Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE Marker.

tVhh l'kOD1tf MANNED.
NEW YORK. February 3.--Flour--Firm
and moderately active: winter wheat. low
grades. S.0uS2. 50; do, fair TO fancy
s-.vu N.5o; DO, patents. S.7oasi: Mime
sofa clear - 0onSS. %; patents. 5000 30:
low extras, 2.300s2.S 80; southern -four
firm; common TO fair extra. s.. 30as2 20:
good TO choice, do Sass %
Wheat-Dull but firmer. No. 2 red, store
and elevator, 81 1-i42 lie: aroat. 50 s-sfp
SIC. Options more active and irregular
closing firm at lac. advance: No. 2
May, "a 3-Sc.
el c0rarDg y but but FIN; No ss 5sc; in
dull and firm, at unchanged prices. with
only local trade; February, 81 lac. !;
May S6 7-sc.; July. 20 1-sc
0atsrpull but hrmer; options firmer but
May % 7-Sc. Spot: No. ?. DC: No. (.
white 20 1-4u26 1-2c.; mixed western. 25i
.Hay-ouiet and steady; shipping. 700
1oc,; good TO choice. soc .ffSl.
Wool-Fairly active and firm; domestic,
fleece, 16m22c.: pulled. l5G3ic.
= BeefmsDull; family. l0al2c.; extra mess.
Beef Hams-QuIet at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Quet: city extra India
mess SIS 55q$i7
Cut -Meats-Dull but frmer: picked bel
i.,es, lie; shoulders, &c.; hams. 5 La
Iard-Qulet and easier; western steam,
So.o9, asked: city. s.. 40; May. s. 20 nomi-
naliy. Refined slow: Continent 81. Is:
south American. $3.50; compound. $40
Pork-Frmer: demand moderate: old
mess. SLASH. 25
Butter-Lower: State dairy. ysdN7:
"Ccststn erea ne 1Saiise Elgins. lsc
o,Cottonseed-Oil-Stea and quiet; crude.
2ta2i i-2c. yellow prime. 2sc.; do. Off
grade, Hp27 lie.
Rosin-Qulst and easy; strained, COM
mon 10 good. 81 80.
Turpentine-Dull and easy. al % l-2I
zoe.
Rice-Firm. and fairly active: domestic.
TAR to extra. 5g5 3.lc.; Japan, State.
Mo!asses-ln fair demand and unchang-
ed. good 10 choice, 2InTc.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked, 51
lie.
Conee-Easy and 1895 points down;
March. 81 louslo Is; May, SIS 5ogsi7; July,
$40. t5nslo.5o. Spot Rio dull and easy; No.
Z. si3.
Suear-Raw firm but dull: fair refining,
3 lie. Refined easier and quiet; eft A,
4 1854 9-l6c; standard \. 4 Use cut
loaf and crushed, lie; graduated,
4 7-Sc.
Freights to Ilverpooi--Quiet and nomi-
nal; cotton, 1-Sd.; grain. 3D..
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. February 3.--Wheat
made another advance I'm price OF about a
cent to-day. after a session of extreme
sensitiveness. 1t was quite patent. how
ever. that bull fervor was not at the
height that IL was on Saturday and az
times the market seemed strained. The
continued to-day had n dampening effect
at the opening, values sagging during the
nrst hour The feeling then underwent a
change. and lively trade, with advance
ing prices, resulted.
From noon until the close the market
WAS very cratic nlIlplS changes being
noted The scalpers being afforded ample
opportunity TO transact business after
their own style. News had little effect in
defining the course OF the market al
though The bulk OF the statistical informa-
ton favored strength.
May wheat opened at from 81 l-SD
So !-sc.. sold between &C S-S and 6s sac.
and closed at 6S 3-Sc.-1 1-Sc. higher than
Saturday. Cash wheat was 1c. higher per
bushel.
Corn-The downward course Of wheat
was influential in causing corn TO decline
at the opening, but the subsequent
strength OF the former was only effectual
IN helping the latter TO recover lost
ground-nothing more. The ability 10 adj
vance was. nullified by the report OF
visible stocks ED the amount on ocean
passage. the former showing an Increase
of l,5i5.000 bushels and the latter of j.
5000 bushels
May corn opened at 30 S-ic. sold be-
tween 3lN30 1-2u2O 5-Sc.. and closed at
80 $3.50 7-Sc-a shade under Saturday
Cash corn was steady TO firm, with an
advance OF lac. noted
The action of corn found duplication
I'm oats. The early direction was lower. a
recovery to Saturdays closing figures
taking place later; but the full strength OF
wheat was not sympathiZed with. A fair
days business was transacted. May oats
closed unchanged from Saturday. Cash
oats were steady to lac. higher.
No noteworthy incident or happening
marked to-day's trading in product. The
feeling was barely steady. at prices
ranging slightly below those quoted at
the close on Saturday. The hog market.
while firm early, was later less strong.
product being affected by the second re-
ports
May pork closed Zoe. lower than Satur-
day, May lard a shade lower, and May
ribs unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows: