Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-24
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-FRIDAY DECEMBER "a. 1897.

Butter-Firm: western creamery, loW
nc. factory, 12Q17c.; Elgins, &c; lm''"-
ton creamery. u i-2G1Sc.
Cheese-Quiet; large white. sep'emoei'
Eggs-Firm: state and Pennsylvania,
2lq2ic.; western. fresh, @nHc o,,,,o
Potatoes Steady; New York. WEI
Cotronseed- Oil-Steady: prime crude,
1918 1-2c.; do. yellow. Il l-2c.
Petroleum-Duli.
Rosin-Steady.
TurpeDtine---F1rm at 33nJ3 l--c.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Steady.
Cabbaee-Long Island and Jersey, per
ice S}j0dSi
Coffee-Options opened irregular at a
lO-points advance. ruled generally quiet,
with firm undertone on better caDles IMAM
expected, and claims of damage to santos
crop. Demand mostly from shorts. Close
dull. with prices at Ml5-points net a1-
vance. Spot coffee-tlio steauy; NO "
t675
Sugar-Raw strong fair refining, S-Sc. !:
centrifugal C96-degree tesO, l-2c,; renneI
strong: No 8, 49-l6c.; standard IA ana
confectioners' A, 5i-sc.; cut-loaf and
crushed. Use; powdered and cubes
5 7-16c.; graduated, 5 Lie.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December B.-There have
been further advances following the
movement OF Fruit OF the Loom ana
Lonsdale bleacbed cottons. There nave
also been reductions in cotton goods, anu
the market has seen the curious condlllon
of reimbursement, where prices are tou ~
ing both upward and downward Oh tne
same day. Masonville A bleached WeIo
advanced TO &C.. while Pepperell X DroWn
sheetings were reduced 10 3-sc. The ue-
mand for bleached cottons Is well sus-
tanned where advances have not peen
made. The Arm attitude OF sellers nag
! stopped heavy trading in these lines, put
I'm other bleached goods there IS sun
well-detined demand Brown goods are, as
a rule. easy to buy. both in shirtings anu
! I'm the wider grades. Converters are tairiy
active operators in some quarters. Joo.
| hers In ali staple cotton lines are not
! represented actively. There is very nttle
! buying for export purposes. Inc SoaI 80
| colored cottons are quiet in nearly an
| lines. In print-cloths there IS cohuhue"
| dulness.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE December 3-flotr-
| Inactive and unchanged.
Wheat-Firm; January, 80 l-Sa% &c;
southern wheat, by sample, GqeS 5-ic:
Corn-steGdy; spot and tne dnon n,1
| 80 i-2u&3 5-sc; January. SSd33 l-ic.; Febru.
| ary 80 l-Sdi33 3-Sc.; southern Wllte anu
| yellow corn. 2sd29 3-ic.
Oats STEADY; No. 2 white. 2sa2s 20 =, .,
| Rye-St eady; No. 2, nearby, % IT,
No. 2 western So l-2d5S 3-4c.
Hay-Steady: choice timothy, $S asked.
Grain Freights-Very quiet.
| Sugar-Granulated. 5 3-Sc.
Butter-Quiet fancy creamery, &c; good
| Iadle. 1jqiGc.; store-paeked, 12alic.
Eggs-Steady; fresh. lie.
| Chcese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 23..,The specula-
| tive markets were all strofg to-day ana
more generally active than yesterday,
! though i'm the end wheat and oats were
! the only substantial benefciaries Of the
| Improvement May wheat closed 5-Sa3-4c.
higher. on buying, principally by the Lei.
ter people. The news however, favored
higher prices. Corn closed shade higher
| closed unchanged TO &C. higher.
| Leading futures ranged as follows:
| nnan,nn Hirnaat Lnwnat Closing