Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


and unchanged, southern flour dull,
but steady, and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot market moderately active
and nrmer; ungraded red s0upS l-2c.; op-
5-Su3-4c.. and closed frm-i-8al 1-sc. over
yesterday; No. 2 red. December, IS l-2c.;
January, S. l-sc.: May. sc l-Sc.
Corn-Spots dull but firmer; No. q
% Use. in elevator, % 7-sc. ahoat; UNI
graded mixed. &c; options dull but firm
at a l-Sal-ic. advance; December, Is 7-Sc. !;
January. 29c.; May, 81 l-ic.
Oats-Spots dull but steady: options
quiet and steady; December, &c; Janu-
airy. % l-2c.: May. DC; spot. No. 2,
ern. 2oQ23c.
Hay-Dul and easy; shipping, Sc; good
to choice. 10ft77 l-2c.
Hides-Quiet and unchanged.
Wool-Firm, quiet and unchanged.
Beef-Firm; family, sl0qN0J0; extra
mess. SS2JaS6.75.
Beef Hams-Steady and quiet at SIS.
Tierced Beef-Firm; city extra India
mess. Si30Sli.
Meats-Slow but steady; picked bel
lies $3.50; shoulders 81; hams. $S.25MS9.
Lard-Easy and quiet: western steam,
1912 IL: city 1852 2dS37O; December,
$LOj. nominally; refined dull; Continent.
$40; South American, s4.75; compound.
Pork-steady; new mess, ss.25ass.75.
Butter-Fancy firm; State dairy, llffl9c
State creamery. liG2lc.; western creame-
~ 1in22c.; Elgins, PC.
Eggs-Western, fresh. Hn23c.: western,
per case, S2QS4; southern. 2lq22c.; lined,
l5dl5 lie.
Cottonseed- Oil-Firmer; crude. 2Oc. yell
low prime % 1-2c.
Rosin--Quiet; strained, common TO
good, $l.77 1-2NS1S0.
Turpentine-steady at 27a27 l-2c.
Rice-Falry active, firm, and I'M
changed.
Molasses-Flrm. in moderate demand.
and unchanged.
Peanuts-Ouiet
CoTee-Quiet, steady. and unchanged 10
up: December Sy.35: January. 81 40;
March, 80 IS; May. 1915; July, $3.50; Sep
TENDER. $3.50; spot Rio dull but steady;
No. T. $40.
Sugar-Raw dull and nominal: fair re-
filming. 7-Sc.; refined dull and unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool-Quet and easy;
cotton, by steam, l 5-2Sd.; grain. by
steam, 3 Lid.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 2.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Dul; spot, 5000 i-4c.; May,
81 1-4Gd 1-2c; southern, by sample, 9l4
&c; on grade. Sc S-4a90 5-4c.
Corn-Steady; spot, q 5-SpI 3-ic.; year,
27027 1-Sc.; January. q 1-S07 lac; Feb
ruary. q l-2027 Sic; March, q 7-sQ2sc.
steamer mixed. "a 3-fQ25c.; southern white
corn. &c. asked; southern yellow. %.
Oats-Quiet and steady; No. white,
25lt26c.; No. 2 mixed, % l-2N23c.
Rye-Inactive and steady; No. 2, near
by. 4ln42c.; No. 2 western, 43c.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. s135Odsll
Grain Freights-Steady and unchanged.
Provisions-Quiet; mess pork, $3.50; bulk
shoulders, S.75, short-rib sides and clear
sides. $5.2j.
Lard-Refned. s..
Butter-Firm; fancy creamery. 22d23c.
fancy ladle. l4Hl5c.; store-packed, l0dl2c.
Eggs-Steady at l9c.
Sugar-Quiet; graduated. A45.
Coffee-Steady at sl0.l2 IL.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. ILL, December 22.-The
wheat market maintained the firm tone
which developed yesterday. with but
slight variation, throughout the day $
session. The business was not marked by
any particular activity: in fact. was very
dull and unattractive. The close was
session. May wheat opened at from
s0aS0 Is 10 50 3-Sc., sold between SOis and
79izc.. and closed at s04NSo 3-Sc-5-sc.
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
firm and &c. per bushel higher.
Corn moved through the session quietly,
neither activity nor incident developing,
and prices holding fairly steady. The
inspiration OF firmness was derived. az "A
natural course. from wheat. May corn
opened at % l-Sc., advanced 10 2j4c.. and
closed at % l-sc.-unchanged from yester-
day. Cash corn was steady and I'M
changed.
At the opening oats had more than
their customary share OF activity, but,
with tho execution of the orders then
on hand, the animation gave way TO quiet
and dulness. Prices exhibited a firm
tone. sympathy with wheat regulating the
feeling May oats closed l-SH4c. higher.
Cash oats were steady and unchanged
Provisions-The product market partook
/ OF the general holiday aspect. F'luctua-
tions were confined within narrow limits
| An easy feeling was communicated 10
| prices by a decline I'm hog values but II
| was offset In a measure by the frmness
| OF wheat May pork closed PIC. lower
| Nav lard and ribs each a shade lower
Hides were quiet steady. and I'M
] changed.
(The leading futures ranged as follows: