Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-22

Eggs-Quiet: state and Pennsylvania.
| 2ol122c. western fresh, 2oQzlc.
Potatoes Steady; New York. s2.H la
| $780, sweets. $3ff$4.
cottonseed- Oil-Quiet but firm; prime
crude. 1919 lie: do. yellow, &c.
Petroleum-DuIi; United closed; no mar
i-et: refined. New York. $40; Philadelphia
ard Baltimore, $50; do in bulk. Ns5. :.
Rosin--Steady: strained. common 70
good. si.42 1-2lIs1.4 Al IL
Turpentine--Firm OF "a 1-2135c.
Rlce-Steady: domestic. fair TO extra,
3 3-SN6 l-2c.; Japan. SOS l-4c.
Enthusiastically.
Cabbage--Steady at 81.
Coffee-Options opened quiet, with prices
unchanged: showed general narrow in
terest, with weak undertone; selling
checked by smaller American visible
supply, absence OF Brazilian news on ac-
count of holiday, featureless European
cables. and increased caution. and closed
quiet and net unchanged to a points de-
cline Spot Rio steady; NO. 2, invoice
s6.259s6.32 IL: No. z. jobbing. s6.75uS6s2 IL;
mild dull: Cordova sS.50UN5.
sugar-Raw steady; far. rennlng
9-1sc.; centrifugal, 80 degrees test,
4l-l6c.; refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GoODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, January n.-To-day's
market shows Strengthening tendencies In
all quarters. The demand IL still some
what limited in all cotton-goods lines.
The strike conditions are not as notice
able as disturbing factors In the market
as has been the case heretofore. The inn
provement In the print-cl0th market has
been reflected In nearly all branches OF
the cotton-goods industry. How soon
quotable advances will be made Is as yet
an open question. II is probable that
strong efforts will be made to sell goods
at present prices before advances are
announced. staple cottons show small
gains to date. They are In mild demand
both I'm their own and In bleached lines.
Print-cloths remain strong. Manufac-
turers are refusing bids for extras, spots.
and early deliveries at 23-s. plus per
cent. There has been an advance In
80 1-2-inch. So squares. these being unob-
tainable at 3-S The market Is very
firm. The demand is said TO be spirited
In prints to-day's market shows no
change of moment.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. January 2i.-Flour-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Easer: spot. the month and
February, 9S 1-2a9S 3-ic; May, "a 3-4g9oc.;
steamer, No. red, "a S-4Q95c.; southern
wheat. by sample. 9id99 1-2c.; do. on
Confirm and steady; spot. the month,
and February. 80 1-4i32 7-Sc.; steamer
mixed, 81 l-4n31 S-Sc.; southern white corn,
29qS4c.; do. yellow. 2Sll3Sc. oooo ~
Oats-Firm; No. white. % l-2u3Uc.; NO.
mixed 2Sc.. sales.
Rye-Firm: No. near by. 50 f-2u52 3-fc.;
No 2 western. 53 l-2n53 3-4c.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. SlS
Grain Freights-Very dull and unchanS-
ed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet: fancy creamery, &c; 90;
imitation. l6Ql7c.; do. ladle. l5c.; good
iadle. 13614c.; store-packed l24i4c.
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 21.-After advancing
a cent to-day, on the remarkable strsngth
of English markets. wheat hattened out,
and closed unchanged for May, though
July held 3-SG1-2c. Of its gain. Heavy
Argentine shipments rather took the
wind out of the bulls sails. Corn and
oats showed a little more activity, but
substantially no changes in price. Pro-
visions closed unchanged to l-2c higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows: