Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-15

but shade steadier; Minnesota, xeVp'
si.lO rye flour, good TO fair, S.log3S'20.
Cornmeal-f1rm.
Rye-Stcadier; No. ., CSC.
Barley-Quiet.
Bariey MdIt-IQuiet.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, s24c:; OPP
cable news. but experienced a sharp rally
later in the day, on bad crop reports.
Kansas Nebraska. and Illinois sent out
numerous complaints, shorts covered free-
ly, and there was a little outside buying
of July The small increase in world )
stocks also had a bullish effect The close
was strong at a &c net advance, March
closed Si9sc: May closed 75Ac.; July closed
lac.
Corn-spot firm; No. 2, hc. options,
on small receipts and big clearances,
closing firm at &c. net advance; MaFcn
closed A3ic.; May closed 4Oc.; July closed
4O1zc.
0ats-spot quiet; No. q S24c. options
dull
Reef-Quiet but steady; packet, Ss.5o9
Cut-Meats-ouiet; picked hams. $500
Lard-steady; western steamed, $50;
March 1852 nominally; refined quiet.
Butter~steady: western creamery, l5@
2Oc.: do. factory 12nlrsc.; Elgins, 2oc.;
imitation creamery. 1S4l7l2c; state dairy
14Ql9lsc. -
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
l4c.: western. fresh, lic.; southern lZ12a
14c. a-~.o
Long Island, $l5CQs225; sweets, Jersey
S.75n$2.75.
Cottonseed- OIL Quiet; prime crude, 2lc.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady
Turpentine-Firm at 474i7hc.
cahbaeeEOuiet M s4ds10 per 100.
Coffee-Options opened steady. at an
advance of lGNl5 points, ruled falrly ac-
tive. on advance at Havre ana Hamburg
and continued very heavy American ware
house deliveries; subsequently eased on
partially under liquidation following
withdrawal OF outside support. close
steady and 10 points net higher; sales,
Is 900 bags, including May, $50: July, >53):
spot Rio steadier; No. T. invoice, 3-l6c.;
No Z. jobbing. 6ssc.; mild steady; Cor
sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. 9ssc. bid;
centrifugal (sS-degree tesp, Stsc bid; mo,
| lasses sugar SIC. bid; refined firm and
| tending upward.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. March l4.-There has not
| been any change in the general character
| Of the market for cotton goods To-Day:
| The sDot demand has been moderate, and
! dealings have been OF average extent:
| several lines OF dark denims advanced
! &c per yard. Print-cloths firm, but de-
mand Indifferent. Dress goods urn III
| plain worsted makes. J0bbing trade good
| In all departments.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. March l4.-Flour-Dull
| and unchanged.
Wheat-Steady; spot and the month.
| 74s' 6747.c.: April 75q75Ac: May, 75AQ
| 75l5c.; southern wheat, by sample WB
Gorn-Quet: spot and the month. $7h0
37ssc: April 37&GS77sc.; May, 3s@QSS'sc.;
/ southern white 31Q3Sc.
Oats-Steady: No. white, 3jq25l2c.
Rye-Dul: No. 2. nearby, 5ylggCOc'; NO.
| . western. &c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
| Rutter-Stoady and unchanged.
| Cheese Steady.
Lettuce-$2 2jt$2 80 per bushel box.
Whskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO March 14.-An Unexpectedly
! small Increase in the worlds stocks or
! wheat to-day. together with substantiated
claims Of crop damage caused recoV-
| erv of 1c from the low point at which
! Nav closed. with a net gain OF 38412c.
! Corn left off sc. higher, and oats un-
| changed Lard closed without change
and pork and ribs advanced 2ls45c each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
heat-No
| Nav 6qikGss 7O7s 69is 7Oss