Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-03

3-sc., net. lower; May closed "a 7-sc.: De.
cember closed 81 1-Sc.
O~ais-spot firm; No. 2. 2sxc. Options
steady all day. on the strong cash posi-
ton. and closed unchanged; May closed
"a 7-8c.; December closed DC.
Beef-steady; packet. ssas10.
Gu Meats-Quiet..
Lard-Steady; western steamed, $3.50,
Continent, $40: South America, s.: com
pound. sifisl.l21-
Pork-Quiet; family. s10.JOas1.
Butter-Ftrmer; western creamery. la
Imitation creamery. fsai7c.; State dairy
l2g2oc.; do. creamery. 14Q221zc. =
Ch~eese-Bately steady; State, large
white September, SAGShc.: light skins.
ca9tsc.: part do. sI6c.; full do, 21sa4c.
E~ggs-steady; State and Pennsylvania
| 20f25c.: western fresh, &c. =
I Potatoes-Firm; New York, s225; sweets,
s1.50dS2.
C~ottonseed- oil-ouiet; prime crude, lsa
1870; do. yellow. 2llac.
Petroleum-Dull.
| Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-steady at 32hiS3c.
~Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Quiet.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
100. SQ$4.
C~ofee-Options opened steady. at a de-
cline of 10 points. and showed further
weakness. following disappointing cables
dllQ IfitNfu ltIiucItS lONdfQS lblKeT re-
ceipts at Rio and santos. Selling check
ed by lower prices. Closed quiet at a net
loss of 10 to Is points. Sales. 1870 bags,
including December, at $50; May. $500
s9.S5. Spot cofiee-Rio quiet; No. Z, in,
voice. s6.371k: No. Z jobbing, s6.s7k; mild
quiet; Cordova- ss.50dsl4.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. 3 5-16c. /;
centrifugal, 96-degree test. 3 7-Sc.; refined
firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 1.-The dry
goods market to-day shows easier condi-
tons for buyers. A reduction in print
cloths, reported on sales at Fall River
yesterday. and very low prices fixed on
fancy prints of the Simpson line. have
made 1t possible for buyers to trade
practically at their W terms. There
have been many reports that these stated
reductions have been awaited by buyers,
and that now that they have come they
have had n stultifying effect on the mar
ket. Print-cloths were sold at Fall River
to the extent OF 25,CO pieces at PIC, this
being the lowest price ever reached in the
history of the trade. In prints, the fea-
ture Of the market has been the new
prices made on the Simpson goods, as fol-
lows: Blacks and whites, 4hc.; silver
grays, 4hc.; solid blacks. 4hc.; three uar-
ter percales. 4hc.; shepherd. &c; novelty
fancy prints, 4kc., and staple prints, &c.
per yard.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 2-Flour-In-
active.
Wheat-weak; spot and the month,
50 3-4d95 7-Sc.; January, IS 1-4q96 3-Sc.;
May. 90 1-2c. bid; steamer No. 2 red.
80 3-ids0 Use; southern wheat, by sample,
9la97c.; do. on grade. 81 1926 1-2c.
Corn-Weak; spot. 30 3-4a32 7-Sc.; month,
30 1-2g32 5-Sc.: December. new or old,
81 7-SG32c.; January, 81 1-2q31 5-sc.; steam
er mixed, 80 3-4d30 7-Sc.; southern white
corn. 35c.: do. yellow, 31Q34c.
Oats-Firmer: No. 2 white. % 1-2q30c.;
No. 2 mixed. 27G271-2c.
Rye-Easier: No. 2. nearby. SO lac. ask
ed: No. 2 western, SO SIC. asked.
Hay-Steady: choice timothy. S3 asked.
Grain "Reminiscences easy; parcel
room quiet and unchanged.
Sugar-StTOng and unchanged.
Butter-Steady.
~Eggs-Steady: fresh. $4,000.
~Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 2.-The local talent
I'm the wheat pit spread itself to-day, and
being against the market. prices broke.
There was a strongly-marked undercur-
rent of bearish feeling permeating the
and although some Of the days
Developments were Of a more
bullish character than has been recently
forthcoming. they had little effect In
turning sentiment from its bearish pre-
and the market closed at n loss
Of 1-2c. per bushel i'm May. and OF 1-4c.
in December. Corn and oats were also
weak. closing 1-2G1-4c. lower. respective
Provisions were very dull, and closed
substantially unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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