Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 29.-Flonr-
QUIET, steady and unchanged; southern
-four quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market active for export
and lower. closing firm free on board;
93c. ungraded red. 73493c. Options opened
weak. and declined 3-Sa5-Sc:, rallied 3-4lp
l@2c on foundations, and closed 3-Sa5-Sc
down. No. red, January, 81 lac; March,
So l-lc.; May, Sic; July, rs lac
Corn-Spots dull but firmer; No. @
2S 9-iG29c.. in elevator; % 3-iu3Oc. ahoat
options dull but firm at a S-Sdi-2c. adj
vance; January, 29c.; May. 81 Lie; July.
Oats-spots dull but drmer. Options
quiet and frmer; January, q pc; Feb
ruary, q lie; May p 3-Sc. Spot prices:
No 2 p S-4c.; No. white, 2ic.; mixed
western, 22q2ic.
Hay-cholce steady; shipping. &c.; good
to choice. Y 12QS0c.
Hldes-Firm and unchanged.
WoOl-Firm, quiet, and unchanged.
Beef-Qnet and trm; family, $3.50
5000: extra mess, Sass; beef hams
steady at sl75OaslS; tierced beef firm;
city, extra India mess. Sl3dSl4.
Cut Meats-Quiet and steady; picked
bellies, $3.50 IL; shoulders, $i50qSi.75;
hams. SS25G$9.
Lard-Quiet and weak; western steam.
Si2 ~; city, S3iOQs365: January, $i15:
refined dull: Continent, sli5; South
America, $40; compound, a25q$45O
Pork-Quiet and easy; new mess,
Butter-Fancy; demand moderate; State
dairy, lO4l5c.; do creamery lSal5c; Ell
gins, 20 lie.
Eggs-Weaker: state and Pennsylvania.
ii01s 1-2c.; ice-house, s2dS3; western
fresh. I0l7 l-2c.; southern, 1911 l-ic.;
lined. 1913 lie.
Cottonseed -Oil-Quiet and rather weak
crude, zoe; yellow prime, 25c.
Rosin-Dull; strained, common TO good.
Turpentine-steady at q 1-2a2sc.
,Rice-,Fairly active, firm, and I'M
changed.
Molasses-Quiet and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet.
Coffee-Steady and unchanged to 5
and September. s9.45; December, $3.50
$3.50: spot Rio dull and easy; No 7, 1915.
Sugar-Raw quiet and steady, fair re-
fning q S-l6c. refined dull and I'M
changed.
Freights TO Iiverpool-Quiet; cotton. by
steam, It'd; grain. by steam. S-id.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, January 29.-The weather
has been more favorable for spot business,
and although at the end OF the week store
trade has shown some Improvement over
yesterday, mail orders have been mode
rate only. In cotton goods the general
situation is unaltered Buyers are readily
met In both staple and fancy lines, but
there has been no quotable change IN
prices. Light-weight woollens, for mems
new heavy-weights are still slow.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 29-Wheat was in
a nervous condition all through to-day
session. First IL was weak, tnen strois,
then panicky and demoralized, hnally
STRENGTHENING UP, and closing WIN com
paratively little loss from yesterday. inc
crowd was on a still-hunt for big line
of long" wheat, which was protected by
puts" sold last night, and the popular
belief at the close was that the liqulda-
ton took place. May wheat opened AT
from 743-S1t74 1-8c., sold between 70 ana
70 3-Sc., and closed at "a 3-SaF o-oc.-l-sp
lie under yesterday. Cash wheat was
irregular, closing steady.
Corn-'rhe early steadier tone OF wheat
aided that of corn materially. Through
out the recent decentralization In the lead
ing cereal. corn has displayed remark
able nrmness. sympathizing but indiffer-
entity with the decline. The late weak
easter tone, but when the rally In the
former came, at the close the latter also
advanced. May corn opened at 23 3-fc.,
sold between that price and "a l-2c., and
closed at "A 3-sc.-l-20 SIC. higher than yes
terday Cash corn was firm.
Oats-There was an Improvement In
oats, as IN the other grains. No extraor-
binary incident was noted, nor was there
unusual interest, but trade was not Dy
over yesterday. Cash oats were firm ana
l-4c higher.
Provisions-simiiar action TO that wit
messed In grain took place In provisions.
The opening was easy; then there was
rally, which was due 10 covering by
shorts" sympathy with wheat Affected
the feeling here. The strength OF corn
was an important factor in provisions
late in the session. May pork closed 1-zc.
higher. May lard ard ribs each 2I-2c.
higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows: