Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-24

<t9.os - 1W pOuhus AT $i-' OS POUNDS AT
Sl225. William Johnson. OF Hanover.
% pounds at Sl3, go pounds at sl5.25. 455
pounds at si6.2S. 2i0 pounds al s7.G2 IL.
Messrs w. l.. Petty. OF Rocky Mount,
y. C.: T. s. Williamson. Of Danville;
j. r.. Roberts. OF Chase city; +. G. Ven
able, Of Petersburg. and W. G. Dunning-
ton, OF Farmville, Va. were among the
visitors to-day.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 2S-Flour-
Quiet. owing 10 the firm views of holders.
and weakness in wheat
Rye Flour-F1rmer at $3.50.
Buckwheat Flour-Steady at s1.s5dsi.30.
Buckwheat-Firm.
COrnmeai-Steady.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. western, IS l-2c.
Barley--Stcady; feeding, 4lc.
Barley Malt-Firm.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red. s1.Os 3-S.
Options opened weak at 3-4Gf 3-8c. de-
cline. under bearish cables and more
peaceful political outlook abroad. and ex-
cept for a midday squirt, was irregular
and weak all day, closing 5-Snl l-4c net
lower The only bull factors were fair
clearings Bradstreet's worlds visible.
and clique support: March, N.0S; May
closed al 81 3-S.
Corn-spot easy; No. 2, 81 S-sc Options
opened easy at 1-fc. decline. and was de-
pressed further by large receipts and
cables. Heavy clearings and favorable
demand had little effect; May closed at
/ IS 5-Sc: July closed ut SO lie.
Oats-Spot dun; No. 2, &c. Options
quiet. but fairly steady, on export demand
at Chicago. closing unchanged; May
| closed at 80 Csc.
I Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Strong.
| ass; May, $685., nomlnally. Refined
stronger.
Pork-Firm.
Buttor-Firm; western creamery, II l-2q
20c.: do. factory. 1lMlic.; Elgins. 2oc.; mi MI
tation creamery, 13dl7c.; State dairy, lSu
/ lie: do. creamery. 1in19c.
Cheese-Dull; large white, September
| Size. -.,-,.
/ Eggs-Firm; state and pennsylvania
Pc Po1tst Sss New York. s2.S7 la
/ $780, sweets. SuSl IL.
Cottonseed-O il-Firm; prime crude
/ 20 l-2c: do. yellow, Gn8 l-2c. vi.
! Petroleum-Firmer; refned-New YORK
$50: Philadelphia and Baltimore, $3.50;
do in bulk. $50.
! Realistically
Turpentine-Firm.
/ Rice--Steady.
MoIasses-Quiet.
Cabbage-Dull but steady at S3aS.5y: "a
Coffee0Options opened steady at o1V
roints decline under disappointing caples;
/ foreign holiday, and absence RIO ana
1 santos advices Weakness increased Dy
| apathy OF spot buyers. heavy AmeIlcall
! visible. and predictions OF turther IA ~
/ Rio and Santos shipments. Closed st S,as
| with prices sails points net lower Sdles'
| II ON hays Including March. $3.50; May,
! e g. Spot Rio quiet: No. z inVolce, - nc, >
| No. z. iobbing. 63-fc. Mild STEADY; So
| dova. 1-2n15 he: sales. 5uV pass a 800,
| nilla. on p. l.; 200 bags Central American
snSear-Raw strong; fail. rehning,
2 lie: centrifugal, 96-test, 1876 he
fined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. February 3-The ouIi ,'3.,
I'm the dry-goOds market Is very DTS ~
to-day Operators In both the first-hanu
and iobbing markets are kept busy look
ing after visiting buyers, VINO are nov
here I'm large numbers. Mail orders III
all lines were reported excellent, ~ u,
day was one calculated to put seleis III ~,
tho hest OF humor and In the main II
aid so The price situation In all inc
lines OF cotton goods. particularly tn,,e
NJ staple cottons, is a very strong OhS'
In both brown and bleached goods, selers
arc adhering strictly 10 the auNino Wv
PRICES recently made Concessions are
made only 10 old customers, or where the
goods were spoken for several days ago
wide sheetings are strong, with a de-
mand still somewhat limited Bleacheu
goods are strong. and. In some cases III
more active demand than heretofore, the
store-buying being quite free In some
/ quarters Coarse colored goods are nTHi'
with q less marked demand noticed than
in other divisions OF the market. Print NJ
| cloths are reported quiet. Extras are on
an unchanged basis OF 3-l6c. Prints are
active I'm nearly all grades. There Is no
lessening Of the popularity OF glngnahs'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 9.-Flour-
Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and lower; spot ana the
month. Si.O2 1-4GSl.02 1-2; March. N.U LA
81 O2 "A: May. S1.02 1-40Sl.02 -; steamer
No. 2. red. 9S 1-Sa9S 3-Sc.; southern wheat
by sample 9Sc.q$l0S; do, on grade
9S 3-4c N$102 "a. a..
month. 341-2GSi 3-ie.; March, "a $50
"a 5-Sc.: April. "a 5-Sd34 7-Sc.; steamer mix
ed. "a 1-SG34 1-4c.; southern white corn
"a 3-4G35 3-ic; do. yellow, 81 l-Zl5o l-Zc'
Oats-Firm; No. white S5c.' sales NO
Rye0Easier; No. 2. near by, Sc 1-2c.; No
H HsStet, az choice timothy, sl2,5OaHs
Grain Freights-Nery quiet uenldhu
moor: prices unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Rutter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggg-Quiet and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged
Lettuce. s1.25 per basket
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CuTCAGO February 23.-Wheat wa
heavy all day, and at the close snoWe,
declines Of &c. IN the May op'loss 80. ~ ~
| | Use in July. The market was d.icN -, -
nrincjpally by the decline in the EngilsI
markets. The disposition among Whea
traders to leave that market for M
coarser grain pits caused decided de-
crease i'm the volume of wheat tradlng
Corn was heavy and declined &c. oats
were firm. after early weakness, an'
closed shade higher. Provisions wer'
irregular, pork declining Bl2c, whli'
lard and ribs did not change much.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing
WHEAT-No.2.
February. 1903 Toe JOB log
Nav IO5s4alO6A 1864 105 100
July. ........9lAa7S 92@ 9l el9
. CoRN-No.2.
Mav...... .aOI6ass 3OA BOZ 800
lSsaA 30 SlSsaM 3l93s1
September....33 93B o-Isa'" d"
OATs-No. =.
Mav.........2sN 81 265 26Mai
July.......~~.24yS 24A 24kas 1888
MESS PORK-Per Dbl
Mav.......slO75 5000 slO75 s10.s2I
July. 1925 10 % 1880 1888
LARD-Per 100 IDS.
May......s5.2O s5.32h 1920 $3.50
July........ $50 5.4O $50 $50
+ SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
May.-.s5.I5 1925 1915 1925
Julv 525 5.32M 90 $50