Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW YORK, January 4-F1our steady
steady.
wheat-Falrly active and frmer; No. 2
red, store and elevator; 20 lac; afioat;
firm at 3-fc. advance: May active; No. 2
led. 81 7-sc,; March, Us s-4c.; May. 81 l-ic.;
Corn-spots dull but firm; No. 2. - 5-sc..
In elevator IS use. afioat; Options were
dull and firm at a 1-sa1-fc. advance;
January, - 5-sc.; February, 81 5-sc.
Oats-Spots dull but firm. Options dull
and nominal; January. q l-4c.; February,
% i-ia2S l-2c.; No. white. "a lie; mixed
western. % 1-2q2f 1-2c.
Haydn fair demand and firm: ship
ping. !oa72 i-2c.; good to choice. 9OHe5c.
Wool-Quiet. firm, and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and unchanged; beef hams,
dull and unchanged; tierced beef quiet
and unchanged.
Cut-Meats-Quiet and unchanged.
$40. asked; city, S.25; January. s5s5,
nominally; refined dull Continent, $6l0;
ass.
Butter-Fancy firm and unchanged.
Rosin-Dull and unchanged.
Turpentine-Quiet and unchanged.
Rice-firm and unchanged.
MolaSSes-Qutet and unchanged.
al $50.
Coffee-Easy and unchanged to Is points
down; January, sl3.30M $13.35; February.
s13l0usl3.35: March, SIS l0ds13l5; Septom-
Der. 81. 75asll.S5; spot Rio dull and easy
No. Z. S1425
Sugar-Raw firm but dull; fair refining,
BIC refined quiet, firm. and unchanged.
Frelghts to Liverpool-Unchanged
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, January 4.-Flour
wheat-strong; No. 2 red, spot and
steamer. No. 2 red, 65G65 1-4c; southern,
by sample, 67asSc.; do, on grade. "a 1-2a
Corn-Firmer; February, % s-tdssc.
March. 33q33 Lie; May, "a l-2c.. bid;
steamer mixed. 81 1-2aSl S-4c.: southern
32u33c.
oats-Firm; No. 2 white, western, 2ia
"a lie; No. 2 mixed, do, 22az3c.
Rye-Dull; No. 2, nc.
Hay-f1rm at si550dsl6.
Grain Freights-Quiet: steam to Liver
pool 3 I'D; Cork, for orders, So. Cd, for
January.
Eggs-Firm at 2iG22c
COffee-Dull at IL lie.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 4.-Wheat continued
to ascend this morning, but the entire
gain OF the day over the closing prices
theless. IL was freely acknowledged by
even the most radical bears that there
was an unqucstionably SCiff tone to the
market at the close. st. Louis and the
Southwest generally were frightened into
covering their shorts. That buying with
some by local believers In the value OF
the grain, caused The higher prices this
morning, and the sales by heavy pro-
fessionals who had bought yesterday
checked the advance and effected the re-
nGI a "A
the news which tended to produce the
stronger sentiment. Liverpool cables were
higher. and this was said 20 be because
of political questions. The cold was
cited as a circumstance favoring better
prices. although II was difficult TO deter
mine iust why 1t was so, inasmuch as
the growing wheat Is generally projected
by snow
Nav wheat opened at from COd59 7-sc.,
sold between 50 3-4d59 rs and 90 lie,
and closed at 60c.-3-ic higher than yes
terday. Cash wheat was firm. and lc. per
bushel higher.
Like wheat. corn moved up. The adj
vance was only fractional. but the bulls
were grateful that decline was aVersed.
An advance Of l-4nl-2c in Liverpool also
served 10 assist tie market May corn
opened at y 1-Sc., sold at rs Lie, and
closed at the latter-l-ic higher than
Yesterday. Cash corn was steady, st I'M
changed prices.
The source Of strength in oats was
round I'm the action of the leading mar
kets. As in corn. the improvement was
not temporary, but the tone was steadily
nrm throughout. May oats were 1-S0l-fc.
hlgner. cash oats were firm, at former
prices.
The advance trend OF provisions met
with an obstacle in the popular incllna-
non To realize profits to-day, although
the appreciation IN prices previous to this
morning was fully sustained. The early
gains made to-day were lost before the
close of the session, however. There was
an advance In hogs this morning, which,
taken in conjunction with the strength
OF grain, contributed largely to firmness
in the tone OF product
May pork closed 1-2c. higher than
yesterday, May lard a shade higher. and
NAV ribs unchanged. The domestic mar
kets were firm and unchanged
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. hignss,. Lor.,,. ,,o.,,.