Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
GENERAL MARKETS.


NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March u.-Flour-Dull
| and weak at a jUljc. decline; winter pa
| tents. $365QSS.eO; rye -four weak; good 10
| fair. SljU$5Z ..or, eo1o
| COrnmeal-Easier; yellow WesteIh' oo4
Rve-Dun: No. 2. CSC.
Barley-Quiet feeding western, 40
4Slac.; mailing. 5Jl2p6lc. ..--,
Barley Malt-Dul; western, 6vniOc.
Wheat-SpOt weak; No. red, Sllsc.i OPP
lions had a weak undertone ana Hgnt
trade all the morning. in response to
heavy government figures on FARMERS re-
serves. supplemented by lower cables and
an absence Of disturbing crop news. Close
weak and 1nlAc. net lower; March closed
SO0S)isc. May closed 7lisc.; July closed
724c.
also weak all day on the. government re-
serve figures and liquidation. Close weak;
March closed 4llsc.; May closed S93sc.;
July closed 4OAc.
oats-spot dun; No. 2, S3Hc.; options
dull.
mess. So; beef hams, Slg; packet $500
STOPS: city mess. $l5aSl5.5O
-Meats-Dull; picked bellies, s5d
1913: picked shoulders, $450QSi.I5; picked
hams $t.75MN50.
March. 500, nominally; refined quiet.
POrk-Dull: mess, SSq$9.5O.
Butter-Very firm; western creamery,
15Q20c.; extra 12qlf2c.; Elgins, 2Oc.; imi-
tation creamery 13qlH2c.; State dairy
1iQ1S5c.
Cheese-Firm; state, large white. 12c.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
lie, western, fresh, 1ic.; southern, 1870
Potatoes-steady; New York. sl25as2;
Long Island, Sl.50Q$2.25; Jersey, sweets,
Petroieum-Quiet; refined. New York,
sI35: Philadelphia and Baltimore, $3.50;
Rosin- Strong; strained. common to
Turpentine-Firm at 47i4d4Sc
Rice-Firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4l2Q
Sc: Japan, 5Q5Ac.
Cabbage-Quiet at $3.50 per 100.
Cottonseed-Oil-Prime crude, dc; but
ter grades. 29u32c.
Coffee-Options steady at unchanged
prices, and while quiet. showed healthy
undertone throughout the session. For
eign cables disappointing. Brazilian re-
ceipts full, and spot demand slack, but
these factors Offset by yesterdays big re-
duction in the long interest, continued
very heavy warehouse deliveries. and be-
lief that short account is unjustifably
large. Close steady and unchanged 10
points higher; sales. 9 80 bags, including
March. s.; April, $; spot Rio dull: No.
7. invoice. S6.12la: No. 7. iobbers. s562lh:
mild quiet Cordova, $SGS4
Sugar-Raw strong with upward ten
dency: fair refining 15-16c: centrifugal
C6-degree tesD, 1-32c.; molasses sugar,
l-lGc.: refined firm; mould \, 3-l6c.
graduated. 1-Sc.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 1l.-Print-clOths
have sold during the week only in small
quantities. Few sales of regulars have
been reported, and odd goods have chang
ed hands to the extent Of only about
n ufar no W
goods. The price tone, however, has re-
NAMED very strong in nearly all grades.
In other cotton lines the week has been
large one. Export goods have sold
well through the week.
The week closes quietly in the cotton
goods division. Spot business is mode
rate. Mail orders are fair. The tone is
quiet but strong, in all departments
Market now engaged chiefly I'm levelling
up TO top range. Print cloths very firm.
American cotton yarns strong. Worsted
yarns advancing. No change I'm mems
wear or woollen or wOrsted dress fabrics.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. ND, March 1L-FIour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Weak and lower: spot and the
month. 7ilkG1t2ic.; April, 74&i075c.; Maya
Hsq75c.; southern wheat, by sample, 7OQ
75isc
Corn-Weak and lower; spot and the
month. 87@sqS7l3c.; April S7lG3sc.; May
oo'4WOJc.s SoulutIH NUllt ana Yellow
corn 3S12c. asked.
Oats-Dull and easier; No. white, 35lka.
36c.
Rye-Easier; No near by, 59lka6Oc.
No. western. &c.
Sugar--Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm al 12c.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
Lettuce-Per bushel box, 1926.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March flowing to the
bearish government figures on farmers
visible. the longs in wheat corn. and
oats threw their hands up to-day and
allowed the shorts full swing. The losses
for the day were 7sQlc. a bushel on
100000 TO 100000 bushels Of wheat. 7sc.
on from 100000 TO 100000 corn. and 1Lc
on about 100000 bushels of oats. Pro
visions were comparatively steady. pork
closing with d loss Of &c. and lard and
ribs with one of 2isG5c. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows
opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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