Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKHT.

NEW YORK. December es,-Fiour quiets
winter wheat, low grades, HWQ2A; mX
to fancy, sz45as.75; Minnesota clear. ~
40 Flour duh and weak; comnson %
fair extra, 4ooaa.oo; good to choice do.s
Wheat, Higher but quiet; No. ~! RI 4
esAc.. Options opened weak and declined
Ne, but rallied %nsxc, and closed nrm.
sHi4c. over yesterday. with trading mode
rate No. red. January, e5he,. February
Corn-Duli; opening lower. closing hrfn:
No. 2 424Q42Izc. In elevator: i51sc. sfioati
ungraded mixed. t21fst4c, options opened
weak at nc. decline; rallied %Hssc:. fell
tssirday: trading slow: December. ssisc.:
January, Csc: February. i2ac.
oats--Fairly active and steady. Options
dull and easier: December. 3hc.: January.
r Se S.E eors spos ~ US &c. So xo WAITE
@Aa3iAc.; mixed western, Au3s'zc.; white
Wooi-pun and unsettled; domestic
fleece, 3i25c.: pulled, l6af25c.
Beef-Dull but steady; family, $1,000
400: extra mess $s0Dsf85o. Beef hams
quiet and pressed at sl5o0u15.S. TERED
beef duh; city extra India mess, seoee
1000
Cut meats--ouiet and weak; licked bel
Hes 1izc.; shoulders, 6uGi.c., hams. 30
9isc. middles nominal.
LaT-Steady and quiet; western steam.
refined duh; Continent, $50: south Ameri-
ca, S9.2i; compound, sS25
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess, N375a
1850.
Butter-Quiet and weak: State dairy.
i9uesc.; do. creamery 2sa26izc.; wes-srn
dairy, 1Sa2lc.; do. creamery; 2712slzc.:
Elgins. Hiau2Sc
Cotton-seed oll-Dull but firm.
Petroleum-Quiet and unchanged.
Rosin-Quiet and steady.
Turpentlne-Dull but steady.
Rice-Steady and In fair demand; do
nestle. fair TO extra, sasgshc.: Japan.
4Lsa4%c.
MoIasses-ForeIgn nominal; New Or
leans open-kettle good TO choice. Dn
CSC. Market quiet and steady.
Peanuts-Quiet fancy hand-picked, ava
&c.
Coffee-Options opened irregular and
closed barely steady. Is points down 10
T., T. RSlInts "; ,v psss%ssr aS v M s5
Sugar--Raw dull but steady; fair REIN.
ing. 2A.c.; refined moderately active and
steady; or a, 3@I4 i-l6c.; standard a,
3-iea4ssc: cut-loaf and crushed, @e
Slice; graduated. s-lsap4c;
Freights TO Liverpoot-Quiet ana nrm;
cotton, 5-s2d.:! grain. Sd.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. ND. December 8.-Flour
dull and unchansed.
wheat-Dull and easy: No: red, spot.
No. 2 red, eoc.. asked; milling wheat. by
sample. 6tq64isc
Corn-Steady; mixed spot, 1lc. asked;
December, to*4 phc.; January. esfYWhcj
yellow corn. BY sample. s1a@sne.
Oats-Steady; No. white wessarn Sc.
asked; No. mixed. do, 23Nc., asked.
Rye-Duli and easy; No. 2. 4ac.. asked.
Hay.Quiet; good to choice timothy
Grain freights-Firm and unchange4.
Butter--Quiet; creamery. fancy, &c. 100.
fair to choice. 25a27c.; do. imitation. 80
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. December ga decline Of
penny I'm the price OF wheat in Ltvgfpooi
to-day started the market here down
ward. Later In the session the senumapL
to one OF decidedly bullish nature and On
good buying prices were yery materially
advanced. AT the outside point the ad-
vance was checked by liberal selling %
the part Of or ipaS
ing. advanced hc.. sold on SC. and ad.
vanoed Sq7sc.. eased slightly, and closed
&C. higher than yesterday.
Corn was only m0d sp,1 fro aG,v ,sas
wheat. The opening was easy. Later IN
the session firmLess succeeded the cary
easy feeling. and prices reacted, advancing
and closing lsghc. over yesterdays maj
figures.
oats were excited at the opening. Seve-
raj long lines came on the market BIO
ding for a time was very active ana at
tracted considerable attention. The heavy
offerings carried prices of half cent.
After the excitement had subsidized the
market became steady and firm later
with wheat and corn. The closing was
unchanged from yesterday.
Provisions were extremely dull The
opening was about easy, owing 10 the
lower price quoted for live hogs at the
yards The feeling became firm later.
with a similar tone in grain. and although
the business was abnormally light, yet
values were well sustained. Al the close
January pork was SC. higher than yester..
day, January lard was unchanged, and
January ribs were 24c. higher.
Cash quotations: Flour weak, with prices
IN buyers favor. No. = spring wheat
5g7lc.: No. 2 red, 59Tsc. Corn, sec. Oats,
sSiIc. Pork, $l2 6oul27o Lard. $3.50. Ribs.
50 6Od6.fO. shoulders, s6.25g6:5o Short clear
sides. S.. 75Gf7.00. Whisky, sl.l5.
srh., leading futures ranged as follows: