Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Rye Flour-Quiet.
Buckwheat-tluiet.
Buckwheat tiour-Firm.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
BarIey-Quiet; feeding. CSC.
Barley Malt-Firm.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, $l.OSi4. OPP
lions were up and down over nariom
range all day. After firm opening on
cables the market declined sharply unov'
big northwestern receipts, and snort sen
ing by bears, who were finally scared an
by heavy export transactions, ana rumois
OF heavy exports at all ports; No. RED
March closed s101 5-S May closed y6l4c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2. 56Ac. options
firm all day, supported by better caples'
good clearances, and small rece,pp.s'
Oats-Spot strong; No. 2, 2shc. options
dull but stronger on Improvement IN
cash property, closing S-Sc higher; May
closed 29c.
Beef--Firm.
Cut Meats-Steady; picked bellies
$5.S7Isq 1926; picked shoulders, $40; do.
hams, s7.25G$7.50.
Lard-Flrm; western steamed. so15;
May closed $3.50. nominally; refined ilrm'
Continent. $3.50; South America, $50
Pork-Strong; mess. $l025nSlO.5O.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, Hlz0
20c.: DO. factory. Halle; State dairy, lSp
1sc; do. creamery, l4Q19c,
Cheese-Weak; large white SEPTEMBER
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
19c.; western fresh, 1Sl9c. -,,<,
enthusiastically; New York. S.S1'zu
$3.50; sweets. sSqa o. ., ,o,la,oc vel
Observation-Disclosures at Oi2ul7c'' ~
low, 11lzc. bid.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to goou'
81. 4OQ$1.45.
Turpentne-Quiet.
Rice-Quiet and firm; domestic, fair 10
extra 3-SIf5 7-Sc.. japan. Off0AC.
Molasses-Firm.
Cabbage-Steady at S.5OdA.
Coffee-Options steady, with prices un-
changed Advanced Sc. on better cables,
smaller receipts at Rio and Santos. large
warehouse deliveries In this country; ah1
frmer attitude on spot holders. and closed
steady with prices points higher TO D
points (neD lower; sales, 1920 bags, IN
Guiding March. $50: MAY $3.50. Spot RIO
steady; No Z. invoice. $6.37i9 No. job
bling s6.S7ik; mild steady; Cordova, SS.5og
si5
Sugar-Raw firm and held higher fair
refining. 9-l6c.; centrifugal, %-dsgree
| test 1-16c.; refined steady
NEW YORK DRT-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. February airy goods
continued irregular. Woolen goods are
I'm steady demand in all quarters, prices
| being well sustained and buyers peine
more active than before the recent colu
| weather Cottons are In moderate r.
| QlQgt though me MARKET ItiheiiS ~ ~
/ in Ali grades. Buyers have not been nu-
merous In the local market during tne
week. many having been kept away py
| the storm during the early part Oh ,is
week and deferring their visits until Mex
week or later on that account. MOST Oh
J these out-of-town buyers prefer to put
| i'm the entire week or nothing. IN stapIt
| cottons the situation Is about as nereto'
| fore. Print-cloths are quiet az 5-loc.
/ but no business Is reported TO-DAY AT ,n's
| rOaC
| statesmen has assumed normal proportions
| in all seasonble lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 4-Flour-Dull
Wheat-Steady; spot and the month
o8ds8 l-sc.; March, 9S l-2Q9S 3-ic. May
96 1-2G96 Bic; steamer NO req ~
| "a 1-sc; southern wheat, by sample tu
soc; do. on grade, "a 1-2dsS 1-2c.
Corn-Steady; spot and the month
% i-4Gss 1-2c.; March, 80 1898 lac
steamer mixed. 81 1-2d32 3-4c. southern
white corn. S2G3ic.; do. yellow u.s. l-zc'
Oats-Firm No. white. % l-2q5Oc.; NO
| 2 mixed 2Sc.
| Hay-Steady: choice timothy. slS asked
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs--Ouiet and unchanged
| Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
| Whiskey-Unchanged
Lettuce-s2. 25G$2.5O per box.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, February Wheat close
| as II opened to-day, strong and AT o-cc
advance over yesterday. 1nere was
long period OF weakness. caused by hpera
! northwest receipts and prospects or
small visible decrease, but Letter Duyin
and strength which developed In Prov
sions and the coarse grams caused
firm market during the afternoon. Cor
advanced Use Oats closed l-+u3-Sc high
ar and provisions touched the high mar
frequently, closing 2l-247c. higher
The leading quotations were as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
WHEAr-No. -.
asy.' .''.'y s32s.e5n sSN s4e %.
July.........S4isa1s o4ss o3't s]s
CoRs-No.
msssvyt.a.sa'.:.......2eah 2e}saA 30 POI
July .3oAaas 3oss SOS 30Aas
OATs-No. =
May..........24Aa$ 24lh az "a
July..........-.23 I'd ~%Hsa%o 80
NESS PoRK-Per BbL
Msy....sIO.I5 5000 sl0.07ls s10.27l
July. 1920 10 37ls l0.l7h 1881
LAED-Per 100 IDS
MAY .s4sO s497IS SASHA s4.e7,
july 500 900 4.97Is 300
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
May........s5.O0 S5.i0 s497h s5.10
July....... $40 6.17K o.O5 OILY
Cash quotations were as follows: tlou
barely steady. No. 2 yellow corn, u 5-s'
No. 2 spring wheat, slQ9Sc; NO: sprin
wheat 8d93c. No. 2 red, csc. No. 2 corr
n 5-se No. 2 oats. "a l-4q24 S-Sc.; No.
white. (. o. b., Is 1-+a26c- No. ry'
47c. No. 2 barley, &c. NO
faxseed H.241-2; new, N.29. Prim
timothy seed, s2.So. Mess pork. per barre