Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23
~ru yonK ppODtcE MARKET.

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NEW YORK. December 2.-Fgour dnli'
steady and freely offered: winter wheat.
low grades, 80; fair to fancy. Wv
ar *: patents, $275Q3.20; Minnesota clear
81. 3Olf21o; patents. B400Sg; low extraA
nO5g26o southern -four d inl, but s,eay y
common to fair extra, U.iVgsW; sooo '"
choice, do, $3I0a5.5e
Wheat-~TNirly active for export; closing
firm: No. 2 red, store and elevator, by1W
sOc.: aioat. eOs49sic. Options moderately
sct tsS d psetm 1a at ssss cJ January. CO.,
March. 6iac.; May. ezsc =.
Corn-DuIl; No. 2. 5i+4q55c.. In elevator:
53n56c, afioat. Options dun anI weak AZ
A19sc. decline; December, elsAe.' 'a'u-
0ats-Dull and easier. Options WEAKER;
December, 33tsc.; January. Use; May
S5ikc.; spot, No. 2. S3'zlgSSssc.; mixeo west
ern. siG35c. so>a.x.
Wool-in fair demand and steady; do
nestle fleece, 17d2oc.: pulled lzHsfc.
Beef-ouiet: family. sloooQi?oo; extra,
s7.5OgsOo; beef hams dull at $780, tierce "a
beef inactive: city extra INDIA ness si''"
tc:nit.Meats-ouiet and steady; picked
bellies, 6kG6ikc.: shoulders, &C.; hams, w
o1kc.; middles nominal.
Lard-Quiet and steady; western steani'
81. 10; city, S.621a; December and January
MO nomlnally; refined dull; Continent
E55: compound. s5.sod5.75.
Pork-Quiet and steady; mess. N3zSg
1875.
Butter-Quiet.
Petroleum-Nominal.
Rosin-Qulet and firm: strained, common
TO good, si.35Q1.+0. ,u-.,
T1rpentine-D but steady at Ta27%c.
Rye-In fair demand and steady; fair
to extra, fq6c.; japan, 4tg41zc:
Molasses-Forelgn nominal; New Ut.
leans, open-kettle, good TO choice. 2sgSsc. !;
demand fair; market unchanged.
Peanuts--Steady.
Coffee~Steady and unchanged: Deem
Der, si3SalLO5: March. sl2.s5gl2.a; May.
sl255Ql265; spot Rio dull but steady; NO.
sugar-Refned duh but steady; fair re;
fining, 2Ac.: refined dull but steady ard
Freights to LIverpool-Dull and nominal;
cotton, Sd; grain. 2s,d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. MD, December 2.-Flour
dull.
cember 5Sssa5sbc; January. 59Aa59sc
February. 6OAdGo7sc.; May. 624ao29se. /,
straight, No. red. 55'4 a56c. southern. by
sample, 57d5slsc.; do, on grade, sSgSsc;
January, 47isT47@c; May 5lbc.; straight,
mixed, 46i. Q462sc. southern white. 4SG
4sAc.; do, yellow. 4624li41Ac.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white. SSgSS'5c.; NO.
| mixed. 40 oDNoOiec.
| Rye-Firm; No. ?, 5InOIhc
Hay-Dull but steady; good to choice
| timothy, sl3.00niS.50.
| Grain Freights-Steady
| Butter-Steady: fancy. creamery, 2fqloc
ladle. 17qlSc.; roll. 146Il6c.; store-packed'
! 1Od12c.
Eggs-Steady at 2lQ22c.
COffee--Quiet; No. Z. 15Ac.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
! CHICAGO, ILL. December 2.-To-day's
! short session Of the Board or Trade was
more than usually dull, the three holi'
days which will intervene before the next
trading-day causing operators to hold on;
| The room was confined 10 quarters al
day. with the close shade higher than
yesterday May wheat opened at from,
5SAc.-a sh lie higher than yesterday
Cash wheat sold Ac. below yesterday
price, but closed firm.
Corn-A bearsh sentiment was still ths
prominent feature in the corn market
There was nothing in the situation to
give hope to holders, and although the
trade was light. still sellers had the
better OF the ground. Prices hFmed a
, little with wheat after an early opening.
but they soon fell away again, and closed
weak May corn opened at from As "a
4Slsc, sold between asa and 413sc., and
closed at 4Sc.-isc. under yesterday Casn
corn was weak and &c. per bushel lower
Oats opened lower. rallied fractionally
and later lost the rally, the action or corn
governing them. The business was ex-
ceedlngly dull and uninteresting. May
closed at 3li2c.
Provisions were not traded in aside from
: changing options. January being converted
into May. The hog market was reported
lower, 50 that provisions eased or III
syrnpathy. with not much interest shown
in them. January pork closed 2isc under
/ yesterday, January lard 2l9q5c lower
and January ribs unchanged.
The leading futures ranged "a follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. CLOSING 2.