Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-28

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NEW roRx rRopucB NAHKlE
/ NEW YORK. Dsceubee 0=k
stsady but dun; winter whseG ~ ~
60Gk0o; d., lair e my ~
SStssts, nWQ4H xinnssosa 80: x:.x
nd NV: corsns0s 70 hlr extra oD0aOs
s0WSnh e y Dull and Sssiss; closing steedys
No. J rsd. stoss ana slsyetor; ne $500
$1,000 s... oS Sscs'ssS go *Sc ssd eicssz
weak 1t 3 &c. sdvancs. With f1mn9 nesS
active; No. 3 red, Dsesmbsr, &c; Jesu-
ary. s07kc.; May. .G16c. .A
Corn-buli but hsmsr. Options odvssS$
sio fell y.. Sd ~. ~ss as's sssA s ss
Oats-Dull bul nimsr. Options se,1ey;
ssSs; spot. No !. ,i6ssSc; nassd wsssasa.
Xsy-oulet and easy: shippina &c.;
GOOD to choice. 7sc.
Wooi-In fair demand and steady.
Besf--Quiet; family. sAeoQlLSo; extrss
s. 5Oll8.0o: beef hams dull at NfW; terceQ
beef Inactive; city extra India nsssA NAW
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and steady; plckIed
bellies. Sac: shoulders, &c.; hams, S0shc''
middles nominal.
Lard-weak; western steam. 49,: eIty,
Suii: con si 8 8; South Xmsric.. r.iS;
compound, 5.50d6.D
Pork-Duli; ness sarola1.
Butter@Duil and freely onered' S~''
Cottonssed o.l-stea6v. crude. sl}1e3c:;
yellow. &c.
Petrolsum-Nominal
Rosln-Qulet and steady; strained. com.
mon to good. Sl3Sgi. ~.
R!ce--Fsirly :etiys ana stssdx; aomesuc'
Molasses- Foreign nominal; New Or
leans. open-kettle. good to choice quiet.
Coffse-Qaist; s points down TO = Up:
n nsy ssi 81 s! os,sSer H sS :pos No
dull. but steady; No. = 1850.
Sugar-Raw duh but steady; fair re-
fining. zsd34c.; refined quiet cpd esssdy:
on A. Ssa9Ac.; standard A. y n-11c;;
F-eights-wsak: cotton. I'D; grain. zs1d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. Md. December N.-vicur
wv whea,-F.rmer: No. . red. spot ed De-
csmber. 69S&6ssc:: January. $500
E E T. J Nay soSsSssn. s. ss@:
pie. 5sasic.; dSS on grade. SiadOc.
SesHxsirT 9suaar T,As ss&S Ny. Sc
steamer, mixed. 4s%4isisc southern
white; tSga ys' low &C.; !sg wsf;. west.
crn' I,SSssc.: No. mixed. do, SasS.sc.
Hay-atsady at sisooai3M
Gram Freights-fnacttve and unchanged.
Buttsr-0uist but Arm; cksmery. stn
2sc.i ladle. l5a17c.; roll. lsgisc.; store
Eggs-sfeady at n9sic.
coffee-Quiet; No: T. iSSc
| Sugar-Unohanged.
DDONvyrI%
CHICAGO, ILL. December N.-Another
bull disappointment was recorded In wheat
| to-day. Starting with fractional gain
over yesterday. prices did well during the
larger portion OF the session. tho business
| still wearing a holiday appearances, with
| outsiders sending very few orders on
either side. Everything seemed eneouNg..
| ing to holders, but the difiidence exhibited
| by spectators In taking hold OF the buy
| Ing side was disappointing, and when'
nert New Yorker sent In liberal selling
orders. the market was found to have
/ no support whatever, and prices fell away
3 full cent In a twinkling. Long wheat
came out fipally freely. May opened .,
to size, and closed at 5Ixc.-Ac. under
yesterday Chsh wheat sold NC. Per
bushel higher. but closed nominaily weak
| with the futures.
| Corn-The prices OF corn were Arm and
l nlkusf Oh ultlf OWU tontihohos fth w.,
what they had gained early, simply from
sympathy with wheat In the final minutes
| OF trading May corn opened AZ IRON
4sA to 4s&c.. sold at ts'sa4sc., declined
to fsisc. and closed at ac.-Agi&e. under
/ yesterday, Cash corn sold hqAc. pei
| bushel better than yesterday. but after
| trading In that branch was over prices
! reflected the weakness OF futures.
| Oats declined with wheat and corn
| Trade was very moderate. Cash oati
sold NC per bushel higher than yesterday
| Provisions-Ths stronger grain markets
and a firm hog market were responsible
for the values In product early. A Sigh
| appreciation was noted I'm prices at tn
opening, but soon disappearedsunder th'
weight OF offerings. A portion Of wha
was lost was recovered before the session
ended. May pork closed nc. under yes
terday, May lard 2i4c. higher and Ma,
ribs slight fraction higher.
The leading futures ranged az follows:
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