Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-19
rrw yopK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, December is.-Flour dull
easy. and freely offered; winter wheat;
low grades sa s a5 5eis no fsnsy oSaT
81 SGi2'7O; patents, 50. 4Oli3.95; low extras,
s99ST2eO: Southern -four dull and easy;
common to fail. extra, s2.1oaS.Co; good TO
choice. do, S.lOa5.5o ., ord
&c. lower; No. 2 red. store and elevator,
6eI6 59Ihc. afoat, 60hG6ohc. options
Sa1riv active and irregular. with the close
ut a &c. decline, and with trading manly
local switching; market active; No; req
December. 59sc.; January, 59Ac.; March,
Torn~0uiet and easier; No. 2, new.
b2ilc.: old, 55c. for elevator; 55Ac.' Ior
new; &C.,. for old, ahoat. optiH9n,,ss "d Go
cline; December, SAC; January '-e''
M oSss;ts~Dull; mixed lower; December,
saisc; January, ⪼ May $3.50. S9se;' a sRos;
Ne NJ; white white S isc saia lAsa western 'V
Hay-In moderate demand and about
steady: shipping. 5oG55e.; good to choice
VIOLIN fair demand l,,od and ,p1, steady;
,ness s7o5Ss.oo; bsef hams dull at $40;
tierced beef inactive; city extra ihola
mess, s16coli70o. .,.,, -,
ID. ~.
'IardI0uiet and weak: western steam,
s7I5: city. 1910; December. Sill noml,,
nally; January. T2s nominslly;, renhea
oujet: Continent. $50; south AheIIcd'
$50; compound. $5.50Q575 z,o
pork-Ouiet; city mess, sl32jQ13.I5.
Butter-Quist: fancy creamery il l1fi
State dairy, l2G2lc.; creamery, lu-g 81
western dairy, lOkdl5c.; creamery lSg
2pac.; Elgins, Hq2il4c. ,,o
Cottonseed Oil-Dull but steady; crude,
2ia2il4c.; yellow. 2Slzp 2Jc., v.,.
Petroleum-Firm; refined New York,
s. 60; Philadelphia, $3.50; do, In buik' SS'oo
@T T'uinr;pentlne-ouiet and easy at 27H9
1' RISice-In fair demand and steady; do
nestle, fair to extra, 4hgSc.; Japan 4'iV
4ilc. 49, Or
leans, open-kettle. good to choice 2Se5oc''
fair demand; fancy firm.
Peanuts-In fair demand. $1,000.
Coftee-Firm at 2jG3O points advance
December. sl36Q: March, $z9VG lZ.11: sep,
TENDER. sl2O5Gl2l5; spot Rio quiet ana
snaar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
fining 2sic.: refined quiet and steady; Off
a, 3nd3s.c; standard A. lJ-l6Glc. cut
loaf and crushed, 7-l6441sc.; granulateu'
8 15-1Gfpiisc
Frelghts to Llverpool-Dull and weak;
cotton, sd; grain. 2lzd., new.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD, December ls.-Flour
Wheat-Easy: No. 2 red, spot and De-
cember. 5ShF6Ssc.; January, l 5s5tg'!'Slc;'
February 66Rq6oisc.; May, 62l aces; No.
2 red, yjlelJ5s.c.; southern, by Sample
57G5sitc; DO, on grade, 5eQ59c. .oy
corn-Weak; mixed, spot and year, fs4
Glsibc.: January. ass 449c.; May, 52go2itc.;
steamer. mixed ,Elt,9,d57lzc.; southern
erE' ssGssric.; No 10. mixed, do S5a35lAc.
Rye-Duil: No. 2, sec. ,,oo
Uay-Strong; good timothy. $l2.0Gl3;JJ.
Grain FreIghts-Dull and unchan&sda:
Butter-S,eady; creamery. fancy, 2fg2Sc.;
I l2dl'' l''' roll l'Sl'',' ''0's-'''A'4' "D
Cofree-Quiet; No. :, l5Hc.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, DECEMBER N.-In the
strength OF the northwestern markets.
day ruled most OF the day, and In the
MISUNDERSTANDING primary receipts,
wheat in Chicago found important rehrt
to-day. Within half an hour or the Close
Ream became a notable seller. presumably
OF long wheat, PRICES showing the maxi
mum Of the sessions weakness whist
that pressure was on the market. Pre-
vious to that time steady feeling was
apparent III Aic ujitflA'iA's 49,
opened at from 5Sh to jS1sc., sold between
5Sasd5si. and 5Sq53lsc.. and closed at
5sisc.-isGhc. under yesterday: Cash wheat
was weak and iac. per bushel lower.
Corn had none Of the elements OF hrm-
ness In the trade to-day. Business was
quiet, but the tendency was lower May
corn opened at from 1872 to 493s4is'sc.;
sold between i9izni9Mc. and 49hc, ana
closed at 1884, 1i93sc.-l4c. lower than
yesterday. Cash corn was weak and 14c.
per bushel lower.
The receipts OF oats were 30 cars less
than estimated, and prices displayed some
Independent firmness at and around the
opening on the cereal. The weakness or
wheat and corn affected the market later,
and a fractional recession took place.
Business was dull and unattractiye. AZ
the close, May cats were is4hc. under
yesterday. Cash oats declined &c. per
bushel to-day.
Provisions-After opening with a decline
corresponding 10 the loss In the prices or
live hogs at the yards products settled
into condition Of inactivity today, com
paratlve steadipess ruling at the decline.
There was nothing in the trade worthy
of special notice. Prices were 2lsc. lower
for January lard, and 2i4c. lower for Janu-
airy ribs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opeuing. Highest. Lowest. Closing.