The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


Rye -four dull but steady.
Wheat steadier; moderate export de-
mand: No. = red, store ana eieVnto,
O;sc.; afioat. 62kc. options WERE onr ric an
easier, but rallied late I'm the Day, and
closed firm at hGpisc. advance; NO. red
January. eoNc;: February, size; March,
Go Corn Sin and nominal; No; .. SlMc.
Options We're dull and heavy early, follow
ing wheat; closed firm and unchanged to
NC. up: January, 5ikc.; February, oihc.'
N Oats '' dull but steady; options moder-
ately active and iirmer; January, 344c.
February. 25lsc; May: 331xc3; ;o spot NO
Hay dull and easy: shipping. 'Daooc.
good 10 choice. 10d15c. ,-.,o
pulled l2q}ic.
S7.5yns
Beef hams quiet at SIT
T!erced beef dull and steady; city eX-
ira india mess, slG9l1.
Cut meats quiet and steady: picked bel
lies. sGdG.JO: shoulders, 50, hams 500
$50; middles nominal
Lard steady: Western steam, sf.lo ASK
cd. city, S662h4: January, $40. nominal
May. N27. nominal refined quiet; Con-
tinent, SEQ; compound s5.JO45.Io
Pork quiet and steady mess, Sl2''n
1925.
1ofi9c.: creamery, lG12:,c. Western
dairy iOaI5c': creamery, i5d25c.; Elgins.
2Jc.
2iq24I3c.: yellow prime. &c
Petroleum nominal
Rosin dun and steady; strained, COM
mon TO good. Sl.35d1 10. o-lea
Turpentine quiet and steadier AT -'H"
Rice I'm fair demand and steady; DO.
nestle, fair 10 extra, fl!NGc.; Japan, 4A9
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Or.
leans open-kettle. good TO choice, 2sa"Sc''
quiet and steady
Peanuts steady.
Coffee steady and uncha nged TO . points
down; January, s13. GOQ13.65s March, s13.25
0134O: May. S13. 10q13.20: september.
sl235a13.20; spot Rio quiet and STEADY;
No. T. 1Jhc.
Sugar-Raw more active and easier; fair
refining. 26kc. refined dull and unchanged.
Freights 10 Liverpool steady; cotton,
va; grain. 219d
CHI -AGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The last thirty
minutes trading relieved the wheat mar
ket of its extreme dizziness and inactivity
to-day. Bradstreets report was issued
at noon, many looking for pronounced &C.
ton upon its announcement but in this
they were disappointed, as prices merely
raised one-sixteenth and then dropped
away three-siXteenthS,
The report gave total decrease IN inc
worlds available stocks OF 2.iU5,opO Dusn-
els Cash wheat sales amounting TO from
100000 bushels 10 100000 bushels Were
goss!ped about towards the end Of the
session. and to this may be ascribed the
strength of the final moments.
May wheat opened at 5T4c., sold be
tween 57Im57Ac. and 57sc, closing az
57Aq579sc. higher than yesterday. Inc
cash market was easy early, but hfI1
later. on the whole prices showing nc
Corn-But few friendly words for corr
were spoken to-day. II was not untl
wheat began to display such unusual
strength that prices even had the sem
blance of steadiness Long stun was
liquidated. some OF which showed rom
} to &c. loss. the only demand appearing
to come from shorts. who were not any
too anxious TO buy. May corn 4ened
where il closed d slight fraction over yes
terday Cash corn sold Nc. lower than
yesterday, but closed at about steady
figures.
Oats-There was firmness IN oats at
the opening, light receipts having, ne
doubt. beneficial effect. The weakness
Of corn later was contagious, and oats
fell away under that influence, but final
ly became steady, and closed unchanged
from yesterday for May. Cash oats were
steady and unchanged,
ProVisions-In continuation of yester
days weakness, and on the large run OF
hogs, which are irregularly in the mar
ket at the yards, there was an easy
tone TO product at the opening The close
was 7j,0l0c. higher than yesterday tol
May pork, 2lac. higher for May lard ana
2I2aJc higher for May ribs.