Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-21

Inactive but steady. with wheat, closing
1-sc. net higher; May closed rs i-fc.
Beef-Firm.
enthusiastically.
Iard--DuIl: western steamed, S.oz liz:
May, S.t5: refined steady.
Pork-Firm.
Butter-Quiet; western creamery, ~ ~
2pc.: do. factory, 11U15c.: Elgins, 2oc.; imi-
tation creamery. Boise. state dairy, log
1sc; do. creamery 1fnf9c.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September,
2-lc.
20n22c.: western, fresh. 20U21c.
Potato Steady; New York, WI l-z9
$3.50; sweets, s2.500s4
Tailow--Duli; country. s1-2Qs 5-sc; 49,.
Cottonseed -Oil--Quiet; prime crude, tSu
10 i-2c.: DO. yellow &c.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady: strained. common 10
good 81. AZ f-2fi$l.45.
Turpentino-Steady.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses--Quiet.
Cabbaxe-Steady
Coffee-Options opened barely steady at
a 56pl0 points decline. Market dull ana ac-
tive. with weak undertone throughout the
session; business interrupted by CoHee
Exchange election. Weakness caused by
unfavorable European cables ard Slack
spot demand. Close steady. with prices net
unchanged TO points lower; March, $''s;
July, $3.50; spot coffee-Rio steady; NO. z.
s6:75ms67 10; mild quiet; Cordova. $500
SIS.
sugar-Raw steady: fair refining. 9 slice:
centrifugal (96-degree tesD, 4l-lsc.; rehned
steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOoDs MARKET.
NEW YORK. January 2o-In the local
strength added to the market by the de-
velopment of the last few days was very
apparent. In all lines of cotton goods
the sentiment is stronger than heretofore.
Although sellers do not find IL advisable
to advance prices as yet, they are still
very stiff in their attitude toward buyers.
Advances In both extras and print-cloths
are reported, and this tends TO give firm
ness TO the market Print-cloths show
slight advances and a very much strong
er tone in eastern first-hand markets.
Extras have been sold TO the extent OF
1900 at 2 is cents, plus per cent" Fur
Their bids at this figure were refused to-
day. Bids for 3S-inch. 81 squares. at Lilo
cents were also refused. 1t was reported
that there is a steady demand for both
extras and odds. Eastern and southern
goods are practically on the same basis
now. Prints are generally firm. They
are in somewhat irregular demand.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, January 2O.--Flour-Quiet
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot. the month. and Feb
ruary, SO l-Sn9S 1-4c.; May. "a l-4u94 l-2c.;
steamer No. 2 red. SO 7-Sli9ic; southern
wheat, by sample, sia99c.; do. on grade,
81 1898 1-2c.
Confirm; spot and the month, 30 $50
80 1-2c. February. 80 1-4082 1-2c.; steamer
mixed, 80 7-Su3lc. southern white corn,
29n3ic.; do. yellow. 2Sn33c.
Oats-Firm; No. white. 20 1-2a3Oc.; No.
2 mixed 2Sc.
Rye.Firmer; No. 2 nearby, 80 1-2c.; No.
western. % 1-2c. bid.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, $13.
Grain Freghts-Quiet and easy; steam
to Liverpool per bushei. 3 I'D, February;
Cork, for orders. per quarter, IS. I'D,
January. IS. I'D, February.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Butter and Eggs-Quet and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 2O.-All the grain
and provision markets were strong to-
day. and made additions to their former
prices The feature in wheat was the
strength shown by the July option. which
advanced cent. under Letter buying
and covering by shorts. May closed at a
0-sc. advance. Corn and oats closed 1-Sc.
higher each, and provisions advanced so
20 cents.
Leading futures ranged as follows: