Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-21


strength In Chicago, and advanced MN W.
few Interruptions, all day, on pulssh
American and English visible supply nS-
ures. better late cables, heavy elearancss
and generally better demand, CLOSING
2 lac. up on December and l-zao-sc: "a
other months: NO. 2 January pecsm.
at 80 1-2c.; May closed at 70 5-oc.i Deee'A
Der closed at H.0 5-S.
Corn-Spot firm: No. 2, 80 1-sc., I. Q. o.,
afioat; options opened firm. with wheat
and advanced on big visible supply We
crease. and bad weather Yves! ciosans
3-40lc. net higher: May closed % f-oc''
December. 23c.
Oats-spot firm: No. 2. q 1-2c.; options
dull but frmer. with the other markets
closing 1-4a3-sc. net lower, Fe5ruary
closed at n Sic; May closed at ~ s-fc''
December closed at "a i-2c.
Beef-Steady.
Cut-Meats-Steady; picked bellies. $50
s.: do. shoulders, S.5Ous5.75; do. hams, SIG
L~ard-Strong; western steamed. $3.50;
December. A.s5 nominally; refined strong;
Continent, sos; compound. SfnSf.l2 IL.
P~ork-Strong; mess. S.50dsS.1; short
clear. si0q$l2; family. sl0QslO.50
Butter-tfrm: western creamery, buZzc.;
do. factory, 12a17c.: Elgins. 12c. imitation
creamery, 10 1-2m18c. State dairy, BUzic.;
do. creamery. l5N2lc.
Cheese-Steady: large white, September.
s 1-2c. light skins. Gas l-2c.: part skins,
tl-SfiD l-ZC., Iull ShltuSs OHfN.
E~Rgs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
21na6c.; western. fresh. 20U23c.
Potatoes-Steady; New York, N.12 l-SD
$22 sweets, N.50Q<2.
Cottonseed-Oil-Steady prime crude,
| IS 1-4a1S I-2c.: do. yellow, q 1-2d22c.
Petroleum-Steady; United closed 8 l-2c.
bid.
Ro~sin-Steady.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Steady.
M0laQcpe-Oul
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey City,
per 100. S3.50Q<.
C~ofee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices TO a 5-points advance;
ruled quiet. with narrow variations; sell
ing checked by better European cables
than expected. n small receipts at Rio
and Santos; buying checked by large
American visible supply on board; closed
1850 bags. including December, Sc; May,
$3.50; spot coffee-Rio steady: No. Z. in
voice. &.75; No. Z, jobbing, N.&; mild
steady; Coriova, SS.50asl5.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
39-i6c.: centrifugal C~6-degree tesD,
5 Lice: refined firm.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 20.-The amount
OF business reported in the dry-goods
market demonstrates the value OF the
reductions which were made in staple
and bleached goods. Both in number and
III size the ORDERS to-day were III lut
highest degree satisfactory for these and
similar lines. and the store-trading has
been Of decidedly encouraging character.
In other lines of staple cottons the mar
ket remains rather quiet. though there
has been some sympathetic buying in
brown sheetings and shirtings and coarse
colored goods. In the main, though there
is no increase in the dealings in these
goods, and although stocks In some quar-
ters are quite heavy, sellers feel that
they will have to reduce prices before
hey can force heavy trading. In print
cloths there is continued dulness, the
demand being restricted TO odd goods at
very low prices. The quotation is stin
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 20.-Flour-
Quiet; western superior, S2.70aS.10; do,
extra. $S.30d$4.10; do. family, A.4Oq$i.65i
winter wheat patent. s4.S5QS.l0; spring
do, s5GS5.2O; spring wheat, straight, SLS
Q$4.95.
Wheat-Strong; spot and the month,
9S 1898 3-4c.; January, 99d99 lac. steam
er, No. 2 red, 93q9S lac; southern wheat
by sample, 93a99c.; do, on grade, 80 l-2q
IS 1-2c.
~Corn-strong; spot, 80 5-SQ33 SAC.
month. 90 f-2n$S s-4c.: December, new OF
old, 80 3-Sc.; January, 80 5-Sa32 7-sc. fep,
ruary, 81 3-4d33c.; steamer mixed, 81 o-Se
81 3.4c.; southern white and yellow corn
0ats-Barely steady: No. 2 white, 80
SOC; No. 2 mixed, 27G27 1-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 near by, DC; NO.
western, SIC. bid.
Hay-Firm for better grades; choic'
timothy, sl3 asked.
Grain Freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool, per bushel. 4d.. December; Cork
for orders, per quarter, 80. Cd, January
3s. 41-2d.. February.
Su~gar-Strong; graduated. S.Wl-2.
Butter-Quiet; fancy creamery, &c; do
imitation. iSa19c.; do. ladle, 17q1sc.; goo
ladle. 15d16c.: st~ore-packed, 1241ic.
E~ggs-Steady; fresh, &c.,
Cheese-Steady; fancy, New YORK, large
S3-4G9c,; do. small, 1 1-4ql0 lie.
Whlskey-$1.0 per gallon for finishe'
goods in CARROTS; SL.27qN.2S per gallon 10
jobbing lots.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December @.-The Lefte
crowd took n turn at the May option II
wheat to-day, and the market, IN conse
auence. closed at the top OF an advanc,
OF / 5-Sc. The trade was the biggest II
the pit for several weeks. Corn was YER
strong, and advanced 5-Sq3-ic. oats close
l-SQI-4c. higher. Provisions were infiu
enced by grain, and advanced iOq2Oc., Wit
a big trade.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.