Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, FEBRUARY I--FlOur-Dull,
easy. and unchanged; southern flour easy
and unchanged.
Wheat-Falrly active and firm; No. 2
red, store and elevator, s0i2c., aiioat. SIC. I:
options opened weak at &c. decline,
weak. la4c. below low yes ssS No. red.
72lsc.
In elevator; 37lzd37S.c; afoat; options were
dull and firm at unchanged Prices, with
out new features; February, $3.50; May.
6Sais1Qalss.t; and steady; ortiOns 4, dull;
2ol2c. mixed western. 5u6i2c.
IIay-Quiet. about steady. and I'M
changed.
Wool-Firm. quiet and unchanged.
Beef-Dull and unchanged.
Beef Hams-Dll at $3.50
I Tierced Beef-Qriet; city extra India
mess. $l5Gsl6.
-Meats-steady. quiet. and I'M
changed.
LaTd,ouiet and nominal western
steam; $50; city, $40; May, s. nominal
American. $685.; compound. si75G$5.
Pork-Qulet and firm mess, sl0.50qs1o75.
Cottonseed- Oil-Dull but steady; crude.
&c. yellow, prime, 26g26lzc.; yellow. or
Rosin-Firm and more active; strained.
common to good. 81 60d 81 62is
Turpentine-More doing and firm; 29Ag
Rice and Molasses-Flrm and I'M
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-plcked,
47sG5c.
conss19uiet; 5a9o points doyn; March,
Sl2. 4jfiSl250; April, sl215; May, 81 9Qlp
sli.s5: July. sll.i5a$li.5O; August sli5;
September. slO95: December. S0.75; spot
Rio quiet and firm No. Z, SIS: plAus13.25.
.sugar-Raw dull but firm; fair refining.
39sc.; refined quiet steady, and I'M
changed
FreIghts TO Lverpool-Qulet and weak
cotton. 3-32d.; grain I'd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. February a.
FiOur-Dull.
Wheat-Trmer: No. 2 red. spot. and
February, Td744c.; March. nc; bid; May,
southern. OH grade. I2975c.
Corn-Firm: mixed, spot. and February.
S39saSlgc; March, $3l2pSs3,c; April, Siq
$5Ac ;o,l May, S3saSSsees ;,o steamer mixed
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white western, 2Sa
2Si2c; No. mixed western, 26u26lac.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, Ani5c. for near
| by; i7Gisc. for western.
Hay-Firm at SIG asked.
| Grain Freights-Dull: steam, to Liver
pool, 2lkaza,d. for March, Cork. for or
ders. IS. 81 as. 1Ohd. for February.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
/ CHICAGO. ILL.,, February 1.-THE two
extremes-strength and weakness-were
present at different times In the wheat
market during to-day's session. IN the
morning the tone was exceptionally
strong, and it was a difficult matter to
say why 1t was so. An oyers0ld condi-
ton of the market was doubtless the real
cause OF strength. Afternoon prices broke
away rapidly. May wheat opened at from
G5 IL TO 80 3-Sc. sold between 81 3-sd67 IL
and e5 l-4c., and closed AZ the inside
3-Sc under yesterday. Cash wheat was
quotably about steady.
Corn was moved altogether by SYM
PATTY with wheat. When that grain adj
yanced. prices IN this market rose, and
when the sharp break was inaugurated
corn lost all rs previous Improvement
Nothing new In the situation was report
ed. the trade continuing 10 walt for mode
rate arrivals until the roads are In a
30 1-Sc. sold between 30 3-S and Soc, and
closed at the inside--l-sc. under yester-
day. Cash corn was quiet and steady.
oats were dull. but Joined wheat and
corn in the early advances. later de-
cllning There was nothing interesting
or especially entitled to mention In the
trade. May oats closed n shade under
yesterday. Cash oats were steady.
ProysiOns-The hog market. after OPEN
and lost the advance. Provisions opened
In sympathy with the latter tone. but
subsequently ruled steady. Packers sold
! literally and commission men reported
many outside buying orders. May pork
and May ribs each closed a shade under
! yesterday. while May lard.was unchanged.
/ Domestic markets quiet and steady.
| The leading futures ranged as follows:
Upeniny sisresL loves. Closing.