Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW YORK, January S-F1our-Quiet
ami about steady; City MIL patents, $3.50
$50: Minnesota patent, S1JqS53J; rye
-four steady; buckwheat flour quiet at
sl.2GN.3j.
Buckwheat-Easy at 37c.
Cornmeal-Steady; yellow western. &C.;
city. Gle.
Rye-Easy; No western, Soc; car-iots,
50Qjc 1-2c
Harley-Steady. feeding 81 3-4c.; barley
malt dull: western, 81 1-2G6Oc.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red, $l.Ol l-S;
options opened weak, owing TO bearish
Argentine news, declined under small
weekly clearances and local realizing, and
closed easy at . 1-fQ3-Sc. net decline; No.
January. eSQeS DISCLOSED IS 5-6c.; May
Corn-spot easy; No. ?, IS 1-sc.; options
opcncd easy. with wheat. and sold OF,
under big account offerings and poor sup
port. closing 1-Sl3-Sc. net lower; January,
80 lac: May closed 81 Lie.
Oats-spot steady; No 2. Is S-4c.; options
duicr. but fairly steady, closing I'M
changed; February closed 2S l-2c.; May
Beef-Firm; family. snQNL5o
Enthusiastically: picked bellies, $50
s. do. short sides. 81.
Lard-Firm; western steam, S12 1-2
MAY. g5.25 nomlnally; refined firm
Pork-Firm; mess, Ss7Ja93; short
clear. Sl0QSl2; family SlOQSl0.50.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, l5Q
PC: do. factory, 12ql5c: Elgins. &c. imi-
tation creamery. u l-EglSc. state DAIRY
l3ff2Qc.; do. creamery, 15uZlc.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September,
S1-2liS 3-4c.
Fggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvania,
2la2ic.; western, fresh @g yci, p,o,-o0
PefroIeumIDull; refined. New York.
$40: philadelphia and Baltimore, $o.2o;
do. in bulk. N@, -,
S.404$1.b.
Turpentine-Firm at % l-2aS4c
Nfolasses-Quet.
dtCll--Quiet, firm. and held
higher; prime crude IS 1-2ql9c.; prime
e SrSae summer yellow % 19@a s off fg s1!
mer yellow. pc. butter-oil, 2fQ27c.; prime
winter yellow, y l-2q& l-2c.
Coffee-OptiOns opened steady at de-
cline Of 5Ql0 points, ruled inactive, nomi-
nal. and featureless with weak under
tone. following unsatisfactory cables, in
creasng receipts at Rio and Santos. and
weak spot market, and closed barely
steady, with prices 500 points net lower;
spot coffee-Rio dull; No. Z, invoice
s6.S7 IL: No. l. jobbIng. 1851 II; mild
quiet; Cordova, $S5OqSl5.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 3 3-ic. !;
centrifugal (s6-degree tesD, 3-l6c; refined
firm; mould A, 5 l-2c.; standard a, D l-Sc
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, January S-The close Of
the week finds the dry-goods market in
a thoroughly unsettled state. The sales
i'm all cotton lines have been unSatis-
factory. Although the woolen goods
division is well sustained, the general
market shows poor results on the whole
Jobbers have attempted little, and have
not been surprised at the result. They
anticipated heavier trading in new spring
lines next week, however basng their
belief on this advice of retailers, who are
planning trips TO the metropolitan mar
kets.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. January S.-Flour-Dull
Wheat~Firm; spot and the month,
81 3-4asSc. February, 80 l-4d9S 1-2c.; May,
90 lie. bid; steamer. No. 2 REQ, SS l-4q
90 1-2c.; steamer, No. = " S lciMSS l-zc. f;
southern wheat, by sample, s3uySc.; DO,
on grade, 90 1-4G9S 1-4c
Corn-Dull spot the month, and Feb
ruary, % 5-Sll32 3-4c.; steamer mixed, 30 3-4
G3lc; southern white corn, 81 3-+fQ35 3-4c. +;
do. yellow, aqS3c. ... .
Oats--E1rm; No. white. Z543Oc.; NO. z
mixed q l-2li2Sc.
Rye3Firmer; No. 2 near by. B3a53 lac. /;
No. western, 54q5t 1-4c.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. si3.
Grain Freights-Fairly steady and I'M
changed.
Sugar-strong and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and I'M
changed.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o.. January S.-Flour-
Quiet.
Wheat-Firm; No 2 red held at 80 lie.
Corn-Dull: No. mixed. rs lie.
Oats-Quiet; No. mixed, 2c.
Rye-Easy; No 2. Acc.
Lard-Steady at xA5l IL
Bulk Meats-Firm at SAD.
BacOn-Quiet at $50.
Whiskey-Quiet at $.l9.
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Steady.
Eggs-Steady at 16 lie.
Cheese-FirIn.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO January s.-Wheat averaged
easier to-day. over a moderate idhsS'
Trading, though not especially, heavs;
was of q nervous character, and CAUSED
many quick changes. May closed at
lie decline. Firm cash markets anu a
good export demand saved the market
from more severe break
Corn lost l-Sc.