Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-28
HNvIEw on rHg CHIcAGo MARKET.

NnNAAW VI II tANANO AARAGN
CHICAGO, December IL-Afer s break o. SIC.
IN wheat yesterday IL vas natural 10 expect q re-
sction, aud IL came IN the shape Of a recovery OF
exc. from yesterdays inside figures. Specula-
tors we're puzzled a. much Is ever AZ the scticn
Of the market the past tgenty-hour hours.
Whether tho break 0f yesterday was engineered
% force out n great deal OF long wheat or wbe-
thor Il was actually the closing our of some long
lines Of wheat which the operators did not care
10 hold lou ger, it IS difficult 70 say. But the con-
ference Of two OF he heaviest operators on the
floor during most Of the session led 10 Tho tsliei
ths, there was a collision between these traders,
aud operators felt much &C sea regarding future
transactions. A good speculative business was
transacted. Tue shorts covered freely. and there
was tair baying. claimed 10 be long wheat How
ever. II may have been bought for natural
reaction and liable 70 come out again et
any time. The market opened a. about
Yesterdays closing and sold OIL Nc, then
rallied. and With numerous small huctua-
tons advanced 2sc. aud closed about e. higher
than yesterday. There was only a moderate
trade In corn. though perhaps there vas a tribe
moro doing than yesterday. The feeling WAS
steady, and values showed but litile cnsnge
from yesterday, transactions being mainly local
and n~uctUatious limited 10 &C. range. The mar
ket opened at yesterdays closing. eased OF &C.,
ruled quiet and ina ctive, closing sc. lower than
Yesterday. Oats more active, not only IN MAY,
but also IN tho noar months. 4 great deal or
long stun anne out early, and 81 tho market
had little support weak feeling prevailed, and
prices declined Aqac.. Say being the weakest
IN the break tbs shorts In May begao covering.
aud a rally Of ". followed, and the market
closed steady at 4akc. below yesterday. ht-
tie interest was manifested 10 mess-pork early,
aud a fair trade reported. Prices rallied ia
l7Ec. Latera quiet feeling prevailed. ana pfiic"s
settled back 5afhc.. and closed STEADY. Lara
was fairly active Rud steady. prices htile
changed. Short-ribs were dull aud tho market
steady. Fluctuations wore slight
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE. ND December ~s7.-Co,ton easy:
middliug, 9aae4r Flour Hat ana un'hauSeu.
Wheat--outhern dun and easier quality OF
arrivals very poor: Faltz. ilasi.07; Longberry.
f~latl.01: no. 9, southern, 4~lati.Ol; western
steady a. decline: NO. 2 Wintor red, spot, s1c.
asked; January, y5hs9ic.; February, e,f, aye;
March. yS4 s49c. Corn-S0utheru Htoaiy; good
demand; white. 35af.c.; yellow, a5ai0c.; west
ern steady; mixed. spot, 4esai2isc,; January,
42aat2sc.: February. 4ai27sc -. steamer,
snOt, 39Hc.-sales: January. 5JAapNc. Oats
dun aud lower; southern and Pennsylyania
20s3}c. western white, 32a3ic.; western mixed,
2283lc. graded No. ,. white. 30. bid. Rye
Rather better feeling at 0a6lc. Hay quiet;
prime 20 choice timothy, $l65OaflI5e PtoVi-
sioRs steady and unchanged. Butter easy;
crcamery. 2ia3Or. Eggs nat and easier at 2Da
PIE. Petroleum steady; refined. 500. Cohes
firm: Rio cargOea, fair. lie sugar quiet: A
soft. re. copper-reGned steady at l0&alo.c.
Whiskcy firm OF tl.gl.
ST. LOUIS.
81 LoUIs. December 21.-Flour easier. Wheat
unsettled and irregular most OF the session, but
lster became firm. advanced, aud closed Aai'tc,
above yesterday: No. . rcd, cash. e6c.; becem-
Der. g5H a5s o.. closed at 96c. nominal; May. ta
fL0iA; closed at sl.0lA asked. Corn hrmer;
No. > mixed, cash. Hhc December, OAc ;
closed At 3Ohc. Did January. 10 .s30Ac.; closed
10 90t a3O4c. bid. Oats lower: No. >. cash, &c.
nsded. 2ic. bid; NAY, 25AaSshc.; December,
~. bid. Wbiskey stesdy at tLlA. ProNsiODr
dull and lower. FORK. sl3.50atl315. Lard-Fh1u'e
steam nominal 81 $40. pry-salt meats-shoui-
doris. 1925: longs anu ribs, a. shOrtclear S1.2,.
Bacon-Box shoulders. $3.50: l0ngs and ribs. Ssa
$50; shorrclear, t&21 Hams, ti0SHajlAf5.
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, December q. Flour IN light lie
mAnI. Whess quiet. No. ? red. 95as6c. Corn
nrm. No 2 mixed, 85c. Oats barely steady
so. = mixed. &c. Hogs active and nrm: com
mon and Hight, sL50aEhH; pacSing aad butch'
els, 3. lOat3.3U
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. ". C.. December 2I.-T47oentins
firm At 42c. ROsin steady: strained, Soc
gooi strained. sac. Tnr steady atsl.i0. Crude
turpeutine steady: hard. SID; yellow dip and
LOUISVILLE.
IOcrsvrtLE. December q Grain and pro
visions unchanged.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURE8
NEW YORK. December 2L-Co ton-Set 70
ceiprs. So bales; gross receipts. S,233 bales
Futures closed easy; sales. g9.3O bsios, Decom
Der. a. 42qs9 ~. January. sA45af9i rs; February
/ Rg.51a1Q5s. NHrch, fa.b9at4.10: April, fASat9el
May, faeOssl9l; June. fiOafmOl; july
SlO.O3afl0.O9; August yi0liaSIo.l5; September
8as0sfas&.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. December 21--f0oL-Coiton quie'
aud fsir inquiry: American middiing, bid;
sales. 10000 bales speculation and export, l.NS
Dales. roc-ipts, T2.OJ bales-Amertcan. bi.uUu
Futures quiet. December. 5lA5id.; December
aud January. i9-6ii. January and February
/ 5Is-ghi.: February aud March. March and Aprl
/ ? 1904. April and May. = 2lOid.; Nay asu
/ June, 52lG4Aa 29-tfd. june and July, b2lb4d'
July and August, 3 2L6sd. Tenders Tor Do
l%iveries, 1000 new dOrsets and lUD old docke-..
r. H-Amedcan good middline. 5bd. mid'
/ ding. SD: low middilng. SID. good ordinary,
balss. Deem Dor. 5 2GHd., buyer; December
And January. January AMI February. 5iy-04d.'
seller: February and March. lS-'4d., vaine
march and April. . 2064d.. selor: April and
May. > 2l-64d.. value: Nay and June, o ztofd.
/ 4eiler: June and July. 52S6id., soiler; july ana
August . 2G-G4d., seller. Futures sioscy.
r. H-Ame1can middling. low mnddlihe
clause; Doromber. 3 1t6td.. buyer; Dozen
Der aud January, January aad February, feD
rugry a-d March. , ig-6fd-. sellor; Aarch and
/ Aprii. 3 aA6<d., seller, April aud May. 8 Nltfd-
huyer: Nay and June, ) 2}6id., soiler; june
anf July, 3 2Eotd., buyer; July and August
! 3 9B-64d., value. Futures closed quiet
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
Reported for the Oispstch.l
ogcyasEg 2I-Martet firm Prime, &C.; OK
ira prime. sc; fancy. &c; common, Sa8Ac