Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
cornmeal-Steady.

trade and persistent selling by foreign
ers. Weakness was the rule. varied by a
midday rally. on big clearances and q
cold-waye scare. The government report
pro missed late to-day was also bullish
influence. March closed at Sic. MAY
closed S0aic.; July closed 7sNc.
Corn-Spot steady; No 2. 45c. Options
opened steady. with wheat. but affected
by lower cables. heavy car-lot estimate.
and a small export demand, was rather
easy all day. closing weak. at sc. net
decline: May closed &c.. July closed 1875.
Oats-Spot duh; No. 2. 3Jc Options duIl
and nominal.
Beef-Steady; cut meats steady
Lard-Steady western steamed, IS;
January. s. nominally; refined quiet.
Pork-Steady.
Butter---sm; western creamery ~
19c do DRY. 120lic.: Elgins, lsc.: im-
tation creamery, 1SGi6zc.; State dairy
Bale.
Cheese-steady: large white. 1Oikc
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania.
15izc.: western fresh, lSlsc; southern.
Potatoes-steady; Jerseys. a12kaH.5o;
New York. Sl.25GSl. 62ia; Long Island,
$l.15d2: sweets. Jersey, N.2JuS2.0
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentne-Firm at lil4ai5c.
Cabbage-Dull at s2Hsi per 100
COttonseed Oil 80 Firm, active, ana
stronger for prime summer yellow. which
is selling mostly by sample; prime crude,
1910; butter grades. 2Sn39c
Coffee-Options opened quiet ar un-
changed prices to a 5-point decline; rallied
slightly on covering and light outside
buying. followed steadiness at Havre, an
advance at Hamburg and large ware
house deliveries i'm this country, but with
buving checked by full receipts at RIO
and Santos. lower direct cables, ana
heavy American visible. Closed 3 points
- 1ef In
bags. including March. S.65n@.IO; May
$3.50 Spot Rio quiet; No. a. invoice
$.62h; No. iobbing N.l2ls;t mild quiet
cordova, SL50dSI75.
sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, $Ae.;
centrifugal. 96-degre test. 4Ac; molasseS
sugar 9-l6c.; refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. January S0.-Prints. are
again moving upward, an advance or AZ
I'm American indigo blues, and shorten
ing of discounts I'm other quarters, being
noted Staple cottOns also SHOW an up-
ward tendency. sellers being reserved IN
bleached and coarse cOlored goods. To-
| davis SPOT demand quiet but good. Print
| cloths strong No sellers Of 81 squares al
| ease Tone of woollen goods steadier
| Dress goods steady.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. January 30-FlOur-Dull;
| western superior, $2.i0dS2F
Wheat-Unsettled md lower; spot and
the month 79iam793sc.; February. 1ei5H
79s,c.: southern wheat by sample, 75asc.
| Corn-Dull and easy; spot ana tne
month. 4Ond405sc.; February. 2aphc;
March, PC; southern white corn 3Sl2alOc.
| Oats-FiTm; No. ? white 35d39isc
| Rye-Easier; No. ., near by, &c; no
| western, 64i2c.
| Sugar-StrOng; graduated, DISC
Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, 2o92lc.
| store-packed, 11dl2c.; rolls, l3c
| Eggs-Firm fresh. l7c
| Cheese-Steady; fancy, New YORK. Wc'
| Iettuce-Sl.2 5dSl 30 per bushel basket.
Whiskey-Sl .SOaS.a per gallon for fin
ished goods in car lots and $l.32qSLS5 per
gallon for iobbng lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, January 9O-The spectators
| In wheat to-day were very much IN laNoi
! of a lower price for that commodity
| they sold freely, both when wheat was
| s.rong and when, through their own Ell
forts. il became somewhat weak. Inc
| market however, stood the pressure re-
| markably well and at the close only q
| iLc decline had been effected in May
| Corn and oats each left OF &c. lower
| Pork lest NC, lard and ribs each Zhzq
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
| Wheat-No. 2.
| May .......77i.a7s 77Ka7S 7eA rs
july .......7ilaa7s 75h "A 4Aah
Jan ........s6ls 364 SO 90
May ......3SizGA 1874 81 5s,, SSSSg's
July ........SS9saS9 39ais 3Sls $50
} H S;'.-@: s: s. gu 81: a;ss}ss a 80:
Mess Pork-Per Bbl.
MAY .........SlO6j slO.67h $3.50 slO.52h
Lard-Per 100 Lbs. o
M GnIy ,.... ....$ SO $50 $500 $500
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
Nav ........S5.30 $3.50 5.2lA ) 81
July ........S 5.S7i5 5.S7ls 5.S21s DOL
CASH quotations were as follows: No;
vellow corn. 37iad373tc. Flour in mode
rate demand and firm. No. = sprini
wheat. 73a74lac.; No. spring wheat, O5t
BE; No req, 75l2Htl2c. no. corn
3OLG3lc. No. white, ZJf.a5Vi 90: NO;
rye 57i,G511dc No. . barley, 4Z492c. No
fiaxsecd S1.15la. Prime timothy ny, sc see %
$3.50 Mess pork, per barrel, SlV;gg ~ 20.
lard. per 100 pounds, 5000. Shorter
sides loose. $L90n$L95 dry-salted shoul
d,rs. boxed. S425a$L37ia; short-clear sides
boxed. $5i5dS2j. Whisky. distillers
! finished goods, per gallon, $l.Z'. sugar
Cut-loaf. S525qSSQ ButteT T,-,r liner :
l30lgsc.; dairy, l0EGl6c. Eggs-tresn
lie. Cheese steady; creamery, SAanl2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, January S0.-Cotton-Spo
sales 1900 bales American. The sales o
the day were 500 bales, Oh winch ~
were for speculation and export, anu III
: cluded 1900 American; receipts 4'-0V D"ioS
all American. y - e.,
Futures closed steady; January l1-6i'
g Is-6ld.. sellers; January ana tepTudt y
> 3 l7-S4d., buyers; February ana MaIcH
z 17-64d. buyers; March ana ApIl
lS-6id., sellers; April and May, Dol
! 2 Ig-eid.. buyers; May and June, 3 l9-tii
2 20-6id.. sellers; June and July, z0-o4d
! buvers: July and August, 2O-bld., Duy
; ers. August and September, H-otd
BUYERS: September and october, -V-ott
z 2l-6id., sellers; october and November
It'd. sellers; November and December
3 2O-64a3 2 -6id., sellers
2 NEW YORK, January SO.-The broad
ening tendency of speculation III collO
was still marked to-day, contrary 10 IN
expectatlon Of some traders, who locke
for quite general liquidation OF long COZ
ton. Wall-street houses, however, Wet
: again buyers. The trading commence
: on the first call, at unchanged price
but finished at an advance OF polhu
The fluctuations during the day, thoug
numerous were not extensive. Compet
ton was sharp between the splnners q
! this country and Great Britain and IN
| Continent Private wires stated tina
holders of spot cotton In the south WeT
. inclined TO lake an arbitrary view OF IN
situation on this account and Tor ONE
reasons. notably the claims OF decrease
acreage next year. and the evidence the
had of an unusually slow market Tor tei
tiuzers. on the other hand, the puDI