Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. December 9.-Tlour-Dull
| steady. and unchanged: southern flour duh
| but steady.
Wheat-Spot market dull ard 1-.d1 5-Sc
higher, with options; ungraded red, sOu
| &c; T. o. b., o. Bic; options dull but firm
at a l-2a3-fc. advance; No. red. January
IS 5-Sc.; March, So 3-sc.; May, s. 3-ic.; July
! 81 l-2c.; December. Sc 7-Sc
Corn-Dull but steady; No. 2. IS lie. In
elevator; % lie ahOat; ungraded mixed
! &c; No, g. = l-2c; options dull but nrm
at 1-Sc. advance; December. rs lie.
! January. 2S Use. May. 81 CSC
Oats-Spots quiet and steady; options
, dull and unchanged TO l-Sc. up. December
| 70 5-sc. January p l-Sc.; May. q l-Sc.
spot No. 2, p 3-i022c.; No. white, % lac.
/ mixed western. 20u23c.
Hay-Quiet and easy; shipping, 55@
81 l-2c. good 10 choice, y i-2GS0c.
Hides-Quiet. and unchanged.
! WoOl-Quiet and unchanged
Beef-Dull but hrmer; family. slcaSl0.5Oi
extra mess, s.. 25uSS75.
Beef Hams-Firm at SIS
Tierced Beef-Strong; city extra lndla
| mess, Sl3N$lf.
Cut-Meats-Firm and slow; picked bel
lies. $3.50; shoulders, 81; hams &.25Q3
Iard-Quiet. western steam. Al5; city,
! s37j; December, $40 nOminally; refined
dull; Continent, $40; South American
SLl5 compound, N5l l-2nSAog.
Pork-Firm; sales, 200 barrels. new mess
Butter~Fair; state dairy. ndl9c.; do.
creamery, lin2ic.; Elgins, PC.
F,ggs-Steady State and Pennsylvania
| 2l023c.; ice-house. l5gl7c.; western, fresh.
: 20n22c: western. per case, S2a$ii south
/ ern. 2002lc.: lined. l5c.
/ Cottonseed- Oil-Dull and nominal; crude.
/ 70 l-2u2Jc.: yellow prime pc.
! ROsin-Quiet, strained. DC
! Rosin-Quiet, strained common to good.
rpentine-steady at 27Q27 1-2c.
/ Rlce-Firm and UNCHANGED
A1olasses-Firm, in moderate demand
and unchanged
! Peanuts-QUiet.
/ Coffee-Quiet: points up; January, 50 %;
| March 80 40: May. 80; September $50,
/ spot Rio dull ana nominal; No Z zoe.
/ Sugar-Raw dun but steady; fair rem
/ ing. 2 7-Sc. refined unchanged and quiet.
Freights to Liyerpool-Quiet and IN
I changed.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. December ls.-
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Frmer; spot 80 SAC. bid; May.
/ s. las l-2c.: southern, BY sample, ISL
&C; southern, on grade, 81 1-4Q9l lie.
Corn-Firmer, spot, n l-24Zl 9-sc' year
/ 27027 1-Sc: January. q l-t021 lie: Feb
ruary q 5-Sq27 7-sc.; March. 2Q2S lie;
white 2Sq27 lie; southern yellow, % la
0ats-steady: No. white. 25a26c.; No 2
mixed, p 1-2d23c
RNe-SteafN+ NO. = UtdI-Uss II ~ -NNs
2 western 43d43 Lie.
Hay-Quiet. steady, and unchanged
Grain Freights-Firmer and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL, December i9.-The
Cuban question led TO considerable short
selling OF wheat yesterday ana THIS
morning. when the crowd had gotten Owe.
their excitement, and were in more de-
Lucrative mood, and when the imminence
of war seemed removed. II was quite
natural that a desire to get back the
property sold should receive considerable
attention. The covering helped prices LOT
this grain wonderfully. Shortly before
the close the demand became less mpera-
tive. and recessiOns then followed. May
wheat opened at from S0i4 10 50 l-Sc., sold
between 10 3-S and 792,c., and closed at
~ 7-2c-3-Sc. higher than yesterday. cash
wheat was firm, closing easy
Corn-The corn market made n slight
gain in prices early, and lost IL later.
The firmness and weakness bOth came
from wheat. May corn opened az y 5-sc..
sold between % l-SU25A and % 5-SG-ol2c..
and closed at - l-6u2lizc.-i-sc. under yes
terday. Cash corn was steady, and with
out particular change in price.
Oats-There was little note taken OF the
oats market Price fluctuations were eX-
pected 10 correspond with the FEELING
and action OF wheat, but there was nc
interest or feature in the trade. Ma,
oats closed Hc. per bushel lower. Cash
oats were quiet and steady.
Provisions opened at a SC. advance IN
hog prices. and this seemed TO have q
stimulating effect on the tone Of product.
A slight Improvement all around was
noted early, and the gains were held 20
the close May pork closed Sc. higher,
May lard 2iac. higher. and May ribs
shade higher
Hides-The hide market was steady.
Buying orders were few. but packers eX-
hibited hrmness. Quotations were as FOL
lows: Light. 7&aSc; native cows ana
heavy. SIC: light, sac; bull brand
heavy. Sc asked; light &c: Colorado.
heavy. nc; light, 6A46i2c.; Texas heavy,
Sc light nc.
The leading futures ranged as follows;