Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-22

WHEAT
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kEftkW OF fhb CHICAGO hAhhNf
CHICAGO December GA moderate business
wa transacted In wheat ami The feeling was
somewhat unsettled. Operators evidently had
expe tel 4 break I'm prices to-day. Dut the sup
port the market received from some large traders
aud the covering Of Short WheAt prefentod
serious decline. Tter0 Was no outside news .
specially influence the market which was guy-
emed principally ~ local speculation. me
opening MAS about AaAc. loser man yesterdays
closing aud prices further rs-nied Ac. OF 70
yl0,ls for May. az which figure there appeared Ia
bc good buying 8 prominent lc'al trader buying
quito freely, aud a reaction 4 ~ followed but
prices again ea-ed % 10 uie eNtoet o. ne al
VINCE only " Agaln hccOme stronger AID % rally
10 tho outside poiat 81 The day, closing shout Ne
lower aan yesterday. Corn ruled quiet and
Inactive, win trading a. light local eha-
rnotor. The fochog Developed Was ono
% sfeadinoas. though a. times an easy
feeling prevailed The opaning SANS uoro
no about tho cAs,ug prsrea 81 Yesterday. after
which The mHrkel Illuminated within Nc. range.
and closed "A shade easier to8n yesterday. 1hete
was n mOforsts speculative Trade IN oAis, ana a
slsndier feeling prevailed Several largo local
operators bought with = noderato degree ~
freedom, and prices appreciated -, gh the
ma RI ~ cio-ed easy. RRtbor firrer Feeling pre-
vailed IN mess pork. and tracing was qotie 40
lye. Pricos ruled i0AigNc. higher early "a no
tny. huf sllFht conocsaiona we're submitted ~
about the middle q Tho session. Prices ralhod
signify, but near tho chose settled b~k Oal2sc
aud ruled QUIET More Interest uiaa uAual was
displayed iu lard. Tho Leehug WA decidedly
stronger aud prizes wore advanced SA5e on
December and ~ !. sijo. On more deferred delY-
erica Toward the close prices settled bacx
again 5a5&c aud the market closed quiet,
trailing Was moderately aciive In short ribH, anu
the feeling WAS nrmsf. Prizes ruled oaihG
higher aud the market closed steady.
BALTIMORE
BALTmoRs. Nd December 2i.-co,ton oasy;
mii4lnK gi,c Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat-soushora quiet; Fuliz. tLo5asl.iI:
Lougberry s. O6afl.l.. No ,, southern. sLS;
western weak: No. winter red, spot SsSc.:
January. f6hc.; haUb, sl.Ji. Corn Southern
active and lower. white, 3jai3c; yeil)s, ga
&C.: wss.ern iuA'tiYo but hfmor; mixed. epot.
41hc.: year. ~ C.; January. t2ac.; February,
as as ,c. OATS iu fair demand and yery steady:
southern and PcnnsylTania, 3laAc; western
white, IlaSc.: western mixed, 3Oa,Sc. graded
NO. ?, white 34sAac Rye nominsliy nfm At
6OaGlc Hay unchanged prime b choices limo
Thy, SlIafii50 froyisiozs easier. hess-pork,
kiA1a Bulk-meats-LoOi q shoulders. So long
clear. s., clear-nb sides, So sugar-pickled
shoulders, $50: sugar-cur0d smoked shoulders.
~ 10. Hams. Sl2 gafiAO iAr,i-konaod, $40.
Butter steady aud unchanged. Kegs hrmsr ~
DC Petroleum stosdy; reAned. $40 Codes
arm. lilo cargoes, TAR. &c. sugar quiet and
stea1y: A 50f. re. copPer-Fcnned stoAdy az
i64al6kc. Whisky lrm al tl.si.
sr LOUIS
ST. LoUfs December gi.--FlOur DUH and easy.
