Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
NEW YORK pRopucE MARKEr.

NEW YORK. January 2.-flOur-Dull
ana unchanged; southern -four duh bat
steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Marlset dull but hrmer with op-
tons, T. o. b.. S1O2. Ungra0ed red, e2c.lo
SIG, options moderately active ana irn
~ a 1 l-sal l-fc. advance; no. red.
u &c for January; March, % lie; May,
e0c July. IS l-ic.
Corn-srcts dull but firm; No. 2, % SIC.
IN elevator, 20 5-Sc. ahOat options dull but
firm at "a 1-sc. advance; January, - o-sc.;
May. 81 SIC.
Oats-spots quiet and firm; options dun
| aud l-Sql-4c. up; January, p l-Sc.i Feb
ruary, 3 l-Sc. SPOT prices No. =, y l-2c.,
No 2 white a lie. mixed western, lC8
p 1-2c.
Hay-Choice steadlsr; shipping. SOC;
good 90 choice, 7oQt0c.
Hides-Stealy and unchanged.
Leather-Unchsnged
Wool-Qulet and unchanged.
Besf-.Frm; family, S925Q}io-5o; extra
Beer Hams~ouiet ct asaNsO.
1Ierccd Beef-strong and quiet; city eN-
irs india mess. {iS5og$l459.- tilt.
5Y 81 si saGalders. q - haras. s. sass
Lard--Quet aud frmer; western steam,
$40; city, 1852 l-2gt37o; January, $40
/ nom.ually: refined quiet end nominal
Continent. A?9;. south American *i~'
Por,S-steady ami unchanged; new mess,
Butter~Quet; State dairy, 1o1i7o.' state
Eggs-liulet: state and Pennsylvania,
II l9c.: ice-house, Naljc.; western, fresh,
lGUllc., western, per case, SO 80; SOUTH
ern. 1915 &c; lined, - l-21plic
Cotton seed-Ofl-Dul and nominal
crrde, 2oc. yellow prime, PC.
RQsin-stoady; GRAINED, common 10
Tlrpentine-Qulet at 26 3-id27 1-2c.
Rice-Quiet. firm, and UNCHANGED.
~
Peauuts-Quiet' fancy hand-plcAed'
3 S-4Z &c.
Coffee-Exchange closed: spot duh but
steady; No 7. $iOl2 2Q$i0.D.
Sugar-Raw dull but steady; fair REIN
/ ing. l3-6c.; refined quiet and hrmer; or
a.. a. csc: 81 udard A. 3-6c.; cut-loa1,
&C.; crushed. &C.; graduated, S-sc.
Freights 90 Liverpo0 quiet; cotton. By
steam, lj-lCd.; grain. by steam Ia
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, January 2-Flour-Oull.
Wheat-lnactive and higher SPOT, 81 l-ilg
% l-1c. Nay. 80 3-+l9ic.; southern, by
sample 9WNc.; southern on CRAZE
20 3-aQ9i 2-ic.
Corn-strong; spot and January. = $50
q SIC; February, gS42S l-sc h.. M9r oa
steamer mixed. % t-842j SIC. southern,
Oats-Ouiet and steady; no. white, 25c
26c.: no. 2 mixed, 2l42Zc. o-,,-
No. western, - 1-idiS l-2c. -.
Hay--t1rm; choice timothy aS5yf]lf.
Grain ights-QiIiet and unchanged.
Conee-Steady at $lO.25 for No. Z.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. January Wheat inaugu-
rated the New Year by scoring q snacp
advance In price to-day. Whilst the TRACE
was assumed 20 be entirely local II was
nevertheless, attended by considerable eN-
element, and was notable Tor the conn
denCo with which purchases were made.
There was no market AZ Liverpool put
tho feeling az that place was unoin ANY
ren0rteG as firm on reports or tlflneF
serious danage 90 tho Argentine crop.
This was the main CONSIDERATION, now
ever and was undoubtedly responsible Tor
the major portion - the strength. years
that the present moist weather pfcFallus
in winfer-Wheat states would DE loloMeu
hy freezing temperatures also prompttl
some Of the buying The outside quota
tIons Of the day were attained near me
close and were well sustained. May
wheat opened az from S. J-S0S &c, a--
vanced 70 SIC, and closed ~ % Csc
I $50. higher than Thursday. Cash wheat
was strong a1d l-zc. Der pusn9l higher
Corn was stronger. The s.eady grown
IN the exports az this cereal leads many
traders 20 look With favor on purchases.
NAY corn opened at % s-4c.' soid between
q IS ard 25 7-S02jc. and closed at . I've
i-iG3-sc. higher than Thursday. Cash corn
was steady, win the close noininaliy
strong. with the futures.
Oats-Priccs hardened in sympathy win
the popular tone Of the other markets.
Little interest was shown. however, Ousi-
ness being confined 90 general transac-
tons. May oats closed l-ic. higher. Ctsh
oats were firm. with no essential aIleia-
tion in prices.
Provisions-Speculatio I'm product was
fair. with an average steady tone present.
The hog market. afforded no sustaining
assistance. as a. was weak and lower.
The feeling exhibited by grain, however
helped. May pork closed i l-l9l0c. high-
or. MAY lerd SC. higher, and May ribs oV
1-2c. higher.
Hides were firm. The situation was es
last reported. Quotations were as fol-
lows. Natives, heavy, 9i-2c.; light. l-Zc.;
native COWS. heavy. &C.: light. SC; Dutt
brands, heavy, Size; light, lie; Colo
radoes. heavy, 3-ic.; light. 5-4c.; Texas
heavy. Sl-20S &c; light SIS l-lc.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Oosnlas aisn7s. LoEss- Closing.