Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

Mheat-Spot market dull but frmer
/ with options; (. o. b.. S1.0Ol-S: ungraded,
! SIC .VSlO2: options fairly active and firm
/ az ! 3-sH2 3-Sc. ADVANCE No. red. De-
cember, " l-Sc January, 81 5-sc.; March,
% l-Sc.; May, 50 7-Sc.
Corn-Spots dull but frmer: No. .,
y 5-4q3Oc. in elevator. % 3-iQ3ic. ahoat;
/ options dull but firm at 1-ili7-Sc adj
y Sa nee ,, December n % S-ic.; January
/ Oats-Spots dull but firm: options quiet.
/ firm. and Unchanged; December, pc: Jan
uary. p lie: May. II lac; spot. No. 2
/ y i-2c 10. ? white . Lie; mixed west
/ ern. 22Q2ic
Hay-Qulet and easy; shipping, Sc.
| good 10 choice, 7Cd7 l-2c
Hides-Quiet and unchanged.
WoOl-Quiet, firm, and unchanged.
Beet---tlrm; family, @2Ju$lJ5O; extra
Beef Hams-Unchangod
Tierced Beef-Quiet and firm; city extra
I India mess. Sl3.JOU $liJ0.
Cut-Meats-Firm and unchanged; pick
led bellies, A.@ II; shoulders, 81; hams,
SS2j4$g
Lard-Qulet and easier: western steam,
500; city, @62 ~; December, A.o5, nomi.-
/ nally: refined dull: Continent s435: South
American, Si65; compound. S437 1-26t450.
P0rk-elulet and steady; new mess,
Butter~Quiet and barely steady: state
dairy. lOnlSc. state creamery. Au2lc.
western creamery. Haze; Elgins DC.
Eggs-Lower; liberal supply: State and
Pennsylvania. 2oq22c: ice-house. l5Ql7c
western, fresh, loa2Oc.; southern, ia
10 i2c.
Cottonseed-O il-Dul but steady; crude.
Nc.; yellow prime, 23G8 l-2c
ROsn-Quiet; strained, common to good,
Turpcntine-steady at % 2-4a27 1-2c.
Rice-.Firm, In fair demand. and I'M
changed.
Moiasses-Flrm and unchanged.
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy hand-picked'
Coffee-steady and quiet: 10 points down
10 IL Up: December. 500; January. $500
$3.50; March. @.75H$9.S5. May. S9IjHS9.Sj;
Rio firm and quiet; No. T. $0l2 l-2aSlO2j.
Sugar-Raw quiet and steady; fair re-
iining, Billie; refined dull and un-
changed.
cotton, hy steam, lj-32d. grain, by steam,
Id.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 29.-Fiour-
Quiet. firm. and unchanged.
Nheat-Su0ng; spot, s3c. bid MAY.
90 l2u9O Sic; southern. by sample. 93g
&c: southern. on grade. SO l-20a3 lie.
Corn-Steady; spot. Is 1-iQ2s 3-sc.; year
and January. 2 l-2a.7 5-Sc. February.
- 7-Su2Sc.: March. Is 1-S02s Csc: steamer
mixed, . l-2g25 S-ic.; southern corn,
Oais-steady: No. white, 25a26c.; No.
. mixed. - l-2G23c.
Rye-Firin: No. 2. nearby, Age; No.
? western, % 1-id23 lie.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy. sl250uSlf.
Grain Freights-Steady and unchanged.
ProvisiOns-Dull; mess pork, bulk Shout
ders. 500: short sides and clear sides,
Sj.25; sugar-cured shoulders, $780,
Lard-Rehned. s..
Butter-steady: fancy creamery, DC.
ladle. lfdlJc.: stOre-packed SIlOc.
Eggs-Steady at l9c,
Sugar-Steady at $iij for graduated.
Coffee-Stcady al Sl025 for No. T.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL, December 29.-COver-
/ ing by shorts was mainly responsible for
the bulge which carried May &c. and July
Sc. higher than they were at the close
yesterday. The buying OF the latter OPP
tiOn was more urgent than that OF the
former. the continued reports OF danger
10 the new crop making an impression on
the trade. The furry was. however. real
~ consequence OF heavy export clear
ances AT the Seaboard-TlT000 bushels,
and Of higher cables from Liverpool, Ber-
lin. and Paris. May opened at from
s. 1-4G82 1-2c advanced TO SIC, 9ni
closed at 50 7-S0 sic.--l isaac. over yester-
day. Cash wheat was firm ana l-2d2c.
higher.
tween. The insignificant transactions were
entirely local. and bore no marx or I'M
portance or influence. The tone and d.
/ fect.On were prompted ny tit dNAiDA ".
wheat May corn opened a % 3-sc. and
advanced to % 7-Sc. where it closed-l-2 &c.
over Yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
The trading In oats reflected sympathy
with the tone OF wheat and corn. Specu-
lation in the market was very slow The
holiday spirit still pervaded the trade.
May oats closed &c. higher than yester-
day. Cash oats We're weak and l-iql-2c.
per bushe lower.
Provslons-A drop Of from to l0c. in
the price of hogs had a weakening effect
on product. The opening and early trad
ing was nj larger figures than yesterday
the session Nav pork closed 5dI lie.
lower. May lard 1-2Q5c. lower, and May
ribs &C. lower.
Hides were firm. The supply continued
light. and the demand good; natives,
heavy 91-2c.; light. lie; native cows
Sc. light, &C.; butt brands, heavy, lie.
light, &c.
The leading futures ranged as follows: