Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
Nm YoRk PRoDrcE MARKET.

! NEW lOikh IIOD1tts e-h'sANH''
! NEW YORK. December 12.-Flour-Dul
! and easy; winter wheat. low grades. 500
/ $50 DO. fair 90 fancy, S.A4Nio, 10
l patents. A.sO0 SJ.25. Minnesota clear. S5egd
/ 81; patents. $3.50 sos; low extra. G2Fd
| $50 southern -four dull and easy.
/ Wheat-Spot market dull but ilrmer; IN
/ graded red. SoQ98 l-2c.: No. northern
| ~ 5-sc.: options duh but firm at I-sGlc
| advance; No. red, January. >. S-Sc.
| March, s. 7-sc., May, Sc 5-Sc.; July. 81 l-ec-
Corn-Srots dull but firm: No .. 29c. in
elevator SOc. anoat, steamer mixed, 2c
| Oats-SpOts duh but steady; options duh
and nominalIy unchanged; December
y l-ic.; January, 2 l-Sc.; February
. l-2c: No. white. p 1-2c.; mixed west
Hay-Quiet and easy; shipping. Coo; good
| 10 choice. 7JNSJC.
! WoOl-Firm. quiet, and unchanged
Beef-Firm and in better demand; ran
cy. Ss.5OQSlO; extra mess. T.50U$S.
! Beef Hams-slI50NSlS.
Tierced Beef-Firm and wanted; city
extra india mess. SlSd$l4.
Cut-Aleats-Steady and quiet; picked
sS7 7,e'' 60 '''''''S''' '''''''' '''
I.ard-Quiet and steady: western steam
/ A.i5: city. 1892 1-2NS.75. December, SilV
! nominally; refined duh; Continent, $40
South American, $40; compound $L'og
| $3.50
Porl1-In moderate demand and steady
new mess. % 25d$S75
Butter-Quiet: State dairy, 1G2oc.; do.
! creamery. 80 &c; Elgins DC.
! Eggs-Quiet, State and Pennsylvania
| 2O023c.; ice-house lea l9c.: western, fresh,
2on2lc.; western, per case, N.-gSi'V
! southern l902Oc.
Cottonseed-Oil-Duu but steady; crude,
| % lie; yellow. prime, 23Q2ic.
! ROsln-Quiet; strained common 10 good'
Turpentine-Quiet at 27a27 s-ic.
| Rice-Fair.y active. firm. and unchanged
| AlOlasses-Firm and unchanged.
| Poanuts-Quiet fancy hand-picked, &c.
| COffee-Dull; l9Gl5 points down; Deem
/ ber 1925: March, $9.30q@.35; spot Rio dull
and nominal
Sugar-Raw duh but steady; fair refn-
| ing. Use: refined dull and unchanged.
Freights TO LVerpOOl-Quict and easy
cotton. by steam, Sid; grain, by steam,
! 3 I'D.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. December l2-Flour--Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot. 90 he; May, 81 ga
SSc: southern. hy sample, 9ll52c.; south
| ern. on grade S1Q9lc.
Corn-Dull but steady; spot. 2S 3-iq
! % Use: year. = 3-Sq2S l-2c.; January, 2Sd
. 1-sc.; February, Is l-iQ2S 3-Sc March,
/ . 1-2Q2s SIC; steamer mixed. 26d26 &c
southern white; p l-2aS lie; southern
! yellow, % l-202S l-2c.
Oats-steady 10 firm: No 2 white. 25d
DEC; No. mixed, p 1-2Q23c.
Rye-Stoady; No. ?, nearby, l4n l-2c'
! No. 2 western, 43c.
Hay-Steady and unchanged.
Grain Freights-Dull and unchanged;
Butter-Easy; fancy creamery, Zin2c.
/ fancy ladle Adl5c.; store packed, l0gl2c.
Codee-Quiet: No. T. SO p.
| Sugar-Steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. December 12-The week
| came to a conclusion in the wheat market
with prices firm and higher and with the
| talent inclined to favor the bull side. May
| wheat opened a from 50 II 20 50 l-Zc., ad-
vanced 10 50 7-Sc.. and closed az 50 3-4d
! SD 7-Sc.-lc. higher than yesterday Cash
wheat was firm and lc per bushel higher.
Corn-The prices Of corn did not change
much but the tone or the market was III
| keeping with that exhibited by wheat.
! May corn opened at DC, sold between
| % Is and % 3-fu23 &c, ana closed ~
/ - 7-Sc-a shade under yesterday. Cash
corn was steady.
Oats-The oats trade was quiet, and was
confined entirely 20 small local dealings.
| The haif-hOhday had it, natural effect on
| this IS on the other grain markets, tend
| ing TO restrict business. May oats closed
| 1-Sc. lower. Cash oats were steady 70 lie
Provisions: A fair business was trans
acted I'm product, with values displaying
| some firmness I'm response 10 an advance
/ I'm hog prices. The grain markets IKE
| wise extended assistance At the close
| May pork and ribs were each &c. higher
and May lard . l--45c. higher.
Hides were quiet with steady prices
| stlH quoted The demand however, was
| slow. Prices were as follows Natives
| S1-4c.: light. S lie; butt brands. heavy
| 7l-id7 lie: light, 6 Las l-2c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Openins hI;ns,. Logss- Closing.