Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK. January 5.-Flour-
Steady and unchanged; southern -four
quiet, steady. and unchanged
Wheat,--Active for export at lower
prices; No. red. f. o. b., SO 1-sc. UNI
graded red. S0Q99 1-2c.: options opened
firm at a 1-SQ3-Sc. advance, declined Ia
he, rallied l-4612c.. and closed firm
5-Sd1-sc. under yesterday. with light bust
ness; No. red, January. 81 S-sc.; March,
80 Use; May 50 1-Sc. July, e 1-Sc.
Corn-Spots dull but firm: No. 2. % i-2c.
steady az a l-sc. decline; January, 20 lie. !;
May. 81 5-Sc.; July. 81 3-4c.
Oats-Spots active for export and tirmer;
options dull and easier; January, p lac. /;
prices: No 2. 22c No. 2 white "a 1-2c.
mixed western. 22Q2fC.
Hay-Prime firm.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
WoOl-Quiet and unchanged
Beef-Quiet and steady; family, $3.50
$lO5O: extra mess, $3.50 50 q
Beef Hams-Firm at Sl8nslS.50.
Tierced Beef-Quiet; city extra India
mess. Sl350QSi45O.
Enthusiastically; picked bellies,
A.37 IL; shoulders, s.; hams, $S.25qs9.
Lard-Quiet and nominal; western.
500 ~; city. $40. January. sLCS; refined
$3.50; compound $.S7 l-2@A25.
Pork-Steady; new mess. SS.25MsS.75.
Butter-Quiet and easy; State dairy, 100
16c.; do. creamery, ligl9c.; Elgins, zoe.
GES5-G IIl, Sldit anu lcNIrglNdUld,
1sQHc.; ice-house. AQljc. western, fresh.
1S1l9c.; western, per case, $500 $3.50;
southern, II 1-2Q1s lie; lined, 1ial5c.
Cottonseed-Ou-Dull and nominal.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Steady at SIP IL.
Turpentine-Firmer at q 1-4u2Sc.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Molasses-Unchanged and quiet.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked,
Coffee-Firm: SAILS points up; January,
50 80; March, 500 5000; May. Sl0u$lOl0;
July slO1OQSlO15; September, slO.l5QSlO25;
December $1,000 5000; spot Rio firm and
quiet; No. 7, SlO.25.
Sugar-Raw active fair refining. 27-Sc.;
centrifugals @6-degree tesD, Lac; re-
fined unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool-QuIet and steady;
cotton, by steam, l5-l2Sd.; grain, by steam,
Id.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. January 5-Flour-Un-
changed.
Wheat-Weak: spot. 20 5-SQ93Ac; May,
SO $3.50 Use. southern, by sample, $50
96c.; do. on grade, 80 1-SQ@ l-Sc.
CornmQulet and easy; spot and md Jar Jan.
steamer mixed, % 5-SQ25Ac.; southern,
6ats-ouiet and steady; No. white,
25Q26c.; No. 2 mixed, marc,
No. 2 western, 43is94S 5-sc.
Hay-Steady and unchanged.
Grain Freights-Quiet and steady;
steamer, to Liverpool. per bushel, Sad.
for January; 3D., for February; Cork for
orders. per quarter. 3s. 4led., for January
Provisions-Quiet; mess pork Soc; bulk
shoulders, $3.50; hams, small, 5000; large
sl0.25
Butter-Firm; fancy creamery, 22a2Sc.;
fancy ladle. 140l5c.: store-packed, Sul0c
Eggs-Firmer: strictly fresh. l6c
Sugar-Unchanged at A45.
COffee-Easer at so for No T.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 5.-Wheat prices
suffered from selling by disconnected bulls
general over the winterwheat belt, in
spired short sellers with courage, and the
hammering INDUCED in disiodged quite a
considerable amount Of property bought
~ higher prices. May wheat opened at
from 3 rs 10 Sic.. sold between s. is and
81 3-40S2 7-Sc and closed at 50 l-4Q3 3-Sc.-
5-sc. under yesterday. Cash wheat was
steady
The corn market was in a stagnant con-
ditiOn. Frequently the pit was entirely
deserted. and at most times but n few
scattered brokers were present. There was
practically no business doing. and no in
terest was shown. May corn opened at
. 5-Sc sold between q 5-Su25 "a and
q pc. and closed at % 5-Sc.-unchanged
from yesterday. Cash corn was steady 10
firm, some sales being made al a shade
higher prices.
There was probably more business in
the oats market than in corn. but still IL
was dull trade. The weakness OF wheat
gave impress 10 the sentiment in the mar
ket for this cereal. May oats closed 1-Sc.
lower Cash oats were firm, closing easy.
PrOyislOns-The early trading in this
market was with some indications of
frmness, "A strong hog market conveying
a similar feeling TO provisions. Soon after
the opening, however, the tone became
easier. and prices fell away. The weak
ness OF wheat was the influence then. To-
wards the close, on covering, there was
a recovery. May pork closed &c. higher,
May lard unchanged and May ribs 1-2c.
higher.
Hides were firm. The conditions were
about as recently noted. Natives. heavy.
8 l-2c; light, lie; native cows, heavy,
&C.; light &C.. butt brands, heavy, l-2c.;
light, l-2c.
The leading futures ranged as follows: