The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
PRODUCE
And TOBACCO.
The Conditions d Quiet liz il. Both 18th
Branches Of. the Trade y
Now.
The HIGH PRICE OF FLOUR.
Continue to Go Up.
Price 81 Eggs Has Conc g me NJ
Down 5iS

II Tobacco men generally seem pleased
WITH the prevailing conditions on the.
local nurket. The receipts arc cot SO
large this week, bit the prices continue
excellent Al There seems to BIO q more
hopeful feeling. ever IN brlghts, due per-
haps to the reported movement Ct seY-}}
oral largo lots. '8 Business IN England
is reported to be very quiet a.. i,E
M The receipts of new dark fired Ire. i tobacco 60
arc liberal, and the market Eis fairly. &C nc
tive at quotations.. Receipts are very.
light and the market Is quiet. with but
little doirg. Receipts OF brlghts continue
light. and the market Is quiet, but firm
OF sun-cured the receipts ore heavy.
The market Is somewhat ker on the
low grades, but firm and fairly active
for the better grades. ISL
S$5{ The prices prevailing on the nlarket&y
Eterday We're as follows sS5 \
Dark fired &tobacco-new -lugs, $3.50 to
1915: short to medium Leaf s. to $3.50 !;
long leaf S. to, 50; selec tons and wra pDers.
SO to SIS.
8 Dark N fired tobacco cord red---Prln1-5
ings, s22,75 to SO. 80 gs,S commonSt to g ood.
81 to 81. rs; Tugs. good to prime si.7o to
ss5;;Bstort leaf. 80 to So; medium leaf ca
50 to $7;Flong Leaf. 81 to 50 .rirap pers and
selection. $40 to sl3. Isl 5,5 5!
Bright Observation-Disclosures ers, COM
nor, IS to IS; medium, s. to SO; Il fine
SIC to 31o; cutters common. $40 to S12;
medium. $12s to 3l3; fine, s15 to Infancy,
SIT to $40; 5filers-common, Sc to 81; m O.
dunn, So to 80; good, 80 to t$11 /; fine, sle'
to $A; Wrappers-co mmon, sll w to & $ls I
medium s1S to s25; good. SCI to- $50 fine, !
S85 to $40: fancy, s45R to 8st5. Ia
a 6un-cured o-New--Primtngs, $2t
to $3.50; Tugs. common to- good, $3.50 to
81. so z lugs, good to prime, 81, 30 to z; 4
short leaf, 81 to SO long Leaf, 50 to s12.5O;
wrappers, So to $50. ss ii 5Ssk5
Produce Market.
# Cold weather l,as done much to restrict
the activity$of the produce market. but
e fairly good trade is reported The
market continues worry active on po,ll-
try, eggs, veals and good butter. Re-
ceipts are light 81 .s 3$ NJ
a !. Poultry-sm hens, 1o11sa to Is cents
per pound large, 10 to 12h cents; small
winter chickens 90 to IS cents per pound;
medium Esized winter chickens, II to 20
cents per pound; large winter chickens.
II to 16 cents: live hen turkeys, II cents;
gobblers. Is to 16 cents; large roasters,
80 to IS cents each; guineas, % cents
each; geese, 80 to 10 certs each; dressed
hen turkeys, drawn, % cents per pound;
EObblerS, drawn, 10 70 ~ &CcntS per
pound; dressed chickens. drawn, 1G to
IS cents per pound dressed hens. 10 to
III cents per .pourd; large dressed roos-j
tiers, SO to 40 cents each.
Eggs-Prices have declined within8the
past day or two. The market closed
fairly active yesterday at 90 to q cents
per dozen. Prices from now on will de-
pend entirely upon the conditions Of tho
weather. ssi
Butter-Cholce. sweet roll butter, In
mat medium-sized pa ckages. is active, at
16Etof17 cents per pound; fair to good roll
butter. II to 15ioents per pound ! common,
IL to- 10 cents per pound
Yeals- Receipts light and demand good.
at 8 to u cents per pound.
Dressed llogs-C Choice, small dressed
hogs, 01s to Z cents per pound; choice:
large, 6 to&6ls cents. 3} ii 4! 81 ca
Flour Very High.
The price Of! flour continues Sabnornlally
high, and Is ever OH theGuppcr grade.
Another advance of "a con is occurred u
few days ago. Flour which sold In Au-
gust for $4.bO and s4.T5 is now bringing
So and CPS per barrel, Tho Indications
seem TO point to further advances, and
some dea lers predict SIS flour s55