Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-26

opened easy, with wheat at lac. decline,
rallied on big ciearances. but followed
the late break in wheat. and closed weak
az lac. decline: May closed at 81 S-ic.;
July closed at IS 7-Sc.
oats-spot easier; No. ?. BIC. options
quiet but fairly steady. closing I'M
changed; May closed at 5000 l-Sc.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-steady; picked bellies.
3 aa-sg6 izc.; shoulders, 4S-ic.; do. hams.
Lard-About steady; western steamed
S.b: May. 1856. nomInally. Refined
quiet.
Pork-Qulet.
Butter-Very firm; western creamery,
lfSn2Oc.: do. factory. Halle; Elgns. DID
20itc. imitation creamery, Bale; state
dairy. Halle; do. creamery. 14dl9c.
Cheese-Dull; large white. September
SIC.
Eggs-Firm: State and Pennsylvania,
lfNlF5c.
enthusiastically; New York, s2.s7iz9
250; sweets. S3nSi.
Cottonseed Oil-Steady; prime crude
ahc.; do. yellow. pc.
Petroleum-Higher; refined. New YORK,
&.S5; Philadelphia and Baltimore, S5.SO;
do. in bulk, 1925.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Firm.
Ricc-Firm
Cabbage-Quiet at s3NS3.J0.
COffee-Options steady and unctanged''
improved slightly on covering ana indlca-
lions Of permanent falling of IN Amerl-
can visible supply. and closed STEADY AT At
points lower 10 points net higher; sales,
30 COO bags. including March. x9.i5dSy;.o'
May, $500. Spot Rio dull; No. 4 invoice
6l-4c.: No. Z. jobbing. s 3-ic. Mild STEADY;
Cordova. 7hHl5kc.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, l-loc''
centrifugal 96-test. i3-l6c.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 25.-Actiyity in
jObbing centres continues. There was
fresh instalment of buyers in town TO-
day. and mail orders continued 10 snow
interest on the part of those VINO WEI ,t
unable to visit the market. Joppers , Due
Of town also reported heavy tradlng Inc
effects have been slight In the primary
market as vet. but commission men pc
lieve that there viii be an improvement
at an early date. There was some shgh'
Improvement for brown goods repo,tsu,
White goods are on firm basis, a1Vaiices
being quoted in nearly all lines. Bleacned
cottons are strong. and subject 10
steady. well-dstributed demand Deiil ms
i'm both 8-ounce and .-ouhce Mtisr l5 90. e.
pie goods show no change from previous
dulness. ..., -, q has,s
Of . 3-16c. The demand Tor these soous
is not heavy, although manuisorn az tbis
not anxious to sell in all quarters AT TINS
price. In printed cottons there Is con-
tinued feeling of confidence
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February 2o.-Flour-
Inactive and unchanged. ..,, o0
iWShect-Easy; spot and the month, sra
81 no is: March si.OO l-4d$lW IL; May, era
SlOO1-4: steamer, NO REQ, ~, o., 30 40
southern wheat, by sample 9oc'uSi'0i' Wv
-, grada QfcMN l0i2.
" ceSrnNEasy: spot and the month, 80 i-S
0Sac March. 80 3-4G54c.; April, 34a3i l-Sc.,
steamer mixed, 80 S-SaS5tzc,;; sou'hei"
white and yellow. corn, S5l9aSf e4Soso NJ
Oats-Steady; NO. z "hi'e' ofu''O'' W.
2 mixed. 321kn33c. ~
Rye-Easier; No. 2, near by, 90 S-fc'i NJ
2. western. 56 3-4c. 90 soes,e
Hay-Quiet; choice timothy, $lz.yvtsio.
Grain Freghts-Steady. WIN d h Ue1.ei
feeIing. steamer to Liverpool, per Dushel'
gid. April; CORK, LOT orueiS' PC
cuoar%strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and uncnanseo'
Lettuce, S1.25 per basket
Whiskey-Unchaneed
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
c,uICAGO February 25.-The improved
tome of Wall street was renecteu ~, ny
wheat for a time to-day. and suDstaIlidl
advq res yer yesterdays closing pr1C oa1
u,ars - led. Weakness at Liverpool
and lack of influential support brushed
tbis ia later. and caused closing De,
Zines clii9 Of 1-2G5-Sc. in July and 1-Sc. IN
May. All the other markets sa,ud doi strNng
closely he course of wheat oeIrs S' i.Sc
cats cats closed practically unchanged, and
provisions declined 21-2c: for lard ana
ribs ribs but II l-2c. for provisions. ,,ows.
Leading futures ranged as foiioWs'
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing
WHEAT-No.2.