Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-14
bellies sls7 IL; shoulders, sioaLsS; hams

bellies :. yI,,ss 'Ls7 i-2; shoulders "os1' Mans
I@rd~BareIy steady and quiet; western
steam. $40; city. BsO: January. Nll.
nominally, refined dull; Coutinent: ss'y %
South America. N75: compound. $iust.".
Pork-Steady: sales, 20 pasre'S' No"
B Slii demand fair. state
dairy. 1o4l5 lie; do. creamery lS@i'c''
Eggs-steady: state and Pennsylvania,..
y l-9aasc; ice-house i2ql; ss. sonsSern.
i6a16 1-2c; lined. 1s 1-2Qitc. "a.
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet and firm; cruoe'
20 l-2c; yellow prime. Zu2S l-zc. -
Rosin--Quiet; strained, common to gooo'
'' Turpoentine-ouiet at q 1-4G27 Sac.
Rice--Firm. In fair demand, ana I'M
Molasses-ouiet and unchanged.
Peanuts-Steady; fancy hand-picKeo'
Coffee-Barely steady and unchanged to
5 points down: January, 800; Matcn'
s9G5; May. $40; July, $40; September
$3.50; December, ss.S; spot Rio dull ana
e1 syys,arORaw quiet and steady; fair re-
fining. Q 1S-l6c.; refined quiet ana uh-
Freights TO ILverpool--Active; cotton.
by steam. 15-l2sd.; grain, by steam' "u'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. January lS.-flour-
Wheat-wenk spot. Ole. bid; May.
81 s-t48sc.; southern, by sample, szQSoo''
southern. on grade. Sc 1-2q9l l-2c. o-o,
Corn-Steady; spot and January; Ag
q 1-Sc; February. q i-4pZl SIC. MALL
q S-4G27 7-Sc.; April. % l-2dZS s-ic; ss .ht.e
u 1-2q27 Ia; southern yellow 20 i-~~
9 oats-Easy; No. 2 white, 24a25c.; No. 2
mixed 2lq22c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, January 1S.-Wheat prices
apparently could not advance, and as tne
only ALTERNATIVES was to decline, that
course was, perforce, adopted. Inc open
ing and first hour were marked by con-
siderable strength, but the seiiiilg agaii Is
calls, although only the loves ngure e., III
those privileges was touched, was eHec-
tive I'm producing n feeling OF discourage
ment, and when a lie break loon P,dSs
longs became alarmed ana s0ld "i WI y ~,
regard TO price A further decline Oh 2-fV.
succeeded the first break, ana ,ne V NJ
was at practically the inside figure, May
wheat opened at from 81 Ia TO 81 l-sc''
sold between 81 l-fnM 3-S ana ~ o-cc.'
and closed at 10 5-sa79 3-4c.-l l-Sdl lac.
under Yesterday Cash wheat was weak
and 1M1 1-2c. lower. ,-.,-.. ,.o,o-
rally had no exception in the corn pit
where business was in an inert ana stab
nant condition Prices eXhioited hrlle'
tone early, merely as a matter or SYM
pathy with wheat, and not because any
one was particularly anxious to buy. May
corn opened at from q rs TO "a &c, de,
ciinad to = lie, and closed at q lazt
"a 5-sc.-l-S0l-4c. under yesterday NdSH
c,rn was 1-40i-2c. higher IT..
Oats were as active as any or the othe'
grains. which does not mean That the Nol
ume OF trade was large. Local tr5ns,ac
| tions were the only ones noted. Prices
were easy late I'm the session, with tnos'
of wheat and corn. May oats closed l-ec
lower than yesterday. Cash oats were
/ firm and unchanged.
weak hog market initiated against IN.
| prices of product at the opening. Later
| however. there was a recovery at IN
/ yards. which found emulation IN provls
| ions At the close May pork, lard, an'
| ribs were each shade over yesterday.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
! OOsnin.. dlsnos.. n"fes- CLOSING