The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-26
NEW yoKK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York, February 25.-Flour--teuiet with
prices nrnly held. Rye Flour--Firm. Buck
whoa, Flour-Duu. MISUNDERSTANDING
.C,ornmcai-Cuic, Rye-stcady. Barley
steady ana nominal. Whcat-Frm; No.
red, SlS0 nominal, elevator. domestic; No
northern. Duluth, and No. hard, wlntei'
S1.esls nominal. i. o. b. dfloa,. Options
closed ssMllac. net advance. May, sh22t.
July, Sl.lg, corn-Steady; steamer, 6sc ask
ed. and No /, Sec, sales, both elevator eS-
port basis; No. >, SOC, asked, {. Q. b. atioat
options closed unchanged to sc. advance.
May 75c.; july i6tac.; seHtembcr' 'eAc, oais
Steady; mixed, nominal options closed
unchanged. May. 5.%c.
The sugar market was given decldcu
flip over the holiday this week. London
cables coming +l.d higher causing a dccid-
ed advance IN cuban raws and an active
buying movement by local renners For the
first time this season the latter touch.d me
&c. cost and freight level. a figure ord'nnri-
ly reached only in the late tall which
shows how obornmal conditions have pc
conc, l'rices some 60 points hlshe1
than year ago and brokers rear thht 'hp
end is not Yet C;uma- Mejer's cable from
cuba 10 the effect that the severe drousht
WAS iujuriug the cane fields had slihn-
latng effect Since the margin OF rchheu
over raw sugar as result OF 'he f'so Wa as
only 81 points. an advance OF =, POINTS ~
| the former 10 5.lec. net came as logical
| sequence, and fair business Mas taken at
| the old basis. Tho American consumer must
| zoo, the bill for unless all signs fail tho re-
! fincd Will go materially higher before the
! end OF the season, The rice market showed
I material change from the dormant coll
/, uitions prevailing during the past month,
| dealers nnding trade disappolntinS despite
: the fact that inventories out OF the
/ way and distributors should take hold more
i actively, Some OF the latter report better
| consuming demand, Stocks here in store
! are not large for this time Of the year, but
| nevertheless an castor tendency IL noted IN
! some spots, particularly Tor medium grade
| Honduras in sympathy with New Orleans
Japans are comparatively steady. taW
sugar. quiet rcttncd steady.
! Becg--Frm. Lard-Strong. rall6w, Pctfo-
leum aud Rosi,r-StcadS, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Rice and asses-Stcady Conec-Futures
closed steady, net unchanged 10 o points
lower spot, quiet Rio, No, I, eztc.' San,os
| No, T. 9ysMpnc; mild, aulcti CordoNa, p,sM
i2h,c Butter--F irmi creamery specials, 3-e' J
held, second TO specials. 2og82ct; STATE
dairy, common TO finest, 80 eoc. Cheesc'-
/ Firm and unchanged Eggs--unsetted hhn
| lower, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery'
| brown and mixed fancy, ESQ loc.; 49,, salh-
/ cred brown. fair 10 nrlmc @eW"7c Pota-
| toes aud Cabba gcs-Dull and unchansen,
| peanuts--unchnnged Freghts to Liver
pool, nrmer, cotton by steam, aoc, grim ~
! steam nd,
Tho cottonsced oil market developed =
| weak feeling on liquidation OF weak longs
in March together With lower crude oiier-
INKS and prices at the close were UNI
changed to IS points net lower, Win safes
OF l0l0O barrels, March, 7ifn7l6i May, ',1l
a 49,; July, 7,4iMI,fa; September, 1ilMNiS,
! rrirse crude. $685. do, summer yellow, 7lOlF
ll,ao. do winter yellow, 7l64t1o; do, SUM