Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-21
NEW work. PRODUCE MARKET

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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 20-Flour dull
| and easy; winter wheat, low grades, SO
a2.eo; TAI to fancy, s2.50g2.@; patents
$40; Minnesota 81 20; patents, SS4oG9.9 80
| low extra, s205d2eo; southern -four dull
and easy; common 20 fair extra. $210q3.00
| good to choice, do. S.l0Q3.50.
| overwhelmingly active and firm; No
red. store and elevator, 5s7. Qsoc.; aloat,
| Gic Options advanced isuAc., declined
LQ&c. and closed steady at unchanged
prices TO hc. decline; No. 2 red, Decem-
| Der. 591c.; January. 6OAc.; March, &c.
| May, e2ikc.; June. csc.
Corn--Dull but firm: No. 2. 52Q55c. in
elevator; 53G5Cc., afioat Options dull and
| steady at isc. decline; December, Size.
January, Size; May. 527sc.
Oats-tairly active and steady. Options
| dull; December, &C.; January. 3iAc.; May
35Kc.; spot, No. 2. 3lc.; mixed western,
Wooi-In fair demand and steady; do
mestic fleece. 17n20c.
Beef-Qulet: family, slO00a1l.5o; extra
mess. S.5OllS.00; beef hams duh at Sl7c
tierced beef inactive; city extra India
t-MeaE-Duil and easy: picked bel.
| lies, 6hdekc.; shoulders, &C.; hams, sa
| SIC: middIes nominal.
Lard-Quiet bat firmer; western steam
El5q717ls; city. ;e.s2islte.75; December
i I'D
duh. Continent, 500; South America, $3.50
/ compound, 250G6.f5.
POrk-Quiet and steady; mess. s1s.75.
Butter-Dull and weak; State dairy, loa
20c.; creamery. 11422c.; western dairy, lOQ
| i5c.; creamery. 153i2ic.; Elgins. 2tc.
Cottonseed Oil-Steadier; receipts light
! crude. 2nsc.; yellow, .2s1xQ2ec.
Petroleum-Nominal
Rosin--Dull but firm; strained, common
to good. sl.350l.40
Rce--In fair demand and steady; domes-
tic, fair to extra, 4hg6c.; Japan, 4hg4l2c.
Mclasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans, open-kettle, good to choice, 2oaSSc.
fancy firm: demand fair.
cofree~Easy and 2oda5 points down: De-
cember, si3.1GGI395; March, S2Grl2.9;
MAY, si2 30Gi2.50: September. sl2.25al2.3O;
spot Rio quiet and steady; No. Z, sl5.5OG
Sugar-Raw dull but steady: fair re,
firing, CSC; refined duh but steady; OF
A, 3i-d3ac.: standard A. 3 1880 lc.; cut
loaf and crushed, 7.leQ4ssc.; granuiated'
3 15-l6a4isc.; cubes, 1-l646zc.
Freights to LiyeTpool--Duli ana nomi-
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, ILL, December 2o.--Three
eighths OF q. cent was the modest range
within which wheat prices were oontlned
to'dav. The scalpers managed to win
and lose an eighth several times during
the session. but II was poor picking FOR
the priyilege-holders. The tone was very
irregular. but as there was very Mite out
side trade the advances and declines
were unimportant New York sold some.
what near the close. which set the final
stamp of weakness on the market. May
wheat opened at from 5sNqGS4. TO 6S9sc.,
sold between $50. and 5sssc., and closed at
| 5SSsd SI,c.-lkdAc. under yesterday. Trade
in the car-lot branch Of the market was
quiet, and prices were firm and about 1sc.
per bushel higher.
Corn was lower to-day, although the
weather predictions were adverse to the
movement The trade was mainly OF q
local character, and was even light OF
movement May corn opened at from f9ls
10 4gisdl9Xc., sold between 49A and 4SBc.,
and closed at 4sc.-lsc. under yesterday
Cash corn was weak at about yesterday
prices.
oats changed but little, the business
having boen done without feature. Prices
I varied 10 a small extent May closed at
12It32Bc.-a shade under yesterday. Caeh
oats were unchanged to re. per bushel
lower, an easy feeling being manifest.
Provlslons--To an advance in hogs az
the stock-yRrds to-day product was IN
debtsd for a firm and higher opening;
The market dragged during the balance of
the 8 sslon, receding late in the day On
offerings by prominent professional. The
close was 2ikc. better than yesterday for
January pork and January ribs, and a
fraction over that day for January lard.
The leading futures ranged as follows: