Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH



NEw YORK, December 21.-coston quiet: salcs
to-day, iO4 bales; mid1ling, z i6-l6c. midduns
Orleans, 5-l6c; net Receipts, all ports. 6S,2D9
bales; exporis-to Great Bntaln, IS, Lao Bales;
20 France, IL, 0j3 beies 60 the Continent, lf,-
lS7 bales; stock, 1,2i0.400 bales. southern
-four dull and weak; common 90 fair extra.
s3.oOsSA 10; good 90 ciOico do, st.i5asS.Ss.
Wheat irregular and weaker, closing steady
fair business; No. 2 rel, Sl0Basl .06i4, store
and elevator; sl01lsa& l.OSs4 sil0at, options
declined tsaliSr on reported large India saip-
ments, sral receipts, and Increase IN the wish
bic supply, later reacted $3.50, closing steady
AMI moderately active at L.atisc. under Satur-
day; No. red, December, eLO6ll: January,
sLUo;s; May, sl.Oo5i. Corn ansettlcd, lower.
and active; No. =, So .sJgc. IN elevator; 55isa
6Oc. aioat; options declined fully NC on De
oember ard 1sa3ic. on other months through
large receipts, good grading, Increasing st0ckl.
and easier cables; December, 56lkc.; January,
options dun and easier; December. sO54s MAJ,
3o'4c.; spot, No. ,, 40i&ai2c Cohee--Opiions
closed steady aud unchanged 10 80. up: Dscenl-
Der, 3.l5asl3.20; January, sl2.b5ssl2.SO,
March. sl2lSasI2.25; spot Rio Iliet an
steady; No. Z, i3atal3jsc. sugar-R Raw lull and
nominal; refined quiet standard A. 4 b. &c:
confectionery A, 4 l-l6c. clt-oaf sni crushed,
9tsc-; powdered, $50; graduated, 4lSsilac-
NOlNs ses-New Orleans lrm with good demand.
common 70 fancy, 33a3Sc. Rice Srm and M
good demand domestic lair 90 extra, Jlsa1c.
Japan, 5isaj4c. Petroleum steady ani quiet
refined, New York, sU.45. COttOn-seed oh weak
and dun, crude, 20c. asked yellow, 2gc. Eosln
steady and quiet; strained. common 90 good.
sl.3jasL4O 40. Turpentine quiet and hrmer az
SJt5a341sr. Pork quiet; new mess, s9.f3a
slJ.25; extra prime, $3.50. Peanuts nrm:
fancy hand picked, I,Sd4t,c.; farmers, 2AAa
3Ac. Beet duh but steady; family, lial.c
extra mess, 9al0c. Beef hams quite aud quoted
at &c. Tierced beef dull but steady; city eX-
ira India mess, lBalSC. Cut meats quiet and
easy; picked bellies. 5asc.; shoulders, Be-;
hams, 73taSC. Middles steady ana quiet short
clear. 1926. Lard stronger With moderate de-
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December, 1886 bid; January, s6.44; May,
sB.Ts. Freights quiet and weak-coiton, 3-lbd.;
grain, 454d.
CHICAGO, December 2l.-The wheat market
was tribe hrmer at the opening thus morning
than az the close on SATURDAY, and tor a time
strong market seemed probable. Trade WAS dull
and narrow, and when the heavy receipts IN ns
Northwest, together with an increase u 100
loads in the receipts here, became known CONT
deuce WAS somewhat shaken and prices sosgcd
OF. Then came correction concerning tho
shipments from India, making the amount. Ia
stead OF 2,057 900 bushels, according TO an early
report, 1,l20,OO0 bushels, which brought about
better feeling temporarily. But confidence
had been shaken, she longs we're alarmed and
began % unload, and under the pressure there
was a decline Of fully lc. from the open
ing. During the last hour there somo
reaction and the close was steady at soIno
improvement on lowest ngureA May started at
g15sa.lS5sc, sold OF TO B7c., reacted % pT3Sc.,
weakened 70 96&c, advanced 10 97t4c, and
closed at O7c. The later cables were generally
strong and higher, tho advance IN Berlin and
Paris being quite heavy. Corn was quiet and
easy The offerings we're rather free aud tho
| demand light. The receipts were consider ably
| over the shipments and the grading showed con-
| tinued improvement in the condition OF the
| moving crop. THIS made investors shy, causing
dulness and weakness. December opened un-
| changed at 46c., sold OF 10 45lsc, remsned
steady for a time, then, on free selling by Lon
| don, broke TO 4Jl4c. and closed At 1870. jan
uary closed with loss Of Isc. at 42ssc, and
| May having lost 1sc. az 42I4c. Noaas
were dun and steady. Hog products opened
steady to nrm. The receipts OF hogs
were about as estimated and prices we're
steady. Then a notice from Samuel Shoeman,
| an cd but not very heavy dealer In provisions,
was posted. instructlng those having open
| trades with him 20 close them out and send the
| accounts 20 his Office. IL was not understood In
| the pit 20 be failure, but that Mr. ShoemRn
! chose this method for closing up his business
| and retiring. The trade not slow TO close
| its deals with him, and the market being mar
| row. tho price Of pork was advanced 25c. per
| barrel by the process 4. saggei on some later,
| but closed noar tho top. Lard and RIBS were
/ also firm and higher
| Cash quotations Flour steady and unchanged
| No. 2 spring wheat, g09sc.; No. 2 red Ole.
| No = corn, 43c. No. , oats, 32isc. Pork. s7.SOa
| $3.50. Lard, S6.l0aS0l 2la Short-ribs, s5lja
| $3.50. Dry-salted shoulders, SI37I5at4.JO.
| Short-clear, s5.6Oasj.65. Whiskey, ellis.
1 futurpa ranged "a folloWs.