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

fancy. S8.4OqsieO; buckwheat Hour nomi-
nal.
Cornmeal-F Firm.
Rye-Steady
Bdrley-InHCtiVe.
Barley Malt-Quiet
Wheat-Spot easy; No. .. red, S5QSjiac.;
options opened easy, and We're in fairly
good mood most OF the day. Selling mo-
tiyes were lower cables, warmer tempera-
lures West, moderate clearances and
lack OF outside support. Near the close
shorts became suddenly alarmed over
big export rumOrs, and rallied the market
sharply. Close firm but gale. net lower;
March closed 34c.; May closed 77lac.;
Corn-No. ,. 49.qi54c.: options opened
easy, with wheat, rallied later, on big
ciearances, and near the close advanced
rapidly on heavy export purchases, being
finally firm, although lsnasc. below last
nights close. March closed 4c., May
closed 1880; July closed 4lac.
Oats-Spot dull No ?, 3l4n35c; options
nominal.
Beef-Flrm.
t-Mtats-Quiet.
Lard SteadIer: steamed western. $3.50;
March, $500 nominally; refined steady.
P0rk-f'irm
Butter-Very firm; western creamery,
lGa2lc.: do factory, 120lr2c., Elgins, Die
imitation creamery, l12ulsc.; state DAIRY
Cheese-Bfrm; large, white 1O&c.
Eggs-Strong; State and Pennsylvania,
3Od80i &C.. western, fresh, Doc .o-~..,
Long Island. Sl.50a$22j; sweets, Jersey
Sl.1ffS21J.
PetrOleum-Dull.
ROsin-Steady.
Turpentine-F'rm at 4hA1f7c.
Rfce-Firm.
Cabbage- steady at t3aS9 per 100.
Cottonseed- Ou-Primc crude, bic.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady al
| q EdlO points decline, rultd scheIdly
weak under liquidation, following lower
: rablrs larger receipts, continued apathy
/ Of suot buyers, and absence OK Oulslut
/ sneriilative trade Selling helped by heaVy
/ United states deliveries Close e9Sy.
/ Sales 302lD bags. including March' S''z9
/ April' s. .: spot Rio duh and easy, No. q;
invoice. So; No. z. JoDDinsi SOD UNI
| qHiet: COrdoya, $SHFlL BUSINESS si'i''
and scattering CT. roeri,o, 27,c
centrifugal (9j-degree tesl)' 43sc'' H"'e'7''1
/ sugar. ll-lGc.; refined hrin.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, March The tone o.
! cotton goods continues SUE i,s,rs stoclt.
/ mand for quick deliveries keeps SION
| ia verv clean condition, and sellers are
| freouentlv turning down orders LOT lor
/ I'd deliveries on the basis OF cur Iclt
| nrices. Fancy and staple prints deciueu
H., strong Brown and Dledched cottoIl
! aootnst b,lvers and cOlOred cottons gtadu
! allv advancing. Cotton Innings very hthl
/ ~ held. Cotton underwear STEADY pu
| hosiery still irregular. Print-cloths no
| "ffered ON present basis of 81 for regu
! lars. ..
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. March 2.-Flour-Dul
and unchanged. 49,
| Wheat-Dull and lower spot ana tnt
| month. 76W67sc; February l6igglo94oCc.
! May, 7T4u772sc.; southern, by sample 'Vs
| lie. -.., os2,0
! 600 April 1917 n39iac.: May. iOd4Ol2c. ask
/ Ell. southern white and yellow, $50 i0c.
/ O9ts-Dul: No white. &c. asked.
Rve-Easier: 40 ., nearby, t012gblc
No. . western. &c
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged
! Rutter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm.
| Checse-Steady and unchanseh.
| Iettuce-$l2O per busheL
| Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. March 2.-Decidedly bearisi
cron news today caused good dedl o
/ erottered fquidation. and May wheat q
| one time during the session showed ue
! cline of he Near the end. however
| ebnrts became alarmed on account o
| be9t-, export-taklngs and doubt as 10 IN
| ,.,.r,c+n.-s Of the early claims OF uilh
| iured fall wheat. May Ntt on win ne
| IN. al 5.c. corn Is a shade lower am
! o,t- lost Ic.sPOrk advanced "a t2c, am
Ia 70 RIBS closed a shade hlsner
Ihe leading futures ranged az folIows'
Opcning. Highest. Lowest Closlhs