Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-30

NEW York pRoDUcn xA1keT.
NEW YORK. December 1o.-g !our yesy
quiet; offerings .frse: prices we'll; winter
wheat low Efades &e91 9 e; fa, ~ %
fancy. n.SQay Pstsess $1,000; w sss
s nssoi low e Extras. Scesx sSoissrn dsur
S GSeg 40 good good 70 choice. DO. SiSpSS
Whcst-Spot market frsuer and feIrJz
s sssss .0r sapSs N Sos 's &c ' cssisss
vance on higher West, and free cevs!ins
BY shorts; No. red, January, closing
Cor ccrns as I ss,S and se euies: NSS uHe.
In elevator; S310l3I4c. shoat. QptIoos
STEADY and Without feature: DecembeE,
eye; January. Hkc.; May. 4s.4c.
dull and NGkc. higher; closing nrm;
January, s3kc:; February. p1c.; Mag,
3tkc.; No 9 white. February. 3,zc.; spee
No. sS@s'Acss No, 2 white sM@Ss;;
H@ssc.; white do. s SOC ~
Haydn moderate demand and steady:
shipping, 60N65c.; coed To choice. 15496c.
woos-QuIet and unsettled; domestic
Beef-Quiet and steady; family, ui.oow
dull at sl500Qi5.S. Tierced beef quiet;
city extra India mess. rso0dDm.
,;s Cut me satsDnl and wsak pSSsIea ben
exc; middles nominal.
Lard-Quiet and steady; western steam.
closing. $50; city,. N.62tkd7.75. Futures
so,, refined liil: Continent $3.50;
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess. a3.lS2
f,utter-Dull and weak: State dairy, $50
&c. do. creamery. z2Q23c. western dairy,
lsM2lc.; do. Creamery, acuSSc.; Eigfns, zs's
6ISc.
Cotton-seed oll--Dull but firmer; crude.
go 2s,sc.; yellow. 34a35c.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin--Dull but steady: strained. conn
Tuipentine-Quiet and easy at 2s'sGoc.
Rice-Fairly active and steady; domes-
tic. fair to extra, Szu5iac.; japan. PaV
Molasses- Foreign rominai; New Or
leans, 30di3Sc. Market dull and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked. 81
Coffee-optlons barely steady. mas
points down; January, sl7oo: March. Ss9
al6&: May a51S9iSp; spot RIO duii
ing, 2Sc.; refined steady and IN moderate
demand. No. 6. ti-i5q3Tsc.; standard A,
S-i6a4Sc.: cut-loaf and crushed. so
5 s.lsc,: graduated, s-ie4''sc.; cubes.
Freights to Liverpool-F'irm and quiet;
cotton by steam, sgd; grain by steam.
80.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. December 9.-F'lour
duh and unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer; No. z red spo., ana
steamer No. 2 red, she. bid: milling
wheat by sample. 6lliSiizc.
Corn--Steady, mixed spot. ilc, asked;
December. 4ossd40ssc.; January. to14e 4eAc.;
steamer mixed. ssc., asked; southern corn.
by sample. 3eQtiic.: do, on grade. 3s4leto
Oats-Quiet: No white western, Sc.
asked. No. 2 mixed DO, s3hc., asked.
Rye-Dull; No. 2. 4s@+sc.
Hay-Dull; good to choice timothy' NaS
Grain enthusiastically and unchanged.
Cotton-Quiet; middling, NC.
Butter-Quiet creamery fancy. &c; DO.
25a2ic.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. December 2e-The principal
business transacted In wheat to-day was
In the line OF "evening-up' trades both
as regards the closing days OF the year
and OF the month. Shorts were the priti.
cipal local buyers. The market opened
declined after action. advanced %HAc.
eased off, and closed with net gam or
hc. for the day.
Corn was not particularly active. tho
range covering only Sc. The tone was gene
rally firm, and was derived pr4acipally
from wheat The close for options showed
a gain of NC. for the day.
Oats were without special feature. and
the changes In values were concurrent
with those of wheat and corn: The mar
ket at the close had recorded n gain OF
NC. over yesterday.
Provisions were strong during tho early
part OF the session on continued light re-
seipts OF live hogs. and higher prices for
them. Firmness prevailed throughout,
although dulness ruled. The better feeling
In grain helped to sustain values, and the
close showed 7isc. gain for January
pork. January lard was unchanged, and
Cash quotations: Flour quiet; demand
tight: sales slow; prices easy, but UNI
changed. No. 2 spring wheat, 60sc No
2 red, 6oasc. No. corn, $3.50. No; 2 eats
2sHc. Pork. 81. 75Gli2.@ Lard, $S3O6fs, "a
Ribs. 81. GOd6.10. Shoulders, 81. 25&lB5e. Sides
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