Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-05

| Pork-Dul: mess ss.251$9: short ciear
| y1OG$l2: family, $io.504t$li. az,
Butter--Steady; western creamery na9
q f-2c.; do. factory, IL i-2aft l-2c; alg ,1l
skins. 41-2iI6c; full skins, 3d4c...
Cheese-Dill; State large white, sep
TENDER. 5 1-ic.; light skins, COZ t-zc.' part
skins. 4l-2Dscc. full skins yp asv,von,,
Esygs-Steady; State and Pennsyi'ania'
2a25c.; western. fresh, 2oQZ5c.
POtatoes-Quiet.
Petroleum-Dull; United closed; no mar
ket refined, New York. s5.4O; fhiiaael-
phIa and Baltimore, $S.S5; do. IN OulA'
Rosin-steady: strained, common to
Turpentine-steady at 80 s-4ass lao.
Rice-Steady:. Japanese, 5g5 Lie
Molasses-Quiet.
tonseed-Oil-Inactive but steady;
prime crude, 1Sd1S 1-2c.; prime crude. l..
o. b.. mills, Is l24l4 l-2c.; prime summer
yellow, q 1-2q22c.; off summer yellow,
H42l 1-2c.; butter-oil, "A 1-2421c.; prime
winter yellow. Is 1-2G27c.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, per
CoTee<Optlons opened dull at un-
changed prices to an advance OF points.
ruled inactive and featurelessi hlgter
European cables Offset by low Brazilian
cables and inactive spot cable demand !,
closed steady at net unchanged prices
sales. 5000 bags, including May, 800;
July, g; September. SEQ; SPOT co nee
quiet; No. Z, invoice, 1862 1-2; No. Z, JoD-
bers. $.S7 IL; Cordova, SS501$f.
Sugar-Raw firm; refining. 3-Sc.; CEN
trifugal, 3 Use; refined firm; mould A.
slide: standard A, 7-Sc.; confectioners
A. 7-Sc.; cut-loaf, 5-Sc.; crushed, o,Sc.;
CSC.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December Ain dry-goods
the week closes with good outlook Tor
the rest of the year. The sales for the
week have not been altogether satisfac-
tory. Sellers were of the belief that the
reductions in prints would result In ex-
tensve sales, both by mail orders and In
store-trading, but buyers seem 10 be In
clined to take matters slowly at present.
Meanwhile, the trade in spring goods IN
cotton-print lines is very fair. In staple
cottons business has continued light du-
ring the week. in all grades, and while
there has been an increase In prices, there
have been many concessions made IN or
der to secure what sales nave peen re-
ported during the week Print-cloths show
light trading. but not as light as was
expected earlier in the week. The recent
reductions of 4-square extra TO FAC. mas
resulted in a renewal Of interest on the
part of buyers and sellers have been as
liberal as could be expected at the price.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 4.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat - Strong; spot, s6 3-Sq96ikc.
month, 96A496iac.; January, tl24sSAc.
steamer No. red, 81 1-Sq9lAc-; southern
wheat, by sample, 9lq97c.; do, on grade
Corn-Firm; spot. 80 5-Sas274c.; month,
32d32hc; December, new or old, 81 5-Sd
81 Use; January, 3ll8q3l bic; steamer
mixed, 80 5-Sq30Ac.: southern white and
yellow corn, 32Q85c.
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white, 29lsq8Oc.; No
Q mixed. GQN15c.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western, Sl2G5ic.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, $l3 asked
Grain Freights-Steady and unchanged
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter, Eggs, and Cheese-Steady and
unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December A decline OF
Use, with which wheat opened to-day
was pared down by the action Of shorts
TO a net decline Of Csc. at the close Weak
cables were responsible for the early de-
cline. but the clearances, the largest Of the
season. made a fairly firm market toward
the close Corn and oats were firm, anc
| advanced 1-SQAQS-Sc., respectively: Pro
| visions advanced 5q1Oc. on good ship
| ping demand.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Openlng Htgne3t Lowest. Closing