Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-15
,rleans, open Kettle. good to choice. new,

Orleans. open kettle good TO choice, new
2Ju3ic.
pesnuts-Quiet;, fancy hand picked; &C.
coffee-Dull and Unchanged Decemper'
800; March. $50; May. ss.30ms9.49: June;
seSeass.35; July 1875; spot Rio duh bnt
steady; No. :. $40.
hning. Use: refined quiet and STEADY;
off A, va l-Sc.: standard A, 3-Sc; cut
loaf. &c; crushed. &C.; graduated. 3-sc;
Freights to Iaverpool-Quiet; cotton, by
steamer. Sid; grain. by steamer. S'2o'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. December ID
Flour-Dull western superior. s2.s5q$tSc;
DO. extra. s3.5Oqstl5; do. family: $500
No5: winter wheat, patent. so -;
sprinS do, A.7J4s5; do. do. straight, A5"4
wheat-Flrmer; spot. Ole. bid. May,
SshuSSAc.; southern. by sample, 9luSZc.;
DO. on grade Sizn9llzc.
corn-steady: spot, zs'sG2ss 7-sc.; year
arg ; 2s&@2S s Ss". March cR' q 5-Sd2Ssc;
steamer mixed, 9jd26 Use; southern, Zhg
2ylc
Oats-Qulet and steady; No. white. 259
&c; No. ? mixed, 22i2u2c.
Rye-Firmer; No. near by, HlEdi2c.'
No. 2 western i34c.
Hay-Firm and unchanged.
Grain Freights-Very dull; steam to
Liverpool. per bushel, 2iad.. for January.
34d. for February; Cork. for orders. per
quarter Ss.Sd.. for December. Ss.llsd., for
January.
Eggs-Weak at lec.
Coffee-Quiet; 1925 for No. l.
Sugar-Steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, ILL, December lA-Tne
strength displayed by wheat was the sur.
pris.ng feature OF the market for that
grain to-day. The start was nauspiclOus
owing TO a decline OF lid. NJ Liverpool
but the loss was quickly recovered. ano
. 10 Il rsHHf al. cot In
| scarcely a reverse. the close being at tnt
best figures quotablc. The crowd. recoi
| Letting the Unexpectedly large decrease
in the visible supply or last Monday
worked On the theory that the falllng OF
| to-day would be almost as great. ah'
| doing so. made no mistake. 2.02Seo bushel
dlsappearing other statistics rather IA
vOrcd lower prices. but they met WIN h'
response. May wheat opened az IRON
| 50 3-9Gg0c.. advanced TO 50 l-Sc., and CLOSED
at the outside-l i-4li 3-Sc. higher thar
| Saturday. Cash wheat was ifm ana l-ic
| higher. -
| Corn-The corn market was almost
| nominal one. there being small attehu
ance and few orders given In the ps,
| Natural sympathy with the speculallF
| tendency Of wheat caused nriu tone q
| prevail. May corn opened at 70 ~ ~
| 3 7-Sc.. and advanced to and closed NJ 29t
2s 1-sc.-1-Sal-4c. higher than Saau'u's
| cash corn was steady TO Lie. lower
| Oats-The first trading In oats was a
easy figures. but the startling jump I
wheat helped the feeling later. May oat
| closed lie. higher than saturday. Cas
oats were very weak, prices deciihih
| 1-4d3-ic. -
4 light run of hogs and better price
at the yard conveyed a firm tone TO pro
duct at the opening. Business was teii
| Tho strength OF wheat had good enec
| -, ,he nrovision market later. May por
closed I i-2c. higher and May lard an
ribs each a 1-2c higher. l..
Hides were lower. Holders were lf
clined TO resist falling prices. but the DC
| roand xyos slow. Natives sold at 3-+'
late on Saturday Prices wero quoted a
follows to-day: Natives, S-fc.; hght
32-fc <.,,o,,,
The leading futures ranged as follows