Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 5.-Flour-Un.
changed, firm. and fairly active; south.
ern flour unchanged and steady.
Wheat-SpOt market dull but firm, and
lie. higher; No. 2 red store and eleva-
tor 81 lie: afoat. 50 SAC. Options were
! fairly active and irregular: No 2 red
February; "a i-2c;.; March. 70 lie; May,
10 lac; June Y l-2c.; July, ~ l-2c.
Corn-Spot dull but firm: No ?. 90 l-2c..
In elevator; 81 pc. afoat Options were
dull and firm. at unchanged prices to a
IcSe. advance; February BE-; May,
Oats-sp'H more active and barely
steady; Nos9 Is lie; No. 2 white, ESQ
- lie. mixed western. a l-2n25c Op-
lions duh and easier; February. "a Use
March. % lie: MAY, % l-2c'
-lay-Quiet and unchanged
Wool--FirTn and unchanged
Beet-Quiet, steady, and unchanged.
Beef Hams Firm. at $3.50.
Tlerced Beef-Quiet and steady; India
-Meats-Quiet; picked bellies. 5 lie. /;
shoulders. 5ll5 lie; hams. i-2pec.
Lard-Quiet and weak western steam,
closing. ,S;a ~; city .S25; May. $50;
can. $40; compound 4 3-id5 l-sc.
Pork-Steady; demand moderate; mess,
Sll4sll.25.
Butter-Fancy firm; demand good; west
ern creamery. l21l6c.
Cott0nseed- Oil-Quiet AND easy; crude
% lie; yellow prime, lie; do. Oh
grade. 20 3-iM27c.
Rosin-Quiet and easy: strained, COM
mon 10 good. sl1 i-2asl.60
Turpentine-Dull and weak, at 29Q
90 l-2c.
Rye-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-Firm, IN fair demand, and
unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked. 30
8 Lie.
Coffee-steady: iOq2O points up: Febru-
airy; s i;s 40 Marco. $l2l5QsIS$S:
September slO.7ONNOSO; December, siO55ft
sl0.6J. Spot Rio DUH but steady; No Z.
he
sugar-Raw firm but duh: fair refining.
3 i-Zc.; centrifugals. 80 degrees test,
3 7-Sc bid refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights to Llyerpooi-Quiet and I'M
changed.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. ND, February g.
Wheat-Unset,led and higher; No.
red. spot and February, 10 l-2p75 Sic;
May, "a 5-Sd74 BIC; southern, by sample.
76U77c.; DO, on grade, 73q76c.
Corn-Firmer: mixed February. 30 5-sc.:
March. % isaac; May. 81 l-2935 Bic:
steamer mixed. S2aS2 l-Sc.; southern,
oatsyFirm; No. 2 white western. &c,
bid: No. mixed. do. 2fft2i l-2c
Rye-Quiet and steady; No 2. 43Ific.,
for nearby; 46ql7c.. FOR western.
n-Freights-QuIet.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO February SIN the morn
ing. wheat appeared TO be bound for the
dollar mark. but after noon II looked
as though the bottom had fallen out
OF the market entirely. The crowd was
badly whipsawed, and number OF
traders who made a profit on the upturn
early, parted with their gains before
the session came TO an end.
The opening was strong, and from
3-S to 5-sc. higher than yesterdays close.
Some sharp buying gave prices an Inn
pftus in an upward direction about the
end OF the first half hour. and further
advance OF Lie. was recorded. Foreign
orders to buy. accompanied by advices
confirming crop-damage reports from Ar
gentina, inspired the strength. At the
close moderate rally from the inside
was noted
May wheat opened at from 67G67 lie.
sold between 70 3-tu6S 1-2c., and closed
at 81 3-Sc.--5-4c. higher than yesterday.
Cash wheat sold at steady prices.
Corn was ready enough TO decline with
wheat. but not as agreeable about psrlici-
pating In the early advance. The market
was very commonplace. the Improvement
In the liner grain early being responded