Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, January l4-Flour-Was
neglected and weak on all but low grades;
Minnesota patents. SQ{520; rye -four dun;
buckwheat -four quiet
Buckwhcat-Steady.
Cornmt ai-Quiet.
Rye-Easy: No. 2 81 i-ic.
Bnrley-Steady: feeding, &c. bid; barley
malt quiet.
Wheat-spot easy: No. 2 red. 500 rs;
No. l northern. Duluth 500 rs; options
| opened firmer on higher cable news ana
| moderate covering, but after dun, tes-
tureless session. eased or under weak
| closing. French markets. and realizing.
| and closed unsettled at l-Sui-4c. ad-
| vance on near. and i-4H1-2c. net decline
on late months: No 2 red January, closed
I So 3-fc.. May closed 81 7-Sc.
| Corn-Spot easy; No 2 81 5-Sc.; options
opened steady. with wheat. advanced on
better cables, but weakened finally. under
| realizing and light export demand. ana
closed l-sc net lower; May closed "a l-Sc.
Oats-Spot steady; No q q Sic; options
| dull and easy. closing unchanged; May
| closed 2S 1-Sc.
Feed-Firm.
Hay-Duli.
Beef--Firm.
Lard-steady; city. sie5QSt70; sales. 100
tierces; option sales: May closed S.i5 nom
inally.
PorS-Dull.
IA 1-2n20c.: do. factory. 1lnl5c.: Elgns.
20c.: imitation creamery. l3Nl7c.; state
| dairy. Boise; do. creamery. l4nlsc.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September,
f-2fS 3-4c.
Eggs~QuIet: state and Pennsylvania,
20lf22c.; western. fresh. 200f22c
Potatoes-Steady: New York, s2.T i-2p
$50: sweets. s250Gs4
-Oil-Steady.
Petroleum-Dul
ROSin-SteadV.
Turpentine-Firm at "a l-f13i S-ic.
Rlce-Steady.
MOlasses-Quiet.
Freights-Dull
Coffee-Options opened steady at n lOT
Is points advance; advanced. with frmer
undertone on better European cables
smaller receipts at Rio ana santos. large
warehouse deliveries. and steadier spot
markets and closed steady with urices at
a Sails points net advance FEBRUARY,
S5.65: May. $3.50; spot Rio dun and nOml-
nal; mild quiet.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. January l4.--There is a
| slow but noticeable Improvement In the
| dry-goods market. Cotton goods nave
| come into more extended demand, when
! the influx of western and southern buy-
| ers demanded The demand Is well diver
| sifed and includes brown goods ms wen
| as wOrsted. The sales are now normal.
! but there Is a distinct gain, which mas
| put heart into the operations OF sellers.
In the woolen goods division the DAY
has been fully as lively as yesterday;
| Buyers are inspecting the ncwly-opened
! lines. and are seemingly after large guam
| titles. The sales on the new goods are
Of very fair proportions. Buyers are, OF
course, anxious TO secure bargains, and
| the demand IS subject 10 the conditions
brought about by the higher prices OF
wool and the necessity for keeping inc
prices of ready-made clothing within
| Iaa1a W
are willing to conduct business under
these conditions can find their time wen
/ employed In detail staple cOttOnS snow
no change I'm price conditions.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. January ff-Fiour-Quiet
| ard unchanged
I Sc l-lG96 3-4c: February, 95d96 lac; May,
! 80 S-4d93c. steamer No. red. 81 3-4n92c.;
southern wheat by sample, 92f97 l-2c.;
do. on grade. 81 l2QGc.
Corn-steady; spot and the month,
steamer mixed 80 5sdSo 3-4c; southern
white corn. 90Q3ic.; do. yellow, 29@3Sc.
Oats--Firm; No. white % l-2aS'c'; NO.
R Ss,e-Ii No. 2, nearby, SO l-2c.; No. 2
HavIStcady; choice timothy. slS.
Grain Freights-Very dull; steamers
| 3-ic. per bushel, January.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Tggs-Quiet and unchanged
! cheeseESteady and unchanged.
! Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO January i4.-At the close or
/ q dull scalping session IN wheat to-day
Nav wheat showed a decline Of about isc.
| Ffrmness at Liverpool steadied the mar
| ket early, but weak continental cables
and selling by the Letter interests caused
marked weakness late I'm the day. Corn
/ and oats were practically at a standstill.
and closed unchanged. Provisions show
| ed PIC decline. as the result OF ex-
| ceptiOnally heavy selling.
Leading futures ranged az follows: