Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-03

pied and sold lately, but afford no 1000
for comment as to quality or value.
The dark sales are running ap1ut . I'M, u,,-
form grade as a whole. The coid "ea'her
viii cLrtail receipts this week.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 2:-Flour-
Quiet and considerably weaker In uhuei
tone; rye flour dull; buckwheat nour quiet
enthusiastically.
Cornmeal--Quiet.
Rye-Steady; No. 2. So Lie.
Barley-F'irm: feeding. 80 l-ic-; barley
malt steady; western, 81 l-zd6oc; ., W..
Wheat-Spot weak; No red. Sl.VS 90,
options ruled firm III the forenoon, oh
foreign buying ana better cables tnan "a "a
pected. Later however, there was pdo
break, led by February, when was III
duenced by deliveries on contracts, ana
reduction of cash premiums, closing o-sS.
net lower, against 5-SqI-Sc. decline VI
other positions. Export trade was ,an 1,
No. 2 red. FEBRUARY, closed N.W IL; May
closed 90 3Sc.
Corn-Spot easy; No. Q IS 7-Sc. options
nuiet and weaker following the drop IN
wheat small clearances. and disappoint-
ing export demand and closed ~ l,oc
OatsVSpo. steady; No. 2. 29c.; options
inactive and easy at unchanged prices;
May. % &c.
Beef-Ffrm. -,
t-Meats-Steady; picked bellies.
$ 25qse;- picked shoulders Si''0' p''A'0'
Lard-Firm; western steamed, Sol2 IL;
May. S5.25, nominaly; refined frm' Oonu'-
nent. s5.25; South American, s5.15. ~
Pork-Firm; mess. 9.lodSlO; snort cle"i'
S10m$12: family, $10.50Q$11. .~
Butter-Firm: western creamery, II l-zp
2Oc.; factory. 1lN14c.; Eigins. 2ec; lmlta-
ton creamery. 13nl7c.; State DAIRY, lou
lSc; do Creamery 1ial9c:
Cheese-Dull; large white' oep'einooi'
s 1-2c. .,,..
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
2Oc; western fresh. l9c.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, s2.S7 l-29
$50; sweets, $SnA. ,n
COttonseed- Oil-Easy; prime crude, lsc'
asked; do. yellow, DC. asked.
Petroleum-Dull
Rosin-Dull but steady; strained, COM
mon to good. SLAP l-2@$li5.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Steddy.
MOlasses-Quet.
Cabbage-Quet and steady ut S.50q$i.
Coffee-Options opened steady at a o.
points advance: ruled decidedly more ac-
tive and generally fJmer on better cdoies
than expected. Investment buying ene o.
ed by continued large receipts at hlo
and Santos Estimate Of the Santos crop
at 100000 bags by cable from Chamber
of Commerce at Santos regarded as 700
small. and had no influence on the mar
kct. Closed quiet, with uncnanged priSs 81,
to an advance of points; sales, l5'lSo
bags, including March, $3.50; April, so.tV'
spot coffee-Rio steady; No. Z, invoice,
81, 256S6.37 -; No. Z. jobbing. 5000
$6S IL; mild steady; Cordova, $S.9OnSio.
Sugar-Raw steady; 1air reiinlns'
9-l6c centrifugal Ct-degree tcSO'
Lice refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
In
conditions as to the weather, and the
consequent movement Of buyers, nave
hampered trading in the dry-goods mar
ket this week. The movement or spring
goods has been generally nght In all dl-
visions but wherever fall or winter goods
are Obtainabe they have done we'll Elk
cent in woollen goods, the demand has
ruled light. In these the buying has been
stimulated by the stormy weather OF the
last few days. Reports of heavy sales
by manufacturing clothiers and jobbers
have tended to make those buyers who
We're in the market more anxious to Sc
cure goods.
In cotton goods the demand has shown
locally, and the demand Is an unknown
quantity in other markets. owing TO
the lack OF facilities for communication
Print-cloths are in less active demand a.
Manufacturers are reported firm at 3-l6
cents for extra sixty-tour squares. Prints
are very quiet.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February 2.-Flour-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and easy; spot and the
month. 99M99Ac.; March, 99le499%c. May
971zd97&.c: steamer No. red. 95I95Ac. !;
southern wheat. by sample, 9oc.qSl; DO,
on grade, 951zM99l5c.
Corn-Quiet spot and the month. 80 1-SQ
80 3-Sc.; March. S3q35 1-sc.: steamer mixed,
S2h@S2 S-Sc; southern white corn' ga
3419c; do yellow, 32a3Satc.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 291z43Oc.; No.
2 mixed. 2Sc. (sales).
Rye-Steady: No. 2 near by, 53Ac.; No.
2 western, 6Ac.
Grain Freights-Dull and Inclined to be
easy; steam to Liverpool. per bushel.
3-Sd., February; Cork. for orders, per
quarter. 3s.n3s. Sd.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese--Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February Escaping opera
ions constituted most of the trading in
all the grain markets to-day. Wheat was
strong early. on airally at Liverpool, but
OF the New York market, and closed 5-Sc.
lower. Corn shows 1-16c. decline.
Oats closed unchanged. Provisions were
very strong. and advanced 1Oa27lsc.. with
IL
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
WHEAT-No.2.
February. ....9s 9S o. 9S
msy.......'.. s5ssssa1S seys esN o5AssS
Juiy..........S5ha% SO 50 s5H
CoRs--No. ..
February. Pen 26M 265Gasl 2eN
May.........2Ska; 2s7sa29 2sk<as 2s5saai
July...p.......295z 80 29Aa5s 293la%
OATs-No =.
hay......."..2f 24B X3H Z3M
July....s..-...&%N sZ8 -SsS ~<ss
Ass PoRx-Per BbL
Mav.........s9.S2h $40. l2x s9.seM s10O7h
July........ e.SO lO'l1R So|1e lo.ifLs
LARD-Per 100lp
May ..s4.S0 s4.92Is $3.50 s492lz
July. ...... 4.9U o.OO f.oIh o.OV
SHORT RrBs-Per 100 lbs.
May....-...s4.s5 s5.0216 ets21 $500
July..... 4.97La 5.1O 4.95 90
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
barely steady. No. 2 yellow corn, u l-Zc.
No spring wheat, S2n93 lie; No. 5
spring wheat, 9ln96c. No. 2 red, CSC. No.
corn q 1-4c. No. oats, 24c.: No. 2 white,
(. o. b.. % l-2c.; No. 3 white. I. o. b., 25u26c.
No 2 rye, 47c. No. barley, 2S 1-4n4Oc.
No / flaxseed SIS IL; new, si.30. Prime
timothy seed. $3.50 IL. Mess pork, per
barrel, $9.95qSl0 Lard. per 100 pounds,
A.s2 l-2. Short rib sides 0o0se). $fS5uS.l0;
dry-salted shoulders boxed, A.75Nx;
Whiskey. distllers' finished goods, per
gallon. sl.l9 Sugar. cut-loaf. unchanged.
Butter firm; creamery. l3ulS l-2c.; dairy
lfU17c. Cheese quiet at SIS l-2c. Eggs