Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-07

4 wheat. hut rallied on good general buying
| from ali sources and closed uncbangcni
| January closed at 80 i-sc.; May '"~
+" 6ass--s sis steady y No. . 2st4q2s i-2c;;
| onions quiet but stronger on goou ~.
mand West closing 1-2c. net higner' M's
| closed at Is 1-Sc.
| Enthusiastically. ,m.
| fs,d-sfeady: western steamed, S'W'
May s5.l5 nomlnally; refined quie,
pr vfnsird western creamery i5w
&c: State dairy, iSN2oc.; 90. creamery
'' cs6eese-steady; large. l,2gs l.2c: II.
Eggs-Easy; S sret on" 91v,a5 sce"''''''''''
Potatoes-Quiet; New fork' VIZ i'-"y
| s225: sweets, s2.JodH
| Petroleum-Dull.
TUrpentlne-ouict at 80 1-i@3s s-ic.
| Rice-Quiet.
Enthusiastically.
! Cabbage-Steady ut S59nA
| Cottonseed -Oil--Quiet and fairly steauy
prime summer yellow, 22GZz i-zc.' OH SUM
mer yellow. q 1-2Q22c. -, -. u,-
! Coffce-Options opened steady at un-
| changed prices TO a 5-p0ints decline "oIk-
ed within very narrow nuc'u aSsa,no,,ntine
| cables. and increasing spot selling. anu
with selling checked by diminished re,
ceipts at Rio and Santos. and Increases
4 limited States warehouse uth'tttN's
closed steady. with prices points up 10
n decline Of points; January, $9oS, MAY
Sc 90 spot coffee-Rio easy: NO. Z, inVuice.
Ss.S7 ~: No a jobbing. s6S7 IL; mild easy;
OS Su gar steady: fair refining, &c;
centrifugal (06-degree test, 4l-4c.; rehhee
steady.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. January 6.--The feature
! of the dry-goods market mas peeh 'nS
slump in print-cloth prices, the report Oh
sales at 2s-l6c. being verified. rms ~
new record for low prices on print,clotns'
| and the sales have had decide1Iy az, us
pressing effect on the market. NO . .s,,
| Their sales were reported to-day, but TINS
IL accounted for by the statement tnat
the bids now being made are on OASIS
| OF Elise. for spot extras. rms ~ III Gun
sonance with the depressed conditlon OF
the cotton-go market The Warket
for staple cotton has been dull again. IN
| prints. the business passing Is stun unit
| ed. Agents are actively employed, Due
business does not come up 10 eApec'a-
tons
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE January 6.-Florr-lnac-
tive. steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Steady at a decline; spot ana tn ne
month. So 3-Sq95 1-2c.: February, 30 lac
96 1-2c. May. 90 1-2c. bid; steamer NO; z
red 90 3-S190 1-2c.; southern wheat, by
sample. 9oa96c.; do. on grade, "s-fa
/ IS 3-4c.
Confirm; spot and the month firm at
% 3-SG23 1-2c.; steamer mixed. 80 6-Sa
| 30 3-ic.: southern white corn, ZSaooc'; uo.
/ yellow. 30133c.
Oats-Ffrm; No. white. % 1-29Scc.; No.
2 mixed. q 12a2Sc.
Hay-Flrm: choice timothy, $1S.
Grain Freights-Quiet: steamers In limit
ed demand; quotations unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
lpff m nd unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and I'M
changed
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 6.-Bearish statisti-
cal news predomlnated in the wheat mar
ket for the first part of to-day's session
and the price declined cent. Inc I'M
proved cash situation started things the
other way, and at the close May wheat
showed a l-sc advance over Yesterday ,
final price. July. however. closed l-oc.
lower. Corn. after weakness. became
strong. and closed l-SG1-4c. higher. oats
were firm. and advanced 3-8Ql-2c. Pro-
visions declined 1-2G12 l-2c.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
opea,ng. hignesI Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT--No.2.
Nay. ~ ssNaeO aOs1a7s sess eos3
Ju.y,........slSs s19s 81 SIN
CORN-No. ..
Jsnuary.......6A eess esh e6st
.2s*aM 29Na1s 2sN 29haA
July.~.......2OB 3O9s 2sts ooAass
OATs-No. =.
January.......2l 2lM Il zlH
May .37B ZZB Sot2a1!
January. .Sa.0j 5000 s005 1905
May o.. .. -. 70 92116 H-O &<@H
LARD-Per 100 tbs
slS' .,.... &s5 $50 i.5iTa 1895 s.ssS
SHORT RIBs-Psr 100 lbs. "
s1naarys ..aix s 4S7x s .S:x ' t.sS,.
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn, g 5-sa2s &c FloSr quiet net
80 1-iq9lc No corn, 26 5-SQ26 Sac No.
2 oats, p 1-4c.; No. 2 white, I. o. b., ga
2il-4c.; No. white, {. o b., 2Sg2fc. NO
rye. 4i-2c No barley; r, msSyfi; ,o no 10
seed s2.67 ID Mess pork, per barrel, sSOS
Gs9lO Lard, per 100 pounds, s4:I2. Short
rib sides Qoose), A.4Oq$i.70. Dry-saited
shoulders boxed, Lat 3-4c. Short clear
Sugar. cut loaf S614q&5l Butter steady
creamery 1592lc.; dairy, 12nlsc. Cheese
quiet at SdS 1-2c. Eggs steady; fresh. &c
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., January 6.-Flour--
Dull.
Wheat-Quiet; No. 2 red, 81 1-2c.
CONFIRM; No. 2 mixed. 29c.
Oats-Firmer; No. mixed, 2ic.
Rye-Easier; No. 2. 46c.
Lard-Easier at S465.
Bulk Meats-Firm at $40
Bacon-Steady at $3.50.
Whiskey-Quiet at $l.l9.
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Steady at is l-2c.
Cheese-Firm.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, January "a p. M
Closing Cotton-Spot. good business done
prices lower; American middling, fair
8 19-32d.: good middling, ll-32d.; mid
ding, sgd low middling. 3 1920. goot
ordinary, 29-32d.; ordinary. 23-4d. III.
sales Of the day were 5000 bales oil
, which 1000 were for speculation and ex
port and included 1920 American. Re-
) ceipts. 1900 bales-all American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand. and closed quiet; American mid
ding. low middling clause, January
1O-64d.. sellers January and February
3 9-Sir3 l0-64d, sellers February anC
March 9-64fl3 1O-64d.. value; March anc
April 1O-64d., buyers; April and May
3 il-64d, buyers; May and June, 12-6id.
buyers; June and July, l3-64u3 l4-64d.
sellers; July and August 14-6iaS l5-6td