The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-21
COMMERCIAL.
by Telegraph.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK. December 2O.-Cotton-holder
asking higher prices: sales, 4l6 bales: uplands'
12c.; Orlems, IL 5-l6c.; consolidated ne, me- re-
1929 bales: to france. 1851 bales: to the con-
tnent. $3.50 bales. southern flour dull and IN buy
ers' favor: common 70 fair extra; 500 g 30
good N choice extra, s6.S0@ss.S2t Wheat
fevcrish and unsettled. opening higher suisse
quently lost the advance, and declined, closing
with more strength: ungTaded red, Sl.l2HSl.4O:
ungraded white, sl.3l@fl.39; No. 2 red, Jsnu-
airy. Gl.39Ntl.40h. Corn opened higher; aitei-
wards lost the advance, closing trifc hriner and
lcss active; ungradcd. $1,000; southern yellow,
new 67xn7Oc.: No. 2, January. 6Sd6s1lc. Oats
lower. closing dull and weak: No. 3, arc III ps
about steady: trade light. Gomez hrinly heldi 80
m3nd fair: prices unaltered. Sugar steady, with
fair inquiry fair 10 good refining quoted AT TO
7zc.: refined about steady; standard ~ ea0
SIC NOas.cs firm and In fair demand; new-crnp
New Orleans, 56M64c. Rice steady ana q1lel'
Resin firm and quiet II S2.2JGS2.3O. 1urpentlne
duh; sec. askei. Wool unchanged; trade night.
PORK duh, heavy, and lower; OLD, Sl6.GZ<@
long clear. &C.. short. 9lc. Lard unsettled; opening
higher. afterwards lost advance, ana declined
tile closing weak at slO.S7-@rlO.90. Freights
The Produce Exchange will close saturday be-
'oi' O'' '''"''''' BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, December 2O.-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Southern frmer: western
easier: southern red. 81 .33G- .3S: amber Sl.4O
@Sl .43: No. ! Maryland, - 44f; 30. western
winter red, spot and December, $l.354Gs l37h:
December. sl35A6lSl.36: January, Sl.37.
February. fC4NrsI.4Oh: March, Sl.420
fl42K. COrn-Southcrn lower: western lower;
southern white and yellow. &C. Oats steady;
southern. 4SmJlc.: western white, 5pMJ lc.i
mixed. 4s6c49c.; Pennsylvlnia, 49@5lc. FRO
visions quiet and unchanged. Coffee nrm; RIO
cargOcs, ordinary to fair. 9mlO9c. sugar steady;
a. soft. 9sc. Whiskey steady az SLY. FrcighIs
quiet and unchanged.
CINCINNATI
CrvCINNATr, December 2O.-FiOur leaVy
family, S6GS6.25. Wheat quiet and firm; No. 2
red winter, eI3JNIl.37. Corn steady AT 64@c.
oats easier at 4Sc. BuB.-ments dun and nominal;
R94as g SaTi dm 9 aEi h naGf G at 1 @
$I7. Lard dull and lower at 5000. Whiskey
steady at Sl.lJ: combination sale. Of finished
goods. $50 barrels, on the basis of SLID. sugar
quict and unchanged. Hogs dull; common and
light, Sj@sG; packing and butchers sJ.0O9
'O''0 ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. December 2o.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat opened better, declined, re-
acted, and closed higher: No. red I'll, sl.32
G3tc. January. Oats lower and slow: 47c. Janu-
ary. Pork dull; 5000 January. Bulk-lne'is-
Nothing doing Bacon quiet; shoulders. 500;
rib, $3.50: clear, $40. Whiskey steldy at sl.l6.
Lard nomina;ly unchanged nj flO.eJ.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE,, December 2O.-Flour dun and un-
changed: demand light. Wheat in active demand
but weak; No. ? SOFT cash and December, ! 80 :
January. Sl.26'.; February. fl.26f; March.
sI27; April. s1.274; May, fl.2g3.; Corn quiet;
NJ. .. col NGO4c Oats dun and lower; No. z,
43c Rye nrmCr: No. /, 90c. Barley nrmcrs No.
. spring. cash, g2fM93c. Provisions dull Ncss
pork G.3j cash aud December. O.43 January.
Lard. sIO.SO cash aud December. SlC.SI Jaiius-
~. Hogs lower at $3.50.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. December 20.-Flour dull; extra
$51O@.fj.jO; choice 10 fancy. $50. Wheat
dull al - .35. Corn steady 72N 73c. Oats quiet
at5Ic. Pork and lard nominal. Bulk-mcats quiet;
shoulder. none here; rib, . e.; clear, 94c. Ba-
cou-Nonc here. Sugar-curedhams, l2'zc WIKI
key steady at Sl.l5.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. December 2O.-FlOur steady and I'M
changed Wheat steady and In fair demand: No.
2 Chicago spring, Sl.2jGSI25h cash. Sl2jls
January. Corn frmer; 59L 6Otic. cash. 59+ic.
December and bid January. Oats fairly aciiyeand
a shade niger ~ 44c Dressed hogs dun, weak. aud
lower nt S6.SjM&6.0O. Pork elsier: old. SIC;
new. slG.37il. Lard active and lower m sln.sOM
SIOS2k. Bnk-meats easier; shoulders, $3.50;
rib. $50; clear. $500. Whisky steady and un-
changed 10 Sl.l7
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, December 20.-CottOn-Net rC-
ccipts. 1874 bales; gross 6.5l2 bales. Futures
closed steady: sales, $4,000 bales; December,
sl2OSMS II. Il: January, sl2.9lMSl2.22 Feb
ruary. SI2.45@S12.46; March, sl2.650sl2.66;
Aprn, sl2.s4atl2.s5; May, sl2.9s@s 1893;
Jnne. al3.1O9sl3.ll; July, sl3.2OMSl3.2l;
August, S13.30MSl3.3i September. Sl2.63@
s12.65: October, slI.S2Gsll.Sj; November,
IL l.646Lfl LOO.