Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


Dull, weak, and unchanged; southern hour
dull, easy, and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market active and weaker,
with options, closing steady; I. o. d.,
IS 3-ic., ungraded red, 1id5ic.; options
opened firm at 1-Sal-4c. advance de-
clined S-Sc. on free unloading, and closed
weak-l 1-Sn2 lac. under yesterday, with
trading more active; No. 2 red, January,
81 7sc.; March, 50 Use. May, 81 S-Sc. july
Corn-spots dull but firm; No 2, 2s 1-2c.
in elevator, 29c. afioat; options dull but
firm at a l-Sc. advance May, ~ 5-Sc.;
July. 30 Use.
but firm; January, nc, February, &c;
May DC; spot prices: No. z, nc; NO.
white &c; mixed western, 22d2ic.
Hay-Choice steady; shipping, ooc.; good
to choice, Y 1-2aS0c.
Hides-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet and steady family, $3.50
$3.50; extra mess, sass.
Beef Hams-StrOng at Sl7.5On$lS.
Tierced Beef-F1rm; demand moderate;
city extra India mess, Sl3dN4
Cut Meats-Firm and quiet; picked pei
lies. a62 IL; picked shoulders, $ioo4N.'o;
hams, SS254S9.
Lard-Quiet and easy; western steam.
H.I5; city, 1856; January, Sab; refined
quiet; Continent, A5O; south Aiherican'
S.75: compound, A.2nA.5O.
Pork-Dul and barely steady; new mess.
s'i RuHtter-ouiet and steady; state dairy,
1O6fl5 Lie; do. creamery, l3alSc.; tdgihs'
2Oc. ,,,,,ar,a
2042O l-2c.; ice-house, per case, zlsS,
western. fresh, 10 1-2c.; southern Is l-zV
Cottonseed- Oil-Easy and quiet; crude,
2Oc; yellow prime, &c. , oo,,-
Rosin-Dull but steady; stralneo, Soni-
mon to good, $l70q$l2 IL.
Turpentine-Quiet at n l-2d25c.
Rice-Firm and unchanged.
Nolasses-Dull, easy, and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picKed'
Coffee-ouiet, steady, and unchanged, to
Z noints down: March, 1886; April, 800,
Nav. 1896; July, $40; september, ss.to;
December. 1915; spot Rio dull but STEADY;
-> Sngaar~Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
Anine. l3-l6c; refined DUH and uh-
Erelghts 10 I.iverpool-Quiet; cotton, by
steam. 7-64d.; grain, by steam, 5-id.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. January @.-rhe heavy
snow-storm was factor IN the ury-
goods market operations to-day, ana the
attendance of buyers I'm both commission
and iobbing circles was slim. The general
situation is without change, In elthet
cotton or woollen goods.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, January 2S.-Flour-Duli.
Wheat-Dull: SPOT, IS l-fu6S l-2c.; May,
81 1-4qSf lie; southern, by sample, @4s2e-
Corn-Firm; spot and January, 70 LA
% $50. February, % 5-Su25 3-fc.; March,
25 1-4426 lie; April, 21Q2l Lac; steamet
m mi Ill e ize = %S s5s southern wn''e q"
Oats-Steady; No. white, 2fqH lee
No. mixed, 2lff22c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, January B-W neat
surprised all classes OF traders To-Day ~
dropping almost a full cent below the m
side figures OF yesterday. from ~ lac. TOT
Nav. on Monday. TO 74c to-day, there mas
scarcely been pause in the decline. Ions
wheat, which has been held Tor months
I'm the expectation that 81 was 10 DC at
tanned, has been thrown oyerpoard thls
week without consideration as 10 price
For a time this morning. II appeared az
though a recovery might take place, Dul
when Shorts" had covered all they feli
disposed to, and prices showed no signs OF
booming, a drive was made, ana IN an
hour there was complete decentralization.
There was nothing In the news OF the day
TO warrant 1t. May wheat opened az from
rs as 10 76 SIC, sold 1t Ilc., ana dechhe"
10 and closed at "A f-sc.-l SIC. under yes
terday. Cash wheat was weak and l--c
Corn.-Very slight variations in corn
n,ices took place. The market was
throughout a steady one, with only mode
rate transactions. The action OF prices
when any change did take place, was inc
same as that of yesterday. May corn
opened at % Use, sold between 70 S-4Q
2S rs and a 1-Sc.. and closed at the m
side-l-Sc under yesterday. Cash corn
was lie. higher, closing easy, with the
futures. -,
Oats.-Trading was far from active In
oats. but a steady tone prevailed. The mo
tive for strength was. naturally, derived
from wheat May oats closed l-Sal-fc
under Yesterday. Cash oats were steady
10 lie. higher, the nominal close being
easv. with the advance lost.
Provisions Steadiness TO firmness In
the tone predominated In the product
market. There was a fair demand, but
n was principally TO cover short sales
made recently. The hog market showed
little change, and was impotent as a
factor. Later there were free offerings,
and prices sagged. May pork closed lie.
lower. May lard unchanged. and May ribs
a shade lower.
Hides steady: business dun: natives.
heavy. elf9 lie. light. WS lie; native
ccws. heavy. 1-2QS 3-4c.: light. : 3-3c.
Init brands, heavy, lie
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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