Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. February 6.-Flour-
Quiet. firm. and unchanged; southern
-four unchanged and firm.
No. . red, store and elevator. 81 La
81 3-ic.: ahoat, sass 1-fc. Options Gun
and irregular, closing at j-stl-2c adj
March. IS 7-sc.; May, 70 5-sc. June and
Corn~spots frmer; No. .. % 5-s136 9-4c.
I'm elevator: 81 3-ic., aflOat; steamer mixed,
IS S-ic. Options dull and ilrm- at Lao
3-Sc. advance; February, sc; May
Oats-Spots duh but nrm; No. 9 % Lac. !;
No. white. % lie; mixed western,
y i-2q26c options firmer blt dull; Feb
% lie: No. white. February. % l-4c.
Wool-ln fair demand. firm. and UNI
changed.
Beef-Dul. steady, and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Quiet. at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Quiet and steady; city ex-
ira India mess, Sl5Ml6.
cut Meats-Easy and slow: picked bel
lies quiet: shoulders, S-4a5c.; hams,
5 l-2dS Sac.
Lard-Quiet and firm: western. steam.
s5.H -; city. s. s5: Continent, SAILS: South
American. $6.4O; compound, 4 3-4l5c.
Pork-F'irm and quiet; mess, SllG$ll.25
Butter-Fancy firmer; State dairy. 90
lsc.; western creamery, l3nl9c.; Elgins,
l9c
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet; crude, 2sa23 i-2c. :;
yellow prime. "a l-2c.; 10, IN Grade.
70 I-2I27c.
Rosin-DulI but steady: strained, COM
mon TO good. N.j7 l-2dsl60
Turpentine-Qulet and steady, at % 1-2c.
Rye-ln fair demand. firm, and UNI
changed.
Molasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet and unchanged.
COffee-Quiet and unchanged. 10 10
points down; March. N2.l5q Sl225; April.
sllSoqsll.95; May, ll.eoaai7o; septem-
Der. $l0.65d$i0S0: December SO 50dSl0.55.
Spot Rio dull but steady: No 7. l3c.
Sugar-Raw firm and quiet; fancy re-
filming. l-2c.; refined quiet and unchang-
Freghts to Liverpool cotton. by
steam, i-Sd., asked; grain. by steam,
= 5-ld.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL. February 6-rhe re-
cent ezra tic action of the wheat market
has had the effect OF limiting the number
Of outside orders. to-day's trade being
principally local scalping. with changing
fortunes to the operators. Yesterday af-
ternoons curb was excited and higher,
the explanation being found i'm a private
cable from Liverpool, which stated that
European countries now depended en-
tirely on America for their SUPPLIES, other
exporting nations having no wheat avail
able for shipment. The strength which de-
VelOped was carried oyer 10 the regular
market this morning, but the advance
made was not maintained, another pri-
vate cable stating that Russia and Ar
gentlna were Offering more freely being
received. For an hour after the start,
there was a fair degree OF activity but
after that The market drfted into dull
ness, with prices holding fairly steady.
May wheat opened at from 81 rs to CSC.
sold between 6S Is and 81 1-Sc, and closed
at 81 1-2u67 5-Sc.-i-8ut-4c. higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was steady.
Without varying much I'm price, corn
presented quite u cred,lable appearance
Of strength. Even when wheat was in "A
condition of weakness. with prices melt
ing away. corn maintained its position.
without, however. at any time exhibiting
a marked inclination TO advance The
firmness was due TO the late storm and
impossible roads
May corn opened at 30 5-sc. sold be-
tween 20 5-8dS0 81 and 20 3-SQ30 lie.
and closed at 80 l-2c.-1-sQ1-4c higher
than yesterday. Cash corn was firm and
Lie higher.
Oats were steady. the strength OF corn
affording the sustaining quality. Trade
was light, and the range OF prices mar
row. Nav oats closed lac. higher than
yesterday. Cash OAKS were 1-2c. per bushel
higher.
Proyislons-A higher hog market i'm
bued prOduct-traders with courage and
The gain was sustained afterwards with
business dull and unimportant. At the
close May pork was l0c. higher than yes
terday. May lard higher. and May ribs
JliGc. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening. dlsne,L loves Closing.