Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01

! $3.50. nominally: December. $442, nomi-
nally; refined steady
Pork-Quiet. ,1n
Butter-Firm: western creamery ., 5lg
BE; do. factory. II 1-2Nlic; Elgins. zSc, )
| Imitation creamery. l2nlIc.' state uolry
Pace; do. creamery, Haze.
Cheesc-Dull; large white, september,
sl-iGS 1-2c: small white. September, gW
lie; large colored,. september, Sl-ag z
8 lie small colored. September. 9V
9l-ic.: large. October. 71-2G7 Use; small,
October. l-iaIS 1-2c.; light sklu's, oH
. l-Lc., part DO, 5G6c.; full SKINS @i-iV
&c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
2gfi Dc. western fresh. DC.
Potatoes Steady; sweets, yL25G$l62 IL
Cottonseed- Oil-Quiet; prime crude
10 l-2c.; do. yellow. Il l-2c.
Pettoeum-Steady; united closed DC
bid
ROsin--Steady.
IurpentiDe--firm.
Rcc-Firm
MOlasscs Steady.
Cabbage-Long Island and jersey, 80
s. per 100
Coffee-Options opened STEADY at an
advance of 50l0 points, and ruled nrmer'
on covering, following moderating de-
mand at Rio and Santos. fair deliveries
In this country and flrmer spot market;
closed steady al a net gain OF 10 TO -
points. Sales. 2.7J0 bags. including De
cember. S5.45. Spot coffee: Rio firm; No.
7 invoice. s6.67 10; No. jobbing. S6.S2 l-2'
mild steady.
Sugar-Raw firm; refined quiet
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. November SO.-There IS
no material change I'm the market LOT
dry-goods. the demand being limited 10
the lack Of store-trading and the very
slack mail orders, even for Tuesaay' me
weakening tendency Of the market Is
Illustrated I'm the reduction made by the
makers OF American indigOes, Calcuttas,
and all colored linens with no evident
strength shown In cotton lines. eltner III
staples or colored. and continued Sta-
tionary market i'm all lines or Woollen
textile fabrics The situation in dress
goods is said TO be slightly improved.
with bids from buyers for next year AT
slightly advanced prices from those now
prevailing but these are not accepted py
sellers with any degree Of alacrity' as they
believe next years prices will be far III
excess of those quoted ut present
Jobbers report a dull trade or hand-to-
mouth variety, both locally ana throusn
mail orders The demand Throughout the
country is said to be light and without
feature. I-nfayorable weather conditions
are the principal cause Of this, but other
reasons given are local i'm character ana
fell to explain the situation with any
In STAPLE cottons the market is very
weak Print-cloths show no increase III
the bidding.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MAkhEI.
BALTIMORE November 3O.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull; spot and month, 30 o-SV
IS 7-Sc; December, 9lc. bid; January.
81 lac bid; steamer No. red. 81 La
Of S-4c.: southern wheat. by sample, ylp
sc. do. on grade. 81 1-2a97c.
Corn-Dull: spot and month, 81 l-2p
30 5-sc.: December, 81 l-4d32 l-2c.; Noyem-
Der and December. new or old, 81 $50
32c.; January. 81 5-SG32c.; steamer mixed
30 1-2a3O 5-Sc.; southern white corn, Soc.;
do. yellow, 34c.
Oats-Firm; No. white, 29a29 l-2c.;
No. mixed. 26 l-2nHc.
Rye-Easier; No. nearby % l--c'
asked; No. western. 53a53 lac, -,
Hay-Steady: choice timothy Sl3 asked.
Grain Freights-Steamer easy; parcels
firm: steam to Liverpool, per bushel,
4l-2d, December; Cork, for orders, per
quarter. IS. 10 I'D. December; IS. I'D,
January.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, November 30.-What rallied
sharply to-day on the enormous DAY .
clearances, and closed steady at an adj
vance OF a 1-2d5-Sc. for May. December
was apparently held down, and showed
only a lac. advance at the close. weak
cables and a larger visible increase were
bearish factors Other markets. were dull
but firm at the close. Corn was UNI
changed oats were l-Sul-4c. higher. ana
provisions about l-2c. higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Oneutny Hignest Lowest Closing