Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-01
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 2S-Flour-
Steady but inactive; rye flour dull; buck
wheat -four steady
COrnmeal-fIrm.
Rye FlOur-Ffrm No. 2, 81 l-2G6Sc.
barley-InactiVe.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red. s. LA
81 3-4c.; options opened steady and firm
on appreheusions over the crop outlook
fairly large cleararces, and firm cables;
they advanced moderately during the
Day Export trade was fairly active, whlle
foreign houses operated on both sides
The close was firm AT a 3-Sd12c. net ad-
vance March closed 81 lie; May closed
IS lie, July closed rs Csc.
Corn-SpOt firrn No. 2 45Gi6c.; options
had a firm undertone. on smaller receipts
than expected higher cables, covering,
and the rise in wheat: close firm and 1-ic.
net higher; May closed Al S-4c.; July
closed y lSc.
Oats-Spot firm; No. 2 s5c.; options duh
| Becf-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Lard-Steady; western steamed, s5.99;
February. $3.50, nominally; refined steady
Pork-Easy; mess, &0S9.75. 80
| Butter-Steady: western creamery, 1b4
| 2c.: DO. factory. 12a1i lie; Elgins DC;
imitation creamery, B l-2alsc.; state
Cheese-Very firm; large white, 10 $40
+ Fggs-Weak: State and Pennsylvania,
NGgic: western, fresh, 26c.; southern, 2og
Potatoes Steady; New York, sL25as2;
! Long Island. $500 S2.25; sweets. Jeresy
P5etrolsun-Easy; refined. New York
! N25: Philadelphia and Baltimore, S"N
! Steady.
/ Turpentine-F1rm at rs l-2dhc
! ca ,bage-Steady.
Cottonseed-Oil-About steady and mod
erately active in "A domestic way PRIME
| crude % l-4a1lc.: butter grades. 25d3lc.
! C0nee-Options opened barely steady
! and unchanged 20 points lower; ruled
/ moderately active. following heavy re-
/ CENTS. disappointing average cable news
! selling pressure and lower prices IN the
/ snot market. with the decline arrested by
/ n marked increase IN warehouse dellNe-
! rios. trading almost entirely OF a protes-
1 sional nature. Close steady ana points
net lower; sales, ll.I5O bags. lnclua,lns
! Anril S595. MAY. so. spot Rio easter I,
! No L invoice. s625; No. 7, Jobblng, SIo'
| mild quiet: Cordova. $SaSl4
| supar-Raw steady; fair refining, Csc A.,
! Centrifugal CQ6-degree tesO, 3-Sc.; rehned
steady
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. February 2S.-The de-
mand for staple and fancy cottons Keep
/ nm we'll. both on spot and throus n -liid. !.
! olders There is not the least diftlculty III
oo1ii1g merchandise. The trouble il 10 find
rocds sufficient 10 III the orders coming
/ forward The tone OF the market was very
/ strong throughout. Further advances W.
| reached In bleached cottons, IN ,"iue
| sheetings. and prints. ana the tehueu, ,
vas stiIl upwards in all lines; Print-c, shs
were strong. but not quoted any Ilsncl
,bor os,c Tor extras. Woollen goods toI
mems wear unchanged. Dress GoouS III
fair demand.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE February 2s-Flour--Du'
and unchanged. "a ,ho rronth
77I,-7 "a. March. 77d77 lie; May. Is l-cp
| - 2sc. southern. by sample, ia ,oc, ~
! Corn-Strong; spot and the month 81 III
gaS.sc. March 80 l-iq39 lee APlIl
! IS 5-sl3S 1-2c.; southern WHITE anu
% 65 igs No. white. Slc. asked ,ls, d.
! No , western. % l-2c. ,
! Rutter-strong and unchanged
F,ggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanseu'
Iettuce-y2.50QS2. 10 per Dushei
Whiskey-Unchansed
cH1cAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CurCAGO February 2S.-Uneasiness re-
| ,,ar%to,[ the growing crop and better ue
99Snd from abroad stTengtnehed Wnsd
tdav ana May closed ssqhc. hgntr
Corn rose 81 ard oats 445sc. FolA' I@iu
and ribs lost 2izaoc' ...., ,s fo,lou,s.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
W'heat-No. 2 .. co.,.
July ..-..''n'2 -"
May Sg'n .-..,'.ssl4a7s a74 s st., g s7,.o.
Sept. ......3l;s 5''s 0'H4'S -
,I oS's-No. g5 es,a % ss4
Mess Pork--Per Bbl -,, 49,
May .........s9.2l1s $s97!s STE ~
July .........$5.oo S''-7s f''''S
LarG--Per 100 Lbs. 100, -,
July .......''Ss9..li.,,z ssH SS5YL $50
short Rlbs-per 100 Lbs. -,
\ Nav .......l.sL7O A7ls $40 $50
July .........sLs5 $40 M.S s9,l ~,
Sept. .........S5.Oo 800 Si.9''2 >o.D
Cash quotations were as follows: NO,
yellow corn, 36sc. Flour IN moderaes ue
mand and steady No. spring wnea'
u.s. is',,,. 10 3 spring wheat, 6juilc.; No.
I'd 7lc. No. 2 corn. 56Ac No. oats
s7s,c.: No. ? white. SOApSlc.i No. whils
sqst 6,2gi.c No. rye, SIC. No. patleS
49G52c. No. / fiaxseed, Nlf; frlme VIM
thy seed, S2.i5. Mess PORK, per par a. re g
& 81 Short rib sides 1oosel, A.g0a 81: ~
i Dry-salted shoulders boxed. tl.ltt5sS
Short clear sides Cboxed), 1920 CO.,
Whiskey. distlllers' finished goods p
gallon. N.2e. Sugar. cut loaf, uncnange'
Butter dull and easy; creamery Ifs &c
; dairy. llhal7c. Eggs weak. ana lo@el
, fresh 1sa23c Cheese firm creamerle'
934GlOl4c. -.,
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, February T-Swine-Ai
rivals this week, 1884 head. Though IN
arrivals are over 1000 head In excess
The number reported last week, the sur
. nIv on the market il reported. as oeln
: fair. for which there Is moderate d'
mand prevailing. Far western show Dt
, little change since last week, selling
e. t9asl5O per 100 pounds gross; thos
nom nearer points. sLl0qst29. being aboI
sc, OF. and light pigs, S.S9A' being anol
iac uer 100 pounds easier. sheep an
Ismhs-Both are very slow OF sale Shee
are quoted at 3Qf lie, and few extr
SNsthers). 4l-2c., lambs. 4l-2fS &c, an
a Jew extra a shade higher. which Is II
: lower than last week. Calyes-Trade
\ yery slow, and trade much, demoralize'
= values being 81 per 100 pounds lower Una
: thew were last week quotations. 80
(. per 100 pounds. ,.n :,