Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-18
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REVIEW or rHs CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. Decsmber i7.-Trinlng influences
affected the wheat market, which ruled DUH and
tho feeling vas somewhat unsettled. The open
ing was 6rm Al haNc. higher. due % local buy
log and some bull talk about large traders con-
soldsupg their purchases But after several
fluctuations within No range me market Do
came weak, and prices declined isc under
rather free speculative ofenagA There WAS no
short interest that showed uReaeiness snd ops-
rators we're evidently all more or less long, and
the weakness brought out ibis wheat AZ NE
decline the market ruled steady. and The csrnng
was also &c. lower than yesterday. Receipts
at Minneapolis and Duluth we're only nodersfs
and not a. large es expected. Corn Was quiet ana
inactive most OF tho session, nuc.uatons nc'ns
limited 10 a &c. rage, and trading was local.
The feeling Was easy and the large receipts. both
present ana prospective. together with tho cosi
weather, bad . tendency 20 deptess price,. jas
we're bearish in tone. but nevertheless the mar
kst for May Vas fairly active. aud after an esriy
decline Of Ne all the offerings ~ lnaide ngurcs
we're readily ABSORBED by the shorts, ans ths
market remained stesdy the rest OF the session.
Noar future we're neglected and kahc. lovsr
Mess pork was fairly active, tbe early fccilhs
somewhat unsettled. aud prices nucsnassd con
slderabiy Within q email rane0 Local oporsors
sold fair quantities. and there vss some reaiinng
by outside longs. while the shorts purchased
sufficient quantities TO check q material Decline
IN prices early In the day During The latter peri
OF the session the market ueskened. aud re.
ducti0n OF 2aJ7 NC. was submitted ~, and cioeed
rather tame. Lard was fairly sctive early AMI
nrmer and prices higher. especially for nc near
deliveries. For the latter a decidedly weak ieei-
ing prevailed and prices declined ithAoc.,
closing weak az inslds figures. shorl-rios were
rather sctiye and Comparatively steady early, end
afew sales were made a. slight advances Lsier
offerings we're liberal, especially OF January sni
May. aud receded l2a also. The market closed
tame.
BALTIMORE. No. December i7-Cotton duh:
middling, skc Flour naI: Howard street aud
western super, g. 5SatlS do. extra GSs
q a.. anil AT
brands, eYtrs. ta62st555; winter wheat paielit.
S5.75ss6.25: spring wheat patent % sbssI 10; DO.
90. straight, 81. 25aS65O. do. do extra, psta0
Wheat-Southern firm and good inqury fdltA
sl.0sati.i0%; Longberry. sl.0sasiis. No
southern, fi.o5Atl.O6; western dun; NO winter
red, spot ga. {: Decs Der. g9c. 4: January. fLVAs
rivals generally soft; white, eSs4an: yell,".
Siallc.; western easy: mixed spot lsAAAc;
year, 4iAs4lhc: January, 2hauAc; req
ruary, 42AstSc steamer. spot sssSssc; Oss
30a35c. western white, 3jsioc; western mixed,
aDa.F2c. graded No 2 white, S2aSkc hys
nomnally nrm At 60Adlc uAyquies bus stssdy;
prime 70 choices Timothy, 3lIsslt rroVisioss
shoulders. $50: long cieaS. o: cte''.pt sidee,
s.: sugar picked shoulders. 50: irkst-cars1
smoked shoulders, $40. Hams, s2&sslas.
PACKED, lsasi. best roll, eOa94c; creamery.
ssassc. Eggs quiet NJ 22aalc Petroleum nrmor;
refined, go Coffee quiet: RIO esrg0es, TAR,
l7al7Sc. sugar steady; soft ne; copper
refined In moderate demand end nrm ~ 1oaA
lgHc. Mhiskey firm ~ Si.sL
ST LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. December l7.--Flour dull Whsst--
Cash nrmor and quiet. options elosed 'sc.
below Saturday; No red, cash. fi.ol = Nay
81. 0Sati.Oa July, Vss9h. Corn genefaliy
fraction higher; No. mixed, cash. Usss a;,i;
and easier: No. mixed, cash, &c: May. ss'sA
10 Whiskey steady At ALA. Bagging s.eady Al
uIal3.o. Iron cotton ties, A25. PROVISIONS
generally lower Pork. siaio Lard, 100.
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. December l7.-Flour demand
light; family tA&attyh wheat auieN No .
red. ti.OL Coru quiet: 30. mixed, sae oas
strong: No. mixed, q = ksSc. Pork dull ~ tlL
Lard ia fair demand ~ Sl.Na(A buk-meats
quiet: shoftrib. tLZs1i.WA. Bacon steady
Hogs loW0r; common and light, N.Jat0sO,
packing aud butchers, sislatalO.
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON, n. G.. December i7-rurpentios
firm al 43a Rosin steady. strained, ~;
good strained, S2Sc. Tar steady Atfi.2. Crude
turpenune nrm hard, tL63. yeilo" dip t@S5i
virgin, t-@
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURBt
NEW YOHK. December i7.--Co,ton-Net re-
celptA. 1879 bales: gross receipts. l19ie bales-
Futures closed steady: sales, =, 30 bales; Deem
Dor g. lsAgg. 40. January, Sl5latsax, February,
81 EiAfa.65 March, q11aia1I. April S9soAtse 81.
May. 81 9sat9g9: Juno. ti00HaflOG9; July.
SO i5sil0.i6: August ti02laslogg: september,
g. sigi967.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. December 17.-SOon- Cotton quiet
an rather easy: American midciiug. 1-l@.:
ssle4 10000 bAles speculation and export l.uO
bales: receipts . 900 ualos-Atnertcan. So.5oO
bAIes Futures quiet; Docembsr aud January.
3 gl-G4d.; January and February, u Odd, also
3 23-Cid. April and May, 2t5h stay aud
June, 2s-64d.: July and August 800.
Tenders. 100 bales on tbs now docxes and ho
bales ON the oia. Wheat quiet, demand poor.
and holders offer moderately. Corn quiet bus
steady and demand poor.
p A-Americsn niddlinR. 7-isd.; sales OF
American. srOO bAiss: December, z,-efd,
seller; December and January and January and
February, 2I-64d., seller; February ana March,
Il old, buyer: nsrch aud April. Eotd-s
seller; April and Nay, sa-64d.. sclieri NAY
ana Juns, s 2b-G4d.. seller: Jnns sAd July,
o e7-s4d.. buyer. July and August, <s-eid..
seller. Futures quiet
4R H-DeceInber and January and January
aud February, eL6ld.. value; February a,d
March, gi-64d.. seller: March and April.
5 s2.e4d.. seller April and Nay, S5ct1. seller;
May aad June. 25cfd., seller: June and July,
8 N-Gld., Keller; July and August ssotl..
seller. Futures closed easy.
rORFoLK PEANUT MARKET.
IRsportsd Tor the Dtspstch.i
DscENBEKf7.-hartstnrm New prime, 3tc.;
extra prime. &C.: fancy, &c: common, ~ a
axe: shellod, 24a31e; factory hand-9ickod,
| 4ila5kc. orders are brisk a. the factories, aud
| large gangs OF hands AZ work.