Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-22
NEW YORK pRopucE MARKET.


NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December H.-Flour-
More active on spring patents and winter
straights, but eased of near the close.
Rye Flour-Duli.
Buckwheat Flour-Dull at N.2S9N.p.
Observation-Disclosures.
Cornmeal-Quiet but firm.
Rye--Dull.
Barley-Firm.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot weak; NO. red, W i-zc.,
T. o. b., afoat Options opened easy un-
der disappointing cables. rallied very
sharply on small Northwestern receipts
and renewed buliish feeling, but finally
collapsed. under heavy unloading, ana
closed 1891 s-8c. net lower; NO red,
January. closed es S-sc.; May. closed 94c. !;
December, closed Si00 IL.
Corn-Spot weak; No. 2. "a 7-Sc., I. o. b.,
afioat. Options opened steady on cables.
but weakened later. with wheat. and
closed l-4d3-sc net lower; May, closed
"a 5-sc.; December closed 80 5-Sc.
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2, q l-2c. Options
dull and barely steady closing l-Sc. net
lower; February and May. closed q S-Sc''
December closed q lie.
Beef-Firm.
Cut Meats-Quiet.
Lard-Easier: western steamed closed
$3.50. nominally: city, si.ioqs45o; Decem-
ber $3.50 nOminally
Cabbage-Long Island and New Jersey,
per 100, s3.5O6sI go.
Butter-Steady; western creamery, 1Sp
&c; do. factory l2gl7e; Elgins, &c. mi
tation creamery, IL l-2dlsc; state ualry'
13daOc.; do. creamery. l5G2lc.
Cheese-Steady; large white, september
Size; small white. 9a9 Lie. light SKINS,
6q6 1-2c.; part skins, +l-2doc'; ful do.'
sale.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania
2ld24c.; western fresh. D4Sc;
Potatoes-Steady; New York, SIP l-2D
$225; sweets, N.75Q$22
Cottonseed- Oil--Steady; prime crude,
10 1-id19 lie; do yellow. &c
Petroleum-Quiet; United closed; TO
market.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Flrm.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Quiet.
FreightS-Dull.
Coffee-Options opened dull at points
decline, and ruled exceptionally inactive
and featureless. following unsatisfactory
cables large receipts~at Rio and santos,
small warehouse deliveries in TINS couh-
try, unsatisfactory spot demand. ana en-.
tire absence OF speculative support. Cioseo
quiet, with prices at a 5 to 10 points de-
cline. Sales. $3.50 bags, including Deeem-
her and January, IS: May. Sc %. Spot cor
fee: Rio steady; mild quiet 49,.
Sugar-Raw strong; refined hrm.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK, December H.-In dry
goods the store-trading has been or
thoroughly active character to-day. Mai
orders were. as usual on TUESDAY, quite
slow in arriving. and those that were re-
ceived called for fair amounts OF GOODS
The general tone of the market is hope
full with sellers in the main strong in the
belief that there will be increased sales
for the spring trade. Fairly satisfactory
price conditions prevail. In staple cottons
the bulk of the trading ), of course, In
the bleached lines. which nave lately Deen
reduced sellers being anxious TO fill UP
stocks on these goods before the inventory
process is entered upon. For this reason
they are buying quite freely--to such an
extent indeed that in some quarters lead
ing bleachSd cations are quoted at
value" Brown goods are thoroughly
strong, and in relatively active request.
In print-cloths there is still no sale OF
extras reported
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. December A.-Flour-ln-
active and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and easy; spot and me
month. eS 1898 l-4c.; January, 20 Esq
southern wheat by sample, 9Sassc.; do.'
on grade. 90 3-+d9S 3-ic.
Corn-Dull; spot. 3iaSi l-Sc;; month
80 S-4d34c.; December. new or old, 55a5fc:
80 Csc: steamer mixed, 32qS2 1-Sc. south
ern white and yellow corn. " l-Hd3i &c:
Oats-Quiet; No. white, western, $50
SOc. No. 2 mixed, %Q27 l-2c.
Rye-Firm: No. near by, OF l-2c.; NO
western, So 3-4d54c.
Hay-Quiet: choice timothy, $l3 asked.
Grain Freights-Very dull; steamers
easy and unchanged.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and unchang-
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December H.-Scalpers had
another hard time of 1t I'm the wheat pit
today. The clique bought on the slumps
and sold on the bulges. and Kept the mar
ket in such state of nervousness that
the little fellows were badly PROSTITUTION.
Nav closed at Use. decline, after selling
&c. above yesterdays final hgufes.
other markets followed the general course
of wheat. corn declining 3-Snl &c; oats
-Slil-4c., and provisions l0an l-2c.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-No. =.
Dec. lO0.6 101 99n 100
JAM. 945s g5A Sai4 S4A
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