Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

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| Buckwheat-Quiet at 39n39 1-2c.
| Cornmeal-Easy; yellow western, 7oc.;
| city, Tic.
Barley-Easy; feeding, 4Oc.; New York.
Barley Malt-Steady; western, o. La
| &c.
| Options opened weak at 1-2c. decline, ana
| sold off further, under local liquidation.
| bearish home and Indian crop news, and
| closed 7-Sd1c. net lower; No. 2 red, teD-
ruary, closed at Sl.04 Is; May closed at
| 9S 7-8c
Corn-spot steady; No @ &c 1-4c; .op-
tons opened easy at a l-Sc. net decline
| following wheat: ruled weak all the fore
noon, under disappointing weekly clear
ances and lower cables, and closed l-Sc.
| net lower: May closed at "a 5-Sc.; July
'' oats@Spot dull; No. 2, Slc. Options
| dull all day and nominally unchanged;
May closed at 30 1-Sc.
Beef-Firm; family, $1125G11.75; extra
mess, $Sd$S.5O; beef hams, s22,5OaSS. 10
Cut Meats-Quiet; picked bellies, 5 $50
3-Sc. do shoulders, S-4c.; do. hams,
Iard-Ouiet; western steamed. s5.45;
| Nav. $50. nominaly: refined quiet.
| Pork-Weak: mess. Sl0.65qIl; snort
| clear. 80. 75asl225; family. Sll.OqA2: ~,
| Butter-Firm; western creamery IA 1-zq
| O1-2c: do. factory, 1al4c.; Elglns,
90 1-2c.: imitation creamery, 13Q17c.; State
dairy, Halle: do. creamery 14d19 1-2c.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September
81-2c. .,-..,,
| Is 1-4ff15 1-2c.: western, 1resh, 10 o-tc''
southern, 141l4 1-2c.
49, 80: sweets, S304. -
Petroleum-Firm; rehned-New 1or oN,
S5S5: Philadelphia ana BALTIMORE T0'oV'
VI R,os ST strained. common to
good. S.40G$1.45
Turpentine-Firm at 35N35 l-2c. -
realistically; domestic, falr 10 eAlid7
Nolasses-Firm; New Orleans, open ket-
tie good to choice, 25n53c.
Cabbage-Quiet at S43.5O.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un,
eli anged prices to a point advance, ruled
generally steady on covering, iOlioWlns
large deliveries from warehouses and bet
ter European cables than were looked LOT
Trading mostly local. Outside specula-
tive interest i'm coffee still hangs fire. on
account of the heavy visible supply ana
favorable crop outlook. Closed STEADY
and unchanged TO a point net adVance;
sales, 1920 bags, including MarGnl SC Ss,1p
tend feDSins lower: No. Z. invoice. 6 Size; No.
aiming eS-4c.. Mild steady; Cordova'
71.2G15 1-2c.: sales. 1000 bags MaracaDo'
D. t.; 500 bags Savanilla, p. {; au,u.
i1-isc.: centrifugal, 96-test, 4S-16c:. Re
Sned oniet: mould A, f-2c.; confection-
ers' A. 51-Sc; graduated, 8 l-fc
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 26.-The week
i'm the dry-goods trade has been sausIac-
tory in the main, with a iairy . Wen s tss
been q widening Of demand, marking the
visits of buyers to the local market,
which has bettered the general situatlon
TO no mean degree. There is sun very
= a second hand
the market In the primary market the
nrice-tone remains firm Cottons are still
in steady request Print-eloths snow poor
results for the week. The quotation is
still 3-16c for extras. Printed cottons
and wash goods are still firm and in fairly
active request.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 26.-Flour-In-
active and unchanged.
Wheat-Weak; spot ana the montn,
9S 7-Sd99c; March, 99d99 1-Sc.; May. 9sp
99iLc; steamer No red, Sl.O4 3-on$ l.O412;
southern wheat. by sample, S5c.qSl; do.,
on grade, 951kI9912c. ~,
Corn-Easy; spot and the month 5S S-Sg
3315c March, 38I2633 5-Sc.; April, 80 5-sD
80 7-Sc; steamer mixed 321eu82sc.; south 4
ern white and yellow corn, 33n34c. 49,
Oats-Steady; No 2 white western, 3p2g
&c.. No. 2 mixed do, S2l2q3Sc,
Rye-Dull and easy; No. near by,
55ikc.; No. 2 western, 56izc.
Hay-Firm for the better grades; choice
timothy. sl250ds1S
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Rutter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet; fresh, lac.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Sl.25 per basket.
Whiskey-UnchaPged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 26-1t was a weak
day in wheat, July being au one time OH
cline. 1t was a narrow market, and the
weakness was due more TO the war news,
which. however, favored other markets.
Corn was lower, as were PROVISIONS, PORK
being the weakest in list.
leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
wHRAT-No.s.
July. ........ soHal< S9h So Sshas
CoRN-No.2.
ssaN 292fsM 29!tass o 2ess
September....32 5SB oi1sa"- Oh 1sa'~
OATs-No =.
May.........~.,<o US oSIt"~N 51H
a4A <-1s %1B
NESS PoRK-Per Dbl
.slO42K e10.55 $1,000 s103S
July. 1880 10 o2H 1873 lO.4o
LARp-Per 100 los
NAV $500 1925 s5.I7Ik s5.17I6 |
July ....... 5.27Is 5.32K OBS o.25
SHORT RiBs-Per 100 lbs
s5.l5 so.07h s5.07h
July. $50 b.2Zh o.lo 5.lo
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 |
yellow corn. 28ilc Flour dull; winter pa |
tents, $i.50qS5; straight, SS-5OaSS.6O; spring |
special. S3.4OQ$36O, spring patents H4
$40 No. spring wheat, yOu5lc.; no . |
spring wheat, 92Ac.; No. 2 red, NVip |
81 02lL No. corn. 2SAc. No. oats. 25Hc.; |
No white 273tG12sIkc. No. 2 rye, 4Satc. |
No. barley, 32bzQ4Oc NO. l naxsee1'
z, %. new. NB Prime timothy seed. |
$3.50. Mess pork. per barrel Si0SV4SiV.S1.
Lard, per 100 pounds. so.l1is. Short-rlp
sides doose). $5q$525. Dry-salted shout
ders Noxed) s475GT$5. Short-clear sides |
(boxed), S.2JW$5b. Wmskey; dlstlliers
finished goods, per gallon, I:ls,@ sugars
500; granuiateo' $o;oi bu u,1,,ro