Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-03
GENERAL MARS IS.

GENERAL MARit-TTS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. February 2.-Flour-Neg-
! lected. with buyers about lJc apart.
! Rye FlOur-Dull.
Buckwheat FlOur-Dull.
Buckwheat-Quiet at JSc.
| COrnmeal-Firm.
Barley-Steady.
Rye-DuN.
Wheat-Spot. No. .. northern, Duluth,
SIC. OPTIONS opened stronger. ON foreign
buying, but sold off, although Iqu l.,..-
! ton seemed less prominent imam yesleI1
! dav Bulls were tmid. ST. Louis sold
| heavily. Local houses quickly unloadeG
I forenoon purchases, ana tnls pIoihpltu
| weak close at n aye. decline. The eN-
| port trade was large and the clearances
were heavy; March closed ~ sssc.' May
closed at 77ssc.; july closed al !3-sc:
Corn-SpOt firm; No. ?, 4i4p zoe, ]. o. d.
| Options opened firm, and except Tor re-
action at midday, with wheat. was Wen
held all day, on further large export puI-
chases, closing trm at lic; het a az. tls
MAY closed AT $3.50. July closed at 45'sc.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. , 5'2c' OptlohS
dull.
Gut Neats-Steady: picked bellies 81
53,c.: shoulders 4a44c.; do. hams &C.
| iard-Oujet: western steamed, $3.50;
| February, $j.s5, nominaily.
BUUtferrFirm; western creamery, lilD
1ec. do. factory. l20l4c.; Elgins, 1sc.;
imitation creamery, 1Sql6l4c.i state DAIRY
90 Enthusiastically; large white, loisc;
Egqs-Firm: state and pennsylvania
19i5T2oc.; western, fresh. l9i2c.; southern
i' PPoiy}attUoes-steady: New York, Sl25q
81 en-: Long Island $l75a$2; sweets, Jer-
'T Gott ions eeesdi-Oil-steady; prime crude,
1910: do. yellow, 2ia2Jc.
| % Vg1anrp-InlI
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good
~ T;fIu'TspSesn iiil, at Glsaisc.
G d;i - at $2qSi per l0a
! Coffee-Options opened steady NJ IN,
| changed prices to points hisher, ana
| further improved on encouraging caplta
| from European and brazilian markets
light receipts large warehouse DELIVERIES
! decrease i'm American visible. less pear
ish statistical situation generalIy, aIu
| slIDDort from bull faction. Close STEADY
| and unchanged 20 points higher saies,
1880 bags. including February, S''I1,
! March. $3.50. Spot Rio quiet 1ut steaH'y
| No. Z invoice. 6ssc.; No. = JoDblnS' ',sc'
| Mild steady: COrdOva, tzHllc.
Sugar-Raw strong fair relln,lng,
Q lS-i6c. centrifugal s6-degree test 10 ,
WUscovado. Sg-degree test at Sl3-l6c.,
SPOT. ex. wharf. Refined firm.
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET
NEW YORK. February THE cotton
goods division of the market Is dally lui
! nishing evidence of all-arOund StlehSll.
| Advances are again quoted hh Drown @iiu
| bIeached cOttons. in wide sheeun6, ana IN
printed calicoes, with popular me OF
dress ginghams. The demand IS grduudlly
expanding on home trade account anu
there are good orders i'm the market LOT
export. Regular print cloths cannot De
bought at first hands for IL Genus per
ward i'm any position. Woollen sooaS LOT
mems wear are steadier in tone. WIN an
improving demand. and dress sooua "Ic
promising better results.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 2-Flour-un-
Wbeat-Dull: spot and the month, -19siq
76c.: March 7624 u0c.; May - 4nttisC'
southern wheat, by sample, iVd 'o'2c'
Corn-Firmer: spot and the month";
ioi .lrloi,c: March 403sHH4fc.; southern
white and yellow corn, ga 'V.-&.c..o..
Oats-Firmcr; No. white ''-sH Soc'
Rve-Firmer: No. near by oz'2c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
| Cheese-Steady and unchanged
| Iettuce-Unchanged.
| Whisky Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
crItC,cO February after early
6rmness to-day wheat yielded 10 furthcr
liauidation Of long property; hedNS, ~
port takings at the Scaboard cheth'u .il0
decline 2c from the top price OF me ses
eion and Nav closed with net loss OF
80 corn and oats held alOOf from ne
moralfzing association with wheat, ana
| i"ft off nj an advance of @sc. IN corn ana
Ease. in oats. PORK ana iaru are d"
| shade higher and ribs unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as lolloWs'
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
NAY "to ..,7ss.aa 7sa4 * q. 49,.
H3% .... s55.gi. .p g.. a.. 81.
Sept. ......S9 1914 JS3s SSis
Oats-No ,
NAV NAV .............26ss 2GaaQ7s 26ss 1854
Mess Pork-Per BbL
Nav .......NO42is 5000 SlO35 Sloi2ls
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
JULY ........S 600 5 6.o21z 80 o.S''2
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
1 May .. : 5 55ss SIS s s39 55o''
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
| yellow corn. SIC. Flour in moderate De
| nand and easy. No. spring Mhca, 'O.
| 73c; No. 3 spring wheat G5'20 lie; No. =
! red 72i5a74c. no. corn, 36Ssc. NO. oats
! 7a.d2Sc.; No. white. 30ia1gc.i NO o
! white 30ikc. No. rye, 5blgc., I. %: d. 80.
| ? barley. niaG52isc. 30. fiaxseed' 81
! Prime timothy seed, SZj0uS-.aU. -Nt9o
| pork. per barrel. aO20qSl0.25. Lard per
! iO pounds. $5.65nS5.G7ia Short-riD Sldes
| loose). 81 SJfisf9j. Dry-salted shoulders
| boxen. 4lI4S.c Short-cloar sides poNeui
| s. 2ga$j25. Whisky. distillers hniShe1
| goods per gallon. 81 p. Sugar. cut 100
| nnchanged Butter firm creamery ~
lNLc.: dairy. l0ihnlGc. Eggs nrm, lieSh'
INC. Cheese steady, creams. s@sHllc'
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. February - - NJ
| Cotton Spot in fair demand; prices IN
changed; American middling, 300. inc
| yalrs OF the day were 1000 baies' 81
which 3 900 bales were for speculation anu
export. and included 800 American. Ike
| CENTS % 800 bales-all American.
Futures opened easy, vita talr ue-
,nand and closed steady at me advance
American middling. low middilng clause.
| Februarv. 8 l5-GiQ3 lG-Gid. sellers; FeDru-
arv and March. 15-6ilt3 l6-6id.. sellers;
| March and April. 3 l6-Gld.. buyers; April
| and MAY. 3 17-6id.. buyers; May and June.
1s-G,d.. buyers: June and July. 1901,
| sellers: July and August, 3 l9-6iu5 2O-Gid.,
sellers; August and September. 2O-6td
| sellers. September and October. 1850
3 2O-6id. buyers; october and November