Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-24
GENERAL MARK ETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Fiour-Quiet
but steadily held at old prices.
Rye Flour-Dull.
Cornmeal-Dull.
Rye-Easer; No. 2, 6Sl2c.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Ouiet.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. . red. so'sc.
Options weak under bearish English
cables, and did not rally much an IaV'
although western crop news was decided.
ly bad from Kansas and Missouri. Local
houses sold wheat for both accounts.
Prices improved slightly near the close.
on covering. and left off steady az at a
3sdhc. net decline: March closed so1sc.'
May closed 737sc.: July closed 72Ac.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2. 42isnt&ic OPP
lions opened easy with wheat, put WERE
fairly steady afterwards. on light oner-
ings and small receipts IVES, West c T,osd
age: May closed i0isc.; July closed Nhc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, S3c. options
slow. o-o<,,,o
Beef-Steady: beef hams, slS.50asl9
Cut Meats-Quiet. 49,.
March. $50. nominally. Refined steady.
Pork-Guet. -
Butter-Firm; western creamery. l7q
| 22c: do. factory. 12dlr5c.; Elgins. &c. :
imitation creamery. l3lsals'sc; state DAIRY
| lM2lc. ga
Cheese-Steady: large white. l2c.
Fggs-Ouiet; State and Pennsylvania
| lac: western fresh. l4c. southern, lS'zc
! POtatoes-Firm; New YORK, Sl''o3S-'oo'
| Long Island Sl5OdS22'. "a,
| Cottonseed- Oil-Dull; prime cruue' --0'
Petroleum-Dull.
ROsin-Steady.
Turpentne-Steady $50. ,oo
Cabbage-Quiet: domestic $iu$lO per lbo.
CoffeeoOptions opened steady at un,
| changed prices to "A points decline. ana
! ruled moderately active. with steauy u'i--
! dertone. under lower European ana Nlo
cables. larger receipts AT no ana Santos
and smaller warehouse deliveries. oPcN",
! Iotion slack and local. close steady anu
unchanged TO points lower Sales, 2l'1y'
! baps Including June $40; July $50; sep
TENDER. $40: November. 500 Decemper'
x.65. March. Sc. Spot Rio dun ana easy
No. T. invoice l,ioc, 30 el 81 J'O'''s
| Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, CSC
| centrifugal IS degree test. 4asc; molasses
| sugar csc: fair business AT quota'lohs
| Refined steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
| NEW YORK. March 3.-There mas peer
| no change OF any moment IN the ueii
| mand for cotton goods at first hand, anu
! business continues quiet. Inc tone con
tinues firm for brown bleached am
! coarse colored cottons. Prints ana slhs'
| rams firm. Regular print-cloths nrm
hut in wide orders. concessions having
been made occasionally by sellers. caiI
ton nannels selling well Tor fall season
| prioes very firm Denims ana fancy
dress mapped fabrics for iali also goo.
| sellers Cotton hosiery inactive. Cottoi
| underwear in fair request. Slk-hnlshe'
| Innings i'm good demand, scarce, ana hrm
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. March 2.-Flour-flrn
| and unchanged. -. -,
! Wheat-Easy; spot and the month
| n l-2d73 5-Sc. April, 1iHF lac May
"A l-Sa7i 3-Sc.; southern wheat by sample
O' Corn-steady; spot and the. month. SS0
SS l-sc: April 80 3-Sc.; southern whl''
corn. 3sa3s l-2c. IL.
Oats-Steady: No. white Doc; sales
| No. 2 mixed. 32n32 l-2c
Rye-Dull: No. 2 near by, 81 l-2G5Sc.
| No 2 western, SO &c.
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
| Butter-Steady and unchanged.
| Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
| Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
| Iettuce-Per bushel box, S2.2JnsZ.JO
Whiskey-Unchange
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
| CHICAGO. March 23.-An unexpected
decline al Liverpool to-day, on accoun
OF the good crop prospects abroad weak
ened wheat, and May closed with a los
OF sc. Corn declined &c; oats, isnAc
Pork improved 7l2c and lard and ribs DC
each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. closing