Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, January 3i.-Flour-Fir.n
quiet, and unchanged; southern flour
quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and easier. with options
No. 2 red. store and elevator. 70 3-ia77c.;
ahoat. Is LAS he options advanced
l-sg1.ics fell l-SQl,ic. rallied S,sai-2c'
II 7-Sc; June and July Il l-2c.
February. g s-sc. May, So i-ic.
ea oSs FsSru Sgs 's&2 MaTes pG y 1cG
May. % 3-ic. Spot prices. No. 2 &c.; No.
2 white, 26c. mixed western. 25a26c.
Hay-Steady, fairly active, aid UNI
Wooi-FaIrly active. firm. and unehang-
ed.
Realistically. quiet, and unchanged.
Beef-Hams-Quiet al $3.50
Tierced Beef-Steady ard unchanged.
Lard-Qulet; western steam. $685.; city.
s5.45: May, $500: refined ,Iuct, Continent.
so.25; South American. $50; compound,
Pork-Dun and unchanged
Butter-Quiet and weaker; state derry,
lOdl9c.; do, creamery. liQii l-ec.: west
ern dairy. l2ql5c. Elgins, Pc
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull ard unckanged.
Rosin--Quiet and unchanged.
Turpentine-Dull and weak. at > G30 l-2c.
Rice and Molasses-F1rm and unchang-
ed.
Peanuts-ouiet; fancy handpicked.
Coree-Steady, and unchanged. TO 10
points up; March, sl23edSl2.35; April
sl1:so; May. l65qslLs5; June, 81 so;
October, 5000: Spot Rio dull but steady;
sugar-Raw dull; fair refining, lie. I;
centrifugals. CSC. test; 7-Sc.; refined
quiet and unchanged.
F'reights to Liverpool-Qulet, firm, and
unchanged.
CHVICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, January 3l.-Until noon the
talent could not locate the market Quick,
nervous bulges were frequent. whilst
equally as often the feeling was top
of breaking all to pieces. After u o'clock
the weakness became well Defined, ana
the offerings asserted supremacy The
crowd watched the attitude OF Armour
with more interest than the market-news.
II was believed the big packer was quietly
disposing of large quantities, and the
rank and fle of the trade did not wish
TO be left to bear the burden
May wheat opened al. from So SIG
G. 3-Sc., sold between 65 IA and &c, and
closed at 65465 l-sc. SAC. under yester-
terday. Cash wheat was steady.
No developments worthy OF especial
note or mention were seen In corn. Trade
was for local account almost solely, and
even that was small. Traders were more
Interested in the action of wheat than
they were in their own market. The tone.
I'm the absence of any other motive. ne
cessarily reflected that Of the leading
grain.
May corn opened at 30 Lac. sold between
80 3-S and % 7-Sc., and closed at Soc
1-4G3-Sc. under yesterday. Cash corn was
The prices for oats declined to-day
through sympathy with the final weak
ness OF wheat.
The mornings trading was at fairly
strong prices but il was barren of fea-
cure. and very light May oats closed 3-ec
under yesterd. Cash oats were steady
and unchanged.
The trade in provisions was quiet by
comparison with that of recent days.
The feeling was firm, a light run OF hogs,
and hrmness early in that market fur
nishing the strengthening force to pro-
duct. At the close May pork was l01
u l-2c higher than yesterday; May lard
was 1-2q5c. higher, and May ribs were
sal l-2c. higher.
Leading futures:
Upsniny eignesL Loges. Closiuz