Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. PRODUCE MAiShEl.
NEW YORK, January 1t-Flour dull
and unchanged; southern -four duh and
unchanged.
Wheat-Dull but firmer; No. red, store
and e.evator, 6s 1-ic; ahoat. 60 3-4c. OPP
tons dull and firm at l-4d3-sc. advance;
No. red. January, 81 l-2c.; February,
6S lie; March, 69c.; May, 6G 3-ic.; June.
Corn-Falrly active and frmer; No. 2,
"a 3-4G35c.. i'm elevator; % 7-Sq3Gc.. aiioat.
options dull and firm at a l-Sa3-Sc. ad-
vance; January and February, SJc.; May,
oats-Quiet and unchanged. options
dull but firmer: January and February,
% 7-Sc March. a l-Sc.: May, "A lie; spot
prices. No. 2. 2ic.: No white, % lie;
mixed western, 24G25c.
Haydn fair demand and steady; snip
ping. 75qS0c; good 10 choice. jc.GSl.05.
WOol-Frm and unchanged.
Beef-Dull and unchanged; beef hams'
Cut-Meats~Quiet, firm. and unchanged.
Iard-Quiet and hrmer. western steam,
$50. asked: city. D.25ns5.S0; January, 500,
nOminally: refined quiet, Continent, $500:
South America, s6.35; compound, A15G
Pork-Qulet and unchanged.
Butter-In moderate demand and I'M
settled; State dairy 12q2lc.; do, creamery.
lSu22 1-2c.; western. do, Halle; Elgins.
2ic.
Cottonseed Oil-Qulet and unchanged.
Kosin-Dull and weak; strained. COM
mon TO good. sl.60H A.62 l-2
Turpentne-f'irmer at 32d32 lie.
Rlcs-Fairly steady and unchanged.
Molasses-In fair demand and unchang-
Peanuts-Quiet fancy, hand-picked. 1-2
a 5-Sc
Cofree-Dull; ) points down to 5 points
up March. sl325; May, Sl2.SNsl29o: Sep
tember sl2O5Gsl2.l5; spot Rio duh but
steady, No. I, Si
Sugar-Raw duh and unchanged: refined
dull and unchanged.
Freights 10 Liverpool-Quiet and steady.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, January 1.-THE
wheat market dragged through duh,
uneventful session to-day, not permitting
of very remuneratiye trading. owing TO
the restricted range OF prices, and pre-
sentng little in the way of facts or
figures that was new or unexpected. The
opening trading was with some firmness,
the worlds shipments, as reported yes
terday being a little larger than the
expected amounts footed up.
May wheat opened at SO 1888 1-4c.,
sold between 50 I,s and 5S 3-sq0s he,
and closed at 80 3-Sc.-3-sc. higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was nominally
unchanged.
Until noon there was scarcely a change
i'm corn prices, and the trades could be
numbered without difficulty. After that
hour there was more activity. and firmer
prices prevailed. the strength then dis
played by wheat having considerable in
fiuence for good
May corn opened at % 1-ic., sold be
tween IS l-SN2S IA and 2S 7-Sc., and closed
at the outside-3-Sc. higher than yester-
day. Cash corn was quiet and lower.
closing firm, with the futures.
The oats market was stagnant through
the morning. and only a little better in
the afternoon. The rallying tendency of
wheat and corn, however. sufficed 10
strengthen the feeling I'm oats, a recovery
taking place. May oats closed i-fn3-Sc.
higher than yesterday. Cash oats were
steady.
Provlsions-Product emerged from the
session with distinct gain throughout
the list. The opening was strong and
higher. the better prices for hogs having
extended aid. The grain markets having
set in TO decline shortly afterwards, pro-
visions receded in sympathy, recovering
later with them. May pork closed 15c.
higher. May lard sal i-2c. higher May
ribs l0c higher. Domestic and foreign
markets were quiet and firm.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. higles,. Loves. Closing.