Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-07
NEW YORK pRoDUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. January s.--F1our-Quiet
and about steady; winter wheat; ow
gr ss d, ss sS nsten dS . fsa Mime s
sofa clear. S35cQ$i: patents. $4ooaSo.5s;
low extras, s2.30a<3.i5: southern nour
steady and quiet; common 70 iair t sx'
s. sbas2e5; good 10 choice do. S3'yRss:oo.
Wheat-Spot market fairly active lot ex-
mort al lower prices: free on board, 81 6-ec.
angraded red. 7sq97c. Options opened
Use. rallied 1-sqi4c:. and closed stea,ay:
80 red. January. 50 7.Sc.; Marcn. siAc''
May 81 5-Sc. July. 50 5-Sc. oo,,6a
Corn-Quiet: spots easier; NO. 1saW
dufl and weak at a l-sc. decline; January,
20 s-Sc; May. 3lhc.; July. 81 O-Sc.
Oats-Spots dull and weaker. options
easier and dull; January &c; FepruaMlg w
,. &c, No. 2 white. 24lhc.; mixed western
Hay-cholce firm; shipping. Sc; good to
choice, 70QsOc.
Hides-F1rm and unchanged.
Wool-Quiet and unchanged: -,
Reef-Firm: family, $925d$lO.5O; extra
mess. s725Qs825; beef hams STEADY ~
siSasls5O; tierced beef strong; city, extra
Cut Meats-Slow but steady; picked pei
lies. s4Ss: shoulders. 81; hams. SZodss
Lard-Quiet and easier: western steam,
Yyned Sduii: Continent. $40; South America,
S' go: compound. $437isGSi.5O.
Pork-Easy and in moderate demand;
nG RWut in1o ,ty' fancy steady; state
dairy. lOQl6c; do, creamery, 1iglsc.; FL
E,ggs~Choice firm; state and Pennsyl-
vania l9a2lc. ice-house itsJ lss "o,,,hi
fresh. lSal9c. do, case, S1.5g' $S.oO; south-
| ern, 17iynfShc; lined, liploS-
Cottonseed -Oil-Quiet; crude, &c; yer
low prime, &c. ..trod oor,-
Rosln-Quiet and STEADY, stralueu' coin-
mon uru ne fine at g711G2SHc
Rice-Ouiet. firm. and unchanged.
Moasses-Quiet and unchanged.
Ce STen and SAILS points down;
/ rsebruarv sg SDdS990 March, @.901Sl0;
/ May. si6dNOO5; June, SOLO; July, SOOl 10;
| ceptember SlO.t5n$l025; December, }lV.oV'
| snot Rio dull but firm No. 7, sl0.25.
| Sugar~Raw dull but steady; fair refin-
\ ing. l2-i602 7-Sc.; refined unchanged anu
/ fairly active. ,-.. ,.oaa,,.
cotton. by steam. l5-l2Sd.; grain, by steam,
| l i'd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
/ BALTIMORE. January 6.-Elour and
/ Wheat-Unchanged o-,,1,o, : O.,
Corn-Spot and January ,27iz4N 5 sSSc :;
/ steady; February H4QZSc.' MaIcn, .ott
/ 2Si5c.: April 30 1-Su29 3-Sc.; steamer mix
/ ed 25iSG25 5-sc; southern 2542Se.
/ Oats-Steady; No. white, 2oGzo'sc'; NO.
| > mixed. 21Q22c. ,o<,,o,>, No
H Tey.s Steady: choice timothy. sS.5Oa$li
Grain Freights-Firmer; steam to LIVER
| pool 3lkd.. for January; Std., Tor fso-
/ ruary; Cork, for orders, IS. 41zd'' ior
| January.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO. ILL, January 6.-Ihe
I bulls suffered a complete rout to-day, me
market being almost in a panic; ne
/ amount OF long wheat sold regarulesS oi
price was something enormous, anu nau
| it not been for the covering purchases
! Inv one or two commission-houses tne
/ break might possibly have been even more
I serious than x was. IL was noteWortny
/ that some of the largest selling orders
| were in the hands of people who trace LOT
! 81 ouis almost exclusively. There were,
/ however. several big lines sold Tor the nc
/ count Of local professionals. NO uoupt '.e
| main inducement for the southwest "
pursue the course II dld wa ,, rne
| heavy SHOWS and consequent improvement
i'm the position Of the growing wheat IN
that section The opening was az tue
/ highest and the close almost az the III
| side figures May wheat opened at rom
| Ss1-2 to s. 5-Sc.. declined 10 81 5-sc., ana
| closed at 81 1-2c-1 3-4u1 7-sc. under yes
terday Cash wheat was weak ana &C.
Corn opened steady. and thereafter
/ HuptN1ff0 Ulllllf ldAhl7 H-NN''N -
sDiration from wheat. May corn opehea
! at d 1-ed25 5-Sc., sold between 70 9-S ana
~ 1-fG2j use. and closed at the inside
| Iili2-Sc under yesterday. Trading IN
| cash corn was at strong prices, but the
close was nOminally weak.
| Oats-The customary amount or iocai
trading took place. There was, however.
| Tho rsIIaI absence OF interest ana lack OF
| feature The tone and direction OF oats
u,sre I'm sympathy with the ruling action
of wheat. May closed 3-Sgl-2c. under yes
| terdav. Cash oats were STEADY CLOSING
| nominally weak, with the futures.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. marked the carry
trading Ia product. The dealings were OF
| minor irnportance, no outside orders COM
/ Inc to hand. and packers and profession
| ole doing the bulk of the business Inc
| hoe market was easy, when ldct tenueu
! 10 diScourage buying. The drop IN wheat
! caused an easy tone 70 develop late IN the
| session. May pork closed &c. lower, May
lard l-2c. lower, and May ribs a shaoe
Hides were quiet and unchanged: The
! chicago Shoe and Leather Review or
| January 9Th says: THE packers hide
| market is I'm an uncertain condltion. III
is strong one day and weak the next.
| The hackers sold late December native
| steer hides at lie, but are demanding
| o 1-2c for the late November ana carry
December killing" s-,,.
The leading futures ranged as folows'
upsnins. uisn,s. LoEe,- Closing.