Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-15
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 1i.-Flour-
Moderately active and firm. particularly
for spring patents, closing unsettled, with
wheat.
Rye FlOur-Firm.
BuckWheat Fiour-Quiet.
BuckWheat-Steady.
COrnmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firmer; No. western. e)i5c
Barley-Quiet; western, feeding. aga
42c
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-SpOt easy; No. red, zee. Op-
lions opened firm, and for half a day
showed "A strong undertone. on continued
light spring wheat receipts. local cover
Ing, and big clearanccs. The subsequent
reaction was occasioned by foreign SELL
ing and rumOrs Of increasing Russian
stocks. Close Aa12c. net lower: Deem
Der closed at NE; March closed at re. !;
May closed at 7Oi2c.
Corn-SpOt firm No. 2, 4isc. Options
at first firm and higher on a light move
ment covering, and strength in wheat
later gave way TO realization. and closed
&c. net lower; December closed al 394c.;
May closed a. 1910.
Qats-spot firm; No. 2, sl%c. Options
dull.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Quiet
Lard-Steady; western steamed, s. 20:
December, S.42, nominally. Refined easy.
POrk-Firm.
Butter-Firm; western creamery l5d
l5lsc.; do. factory, 12QlHSc.; Elgins dc. +;
imitation creamery, 1Sul7c.; State dairy,
15d1sc.
Cheese-Firm; large white 1Ol4c.
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
2GQ27c.; western, fresh, 26c. southern,
22Q2lc.
Potatoes-Steady; New York. Sl.2jGSl 80;
Long Island, a.2J0$l.7j sweets Jersey,
N.2jQ2.25; southern, 4007jc.
COttOpseed- Oil-Steadv; prime crude.
l7iac.; do. yellow. 2l022c.
PetrOleum-Steady.
ROsin-Steady.
Turpentine-Firm at iOikGgc.
Rice-Firm.
Cabbage-Steady at S1.5Oa$3.
Conee-Options opened steady at un-
changed prices 10 points advance.
ruled generally higher with trading active
on covering and investment buying, fol-
lowing higher English cables. small re-
ceipts az Rio and Santos. good jobbing de-
mand. and liberal warehouse deliveries.
Liquidation checked rise. Close steady:
December 10 point higher; others un-
changed TO points higher: sales, 1909
bags including January, $3.50. Spot RIO
trmeri No. z invoice, G4c.; No. Z. job
bling. re. Mid firm, and tending up
ward; Cordova. 7aQl5c.
Sugar-Raw weak and nominal fair re-
inning, 3tsc.; centrifugal, S6-degres test,
4ssc.; molasses sugar, sc. Refined easier
5lsc.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE tone
of the market continues quite strong for
cotton goods of all kinds. Demand we'll
maintained and market but slightly sup
piled, in the aggregate. Print-clOths very
firm. with sales of 2S-inch 6i-sQuares At
ne; of 3SlA-inch G-squarcs at lice
and Of 39-inch SKIP at 34c. Reports OF
retail trade In seasOnable merchandise
continue good, with no abatement of hope
funess regarding the outlook Woollen
goods unchanged. SILK goods firm, under
the advance in raw silk.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December A-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Strong; spot and month. MA
1$c.; January, H3sG12isc. May 70U
10iac.; southern wheat by sample 6S072c
COrn-StrOng. spot. 39AH393sc.; the
month, 35i ,03S4c., December. new or old.
369sU3Stsc.; January, 3Sisd3s4ic.: Febru-
airy, 3ShN3Ssc.; southern white corn 36d
3D4c.
Gats-Dum: No. ? white. 32iha33c.
Rye-Strong and higher: No. ., near by
J14c.; NJ. .. western. 5SHc.
Suear-StrOng and unchanged.
Buttcr-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheose-Steady and unchanged
Lettuce-$LZCU$l.50 per bushel box.
Whiskcy-
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 1L-Wheat. corn.
ara oats all suffered to-day, from the in
ability of Shippers 20 procure ears for the
movement of grain. An three cereals
closed save. lower. Provisions declined
2l4Njc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing