 56lsc. bid.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Firm: western. 52iza57c.
Wheat-SpOt market unsettled; NO.
red, S1.O8A. Options opened firm at par
tial 1-Sc rise, and advanced on better
cables and foreign buying. Later they
were nervous. and alternately strong ana
weak on scalping operations, finally col
lapsing under a raid prompted by ols-
appointing export developments, ana
closed Csc. lower upon the near months,
which had shown relative strength on
squeeze of shorts and partly l-sc. OIL on
other positions. No. red February closed
$1.01 5-5c. May closed TAc.
COrn-Spot steady No. ?, 36l2c. options
opened steady and unchanged, advanced
on better cables and liberal export safes.
with "A final slight reaction, fonowing
wheat; closed unchanged; February
closed "a 7-Sc. May closed 34Ac.
osts1spot firmer; No 2, Soe, oid' , Ip,
cash property closing 1-Sc. net higher;
May closed 9l5c
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Firm: picked bellies.
$5.371zGs525; do. shoulders, AIo; do.
hams. T25nN50.
Lard-Firm: western steam, $3.50; May.
$.45 nominaIIy: refined firm; Continent,
$3.50; South America, $3.50; compound
$412ikM$425
POrk-Firm: mess, $10l0M$lO.5; snort
clear. Sl050d$l2.50.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 1870
20c.; do. factory. Halle; Elgins, zoe; iml-
tation creamery. 13nl7c.; State dairy l3q
1Sc.: do creamery. 1fdl9c.
Cheese--Weak; large white, September,
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
161ac.; western fresh. Bic
Potatoes-Quiet; New York, 2SIl2;
Cottonseed-Oil - Firm prime crude,
1SikG19c. do. yellow, 22q22lzc.
PetrOleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet at 3Ad34Ac.
Rice-F'irm; domestic. fair to extra,
4 3-Sn5 7-Sc.; Japan, 5Q1Ac.
Molasses-Steady.
Cabbage-Quet at s3.50MA.
Coffee-Options quiet and steady at UNI
changed prices to a 5-point advance. and
ruled generally featureless. with steady
undertone. European cables were. less
favorable than expected, I'm view OF our
decline OF yesterday, and the continued
heavy receipts at Rio and Santos; closed
dull, with prices unchanged to 5-point
net advance; sales $500 bags, including
March, $3.50 December. S6.O5. Spot Cof-
fee-Rio dull, but steady: No. z invoice,
s6.37l5; No jobbing, S.Sls; mild steady;
Cordova, S5OG$l5.5O.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining. 0-Sc.;
centrifugal, %-degree test, 4 l-sc. sales,
$500 tons Java from store at 3-16c., basis
96-degree test; refined strong.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 9.-Dry goods
are on about the same basis they have
been recently. The market is universally
firm, but 1t is not a lively market. Cot
ton goods are firm. In staple lines the
market is subject to irregular conditions;
Brown goods are subject to pretty good
demand of small proportions, for do
nestle consumption. The call for eX-
port goods continues limited, and sales
for foreign consumption are both small
and infrequent. Print-cloths show con-
tinued Armness with bids for extras al
2 3-l6c.. which can be satisfied only oc-
casionally. odd goods are In steady re-
quest with no sales of consequence.
There is a fairly active market for all
grades. but the strength OF sellers admits
of only intermittent sales. Prints are
firm, and reported to be the subject or
generally satisfactory orders. Staples are
more active than heretofore, and fancies
for spring fully as lively as In preceding
weeks. Ginghams are firm, and may be
advanced i'm some quarters in the near
futures.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February 9.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot and the month,
991zQ99&c.; March. siqSLO0H: May, 37AW
CSC; steamer No. 2 red, 95l2n9534c.; south
ern wheat. by sample, s51zc. GSl. Oo1s; do,
Corn-Firm: spot 3siza3s 5-sc.; month.
90 3-8Q33lRc., March, 80 1-Sd3Sl4c.; steamer
mixed. 32%c. bid southern white corn,
S2a34Ac.; do. yellow, .S2q5ic.
Oats-F'irm; No. 2 white, SOaSOlsc.; No.
2 mixed 2S02Sl9c.
Rye-E'irm: No. 2 near by, SIC. No. 2
western. 55Lc.
Hay-Easy; choice timothy. $125Oa$l3.
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-S2.50ds5 per basket.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 9-After ruling
strong until within fifteen minutes of the
close, wheat took a sudden and inglorious
fall. Unloading, credited by some 10
Cudahy and Letter. and by others 10 st.
Louis holders. started the market down.
and resulted in a loss OF a &c. advance,
and a fraction beside. the market closing
A43-Sc. lower, Corn and oats were dull
and active by turns, but closed with very
little change I'm prices. Provisions again
advanced sharply, closing prices showing
5d7iac gains.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
wHEAT-No.2
M Marina, 800. sjaiy6aA " o5Mass s5m
July..........S5)saA s57s san SAX
CORN-No ..
FEBRUARY. ..27,s PIN 27ss PIN
May...........29Is sSL% 29JssA e9Ha%
JuIy.......... 3o9saIs 3Oy4 SOS 30Isass
OATs-No. ..