Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW YORK, December S.-Flour-Dull'
but steady and unchanged; southern flour
quiet. steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot dull but firmer: f. o. b..
sl.0l; ungraded red soc. Sl.0l. options de-
clined l-2c., rallied S-Sal 5-Sc., and closed
trading fairly active; No. 2 red. January
SOC. March. 81 1-2c; May. s9c.
Corn--Spots dull but firm; No. 2, % l-fc.,
I'm elevator; 30 1-ic., afioat. Options duh
but firm at unchanged prices 10 l-4c.
advance December, 29l-ic.; January,
% l-2c.; May. 80 lac.
Oats-spots dull but firm. options firm
er but duh; December, % S-Sc.; January
q 7-Sc.: spot, No. 2, DC; No. white
% l-2c.: mixed western. 22d25 lie.
Haydn fair demand and steady; ship
ping, Coo; good to choice. 75nsQc.
Wool-Qulet firm. and unchanged.
Beef-Flrm and quiet; family, SsgSlo; ex-
ira SGs750.
Beef Hams-Steady at $3.50.
Tered Beef-Steady; city extra lndia
mess. s11.50n313.
Cut Meats-slow but steady; picked bel
lies. &c: shoulders. &C.; hams, 1-2a9c.
Lard-Firmer and in better demand;
western steam. $40: city. $40; December
S4.2o. nominally; refined slow; Continent
$50; South America, $3.50; compound
Pork-Dull: new mess. ss25asS75.
Butter-Firm; state, 11H20c.: do. cream
cry. l5Q23c.; western creamery, l5a25c.
Elglns. 24c.
vania. Z2Q25c.; ice-house. l6q22c; western
fresh 2242ic.; do. case, Sa$5; southern
2lG23c: Timed. u l-2dlGc.
ttonseed-Oil-Steady and quiet; crude,
p 1-2q22c.; yellow prime. q lie.
Rosin-steady;, strained, common 70
Turpentine-Firm at 27G27 S-4c.
Rice-Fairly active, firm, and unchang-
ed.
Molasses-Unchanged
Peanuts-Flrm; fancy hand-picked
3 state.
Coffee-Steady and unchanged to points
up; December $3.50; January. %.@Q5s.S
March. sS95TS9l0: May. S9d9.l5 July
50 Oj0S91O: September. s9lOGS915; spot kic
dull and nominal; No. Z, S9.754SlO.
Sugar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
filming. S2.ljqS2.l6; refined quiet and un'
changed.
Freights to Llverpool-Quiet; cotton. by
steam, 9-Gid., grain, by steam, al.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 3.-May wheat to-
day sold at the lowest point since the
decline set in about a week ago, but II
strengthened up, and advanced over
cents before the close The rally was due
TO reports of sales at San Francisco OF
5000 barrels Of Hour for shipment q
Australia, ana the statement that that
country will require in all 10000 tons OF
wheat and flour from America. May
wheat opened az from ST 7-SdS2 l-Sc., sold
between 81 5-S and So 7-Sc., and closed az
84NS3 7-Sc-i 3-SH1isc. higher than yes
terlay. Cash wheat was irregular, closing
firm. and nc higher.
The tone of the corn market reflected
that Of wheat, but with light trade and
no interest in the grain, the range OF
prices was necessarily narrow. May corn
oDened at 26i4c.. sold between % l-SN25it &C.
and 26izd2G 5-sc.. and closed at 26l2c-
l-sc higher than yesterday. Cash corr
was steady.
Oats were without any feature OF I'M
usual incident. The action of wheat was
the guiding influence. prices advancing
or receding IN response 70 similar move
ments In that market. May oats closed
Csc higher than yesterday. Cash oats
were firm and ne. higher.
Provisions-Instead OF exceeding tbs
| estimate as they have recently been do.
| lng. the receipts OF hogs were about loco
| less than the number expected. Thi.
| placed the yards market in a better posi-
| ton and IL naturally followed tina
| product should improve. There was some
| realizing at the advance, which caused
| moderate recesslOns. January pors
| closed 2tzGjc higher. January lard anC
| ribs each &c. higher.
| The leading futures ranged as follows