Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-18
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKE'


NEW YORK, February 17.-Flour-Mar-
ket disclosed a weak undertone, with
buyers and sellers l0G Zoe. apart; very light
demand; Minnesota, $S.35QS3.4O.
Rye Flour-Dull.
3uckwheat Flour-Steady but quiet at
,ornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firm No 2. &C.
Barley-Dul; western feeding, 47G4S4c.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red s5lac OPP
tons had firm start, on foreign demand
for March. but soon developed a weakness
that lasted all day. In addition to crop
news OF a bearish character. wheat came
out more freely and bears extended snort
sccounts BY hammering them vigorously.
Close L0&c. net lower, and weak; March
closed al @isc.; May closed at 77c.; July
closed al 759sc.
Corn-Spot nrm; No. 2, 427sd441sc OPP
tons weakened badly to-day, by llquida-
ton resulting from prospectively big re-
ceipts next week. heavy Chicago stock.
and the break I'm wheat closing &c. net
lower; May closed at 4o7sc.; July closed
oats-spot quiet; No. 2, 8l4c. options
unchanged
Beef-Firm; family. sOasl; extra mess,
SS4S9 beef hams. $3.50; packet, 81. 50aS10
Cut-Meats-Steady; picked bellies, 90
SAC; picked shoulders, 4Aqilec.; picked
hams, 63N7i2c
Lard-Easy; western steamed, s.. IS: Feb
ruary, so nominally. Refined quiet.
Pork-Steady.
Butter-Steady; western creamery 1s9
22c.; factory. llizalic.; Elgins. pc; imi-
tatlon creamery, 139lsc.; State dairy, 139
PIC.
Cheese-Steady: large white. 1Oikc.
Eggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvania,
25c.: western. fresh DC: southern. 24c.
Potatoes-Firm; New York, sl.371s6S2;
Long Island, N.5oas2 sweets, Jersey, s2.25
1850.
Cottopeead OIL Steady. nrfrna cruda ON
2015c.
Petroleum-Dul
Rosin-Stesdy; strained, common to
good 81 3GaSl32lz.
Turpentine-H'irm at 45l2Qi6c.
Ricc-Firm.
Cabbage-Steady.
Coffee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices and ruled moderately ac-
tive. Trading restrained by closing Of
Havre market on account of President
Faure's death. Local evening up caused
rather more activity In afternoon, but no
outside speculation or new features.
Market scarcely varied points all day.
Close steady and unchanged; sales, Il. 80
bags. including March. s. IS; August, $3.50.
Spot Rio dull; No. Z, invoice, 6lac.; No. T.
jobbing &c. Mild quiet; Cordova, 7bV
nc.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 1-1sc.;
centrifugal, s6degree test, 5-16c.; mo-
lasses sugar, 35sc. Refined stead"
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 17.-There is no
check 10 the strong tone OF the market
for cotton goods The demand to-day
has been Of fully average dimensions,
even though storm distractions have not
all been removed. Utica and Mohawk
wide sheetings advanced per cent, and
some leading makes Of eastern drills adj
Vanced &c. per yard. Prints are very
strong. and orders for goods not in stock
are taken at value only. Prlnt-clothS
L 60 .1ax wrffe, Ctrt
sellers. No change In wooiien goods stu
alton. Burlaps strong.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February T-Flour-
Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; No. red, spot and the
month, 751a4759sc.; March, 76nI6hc.; May,
NE; southern, by sample, 7Q76l7c.
Corn-Easy; mixed spot, 3Si4G3Sl2c.; the
month. 3SLd3Sikc.; March 3s1sG3Sssc. +;
April, 39I4q3s3sc.; southern white corn,
oats-Quiet; No white western. SIG
S7isc.
Rye-steady; No. near by. eoaslc.; No.
western &c.
Sugar-strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm at 22d2Sc. per dozen.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-N.25 per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, February Disseminating
stocks and enlarging farmers deliveries
broke the market for the bulls In corn
to-day, and the heaviness in corn de-
pressed wheat. each closing with a loss
of &c. oats are sc. lower. Provisions
are a shade lower all around.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. 3
MAY .....73ILM% 1895 72is 72ss
July .......72 ~ as 7OAG7s Il
Corn-No. 2.
May go. .ss&67, S6H@7s S57saS6 So
July .......Sl az S7lsqA 1855 SSh