Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 7.-Flour-Inactive
at the advance; closing firm. with wheat;
Minnesota patent. S5.45as5.50.
Rye Flour-Dull; choice family, 5000
$40
Cornmeal-Quiet.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, 63i2d6ic.
Barley-Dull.
Barley Malt-Duli.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, AdSihc.
Options opened strong, on crop scarcity,
ard upheld by covering and Southwestern
investment buying most of the session.
Foreigners sold early, but the market
was easily absorbed. Local sentiment
was bulish all day, the traders taking
more stock in crop-damage news than
heretofore. The close was strong. and
1isc. over Saturdays l o'clock curb prices;
March closed at Si2c.; May closed at nc. +;
July closed at 757sc
Corn-Spot firm; No. @ 43IsdAssc OPP
lions opened firm, with wheat. but ruled
quiet all day, and generally featureless.
! Receipts are increased. Close steady at
a CSC. net advance over Saturdays l
o'clock curb price: May closed at 4lc
July closed at 4llsc
Oats-spot strong No. 2, S5a35kc. OPP
tons dull.
Beef-S,eady.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Lard-Steady; western steamed. $3.50;
March, $5.62, nominally. Refined firmer.
POrk--Dull.
Buffers Steady; western creamery, la
22c: factory, 12al4sc.; Elgins, PC. imi-
| 14i2n20c.
Enthusiastically; large white. 12c.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania.
! 13hc; western, fresh, Bale; southern,
| 12l2Gl3l2c.
Potatoes-St Steady; New York. 81 .5OQs2 50;
Long Island, sl.75; sweets. Jersey. s2.5Oa
| $3.50.
Cottonseed-O iI-Quiet; prime crude. &c;
yellow, 26c.
Petroleum-Duli.
Rosin--Steady.
Steady. at 4d4fsc.
Rice-Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet; domestic sid$l0 per l00
Comee-Options opened steady and UNI
changed to points lower. under unfavor-
able European cables, but extensive sell
ing, arrested by light receipts; free ware
house deliveries and slightly better in
quiry for spot articles. Speculation light
and Of professional character Close
steady but points lower; sales, 1000 bags,
including April 1880; May, s.. Spot Rio
dull: No T. invoice, Lice; No. Z. jobbng,
5-l6c. Mild quiet; Cordova. sQ14c.
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE dry-goods
market opens quietly i'm all divisions. Ia
brown cOttOns prices are well maintained.
Bieached cottOns quiet but firm. Denims
In light supply and tending against buy
ers. Checks. cheviots. plaids, and other
coarse cOlored cOttOns quiet, but prices
maintained. Prices in fancy and staple
lines steady. Ginghams scarce and firm
throughout. White goods in staple and
fancy varieties also firm throughout.
WOollen goods I'm mems wear and in
dress goods unchanged.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March 27-Flour-Firm
western superior, $2.25q$2.iO
Wheat-Easy; spot, the month, and
April. 76 1-2G76Ac. May. 764an77c; south
ern wheat, by sample, 70uTlsc.
Corn-Firm; spot and the month, 81 1851
80 lie; April, 80 l-Sq39 3-Sc.; May, 39$s9
40c: southern white corn. 4Oc.
Oats-Firmer; No. white, 35q35lsc.; NO.
2, 32l5n33c.
Rye-steady; No 2, nearby. 5Sa5slsc.
No. western, 6Oc.
Sugar-Strong; graduated, 5000.
Butter-Steady; fancy store-packed, ia
l2c; rolls. Pale.
Eggs-Firm at 12l2ul3c.
Cheese-Firm and active; fancy New
York. Coo; large, 12nl2Ac
Whiskey-Sl. 30n$ll per gallon for finish
ed goods in carloads; Sl.3luSl.32 per gallon
for jobbing lots.
Lettuce-s l.75Qs2.25 per bushel box.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March ia bulge Of 1i2a
! 15.c in the price OF wheat was caused
| to-day by complaints of serious damage
| 10 the winter crop. in many places pre-
| yiously reported in good promising con-
| dition' Corn and oats improved l4c. each
Pork advanced &c. and lard and ribs 212u
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening Hisnest. Lowest. Closing.