Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-19

1ea1e 1-4c.: ice-house, 70 1-2als 1-2c.; west
ern fresh 15c.: do. case. sl.750s3; southern,
IA 1-2di4 3-4c.: lined. 13ul3 lie.
cb GpatehsfSS elow prime q i5c. asked
craftsmanship; refined New YORK YORK
$500; Philadelphia, s6.l5; do, IN ouiA'
Rosn-ouiet; strained, common to good,
81. 7OnSl.72 IL
Turpentne-St and unchanged.
Rice-Fairly firm; domestic. fair to ex-
trla 3 7-S46c.; Japan, 4 l-4nf 3-4c, ~
Molasses-Quiet and easy; New or
leans. open kettle, good to choice, new
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked'
3 3-4G4c.
Coffee-Quiet and UNCHANGED to points
down; March, $3.50: May, S.55ns96O; jury
s9.C5Gs970 September, s9.65ns9.IO; Decem-
Der, S97OGs975; spot Rio duh ana nomi-
nal: No. Z. $40.
sugar-Raw; dull but steady; fair re-
fning, Bile; refined quiet ana STEADY !,
off a. 3 1904 lice. standard \, 3-sc; I;
cut-loaf. SC. crushed, &C.; graduated
Grain Freights-To Liverpool quiet; cot
ton. by steam, 15-l2Sd. nominaly; gram,
by. steam, 7-Sd.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. January 1S.-In dry goods
there was less depression to-day In the
tone than for some time past. Inc
tinues duh and without signs OF any
near Improvement I'm the demand for
mems wear fabrics. Dress goods are in
moderate request chiefly In fancy lines.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. January 1s.-Flour-Dull;
western super, s2.75dD.20; do. do, extra,
s.. 40asl.o5; do. family si.40asA75; winter
patent, Si90dt5.l5 spring do, $L6ygAoo;
do. do, straight, s440q$46o
Wheat-Unsettled and easy; SPOT, 81 lac.
bid; May, 81 7-SdSS 1-Sc..; southern, by
sample 92Q93c.; do, on grade, 20 SAG
81 SAC. .. AZ
26 PC: February, % 12G26 5-Sc.; March.
26 7-sd27c.; April, q 5-SqN S-4c.; steamer
mixed u 1-4ll24 lie; southern white'
% 3-4d27 3-4c.; do. yellow. 22q27c.
Oats-Quiet and steady; No. WHITE,
2iq25c.; No. 2 mixed 2Ol12lc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 1s.-Wheat showed
temporary frmness at the opening to-day,
was In a weak and dropping state. 10
was ascrbed rather to the dulness ana
sIowness of trade than TO anything de-
pressing i'm the news that prices DIS
played so little frmness. May opened
al from 81 1-fu20 7-Sc., and declined TO
50 1-sc., where 1t closed-5-Sc. under SAT-
urday. Cash wheat was In slow demand
and easy, a decline of IL per cent. being
quoted. 49,.
Corn-A fairly good business was trans
acted I'm corn during the first hour OF the
session, but the effort at activity seemed
10 exhaust the trade. and lifeless APP
pearance was again noted. The tone or
the market was firm at the start, but the
feeling soon altered, In sympathy with
wheat. May corn opened at q $40
"A 7-Sc: declined TO q Lac. and closed at
"a 1-id24 3-sc.-3-Su1-2c. under Saturday.
Cash corn sold at steady prices, but at
the close was nominally 1-inl-2c. lower.
oats were firm early and easy later,
the motive for the tone being the acton
of wheat May oats closed lie. under
Saturday. Cash oats were steady closing
nominally weak and lower
observation-disclosures the receipts o.
hogs were heavy this morning, they were
nevertheless short Of anticipation. Prices
at the yards. under the circumstances,
opened steady. later advancing. Product
was affected by that news. lard, however.
not showing Sympathy. This was due 70
ths large worlds stock OF that commodi-
~ Al the close, May pork was l-2n5c.
higher, May isrd shade higher. and May
ribs Sc. higher.
Hides were quiet and steady; natives
heavy at elf9 lac: light. S0S l-lc.; native
cows heavy s 5-8us 3-4c.; light, 3-fc.
but brands. heavy Lie; lisht, i-ic.
The leading futures ranged as follows;