Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-16

ti0ns opened easy. az a &c. decline. iol-
lowing local sales and LIBERAL Argentine
shipments. subsequently, slight decline
were prompted by fears OF a beaush
government report and an entire absence
of important export demand. Finally,
the market rallied slightly, with cora
and closed steady 0t q lsc. net uecAhe'
March. 7jAc.; May 14'sc.; july '''sc.'
Corn-Spot easy: No ,. os.c. Options
opened weaker and sold or. under pros
poets Of larger interior receipts. Latci'
however they rallied isni4c., on demand.
Prices unchanged % Ac. net oecllhe'
May. Sgtc.; Decemb,er' ss'-c,o,.. -.
Beef-steady. 80
Cut Meats quiet; picked bellies, 3 "a
7c.; picked shoulders, 52H6c.' DO, Mans
Lard-strong: western steamed. $50:
December. $3.50 Refined lard sttois'
Continent. Si.15.
Pork-StrOng
Buuer-Quiet and steady; western
| creamery. 23UZ1c, State dairy. lSgzc.
Cheese-Firm; fall-made fancy small
l23sUl7c.: do. large. l2iWl24c.
Eggs Steady. state and Pennsylvlnia,
2id25c western ungraded, l60HAc.'
I western. 2iN2ic.
Potatoes steady: Jerseys. NSQSi 20,
New York. Sl25nsi7j. Long Island, sL''f
81: Jersey sweets. S3Z10E ID, southern
sweets. Sl75pS225
Cottonseed-Oil- trine steadier with
jump I'm lard and Increased lack of dIi-
mand; prime crude. barrels. ZSc.. noml-
nally: primo summer yellow NA1 szc.'
of summer yellow. BE-. nOmlnally, tut-
ter grades. 35c.. nomiually. prime winter
yellow. 3Qfc; prime wheat, 3iH39c.
prime meal S2t5OhS2j.
Tall0w- Firm. city, &C.; country 4It'c.
Petroloum-Stea
ROein-Ouiet.
Turpentinc-Steady.
Rice-Quiet
S-es-StoatF.
Ie1uuts-SteadY.
Calbage-Steady; Long Island, Si0sb.'V
per lOO pounds.
Frelghts TO INTERCOLLEGIATE; cotton
25c. grain, Pad.
prices tO 40 points higher, ON activ,
covering and n squirt of investment buy
ing which demand was prompted ~
much better news from Europe than eA-
poctod and light receipts nc ports. Ihete
] was a further advance or 10 I'D points
! later IA the session. on increased actively
of shorts and scarcity OF buyers. a
! better feeling IN the spot department. auu-
ca 20 the hrmncss of futures. Near the
close prices sagged. under light realizing.
The market was finally quiet. ~ ,9J,io.
sales t.l50 bags; January. @.i'nS5 ~.
Spot cOnee-RlO stoadier at 6'~c. for no.
T, invoice; 80. Z, jobbing, use. Mid
Slea4Y
susar-Raw firm and held higher. Re-
fined steady.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. December 5.-Wheat-
Dull. spot and the month, Cd 34a.O l-Sc.
January II 3-481 Use; May II la
| 7i3-ic.; southern wheat, by sample C5a
/ re
C0m-Easy; spot and the month. 81 Ia
| 81 5-Sc.: December 30 3-s45l lie; Janu
airy, Sc 1-4u31 lie. March, 81 l-2r.. BID
/ southern white. 80 3-tu3S Lie.
Oats-Qulet. so. white, 5l0N l-2e; No
> mixed. 23 3-lg-Jc.
Rye-Dulii po, 2 nearby, 5ic; No. .
| western. 59c bid.
/ Sugar-Sfr0ng and unchanged
/ Butter-Flrm and unchanged
Checso-Fm and unchanged.
! Eggs-tirm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
/ CHICAGO. December l5.-The whea
! market to-day weakened. on the eXpecta
/ ton OF a bearish government report, Ma,
! closing 49, under yesterday. May corr
! closed 10 and May oats a shade down
/ Provisions. supported by q light ho
! movement and an excellent demand, wer
| strong. May pork closing 30o., May lar
! lZizQl5c, and May ribs l5c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows.