Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. December 2S.-Flour-
Dull bat steady; winter wheat, low grades,
20; talr 10 fancy. H.5rA15; pa
tents sl900E25: Minnesota clear. $500
S. patents. A2jHSJ.2j; low extras, 5000
$50: southern -four dull but steady: COM
mon 10 fair extra, S3095j; good TO choice
extra. 8.55Qs3.s5.
Wheat-Dull but frmer; No: 2 {. o. b.,
800 -: ungraded red soc. USlO0 ID; Op-
tiOns advanced 3-iG7-Sc.. declined 5-S1
Use rallied 3-sNl-2c.. and closed firm
3-SGl-2c. over Thursday; No. red. De-
comber. 90 lie. January, SOC, March,
81 Bic. May. - Lie.
C0rn-Spots moderately active and firm
er: 40 3 % 3-Sc. I'm elevator, 30 l-2c. afoat;
options were dun and firm q at l-Sc adj
vance: December. g 3-Sc; January.
% 3-Sc: May. 81 5-Sc.
Oats-SpOts quiet and steady; options
dull, steady. and l-Sftl-2c. lower; January.
% Lie. May. - 1-Sc.; spot. No. ?. % 3-ic.;
No. white, - 1-4c.; mixed western, 23a
a lie.
Hay-Qulet and easy; shipping 55c.;
good 10 choice 10lilI lie.
Hides-Qulet: wet-salted. Habana Sc
lected. 3505O pounds. S-4c. Texas Sc
lected J0Q60 pounds, Buenos Ayres, dry.
2o02t pounds, lsc; Texas dry, Ha25
pounds. &c
BeefIin fair demand and unsettled;
family. s92jMS050.
Beef Hams-Quiet and firm at SlSGNS50
Tierced Beef-Firm; city extra India
mess. Sl3.J0aN4j0.
-Meats-Qu!et and steady; picked
bellies $i37 II; shoulders, S.7j0S; hams,
S. 2j0$9.
Lard-Quiet and hrmer; western steam,
$40: city, s.; December $40; refined
quiet; Conlinednte :, 81: 3 Pa SCUM American"
PJrk-Firm and quiet; new mess, $3.50
Butter-Fancy steady; state dairy. 1oq
1Sc: state creamery. lid2lc; western
creamery. Haze; Elgins. pc.
Eggs-fn moderate demand State and
PENNSYLVANIA. 2lN2ic.; ice-hOuse, lJNlSc :;
western. fresh, AnZ3c. western per case,
$2dsi: southern. 19N22c.; lined Is l-2c.
COttOnseed-O il-Steady; crude, 21c.; yell
low. prime. &N& l-2c.
Realistically and UNCHANGED.
Turpentine-Quiet at B02b 3-ic.
Rice-Firm and fairly active domestic,
Molasses-F ana IN moderate de-
mand: New orleans, open kettle, good 10
choice. new. 2j42ic.
Peanuts-Quiet: fancy hand-picked &c
COffee-Qulet and ; points up; December,
$3.50; January. $685.: March. 800; May,
1856: July. SS75GS9SO; spot Rio duh but
steady: No. 7. SlO.l2 -
Sugar-Raw dull but steady; fair refin-
ing. , l3-l6c.: refined steady; Off \, "a
41-Sc.; standard \. 80; cut-loat' &C.;
ID
Frcights TO Liverpool-Quiet and un-
changed: grain. by steam, Lid.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 2s.-Affalrs on the
Boarl OF Trade were very quiet to-day.
but the wheat market presented a firm
tone. prices showing little disposition TO
Weld 10 selling. The absence Of Liver
pool quotations was n serious drawback.
tending TO somewhat curiail business. and
to restrain the strong sentiment In favor
OF higher prices Towards the close some
disduieting rumors touching a local bank
were In circulation. causing prices 10
recede Nav wheat opened at from 81 3-S
"a 50 Use. declined 10 Sla,c.. and closed al
s2c.-i-sc higher than Thursday. Cash
wheat VS. steady, without particular
change I'm prices.
Corn This market had nothing 10
recommend IL 10 attention or observa-
tlon. The principal dealings. and they
were small were for the account OF local
scalpers. The strength OF wheat CON
trlbntcl 10 the steadiness OF prices May
corn openel az % 3-sc.. and sold between
e5,s and e54q25 3-sc.. and holding at