Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07

NEW YORK, February 6.-Flour-Quiet
and weaker. The final rally in wheat
S.sOu&-l5; rye flour quiet; buckwheat
flour dull.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firm; No. 2, &C l-2c.
Bdrley-CQuiet.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, S2l-2c.;
options opened weak, under bearish
cables. heavy worlds shipments, and dis
appointing outside trade, and made fur
ther declines during the forenoon. The
crowd oversold. however. and when con-
fronted later by a good export business,
covered actively, inducing sharp rally.
The close was firm at a i-Sn1-4c. net adj
vance; March closed 70 3-ic.; May closed
7G lie; July closed Zoe.
Corn-Spot steady; No, 2, 4S 9-Saif S-Se: {;
options at first declined because of weak
ness abroad and big receipts on export
takings, and covering, rallied, ana closed
firm. at unchanged, prices; May closed
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2. "a 1-2c.; options
| dull.
Beef-Quiet.
Cut-Meats-Steady.
Lard-Firm;- western steamed $o.@;
February. $.S7, nominally; refined steady.
Butter~Firm: western creamery, Is 1-2Q
| 19c.; factory. l2dl4c.; Elgins, l9c.; lmlta-
! ton creamery. l3gl6 1-2c. State dairy'
GHhecse-steady: large white. 10 1-2c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
| 10 l-2lt2Oc. western, fresh, 10 lie; SOUTH
| ern 1919 1-2c. ~-
Pro,tatoes-Steady; New York, sl.25lt
Sl.62 -: Long Island, N.75QS2; Jersey,
| Sl.2JltS $50.
| Petroleum-Dull
1TSGrpeniine~Steady at 45 1-294Gc.
Cabbage-Durl at s2asi per 100.
| Cottonseed- Oil-Trade moderately &C
| considerable
nrmness prime crude, DC; butter Staues'
GoIfce-Options opened steady. at un-
changed prices 70 5-points decline, lol-
! Loving unfavOrable Brazil advices. heavier
market. apathy of spot buyers, ana i Idll ,
| ing off i'm warehouse deliveries; rallied
partially on covering following ga: IayoG p,et
| closing Havre cables, ana closeu qqil o..
| 900 bags including March, 500; May
| ~. spot Rio quiet; No. Z invoice,
| 1852 IL: No. 7. jobbing, Nl2 Il; milo
! guiet: Cordova. S.75Ql4. o-oo
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, S1-Sc;
| centrifugal G6-degree tesO, 5-Sc.' mo
| lasses sugar, Csc; refined hrih'
THE DRY-GoODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 6.-The week
| opens with a fair attendance OF puy ors s
| an increase in the volume OF man Vi ~ -
| and good general business doing. COZ
| ton goods very strong Advances OF sc
i'm award brown sheetings,. heavy haheS
with New Workers again buyers. Wldt
| sheetings tending against buyers. Codrs'
| colored cottons very hrm. Prlhts 3u
| vancing. Improving demand for woonef
goods, with steady tone.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. February 6.-Flour-Dul
and lower: western superior, $2.25IS2.6O.
Wheat-Depressed and lower; spot anC
the month. 7iu14 3-4c.; May. 76ql6 Lac
southern wheat, by sample 7OD4 l-2c.
| Coru-Eairlv steady. spot and tn,
month. 80 1-lfi39 3-Sc.; March, 80 5-SQioc.
southern white and yellow corn, 81 l-2l
40c.
Oats-Firm; No. white So 1-2d36c.
Barley-Steady; No. 2 western % lie
Sugar-Strong; graduated, %. oo1
! Butter-Steady; fancy creamery ZVl
dc: store-packed 1lml2c.; rolls, 12d13c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh. 1Sc. per dozen;
Cheese-Steady; fancy New YORK, Wc.
large, Hall 1-4c.
I,ettuce-Sl 25dSl.50 per bushel box.
| Whiskey-$l. 30d$1.8 per gallon Tor mn
ished goods in carloads; SL52G$l55 Pc
gallon for jobbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 6.-Big clearance
and good export demand at the Atlanta
coast brought about reaction III Whea
to-day, and May left off at an adYanc
of &c. after a break Of l9sc. early, cause
by liquidation of long property. Corr
closed with a gain of &c, ana oats VIII
one Of sc. Pork rose p2GlOc-; lard F2c.
and ribs Sc. .,,..
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing