Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-06
of both are promised for the coming
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Fiour-Duii
and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market duh and LA
l S-8c. higher, ungraded red, @cWSl; NO
northern 81 l-2c. options mo s.eo N az
tive and firm at a lu2 3-Sc. advance; no
2 red, January, 80 Use; March, VIC; May
sSc.; July. So 3-4c.: December, ~ l-4c.
Corn-Spots dull but firm; No. 2 y l-sc..
In elevator: 30 i-Sc., afoat Options Gun
and firm at unchanged prices 70 l-sc'
advance; December, 20 l-Sc.; January
Oats-Spots dull but steady. Options
dull, irregular. Lie. up TO Lie. down De
cember. . lie; May, % Bic; spot, NO =
ern. 2202i i-2c.
Hay-steady; shipping. g l-2c.; good to
choice, 75GSOc.
Wool-Flrm. quiet. and unchanged.
Beet-Firm and in moderate demand
family. S9.50nSl050. extra mess, S.5S49&
Beef Hams-Firm at $3.50.
Tierced Beef-Strong: light supply; city
extra India mess. sl30$4
Cut Meats-Dull and unsettled; picked
bellies, &C.; shoulders, S-ic.; hams, SO
3-lc.
Lard-Dul and weaker; western steam.
$3.50; city. 1852 IL; December, N.O0, noml-
nally; refined easy; Continent, N.45; South
America. 1885; compound, sl.6 i-2GSi62 IL.
Pork-Dull and easy; new mess, %Zog
Butter-Choice firm; state dairy. llQ2Oc.;
do, creamery. l5G25c. Elgins, 2ic.
Eggs-Quiet and steady; state ana
Pennsylvania 22026c.; ice-house, l6n22c.
western fresh. 22nZic.; do. case, S3a$o;
southern. zln23c lined, 10 l-20i6c.
Cottonseed- Oil-Qulet and easy; crude.
2l02l l-2c.; yellow prime, 2fi24 1-2c.
Rosin-Qulet; strained. common to good,
$3.50 N.S2 -.
Turpentine-Quiet at 27G27 SIC.
Rice-Firm and unchanged
MOlasses-Firm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked, 81
Coffee-Firm and 15Q25 points up; De
cem5er, $3.50 $3.50; January. 1920; March.
S934u $50; May g. 900 $3.50: July. @.4oN
$3.50; August. $50; spot Rio quiet ana
firm; No. Z, SO
2 bible, refined firm and unchanged.
Freights 10 LiVerpOOl-Quiet; cotton, by
steam, 9-Ad. grain, by steam 4d.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 5.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; spot. December and Jan
uary. 81 5-sc. bid; May S9QS9i4c.: steamer
No. red. Siiac. asked; southern, by sam
pie. 924&c; do, on grade, SSd92c.
COrn-tirmer; spot . 1-Su29Ac.; De-
eember, 2sl4d2S $50; January 2s'l9
q 9-sc.; February and March, 2S1aa
ern white, 2jied29c. do. yellow 27028ikc
Oats--S,eady. No. 2 white, 25Q26c., No
mixed. 4lxN23c.
Rye-Easier; No. near by, 42Ql3c No
2 western 4iLn44&c
Hay-Firm for choice; choice timothy
S12 50Gsl4
Grain Freights-very dull; not much de-
mand.
conee-S1O25 and firm.
Sugar-steady and in good demand
81 nulated 81 Is.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 5.-The crowd was
too enthusiastic on yesterdays break i'm
wheat, and I'm consequence OversOld the
market. To-day matters We're evened
up By recovery Of almost half the
loss. The Liverpool market displayed the
same Indifference To our Fridays break
that IL did to Thursdays bulge. This was
considered quite as favorable. and partly
explained the frmness of prices. May
wheat opened at from Sli5 to Sc. sold at
81 3-Sc.. advanced 10 S2iac.. and closed at
81 l-Slb2 Hc.-lMc higher than yesterday
Cash wheat was firm, and 1Qlhc. higher.
A few shorts found it expedient 10
cover corn sales this morning the pur-
chases causing prices 10 present a steady
tone. The firmness OF wheat was Of
course, the incentive TO buying. May
corn opened at 261lc., sold at 26G25 1-8c.,
and closed at 25 1-SG26Ac -unchenged
from yesterday. Cash corn was steady
and without any essential change In price.
The trade I'm oats was Of the same
dull and unattractlVe character, as usual
Yesterdays decline although moderate,
created a short interest. which In cover
ing this morning. irmed the tone SYM
pathy with the other grains was the con-
sideration. May oats closed unchanged
from yesterday. Cash oats were steady
and unchanged.
Provisions-The reception OF hogs was
heavy al the yards. Ten cents per 100
pounds was therefore. deducted from the
price OF live animals. and product ma
turally conceded with the downward
tendency. AT the close. January pork
and lard were each TIC. lower and jan
uary ribs. 2ia05c. lower
The leading futures ranged as follows:
JDsllns. utsn1,. isJgss- Closing.