Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-19

I shipments. and unsatisfactory cables; ds
clined further on liquidation. but raiiie
iu the last hour. on reported neav
freight from I,,, sngassmu,n.s c ,Dr new,
and closed steady at l-tHl lie. net de
| cline: March, slO5 3-4Jsl,, 7-s-ciose
$10s Ia: May closed Sl.D 90.
Corn-No. 2, "a s-sc;; options opeue
generally weak all day. under prospect
OF lager receipts and liquidations: close
i-iTl-2c. net lower; May closed 20 l-zc.
July closed &c 3-Sc.
Oats-Spot easier; No. e. 81 l-2nSl S-4c.
options weak and lower, owing to slacl
demand and weakness In corn; closed SIC
net lower: May closed 30 Lie.
Beef-Firm; extra mess. *.
-Meats-Firm; bellies <S.75ffsT; pick
led shoulders. $40; picked hams, so.toe
Lard-QuIet: western steamed. sS4v
May s5.52 nominally; refined steady.
Pork-Firm
Butter-Steady: western creamery
II 1-2a2Cc.: do. factory. Halle; Elgins
20c.: imitation creamery, lSnlic.; state
1 dairy, 13H17c.: do. creamery. lfnlSc.
Cheese-Quiet: large white State. sep
I tember. l-2c.
Eggs-sfeady; State and Pennsylvania,
Is lie: western. fresh. Is l-2c.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, SZ'5' l-zg
| $3.50; sweets. SnSi.
! l-2lt3 5-sc.. according to quality.
Cottonseed- Oil-Steady; prime crude'
| 20c.: yellow 20ff20 l-2c.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosn-Steady.
Turuentine--Quiet
Rice-Steady.
MOlasses- Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet at $}5cliSi
Coffce-Options opened steady at good
prices to n 5-pOints decline, ruled fairly
rrrff
tuations. until near the close, when
short rally took place on active covering
Local traders were the principal seners.
and foreign representatives the prlhcipsp
buyers. Switching a feature OF the trans
actions Foreign news was summed up as
unfavOrable. Close firm at net advance
OF 5G10 points. Sales. $500 bags, including
March $565G$5.75; May. S.Ou$5.S; spot
Rio quiet; mild steady; Cordova, S"sou
$3.50
sugar-Raw strong; fair refining.
l1-l6c.; centrifugal (s6-degree teso'
S-l6c.; refined firm.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, February 1S.-Flour-Duh
and unchanged.
wheat.Easy; spot and the :, m 10 h.
May. 800 1-2Gs1.OO "a; steamer. No red
s. 1-2n97 3-4c.: southern wheat, by sam
pie. 97c.Gs1. O2 IL; do. on grade, sSc:usl.z.
Corn-Easy; spot and the month, 80 l-sc. :
March. 81 3-4u35c.; April. S0nSo i-ic.;
steamer mixed "a 1-2q3i 5-Sc.; southern
white corn, S5436c.; do. yellow, "a La
oats-strong and higher; No. 2 white,
"a 1-2a35c. No 2 mixed 30 1-2433c ~,
Rye-Easier; No. ? near by, 50 S-4c.; NO.
western, SO 3-4c. -
Hay-Dull choice timothy. sl250dA3.
Grain Freights-Very quiet; rates steady;
steam to Liverpool, per bushel LID,
March; Cork. for orders, per quarter Ss'
41-2d.. March.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Butter and Eggs-Quiet and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per basket, N.2o
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 1s.-Everything on
the Board of Trade showed reactonary
tendency to-day, and closed at declines.
Wheat felt the effect OF yesterday
heavy liquidation. This and the large
Argentine wheat shipment resulted In a
decline in May OF 7-Sc. at one time, put
heavy ocean freight engagements for
Letter caused rally. May closed at a
loss Of 5-Sc from yesterday. Corn de-
clined 3-Sc and oats Sac. Provisions
closed unchanged to IL lie. lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
wHEAr-No.2.
May .....-.10Sa1h l04 1921 103H
tufJ... .-.s....oor CIV ~Slo o"|o
CoRS-No.2 ..
May.....~... SONa56 3ONa3l so1?saIs s0tssss
July............3S 32aB Jlo1 oI9sa4
September. ...334 1895 32A 3S>s
CASINO. =.
May........".27 q 2oA 2o?s
July........-.2t3si@ @4]Rass "a ~ss
MESS PoRK-Per bbL
.s11.l2h sll.l7I2 $1,000 s1O.95
july. lilo lilo lO.9o lO.9o
LARD-Per 100 ida
May ........s5.2O s5.22H s5.15 $500
July........ 5.<1bs $50 o.22k 5.27ls
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
$3.50 s5.22H 1895
July....... 635 5.57Is $50 5.32K
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn. % Lie. Flour steady. No.
2 spring wheat, 97c.; No. spring wheat,
9OGe6c. No. 2 red, Sl03l9qSlG. No.
corn. % 1-ic. No. 2 oats, rs 1-Sc.; No. 3
white, f. o. b.. 2Sq29c.. No. 2 rye. 40 1-4c.
No. barley, SlqSSc No. fiaxseed, sL24.
new. $1.2S. Prime timothy seed. $3.50.
Mess pork. per barrel. $lO.87lz4sl0.90. Lard,
per 100 pounds, $50 Short-rib sides,
loose, sj.l5gs5.S5; dry sailed shoulders
s5.5OnS5.6O. Whiskey distillers' finished
goods. per gallon. $l.1S1-2. Sugars-cut-
loaf unchanged. Butter steady; creamery.
13n19c.; dairy. Halle. Cheese quiet at
oUot2C. EbSS uiiH, fresh. ltt.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., February B-Flour-
Firm.
Wheat-Easier; No. 2 red, 99c
Corn-Dull; No. mixed, 81 l-2c.
Oats--Easier; No. 2 mixed, Is l-2c.
Rye-Firm: No. 2. sic.
Lard-Quiet at s..
Bulk Meats-Firm at s525.
Bacon-Firm at s..
Whiskey-Steady at $1.19.
Butter--Quiet.
Sugar-Steady.
Eggs-Easier at 12c.
Cheese-Quiet.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. February lS.-4 p. MI
cotton-SpOt in moderate demand prices |
steady; American middling. ll-32d The |
sales OF the day were 10000 bales, of |
which 500 were for speculation and ex
port, and included 9iC0 American. Re
,eipts. 5000 bales, including 1850 Ameri-
IAN.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed steady; American
low middling clause February,
l9-64d., sellers February and March,
l9-64d., sellers; March and April, 3 l9-6id.,
sellers; April and May, 3 19-6fd., buyers;
Nay and June, 3 l9-64d3 9O-6id., sellers; June
md July 19-64Q3 2O-6id buyers; July and
August, 3 20-6id.. buyers; August and Sep
ember, 2O-6ld., buyers; September and