Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-29

NEW YORK PRODIrE MARKET.
NEW YORK. January S.-Fiour--
Dull. steady. Arm. aud unchanged; south-
-four firm. firm; good TO choice winter
patents. H.30n<2 ~.
Wheat-Spot duh: No. 2 red. store and
elevator, 75izc: anoat. re: options less
active and steady at a zsnlc. decline; NO.
red, January. 7olsc.; May. 'O'sc; june
zoe: July. Toe. 90,
I'm elevator: SIC. aioat; options were duh
and steady at &c. decline; January
3ei4c, February, BIC; May, &c., july
SIC.
Oats-spots dull and weaker; options
2iizc; May. 2jisc. spot prices-No; Z
2is.925c.; No white. 26@26i4c.; mixed
western. 25G26c.
wool2Fsiriy active. firm. and un-
changed.
Beef~Quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Beef Hams-lnactive at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Qulet and unchanged:
-Meats-Strong: offerings light; pick
led bellies. $50; shoulders, y; hams
Lard-Qulet: steam, s6e2is; January,
s605. nominally: refined dull: Continent.
$40: South American. $3.50; compound,
S.75dS.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Cottonseed- OIL Barely steady. crude.
2ii2c.; yellow. prime. 2s'sc.; on grade
2Ii2c. asked.
kOein-Huil ana untndlRrus
Turpentne-Quiet at 30i2n3lc.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Moasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Firm; fancy hand-picked. %.
ruary. tl255gSl260: March. sl2.&dsl2.50;
May. Sll. SASH 20: June. Sill 6lfi sil.7O; July.
SllB6Sll.j0; December. SlOS5asl0.so; spot
Rio dull but steady; No. Z. $3.50.
Sugar-Firmer but quiet. fair refining,
3isc; refined firm and quiet.
Freights TO LiverpOt-Quiet: cotton. by
steam. isa9-Gid.: grain, by steam, nomi-
nally 30.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. January 2S.-Fiour-
Firm
wheat-Dun No. red, spot, 7i'sc.;
Corn-Easy:: mixed. spot and January.
33G33Nc: February, 25a33isc.: March,
33iad335sc; May. 3ji4N55i2c.; steamer mix
ed 32n52lsc; southern, S2lgdS5'4 c.
2r2a25c: No. mixed do, 23n23'zc
Rye-Firm; No. >, 4lai2c. for nearby
ii6i iJc. for western.
Hay--Firm and QUIET at SIG asked.
Grain Freights-Dull.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. January 2s.-The open
/ ing was the only real firm spot IN
/ to-day's wheat market, and the strength
at that time was short-lived. Prices were
higher than at the close yesterday IL
! was soon discovered. however. that some
| thing more in the way OF bull news would
! be required 10 sustain prices. The selling
/ pressure became heavy as the morning
I advanced long stuff coming out quite
freely, and meeting with but limited
demand. The report Of the world visi-
BILE supply was expected TO furnish the
requisite motive for buying. decrease
Of at least 100000 bushels In stocks be-
ing looked for. When the announcement
that a falling off of but $4,000 bushels mad
taken place last week was made, prices
slumped and the lowest quota lions OF ths
session were recorded.
May wheat opened al 6iNc.. sold be-
tween 6i&u8Ac, and closed at hi2c.-
sc under yesterday. Cash wheat was sc
lower.
corn made progress backward to-day
Those who loaded up on the late all-rounc
furry were wondering why they ala 80
and were perfectly willing to turn theiI
supply over TO somebody else 10 carry
the practically unanimous sentiment III
that respect causing prices TO lose some
of the recent Improvement.
MAY corn opened at S0lsc.. declined 10
292.c. and closed at 294H29i SIC. under
Yesterday. Cash corn was quiet and
steady
oats opened steady. but declined almost
from the start. the weakness or the
other grains supplying the inspiration
Nav oats closed AMasc lower than yes
Provisions acted heavily. and whilst
they were at times quite duh. there were
also periods of exceeding activity. Prices
declined at the opening on weak hog
market. and were affected adversely by
the wheat market later. The close was
PIE under yesterday for May pork. lOc.
lower for May lard. and 7iaHlOc. lower for
May ribs. Domestic markets were active
and easy.
The leading futures ranged as follows: