Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15
GENERAL MARKETS.

small lots. Large lots would DING more
stock light
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. February E-Flour.Nes-
lected but firmly held on spring patents
Rye Flour-Dull
Buckwhoat iflour-F1rIl.
BuckWheai--DuH.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firm, No. ?, 69lzc.
Barley-Dull.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Mhcat-Ouiet: No. red, SIC. /. o, y.
Ontiors onened stronger. and for a time
were SUPPORTED by cables. active lotetsn
buying OF March wheat. and coid-Wedther
news, later developments were n iote
bearish, however, iohoNihs e aaiet -
small clearances. Close weak al q l5sc.
advance on March. but &c. decline on
other months March closed &7sc.' APrl
closed 7sc.; May closed llc. ,.-,-,-,,.
corn-spot s'f trq with NS wheat. offer.
ings proved liberal, ana later, lhhuShttS -
by the visible supply Increase ana Dig
car-iot estimates, prices broke badly
closing weak x at I,ly "a closed los ~" lSbe. '''
0ats-Spot strong; No. ,, 5512c. Options
duiet.
Cut Meats-Firm; picked shoulders
fQllc. picked hams ,s ga nd s575: Feb
ruarv closed S775. nominally; renned
quiet.
Pork-steady. ,eoo
Rutfer-Firm: western creamery, 800
22c factory. ll1zn1tc., ElgIns, Z2c.; imi-
| talon creamery, l5Qi7i2c.; Stale dairy
13Q20c.
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
23h02ic.; western, fresh 2ic.; southern
| H2jiac.
| POtatOes-Steady
PctrOieum-Dull.
Pogfu-Steady.
Turpentine-Quiet at asa i0l2c.
G1;sbbaee|Duu at S2a$i per 100.
! -Oil-Whiie quiet, is strong
and somewhat higher; prime winter yell
| low, 3lu32c. - m
CHANGED. ruled quiet with scarcely hair 3
Ireodtb variations. and no important new
| features. sentiment bearishly inclined,
under increased vlsiple supply, larger ~
/ CENTS. small warehouse delveri IS. extern
sive clearances ana agsence Oh ste 'oi,'d
| tive support; selling. however. checked
| bv favorable European cables. Close quiet
| ana net unchanged: sales, 1900 bags, IN
Guiding March. Sj.45: May, $50; spot no
| dull and nominal; No. T. invoice, $o.yV'
No. T. jobbing, 81; mild dull; CordoVa'
sTgar-Raw quiet but steady; fair re
/ fning Bile; centrifugal lso-desres
| tesO. 45-l6c.: molasses sugar 3 1-l6c.; re-
| fined quiet but steady.
THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE dry
goods market to-day has been inactive IN
all departments on account OF lne ~ siIoT g
| leading into the city and Of the city ltsell;
| Few BUYERS have been in attendance anu
/ few mails were delivered lo-day. Suh
days and yesterday mans luIh.St IL
| some business. but It is evident that me
severe weather will contract buying LOT
| some little time 10 come. The tone OF
/ the cotton markets however Is sIron5'
and the tendency OF prices is still up
ward Woollen goods IN mems wear anu
dress fabrics are STEADY.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE February 1i.-Flour-Duii
'i Wb 1,,f,,5 spot. 75isa75sc.; March.
! 76i I76asc.: May. Tkn1i@sc.; southern
wheat. by sample. 70n'6c. oo,,e,
Corn-Easy spot and the mo ny !, 90, Sg1sW
9Qi.c.. March 39iaN394c.; April, 4O40f1sc.'
! Nav. lOiac: southern white and yellow
g 0',a'ts"F'irm; No. 2 white. S6qs6iac.
Rye-Steady; No. ,, nearby 6oa6lc.;
No western, &c.
Buttcr-Steady.
Eegs-Firm and unchanged
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Iettuce-Unchaugcd
Understandings
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO February IA large IN
crease in the visible supply, together with
small clearances at the seaboard to-day,
caused a decline in wheat. After an early
rise Of SC. May left Off with decllne
of 1a02yc Corn lost safe and oats sc
pork closed with a loss Of llOql2l2c.' lard
one of ne. and ribs one Of 5Q7l2e.
The leading futr~es ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. >.
Nav .......7Ss.aH a az ia 724q3s
July ......72SsuA 72sl H$i H4s
Corn-No. ?.
May .......37i20A 3l3i S3sG5I ~ gs
July ......373sN3S IS 5iss 5ies
Sept. ...3S5s4at 385s04 50 IS