Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-21

Rye Fiour-Quiet: choice to fancy 5000
s3.45.
Cornmeal-Dull.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2, GidO5c.
Barley-Dull.
Barley Malt-Quict.
Wheat-Spot steady: No. 2 red. sOisc.
Options opened stronger, on foreign Duy-
ing and higher cables. Bulish crop news
and local covering sustained the marke.
until late afternoon, when reports on
weak California cables and the small
clearances precpitated reallzlhs, anu =
sharp break Close easy at a sue; nei
advance; March closed at SOC; April closed
at 74Ikc.: May closed at-ISlsc....,
Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2. AAd42isc. OPP
tions opened firm, on cables. There was
good demand from shorts, and the mar
ket closed firm at partial zee. net az
vance: May closed at S9i4c.; July closed
'oats-spot hrmer; No. .. 32932l.c. OPP
tons dull.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Quiet
Lard-Easy. western steamed S9'0J'
March, S.42 nominally Refined easy
Butter-Steady; western creamery, l6a
dc: do, factory, l2Qlic. Elgins' &c. (;
Imitation creamery, 13i4Q17lac. State
cheese@Steady: state. large white 12c.
Eggs-Steady: state and Pennsylvania.
| 13c.; western, fresh, BE. southern iz'2@
13c .,--,,o -.
| BOtdtOHS-GlfduNs
Long Island, S2nS225; sweets, S2aS5.
| PetrOleum-Dull.
| ROsin-Firm.
Turpentne-Firm at i7lkQ4Sc.
| RiCe-Flrm. .. 40
Cabbage-Quict; domestic, $3.50 per 100.
| COttOnseed-Oil-Prime crude, &c, nOfnl-
naly: butter grades. 30d32c.
! C4ffee-Options opened steady. at un-
! changed prices. ruled quiel, win narrow
| changes and only local trading; buying
checked by smaller warehouse movement
| and apathy of spot buyers. ana seInng
| checked by smaller receipts ~ RIO anu
! Santos. Closed steady and Unchanged to
! 3 points lower: sales, J.00o bags, including
| July, $5.2CaS.25; August. $3.50 Spot Rio
! dull and easy; No. I. invoice. Csc; job
hing. SIC. Mild quiet and about steady;
Sugar-Raw quiet and largely steady;
| fair refining. 3'sc.: centrifugal. 96-degree
test. 42sc. molasses sugar, SIC. Refined
easier; mould \, . 3-l6c.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 20.-The spot bust
| ness in cotton goods has again been qule'
| to-day but with steady demand through
| The mails business has reached an ave
rage total. The tone Of the market shows
| no material change. The upward ten
dency at the moment Is not pronounced
but there are no indications or any giving
way in prices of either staple or fancy
! lines Of cotton goods at first hands. PRINT
| cloths are quiet. but the Fail River
| market continues quite firm. Demand
| for Woollen and worsted dress goods fair
| New fall lines opening up with good pro
! mise. Dress-wear wOollen and WOrstet
fabrics cuiet.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. March 20.-Flour-Dul
| western superior. $2.25GS2.4o
Wheat-Dull but firm; spot and th'
month firm t 729447Sc.; April, .512g 'S y.
| NAV. 73s.c bid; southern wheat, by sam
pie. 6SQ73lac. .,- oc,,os,ez,,
Confirm; spot and month, 1864 a55. IS,
April. 37i.637ssc.; May S6l445Sssc.; south
ern white. S7QSSc. o,,,l,o-o ~.
Oats-Steady; No white, Sil2qS5c.; NO
. mixed 32QS2i2c ,-s--,,.. ~,
2 western. 59c.
| Sugar-StrOng. o,>,,oo
Rutter-Steady; Fancy creamery -i"--N
Eggs-Firm at 12c. per Dozen ~
| Cheese-Firm and active; Fancy Ne'
York. large. l2hni2l2c.
| Iettuce-Sl .25dS3. -. e.. att,
Whiskev-$ 3Oda.31 per gallon for finisn
! ed goods I'm carloads; N.SluSl'"Z per sa'
lon for jobbng lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO March Glowing to dimin
| isbed receipts to-day. and unfaVorapl
weather. wheat ruled firm. May close
| with a gain of l243sc. Corn ana oar
| each advanced &c. Pork declined oHI'2I
| lard 2i5M5c. and ribs left of unchanged
The leading futures ranged as foiloWs'
opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing