Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-29
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Fairly active. with spring patents held a
shade higher winter straiehts, S.5OgSS.6o.
Rye Flour-Firm.
Buckwheat Flour-Qulet.
Buckwheat-Dull.
Cornmeal-E1rm; yellow western, S0qS2c.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, B4b312c.
Barley-Frm; western feeding, 45446c.
Barley Malt-Steady.
tons. although opening firmer on cables,
Immediately turned weak, under heaVy
general realizing, and were unsettled an
day. Foreign news was hrmer, clear
ances were large, and export trade was
active again, but not until the last hour
did it produce a steadying effect on prices,
and then for q brief period only, AFTER
which, under renewed long sej'lng, the
market broke again, closing Irregular at
a 1sc. decline, except December when
on a late squeeze Of shorts closed 12c.
higher: December closed at 76$ic March
closed at 77Ac.; May closed at 7+4c.
Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2, 45lsqFssc. OPP
tons opened nrmer on cables only TO de-
velop weakness under realizing which
lasted all day. and left final prices Ad$sc
net lower; December closed at 4SSSc.; May
OatsTSpot firm; No. 2. Sal4c. Options
very quiet.
Beef~Steady; beef hams, s1SGs1s.50.
f.ardMWeak: western steamed, 5000
s5.62Is; December. s5.67. nomInally Re-
fined quiet.
Pork-Steady.
Butter-Firm; western creamery. l5q2lc. !;
factory, 12q145c.; Elgins, 2lc.; imitation
creamery, l34f7c.; State dairy, 15qlsc.
Cheese-Market firm; large white; l01sc.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
26IzG27c.; western, fresh, 2612c.; soutnern'
2a25c.
Parliamentary.
Rosin-Steady.
Turpentlne-Firmer at 45qi512c.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY at s2.121k6A.
Coffee-Options opened steady at a D
points advance and ruled much more ac-
tive and generally firmer on investment
buying and covering, European and Bra
lillian cables being less unfavora BILE than
expected. Leading bears sold or the ad-
vance following increase in American
visible, heavy clearances for this country,
and sluggish spot demand. Close STEADY
and unchanged to 8 points higher; sales,
q 100 bags, including December, 800;
January, $3.50. Spot Rio quiet: No. Z
jobbing, TIC. Mild quiet; Cordova, TAG
l5c. o-,
sugar-Raw Irregular fair refining, SIC. ;
centrifugal, 96-degree test, 4fsc.; molasses
sugar, $3.50. Refined demoraHzed ana
tending downward
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 2S.-The general
demand for cotton goods was quiet to-
day, with buyers combining their attention
TO imperative requirements until AFTER
the new year. The tone continues quiet
and strong and the upward tendency IN
prices unchecked. Print cloths strong
with wide orders at 3l9u39sc. for 3te-lnch,
As squares. There was no business IN reg
ulars Woollen and worsted dress goods
improved somewhat, and some important
lines are practically out of stock for the
present season. Piece silks are firm, and
the tendency of the market fayors higher
prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 8.-Flour-
More doing; prices higher; western supe-
rior, S2.50q26O
Wheat-Quiet; spot, month, and Janu-
ary 15475Ac.; February, 1iAc., southern
wheat, by sample, 724lSc. 49,
Corn-Unsettled; spot and month, Sag
437ac. December. new or old, 43sqBhc
January and February, i$q Bbc.; south
ern white and yellow corn, 42g4Sc. ~,
Rye-Firm; No. 2, nearby, osc.; west
ern. acc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-$l .25qSl.5O
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December PA general de-
sire 10 take profits to-day marked the
rating in the grain markets, and more or
less declines In everything else. Deem
Der corn was especially active in liquida-
ton. Wheat declined &C., corn &c, and
oats are a shade lower. Provisions de-
clined 5Ql5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.