Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-16
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, March l5.-Flour-Dull and

easy.
Rye Flour-Dull.
COrnmeal-Quiet.
Rye-Wcak; No. ., 6JdJ5c.
Barley Malt-DuN.
Wheat-Spot easy; 40. red size. OPP
lions opened weak, in response 10 foreign
selling. \ rally followed at midday, on
cold-weather predictions for the wheat
belt but liquidation developing, II eased
off and closed weak, and efuIc. lower,
March closed at $3.50; April closed at
75asc.: May closed at ne
COrn-SpOt steady; No. :, 44n bAc. Up
tfons opened barely steady, and most OF
the day ruled quiet but firm, on rain West
and big export purchases. close STEADY
AT unchanged prices; May closed at 4Oc.;
'1 osts"s spo q dull; No. 2. s2lAc. options
dull.
cut Meats-Steady; picked shoulders,
&c 80.
March. 500, nominally. Refined steady
Butter-steady; western creamery, 15g
2)c. factory. l2Qlii4c.; Elgins, DC; state
dairy. H1l92c.
Cheese-Firm; large white. l2c.
Eggs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
he. western fresh, he; southern, Gl2g
Potatoes-steady: New York. sl.25dS2 %
Long Island. N.750S.2j; Jersey, s2qS.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull.
PetrOleum-Dull.
ROsin-firm.
Turpentine-Steady at i7dfisc.
Rice-Steady.
peanuts-StrOng.
Cabbage Steady; domestic. slaslO per
100.
Coffee-Options opened steady at
points decline, and further eased off in
some POSITIONS, under local selling, IN
duced by unfavorable European cables,
and absence OF outside support. Brazilian
receipts showed dwindling tendency,
while the American warehouse movement
continued well up TO the recent nigh
average. Close quiet and to 10 points
lower; sales 2,2Jo bags, including June,
s52CQS5.2j. Spot Rio quiet and barely
steady, Ne. 7. invoice, 6J-l6c. MID STEADY,
Cordova, sale.
sugar-Raw steady but inactive; fair
refining 37sc.; centrifugal, .f-degree test,
4s,c.; molasses sugar, 3slc Refined steady
and less active.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March l5.-There has beer
a quiet spot market to-day for cottor
| goods Of all descriptions, but business L
| supported By fairly liberal recorder de
mand through the mails. Tone OF marke
well maintained in all directions. Cantor
| fannels and fancy mapped fabrics have
sold well for fall at advanced prices
/ Fancy and staple prints are In limited
] supply ana very llililf D'A ipN NN'N~''a
/ higher Glnehams are scarce. WOfste'
dress goods firin. Silks tending agains
] buyers Print-cloths quiet but very firm
! Local jobbng trade active.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. March b.-Flour-Dul
! and unchanged.
| Wheat-Duil and easy; spot and tn
month. 74isqIi%.c.: April. 1iAWs5c.; May
| 75i.a75a.c; southern wheat, by sample
! 70lljizc. ~,
Corn-steady; spot and the month, By
! 037s.c.; April. 374N3T.c.; May SS'sH3s'sc.
| southern white and yellow, 3lft.sc.
! Oats-Dull: No. 2.white. 3u&izc.
Rye-Steady; No 2. nearby 5sl.9cOc.
] No. 2 western. &c.
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Rutter- Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
I'eftuce-S2 25as2 80 per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. March lj.-The break In IN
protracted dry spell in California, u
esther with the contradiction OF cIoi
damage claims. weakened wheat to-da,
and May closed at u decline Of SaG'.