Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-25
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. December 2t--Flour-
Dull and entirely nominal; winter patents,
AS5d$515; Minnesota patent So.lSa 70 S, 20.
do. bakers, &.25@st5O; rye flour duh;
buckwheat flour dull at Sl.25a$liO.
Buckwheat-Nominal. ., vnoo
Cornmeal-Steady; Brandywlne' S'0V~
nv RSSy;e-Dulf; No. 2 western, SOC, C. T. r.
Buffalo: car-lots, 5O651c.
Barley-Dul; feeding, q 1-2c., c. !. t.
Buffalo: barley malt duh. oooo
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, N.Oz 5-o l.
0. b.. anoat; No. | northern New New MANI Mani,
toba. si.Oi SIS afioat: options, opened hrm;;
on better private Liverpool cables, ana
was generally firm all day on covering,
closing entirely nominal at i-fe eiosed al
s1.0l 3-S: May closed at 80 3-Sc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 35c., l.. o. D.,
afloat: options opened firm, and advanc go
on covering, closing nominal at i,sV
Oars-Spot nominal; No 2. % lac; options
firm all day, with a light trade, CLOSING l
Csc higher; December closed at 70 S-oc''
May closed at SaS 3-Sc
ut-Meats-Dul; picked bellies, sass;
picked shoulders, $5qS.25; do. hams, g.
Iard-Steady; western steamed, Si& IL,
December. $3.50 nomnally; refined, Con-
tinent. S515; South American, so.i0'
Pork-Dull. ,.o,
% he; factory, 12al7c.; Elgins, Y &c.
imitation creamery, 13 l-2lIlSc.; state
dairy, lSa2Oc.; do. creamery, l5gA &c
cheeseDul large gss white T1r D SeP's SKINS
SIS light SKI skins aims Sgo i s9ic part 'N
| Eggs-Firm; State and PennsyNahia'
| HG4c.; western. fresh. aTl24c;
Potatoes-Steady; New York, VIZ la
S2.25: sweets, 2m2.25.
| ttonseed-Oil-Dull; prime cruue
| 4 % Al vctlOW 2ln22C.
Petroleum-Dun.
| Rosin-Steady.
| Turpentine-Flrm.
| Rye-Steady.
Cabbage-Long Island and Jersey, pei
Goffee1Options opened steady at un
| changed prices to an advance OF points
ruled Quiet and feature1ess, with stead.
undertone. under local coverings buylnl
checked by larger Brazilian receipts, am
weak SPOT market selling checked by ex
ceptionally large United States warenous
deliveries; close quiet anu steauy VI" VA
nrices unchanged to a 5-points net al
vance; sales, $40 bags, including May
S625: February, $40; spot coHee-Rl
easy; No T. invoice. 6.5OpSo; NO Z, 1oD
hing. SIP IL; mild quiet; Cordova' SSOot
Suear-Raw strong; fair refining 5-si
1-2c.: centrifugal 9G-degree tesO, 4o-se
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 4.-In the dry
goods market to-day the near approac
IF the Christmas holidays causes aimos
stagnation in business, there bein
scarcely any store-traders in town, whll
mail orders continue very light III near
ali divisions OF the market In the cotton
goods field there Is still some trading !
an stocks. which were depleted previou
70 the reductions of last week. and whiI
orders for bleached goods are sent Ioi
ward. they are accompanied IN sonl
cases nv orders for large amounts 6
brown goods and coarse colored cottoni
mt in the main the trading In these iatte
lines Is confined to manufacturers neeu'
and is held within their limits
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December A.-Buying by IN
hull cli1ue. and covering by traders M
Fishing 10 remain short over the holida.
made a strong speculative wheat mark
,oadav Nav closing 5-8n3-4c. higher. ID
, ce,nher was a trihe weaker. and decline
, t'9c corn and oats were firm; corn az
,,anc,nr Use, while oats added l-An5-s
70 It's former price. Provisions barely he
their own. 90. ,a,io,,,,.
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