Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 3l.-Flour-Neg-
anted and nnminallX unchanged.

lected and nominally unchanged.
Rye Flour-Quiet.
Buckwheat Flour-Quiet at H.20dS.4o.
BuckwheaI-Dull at 36 l-2d3Ic.
COrnmeal-Firm.
Rye-Steady; No. 2 western. 40 1-4c.
B~arley-Steady; feeding, 2s S-4c., c. /. T.,
Buffalo.
Barley M~alt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red. S.Ol Ia.
Options opened firmer, advanced Sharply
on fair clearances and active covering.
was Irregular I'm the afternoon, with some
realizing. and closed firm, on a renewed
demand from shorts. at n 3-Sal-2c. net
advance; No. 2 red. January. y $3.50
9S 7-Sc.. closed 9S Csc. May, closed 81 lie;
December, s1.OOdsl Loo 3-4c.
Corn-Spot steady; No. .. 30 7-Sc.. I. o.
b.; aioat. Options opened firm with
wheat. advanced on large c~learances n
covering. eased off under realization. but
closed steady a partially a Use. net adj
vance; January. closed % 7-Sc.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2. 2S3-4c. Options
dull all day. closing unchanged; February,
closed 2S 3-Sc.; May. closed % Csc.
Beef-Firm.
Cut M~eats-Quiet.
Lard-Firmer; western steam closed s..
~POrk-Firm.
B~utter-Steady: western creamery. 156
pc. do. factory. Pale. Elgins. &c imi-
tation IL 1-2d1sc.: State dairy,
l3d20c.; do. creamery. 15n2lc.
Cheese-Firm; large white. September,
Eggs-Firm: State and Pennsylvania.
22Q25 he; western fresh, 22a25c.
Po~tatoes-Quiet: New York. $.11 LA
1925; sweets. s2ds2.25.
Petroleum-Dull.
Rosin-Steady: strained, common to
good. 81 40d$l.45.
Turpentine-Easy at 80 1-4dS3 Sac.
Rice-Quiet.
Enthusiastically.
Cabbage-Steady at S.50d$410.
crude. lNUl 9C. I.
do, T. o. b., mills, II 1-2G15 1-2c.: off sum
mer yellow. 2lG21 1-2c.
Coffee-Options opened steady NJ un-
changed prices to a 5-points advance on
European buying and local covering. Inn
provement arrested by selling by leading
bear operators and absence Of pressure
from notices" Close barely steady. with
prices unchanged. Sales. 1,250 bags. includ-
ing January. $3.50; May. s6.G. Spot coffee
Rio dull but steady; mild quiet; Cordoya,
$S.JouSl5.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. 3 3-4c. ;
centrifugal 96-degree test), 4 l-4c.; refined
strong.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 31.-There was
no trading of any homer in dry goods
to-day. The market ruled quiet. while
stock-taking engrossed the attention OF
all branches. Quotations on all grades
were unchanged, with the exception OF
certain prints. upon which new prices
nave been made.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 3l.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Ffrmer; spot. the month, and
January, 81 7-sl9Sc.; May. 81 3-4c. bid;
steamer. No. . red. 80 7-Sa93c.; southern
wheat, by sample, 93q99c. do, on grade,
SO 1-2l9S lie.
~Corn-steady;. spot and month, 80 $50
80 5-Sc.: December, new or old, 30 $50
r. G-Np o IlnUprN % 1-kn9Q lao steamer
mixed. 81 3-4G32c. southern white and yell
low corn. 29n29 Sac.
~Oats-Firm; No. ? white western, % f-2
43Oc.
Rye-Firm: No. 2 near by. SIC.
Hay-Steady; choice timothy, $13.
Grain Freights-Very quiet and I'M
changed.
-Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and u%nchang-
ed.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-The December
wheat deal. Ike the proverbial March
weather. came in like a lion," and to-day
went out like a lamb" There was no ex-
cftement at the session, December wind
ing up at g5c.. or 3-Sc. above yesterdays
close. Speculative business in May was
slight but firm, that month closing at q
3-3d1-2c advance. Corn and oats were
lifelcSS. ana closed at substantially un'
changed prices. Provisions were very
strong, and closed lO025c. higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Hignsst. Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-N0. >.
Dec..........94A 95A 94h 95
S%hay....."..S@ssaM oSA ssIsaA oS
CORS-No. p.
Deem Der. ...27 21B 26NaH 264aIf
May..:%... 2;a;RaM ~aG9saso sassaN esSsaN
July..........3OB 3O1sa3l 3OA 3O7t
OATs-No. -.
Deceuber.....22A 23 22sk 22SsaH
May ...s.-2O"4 -034 Zo.h E31Sa9l
MESS POgE-Par Dbl
January. $3.50 5000 ss.S2k sB. ON
May. 8 % 9.27H 9.O5 9.22Is
LARp-Per 100 lDs.
January...s4.6 s475 s465 s472L.
May ...... $50 400 $50 4.S7n
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs.
January. .S4.42ts s452H s442M s4.52L
May...... 4.eU 40 $50 4.67Ls
Cash quotations were as follows: t1oui
firm. No. 2 yellow corn, HdN l-Sc. No.
spring wheat, Ssc.; No. 3 spring wheat
751S9G. No. 2 red. 93d95c. No. 2 corn, "a
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