Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged; southern -four quiet,
steady. and unchanged.
Wheat-Spots dull but frmer: free on
board, 99Ac. ungraded red. s0c.GSl. OPP
tons moderately active and firm at
7-S1lhc. advance; No. red, December,
S9lsc; January. 50 7-sc.; May. Shc.
Corn-Spots dull but firmer; No. 2, 2gc..
I'm elevator SOC. afioat January, 29c. /;
May, 81 3-Sc.; July, % 5-Sc.
Oats-Spots dull but firm. Options quiet
but firmer; December, 2224c.; January.
BE; February, 23l2c.; May. "a l-sc. spot:
No. ,, 22$4Q25c.; No. white, 25l4c.; mixed
Hay-DulI and easy; shipping. &C.; good
to choice, 70lf77Ihc.
Hides-Unchanged.
Leather--Quiet. steady, and unchanged.
Wool-Quiet, firm. and unchanged.
Beef-Quiet; family. SlO4Sl050: extra
mess, sS.25QsS75; beef hams slow but
steady at $751; tierced beef quiet and.
steady; city extra India mess, sl3q$li.
Cut Meats-Dull but steady; picked bel
lies. $3.50; shoulders 81; hams, $s.25Gs9.
Lard-Quiet and weak; western steam,
A07l9; city, S.62ls; December, A.o5; re-
fined slow; Continent $40; South Ameri-
ca, A75; compound, N37iaNS450
Pork-Easy and in moderate demand;
new mess $S254$S.75.
Butter-Fairly active: State dairy, 100
1Sc.; do. creamery. l4a2lc.; Elgins, 22c.
Fggs-Fairy active and steady; State
and Pennsylvania. 2l62fc.; ice-house. $50
lSc.; western fresh, 20Q23c.; do, case, s2@
81: southern, gG22c.
Cottonseed-O il-Steady; crude, 2Oc.: yell
low prime, 25q25l2c.
Rosin-Steady; strained, common TO
good. $l.Ti20<.S.
Turpentine-FIrm at 2Q27lzc.
Rice-Firm, fairly active. and UNI
changed.
Molasses-Firm; in moderate demand,
and unchanged.
PeanutS-Clui6t.
Coffee-Dull; 5 points down TO up;
March, s9.45q$9.J0; May. $3.50; spot RIO
dull but steady; No. I, SO
Sugar-Raw duh but steady; fair re-
filming, 2 7-Sc.; refined dull and unchanged.
Freights to Lverpool-Quiet, easy, and
unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December 3.--In view Of the
approaching three holidays Frlday Sat
urday. and Sunday the shorts in the
wheat market have deemed IL expedient
TO place themselves even, the prospects
being a little bit uncertain. At the same
time, holders have had reason. within the
past few days, TO feel considerably en-
couraged, and OH that account were In
disposed to do any selling to-day. The
conditions mentioned resulted i'm an ad-
vance in prices to-day. the gain at one
time being lisc. over yesterday, and the
net Improvement at the close being lc.
Liverpool afforded stimulus 20 the market
here. an advance OF %.d. taking place In
that market. Cash wheat was firm and
lc. higher.
Corn-There was nothing new or i'm
portant to report in corn. The strength
and buoyancy Of wheat made itself appa-
rent in corn, helping prices, but IN the
absence of anything bordering on activity,
the fluctuations were extremely slow ana
narrow. May corn opened at 2Ac., and
sold at - 3-Sc., where II closed-4c.
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was
steady, a shade better prices being quota
BILE in some instances.
The oats market was a participant In
the generally better feeling existing. At
the same time the trade was light, and
devoid OF interest. May oats closed a
shade higher than yesterday. Cash oats
were steady and unchanged.
ProVisions--The zone In product was
steady. the business light, and trade
generally neglected There was shade
better tone IN the hog market. which ac-
counted for the steadincss In provisions.
On moderate selling by several OF the
packing institutions. late In the session.
prices yielded slightly. May pork and
ribs each closed 2isc. lower, May lard
2i1dJc lower.
Hides-A much firmer feeling prevailed.
Stocks We're light and the demand urgent
enough TO warrant fractional advances In
prices Natives. heavy, 9U5hc.; native
cows heavy. SIC; light. Size: bull brands,
heavy S4nSiac: light. 7Ag1lsc
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opsnia,- aixnoN. Lows'- Closing.