Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW 1Okk GttODbOb S-Nhei>T's
NEW YORK, January 12.-Flour- [ n
usually dull and closed rather weak
with the late drop In wheat
Rye FlOur-Quiet.
Buckwheat Flour-Quiet at si.25QIsi.S5.
Buckwheat-Dull and easy.
COrnmeal-Dull.
Rye-Easy; No 2 western. 55c.
Barley-Quiet, barley malt quiet.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. 2 red, Sl.Ol l-S'
Options opened easy under canle news
rallied sharply on scattered covering,
prompted by a strong home situation, ana
better late cables. but broke badly near
near the close. under realizing and the
small export trade, closing l-8n3-Sc., net.
lower; January closed SO 3-Sc.; May
closed 90 l-sc.
Corn-Spot easy; No 2, "a 5-Sc. options
opened steady and advanced with wheat,
finally reacting under prospective colder
weather. and increased receipts, closing
&C.. net, lower; January closed 81 1-Sc.;
oats-Spot dull; No. 2 2s%c. Options
quiet and barely steady. closing UNI
changed to 1-sc.. net, lower: February
closed 2S1zc. May closed . 1-Sc.
Beef-Ffrm.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Lard-Firm: western steamed. $40;
May. $500. nominally; refined steady.
Pork-Steady.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, i4u
20c.: factory. 12q15c. Elgins, Dc. imita-
tion creamery, 13lznlSc. State dairy, l5W
20c.: do. creamery l3al9c.
Cheese-Steady; large white September,
Sl5QSAc.
2Od25c.: western fresh 19d21c.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, s2.S7l4;
sweets $3.50d$i
Cottonseed- Oil-Firm.
Petroleum-Steady but dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Steady.
Cabbage-Steady al 81.
Coffee-Optons opened steady at UNI
changed prices to a 5-point decline. ruled
generally inactive and featureless, with
weak undertone following unfavorable
cables, heavy receipts at Rio and santos
and slack demand for spot coffee win
selling arrested by decided increase In
United States warehouse deliveries. Closed
quiet with prices at TO 10-pOint net de-
cline. Spot Coffee-Rio dull; No in
voice. 1925; No. jobbing, 500; mild
quiet.
sugar-Raw steady; refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, January 12-The dry
goods market was dull, with conditions
which rendered more strikingly quiet the
business of the day. At such times as
the present the weather seems~to De
more active agent in deciding what
amount of business Is transacted during
the day. Mail orders were slightly
heavier to-day, but there Is no Improve
ment I'm the cOtton-gOods SITUATION
WOOllens continue fairly active IN al
grades. early buying OF heavy weight
goods being of good average proportions.
In staple cottons. the demand Is limited
TO actual necessities. and Is ,ery llght
Print-cloths are again reported dull IN al.
markets.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, January 12.-F1our-Dull
and easy: western family. A3OnA60; WIN
ter wheat patent Aiyn$9. -oz,,
Whplt-Wpak. SPOT. ~ l-r0JlAc.s lnt
month. e7dGIc.; February, 9Sssc. asked
May, 92%c bid; steamer, no. red
% 5-S092stc: southern wheat by sample
93G9Sc.; do. on grade, @aslisc.
Corn-Steady; spot, Szl2n5Z74c.' n pi'.ii
and February. 30 1-SG3l 5-Sc. steamer
mixed RIOS, lf3ic.: southern white corn, 9f4
34c.; do. yellow, 2SH33c, oo,,,,
Oats-Firm; No. white western, 2Sl20
zoe No. . mixed. 21i2n2Sc.
Rye-Easier; No. near by, 5zhc'; NO.
western, 53hc. III, 81,
Grain Freights-Demand very nat;
steam to Liverpool per bushel. 4d., FOR
January: Cork. for orders. per quarter,
January, IS. I'D; February, IS; td.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter and Eggs-lulet anu uhchdhseu'
Cheese-Steady.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO January 12.-Wheat to-day
lost all the advance IL acquired yester-
day and closed at n izn5-Sc DECLINE. inc
market received some support from the
Letter interests, but weak cables and
general apathy on the pars Of traders re-
suited i'm a decline. in suite or THIS Duy-
ing. Corn dropped h43-Sc.. in sympathy.
oats closed a shade lower. PROVISIONS
were the only strong market on the noor'
and advanced 5ni0 cents.
Leading futures ranged as followsi