Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-22

NEW YORK, December Zl.--flour dufi
s2ooass; patents. s5.i0a3e5; Minnesota
extra. s2O6q2.i5 Southern -four dull and
weak. common TO fair extra, S2.0oG3.o /;
good to choice, do, S.l0di.2D.
No. 2 red. store and elevator. 66tTde6s4c c. /;
afoat. 6jzd5IAc. Options very dun and
S.c. lower: trading very moderate; clos
ing. January, e67sc.; March, .6SSc.; De-
Corn-spots tsaAc. lower and more ac-
tive: No. 2, 43Ac. in elevator. 4iu4issc:
Options Maize. lower closing weak and
fairly active; December, 429sc.; January,
i2kc.
oats-Spots duh but steady Options
quiet and easier: December SShc.: Janu-
airy, BIC; No. white. January, 3lsc
spot No. 2. 33i4G33izc.; No. 2 white. S5n
35izc,; mixed western. SSl2g4hc.; white
do, 35ikn40c.
Hay-Firm, with demand fair; spring
shipping, 551f60c.; good to choice, 1jnyOc.
WOol-Dull and unsettled; domestic. 20
Beef-steady: family. sltoOalSOo; extra
mess. s00GSJ0. Beef hams quiet at $3.50
Mi5.25. Tierced beef inactive but steady;
city extra India mess. SlSOCd BD.
cut meats-Quiet and steady; picked
bellies. 7a.c: do. shoulders, Ga6Ac.; hams,
9G9izc.; middes nominal.
Lard-Firmer but quiet; western steam.
%; city. $50; refined dull; Continent.
$3.50; South America. $50; compound, $500
M625.
Pork-SIore active and steady: mess,
S1375d1450.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Cotton-seed oil-Dull but steady; crude,
2sc.: yellow, &c.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Dull but steady; strained. COM
mon to good. $l&aL9o. 49,
Turpentine-Quiet and firner at 291
29Ac.
tic 3An5Ac.: Japan, 4Aatesc.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans, 3ed3Sc.
Coffee-Options steady. 5d25 points up;
December. 1870; February. $3.50; May:
$3.50: June, $3.50; spot Rio steady and
quiet; No. Z. $ls.S7Iz.
Sugar-Qulet and steady; fair refining,
2%sc; refined quiet and steady: on A.
3r.Qi Bloc. standard A. 3-l6dissc: cut
loaf and crushed. 5a5 3-l6c.; granulated,
Freights to Liverpool-Qulet and steady
cotton, 3-32d.; grain, 3d., asked.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. December I.-Flour
unchanged.
Wheat-steady; No. 2 red, spot and De-
cember. 64kG64isc.: January. 64Ssad7sc.
wheat. by sample. 65as5Iac.
Corn-Easy; mixed, spot i2qi2hc.; De-
cember. lHp4lAc.; January, +ltU4llsc.
steamer Sy .ar is sa o% SaoW do whSs t9 corn
Oats-Steady and quiet; No. white
western. Sc, asked; No. mixed. Sic.,
asked.
Rye-Qulet; No ?. 52c.
Hay-Dull; good to choice timothy, S1i1
Gl55O.
Grain frelghts-Actlve, firmer, and UNI
changed.
other articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD, December 2l-Beef
cattle fair; values unchanged; best beeves.
4asn4Ac.; generally rated first quality,
4 4saiasc: ordinary, 17sd24tc. Most of the
sales were at from 3lr3sc. Receipts, l,lSl
head. Sales, .039 head.
The receipts Of sheep and lambs were
l,l57 head. Sheep, 2g37sc; lambs, 3u3}sc.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. ILL, December 2l.-Wheat
opened about sc. lower than yesterday $
close. eased off another &c. firmed up to
almost the starting point, weakened IN
the last hour. and declined &c, ruled
steady. and closed tac. lower than We'd
nesday's final figures.
Corn quiet. opening slightly under last
nights close and with some changes.
selling OF nc further where II closed.
The net loss for the day was %dl5c.
Oats-MOderately active, with some good
selling by the Northwest and New York.
which In connection with the weakness
Of wheat and corn, gave a weak tone 10
the market. The close was sc. lower
than yesterday.
Provtsions-Strong throughout the en-
tire session. through smaller receipts OF
live hogs al the yards and better prices
for them. Lard was particularly strong
for January delivery, with the cash de-
mand quite active. Later on more liberal
offerings there was some decline. but the
close showed a net gain all around. The
shipping demand on domestic account was
active for green hams and lard, and fair
for dry sailed meats for Continental eX-
port January pork gained l2i2c. for the
day; January lard. l0al2i2c., and January
ribs. &c.
Cash quotations: Flour quiet: feeling
easy. with prices unchanged. No. ? spring
wheat, 6ld6lAc.; No. red, 6lu6lisc No.
corn, 34i2c No. oats. Z7Stc Mess pork
sl2 501l2 60. Lard. SIS. Short-rib sides
81. $3.50. Dry salt shoulders, S625G6 80
Short clear sides. $67jn70O. Whisky