Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-01


NEW YORK, December a.-FlOur-
Steady and unchanged, southern dull and
unchanged.
Whcat-DuIl and easier; No red,
store and elevator. 69l2c.; afoat, lie;
options were fairly active and irregul ir.
closing steady at a isgssc. decline; No. ?
red. January. 66Lc February. size;
March 617sc., May 66.2c., June and July.
Corn-DuIi but firm: No. red. 3iIkc. in
and easier, With the West and local real
izing; January, 3lsc.; May. 3ilzc.
Qsts-21ej oa, Ftee'gNa5y'o S5fie' o, spot
mixed western, 3l2n2iizc.
Hay-Easy. dull, and unchanged.
Wool-Firm and unchanged.
Tierced Beef-Qulet; city extra India
-Meats-Weak and unchanged.
Lard-Weak. western steam. $50 ask
ed city, S5.lJ; January. S.55; refined dull;
Continent. $50; South American, $40;
compound, H62l1dt5.
Pork-Steady; mess. sL75Gs925.
Butter dull and unchanged
Cottonseed-O ll-Easy ard quiet; crude,
2ic. yellow prime. new. Csc: do. off
Rosin Turpentne. and Po,atoes-Quiet
and unchanged.
Rice and Moiasses-Firm and unchang-
Peanuts-ouiet: fancy hand-plcked.
Coffee-Barely steady. 1000 points
down; March. 1880: May, si3; July sl2.6O;
September, N2l0nsi5. spot Rio dull but
sugar-Raw active and frmer; fair re-
fning. 32sc.; refined active and &c. high
er. OF \, 49-l6Qi2c.; standard A, &C.;
cui-lOaf and crushed, 5ssc.: graduated,
Freights to Liverpool-Firm and I'M
changed.
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BALTIMORE. MD. December 81
Flour-Dull and unchanged
Wheat-Strong No. red, spot. and De-
cember. e5ssIs5Ac.; March, Csc. bid May,
6StM69c.; steamer No. red 6in6iAc.;
southern, by sample, 65l4a67l9c.; do, on
Corn-Firm; mixed, spot, and year.
325.m324c: January. 32&H32Ac. Februa-
ny, 33kG33hc.; March, 55fsu53isc.; south
ern white ,Sllsa92l4c; do yellow sen Sse
western. 2la2rzc. No. 2 mixed western.
Rye-Dun: No. 2. Gc
Hay-Quiet and firm al $3.50.
Grain Freights-E'irm.
ggs-Steady at zoe.
Sugar-Strong; graduated. SIC.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL, December 3i.-After a
short session. marked by considerable ir-
regularity. wheat closed l-inl-2c. higher
than yesterday. The trade was charac-
tcristically OF the closing-up kind. with
very little new business transacted, even
by the scapers. The longs liquidated
early in the day the shorts covered up
/ later, the incentive TO strength In the
last half hour being found In large export
cearances-6s3.l ~ bushels-most OF which
went out from New York. and in reports
OF returning gold to this country, with
rumors Of a large loan being made by
the government.
May wheat opened at from 80 3-s TO
80 i-sc., sold between SO 20 60c. closing
at % 3-fc., with the gain above mem
toned Cash wheat was firm and lc.
per bushel higher.
Corn presented no feature worthy OF
distinction the course OF prices being
patterned after that OF wheat, with the
range within more modest boundaries.
The sentiment OF traders was averse to
| action inconsistent with the holiday
spirit. Larger arrivals than estimated
$40 cars-heiped to impart weakness at
the opening, and heavy exports assisted
in sustaining prices at the close.
May corn opened at ~ l-Sc. sod be-
tween 2s 1-sn2s Lie. closing at the out
side, Hanged from yesterday Cash
ON was weak and l-zulc. per busheI
lower.
me oats market existed. and that was
he best that could be said OF IL. There
was some trading. but not enough TO
arouse interest or attract unusual atten-
ton. The feeling was about steady. the
ruling quotations being the same AS at
the close yesterday. May oats closed a
shade higher than yesterday. Cash oats
vert quiet and easy.
Provisions were perfectly willing TO