Wheat lower: No. z Nay. s. Cfaei.0ts. Corn
ac.ife: No. . cash. 81 sd &c; January, Oha
20t,c: May, 33f.AJ4tsc. Oats Hril No z. cash,
80, Nay. ~ e. bii. Whlskey steady a. ii.IL
Provisions frIner ard quiet PORK. flL Lard
Primo steam offered 90 t3NH. Dry-Salt meats
Shoulders, T.g5: longs ana rits. F.i0; short
cioar, {7.j5 bacoR-Sh0uiders. q. %: longs and
rb, esl2Sags 20; shostclears, SaSats.SA
hanis, ti055a
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, Dccerubo 2.-I'lour dun and
wcak; fanily, SiSatA0 Wheat eAsy; No. Z
red, fl0A Corn Irregular AMI quiet. No. Z
ffafraf SO. = al .eff.
Pork 1m a. fi37j, Lard active sni higher &C
sA05. Bulk-moefs irm. -hOrt-riO8 loo5el. N.&
Baron steady; short-cleAr tpackadb Noes.
NbisSey quiet AZ g. "a. Hogs stronger; common
spd light f4.50aS5ij; passing and Dutchsis',
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. Decomber II. - Grain dusl.
Wueaf--No. = red. 81; No. boDgberry. fi.oA
No whito corn. &c go. mixed oap. Iksgc.
Provisions firm. bnik Haais-C lear ribs. sl.NE;
short lbs, ti.l2H hafus-new sugarcsred, ~.
Moss PORK. iiL50. Choice steam lard. =.
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON n. C.. Deosmbsr u. --rurpsntlus
steady Al &c. kosiD sieady: strained. Sc.;
good strained. SEC. Tar s'eaiy at ti.i0. Cruds
turp3nune nrm; hard. tLo; yellow dip and
virgin, $40
NEW YORK COTToH FUrURE&
INV YORK. December gi.-Co ton--Set re-
cslnts, ei5 bales: gross receipts. fei9 bales.
Futures closod steady ssler -'.0l0 bales; Decem-
per. 81 GAS 81. January. 81 tsaSa 81. February,
s2ssaas9: March, t9.7aafa1; April 81. sias9s -.
MAY. l99iaf4g2; June fi00iafi00g; July,
fla0safi009: August. ii0Hltlo.l5. September.
g4Naf3s.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
rIyEEPOOt, uoeonDer II. --.yooa Cotton quiet
aud rather easier: American middiing SD.
sales SOD bales: speculation aud export 90
peles: receipts. I4JOO EaI0s-Amsrican l0.uO.
Futures steady: nnccmtcT. 5 i9-,fi.. Deem
Der aud January. January end February, and
February sud Msrcn. . is6id.. March and
gRd June. 236fd.. JuD3 and July, asa;
taly snd August ~ 64daj lJ-6i1. Tenders.
lo0neN dOckets 40 10 Cd.
p H-Amclcsu mlading 5hi.: sAie< %
American. ~.snO bales: December, 5 1854,
buyer: December ana January. January AMI
February. ald February and Nsrca. itctd,
seller: aarch sud April, , istfd. bayers,
Apri aud May. 2i-sid.. seller, Nay ana June,
g2-e4d.. buyer: Jgne aad Juy, 0 2i-6id-, value:
Jaly and August, 3 sj-Cid, SELLER Failures
AZ M-Docember. . 1885, buyer; Deem
Der AMI January. l%0tl., buyers. January
and February. 3 ls-Gid., sslior. February aet
March. i8-Gld.. buyer; March and Apnl.
isttd.. value April aud Nay. zl-o4d.. seller
July. 2te$i.. seller; July and Auggst,s 9l-6fd.
seller. FUTURES closed quie..
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
fReporsed Tor the Disp4te0-l
DscknsEA el.--Narkst steady. Receipts from
The cOantry Improving Prices slightly declined
today. Prime, &C.; extra prime. ssc: fancy,
factory hand-pickod. ta5Ac.
wi,hstsndng the Immense rub at jus