Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1897.


cornmeal--Firm; yellow western, &C.;
city. c5c. fl
RyeAFirm; No. 2 western, 81 3-4c-, c. !. r.,
Barley-Firm: feeding. Is 3-4c., c. !. 10
Buffalo; barley malt firm.
Wheat-Spot strong: No. 2 red. sl.W Is,
{. o. b.. afloat: No. northern. Duluth,
sl.I3 IA; options opened strong. and were
generally very firm all day, on SIAM
pede among December shorts In chicago:
prompting active covering in the iocaf
market nst S,sb The final prices Tere ssl &
99c.--closed sS 5-sc. May closed at "a s-4c.;
December closed at 9s 5-sc.
Corn--Spot firm: No. q &C., I. o. D.
ohoat; options opened firm. with wheat.
but were duh all day, closing 5-Sc net
higher; May closed at &c.; December
closed AT 81 3-fc.
oats-Spot stronger; No. 2. 2s s-ia7 l-2c::
options firm and moderately active. with
the other markets. closing 1-Su3-sc. net
higher; February closed at y l-2c.: May
closed at q l-2c.; December closed at &c.
cut-Meats-steady; picked bellies, $500
S.
Lard-Firm; western steamed. N55: De-
cember. $3.50 nominally refined firm;
Continent. A.35; South American. SIS.
Pork-Steady
Butter-Steady; western creamery, lfo
&c; do. factory. IL 1-2a1ic.; E.gins. 2ic:
imitation creamery, 17c.; State dairy, 100
Doc: do. creamery, l4fi23c.
Cheese-Very steady; large white, Sep
tember. sI-lGS 1-2c: light skins. 6@6 l-2c.:
part skins. 1-2n5 1-2c.; full skins, 3n4c.
Eggs-Steady: State and Pennsylvania,
2lg25c.; western fresh, Aq ya.;, s9,o ,.,ao
$225: sweets, sl.75fls2.
CoItonseed- OIL Steady; prime crude.
is l-2c.: do. yellow &c.
Petroeum-Dull
Rosin--Steady.
Turpentine-Stea
Rice-Steady.
MOlaSseS-Quiet.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
100. s3.50MS450.
CONGREGATIONS opened steady at UNI
changed prices. ruled inactive and fea-
tureless with only local trading, and ex-
ceptiOnally narrow variations, in the ao-
sence OF Rio and Santos cables, on ac-
count OF Brazilian holiday, while Euro
pean accounts were Indifferent. Selling ar
rested by liberal warehouse deliveries IN
the United States. Close firm and net UNI
changed to SIpoints ADVANCE O. e sale es.
January. $3.50; May, $.O5a$.l0; spot COZ
fee-Rio firm No. I. invoice, B.62 IL; NO.
I. iobbing. SIP 1-2; mild steady; Cordova,
$500 1852 1-2.
centrifugal (e6-degree tesD, 15-l6c.; re-
fined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 9.-Dry goods
are without special interest again to-day.
A continuance of dulness is the rule, with
the attendance of buyers small, and mail
orders slight in extent and number. The
meeting OF Fall-RiVer manufacturers, at
which IL was decided TO leave the ques-
! ton of a reduction of wages to q COM
mttee which Is TO report at an early
| date had come in for most attention with
| dealers in staple cottons and cloths. In
| all cotton lines the trading Is light.
! Staple goods. in both brown and bleached
goods. are still without feature. Goods
| for export are slow. In print-cioths there
| has been no change I'm the market. In
prints, the market shows no change or
| moment In woollen and worsted goods,
dress goods come in for the largest share
! of attention. and sold to-day at very fair
price5 in fairly large amounts. Mems
wear fabrics. however, show increased in
/ terest
| BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE, December 9-Fiour-Dull
/ and unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; spot and month, 80 is
81 1-2c. bid; steamer, No, red, SO 3-44l
| 90 7-Sc. southern wheat, by sample, 9ic.
! @$l; do. on grade, "a S-4a99 3-4c.
! Corn-Steady; spot, 33a33 l-Sc; month.
SO 1902 3-4c.; December, new or old, 32n
\ 80 1-4c.: January, 81 12d3i 3-sc. Febru-
airy. 81 S-4fl32c.; steamer mixed, 3la5l lie.
southern white corn, SOa3ic.; do. yellow
| 5lH34c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 20 1-2lSOc.; No.
| mixed 27M27 l-2c.
| Rye-F'irmer; No. 2. near by, 81 3-4c. bid;
| No. western. SO 3-ic.
! Hay-Steady; choice timothy. $13.
Grain Freights-Quiet and unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Frm and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese--Steady and un-
changed.
Whskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December 9.-Not since Au
gust 1891. has any months delivery o.
wheat sold as high as December did 10
day. 1t rose from A.Ol IL at the opening
10 81. 90, but in most irregular fashion. Il
| had many a sudden backward slide. bu
in the end rested at sl.0. on the not IN
| considerable improvement or l-2c. fol
| the day. January was good second
winding I'D with gain of &c. May was
| less administrative in its bullishness. It's
| advance was Use. per bushel
The other grain and provision markets
were more or less influenced by the adj
vance i'm wheat. Corn and oats closed
CSC. higher each, and provisions sal lie
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. hignesL Lowest. Closing
WHEAT-No.2.
Dec. .I.oIlss104 1.oa 1o1h sl.07
l JAM. .....5odof nnS,,,o - ora11.1
! May. ...... .SiaA '~7o"'+ u o~7sor
| CoRS--No. ..
December ...25A E3S ZoM x5s'
May......... .2S1a 2essa2S @o7sah @s9.
OATs-No. ..
| December. ...22sS 2.H ~
| Nay Fps %2lsaA ZIk
MESS P0RK-Per BbL
| December. 81. 49,. @.... Sl53
| January...s.2O S.2lN o'EO o.slN
| May. ...... Az 500 o'4Z15 o'oO
LARD-Per 100 lbs.
Decem oer..s.... .. :. 81. Si.2ZH
january. 425 432la t25 432h
Msy........ 4.42H 30 442H 4oU
SHORT RIBs-Prr 100 lbs
December...S417I5 s4,20 s4.l7% st2O
january. 4.l7M 4.22Is 4.llb 4.22h
May -. 430 4.35 42115 $50
cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet No. yellow corn, 70 Lie. No.
spring wheat. 50 l-2a90c.; No. 3 sprtnt
wheat. SSa95c.; No. 2 red, NO5aSl07; No.
corn. % lac. No. oats. y l-sn22 lac.
No. 2 white, (. o. b., "a 1-4d24 3-4c.; No.
white. f. o. b., % l-2q24 3-4c. No. rye
A. l-4c. No. 2 barley, 26q36c. No. ] flax
seed. Sill 1-4nSl.15 1-2 Prime timothy
seed.s s2.s5. Mess pork. per barrel, ~ toti
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